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Newspaper
San Marcial Standard
Location
San Marcial, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
6
The passage parodies a home scene about plaster, then promotes Defiance Starch claiming stronger, smoother results from a modern formula. It mentions improvements over 25 years and a money-back offer if not satisfied, with a humorous aside about hockey.
A mix of quotes and ads notes a poet who found work running an elevator and references to Brown's Bronchial Traches cough relief, Pazo Ointment for piles, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. The prose includes a Goethe quote about harvest effort and a Washington doctor claim on grip contagion.
Notification night at the Hotel Manhattan announced Gen Stuart L Woodford as president of the Hughes League of the United States. Speakers, including John E Mulholland former Gov Bachelder Rep Waldo and ex Mayor Seth Low, praised Hughes and urged Democratic unity to win the presidency.
Beatrice Gordon was acquitted of murdering William O. Shirey by a West Side district court jury Monday night. After two ballots, the second unanimous, she faced no emotion as the verdict was read. Gordon remains at the county jail before departing to Lafayette, Colorado to stay with her sister. The judge commented on the rarity of swift convictions and questioned life security under U S methods.
Seth T. Farnsworth of Chicago and John Killis of Boston held a conference with Secretary Wilson in St. Louis to gauge federal support for self supporting suburban farming schools as a remedy for unemployment. Wilson urged state and municipal action to establish enterprises and offer land within a five cent fare from towns, promising expert demonstrations and seeds at no cost.
Four carloads of German beet seed arrived for Greeley district farmers and will be planted from March 28 to April 1 at 19 cents per pound. Weldon valley beets go to Fort Morgan. District redivided under General Field Superintendent Timothy with three assistants in Greeley and two in Windsor and Irton. A new storage house for beet seed is ready and other warehouses store 16,000,000 pounds of sugar.
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch for superior strength allowing thinner application. It claims better stiffness without harming appearance or wear, and notes it is safe for fine white goods. A humorous scene about a Windsor Castle encounter contrasts American wit with royal life.
Cautionary note warns against ointments containing mercury for catarrh as they can damage the sense of smell and overall health. Claims Halle Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo is harmful. discourages internal use and praises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
At a church fair a booth run by pretty girls fails to provide change for a ten, the man opts to move on. The scene shifts to ads urging Castoria safety with ex MG Ledee signature, and mentions various older patent remedies and a promotional line from Garfield Tea.
A concise proverb notes that many a rascal seems rich while a clever person struggles. It contrasts appearances of wealth with the challenges faced by the smart and prudent individual.
An eclectic ad blend promotes John A. Salzer Seed Co offerings from La Crosse Wisconsin featuring Morning Star Cucumbers Earliest and Best Peas and assorted vegetables priced per bushel pound and acre. The piece also notes periodical items and humorous quotes from Punch and Lady's Pictorial alongside Marcus Aurelius aphorisms.
An odd story notes bromO quinine as a supposed ally in cures by a team. It references Lonk and the 1S Cures of BW. Grove is cited as a world widely used remedy. Over a million fox skins are sent annually to Leloye and Nijni-Novgorod fur markets.
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