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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
8
An English smith claims to produce the largest iron plate ever, measuring about six tenths of a inch thick after three feet of shear work. The plate, weighing five and a half tons, is said to be a marvel of Haw and Invensas 76 fear era fabrication.
A letter from Mrs. Jiams Copniaan of Jamaica Plain Massachusetts describes seventeen years of painful conditions including womb enlargement and headaches and explains she improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanitive Wash. She credits the regimen with restored health, strength, ability to work, and enjoyment of life, urging others to try the medicine.
A fragmentary report describes a wooden cabinet clock noted for wheels and gravity, attributed to C Reus. It mentions Isterjouseck found in a 2 ¢ collection by Director Davy at the Moutsouris observatory, with references to Harry IE era and a seventeenth century treatise by Pather Alexander.
A metal cylinder with a rod is suspended by two strings. When tilted upward the strings wind onto the rod. the interior is eight equal compartments connected by tiny apertures and canals. A specially prepared fluid is filled to a line and powers rotation as the cylinder is rolled up.
A fragment discusses Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye as the kingdom's oldest inhabited house dating to the ninth century, noting its fortitude in historic clan warfare. It mentions Sir Walter Scott’s stay, the Mikado lineage of Japan as the oldest family, and the Austrian Habsburgs as Europe’s oldest house, with Mahomet’s birth and lineal descent traced to Mecca.
British geologists increasingly accept that the earth underwent several glacial periods rather than a single ice age, revising long held views.
A housekeeping note on garment care covers fabric shrinking and stiffening from hot water and iron. It advises inspecting clothes, pre treating stains with soap, using salt or starch carefully, and rinsing with warm water to preserve color. After wringing, dry promptly to keep garments looking like new. It also mentions starch use and comfort of lightly starched garments.
A digest of home kitchen notes describes liver with onions carrots celery bay leaves and spices baked under two pans with a finishing brown sauce. It also covers broiling steak tips with Bearnaise sauce and several baked or steamed desserts and breads using common pantry items and measurements from period cookery.
A distorted historic vignette recalls atrocities blamed on Spaniards during a war. It alleges towns turned to slaughter houses and torment, with executions, starvation, and torture. It cites Alva as instigator and estimates 18,600 executed under his influence with higher death tolls by massacre.
A fragment speaks of Sicily roots and spring planting while touting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a defense against malaria, fever, and tainted water for travelers, miners, and frontier visitors seeking fortune amid ill winds and environmental dangers.
Hospitals in France for infectious diseases install telephones to let patients talk to friends without contagion. The ad touts Isuva Kav a Shrub as a wonder kidney cure from the East Indies, offered by Church Kidney Cure Co. at 410 Fourth Avenue New York. An internal note mentions Jigson’s supposed position and a six months salary owed.
Fragmented 19th century advertisement text promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and a Hair Renewer product. Claims cure for catarrh, lists sea salt balances, and praises J. Cheney & Co. with testimonials. Includes unrelated lines about topography and a PiSO’s Cure testimonial.
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