Local Briefs from Boyden and Nearby
A collection of small notes from Boyden and nearby towns mentions residents visiting relatives, attendance at a teachers institute in Hawarden, and a hospital operation for Mrs. L. F. Stutz man. Other items note a rain shower, local fashion taunts about royal tailor suits, a seven year old girl breaking an arm, a new Ford touring car, and preparations for a Christian school opening in September.
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Boyden
Britton
S. Oak
Augusta Reyelts
Lee Kiel
Sioux Center
Christian School
Poultry Farm Seeks Orders for Barred Rock Eggs
Old Cottonwood Poultry Farm offers Pure Bred Barred Rocks eggs for hatching at 25 cents per dozen. Delivery in town occurs on Saturdays for orders placed during the week. Contact T. J. Stientjes.
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T.J. Stientjes
Hall's Catarrh Cure advert promotes cure and a reward
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a promised $100 reward if it fails to cure. It asserts constitutional treatment, details internal action, and urges purchase from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
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Healing in Nineveh Medical practices of ancient Assyria
Archaeological studies of 20 000 tablets from Assurbanipal reveal Nineveh medical practice centuries before Christ. Prescriptions include decoctions and cold water cures for colic, and faith healing rituals. Treatments used sesame oil castor oil dates honey and salt with fasting and massage as common therapies.
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Nineveh
New York Sun
Assurbanipal
Assyria
Egypt
Bablyonia
Samaria
Deer Killing Brutes and the Lapps Wolf Hunts
The article describes Swedish Lapps living among reindeer and the threat of wolves. Hunters on snowshoes track wolf tracks in deep snow and pursue with spiked staffs. The leading hunter delivers a heavy blow to the wolf and others pursue remaining wolves before finishing the kill.
Practical Point of View at the Polls
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote describes a husband watching his wife enter a voting booth. A bystander asks about women mingling with men at a polling place and the husband replies that his view depends on how she votes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Nervous Patient Ice Plunge Suggestion
A physician prescribes an ice cold plunge to cure insomnia but the patient argues it will keep him awake. The Washington Star reports the humorous exchange between doctor and patient about morning routines and rest.
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Washington Star
Doctor-Patient exchange hints at a monthlong rest
In a brief Chicago News snippet a doctor tells a patient he will not send him for treatment for a month to freshen him up. The patient, his wife, and the physician discuss worry and improvement as the morning scene unfolds.
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Chicago News
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Matlock
Goldie Cole
Belle Schumacher
A. Smit
August Jantzen
Hull
Herman Jantzen
Ruth Jackson
Round Lake
Minn
Thompson
Old Cottonwood Poultry Farm
Lapps
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