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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
3
Odorful remedy ad copy touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder and Anstorp East Indian Corn Paint as cures for aching feet, burning, corns, bunions, sweating, and ingrown nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. samples available from Allen Olmsted, LeRoy NY, and Tas Apsorr Co, Savannah GA. Caution against forging names is noted.
Reports describe barometer rock composition and lizard tail autotomy as adaptive traits, a chimney stoker’s sight hole aiding furnace operation, and Madagascar palm wax as a beeswax substitute. Also notes Tinol solder flux, Lord Kelvin on creation and laws, a carbon bisulphide remedy improving pneumonia in Italian cases with rapid fever decline.
A British medical paper cites Sir William Broadbent claiming morning quinine at two grains reduces influenza risk. He notes in a public school and a girls' school near London that those taking quinine, including students and staff, saw far fewer cases than those not consistently taking it.
German authorities test a device using pale red lenses to survey terrain. Smokeless powder flashes appear bright in red light while normal objects dim, helping locate hidden marksmen through field glasses with tinted screens.
The piece traces the brown rat’s global spread from China to Russia and Europe, carried by ships that hid them, explaining how the creature moved with human commerce from Asia to the West and beyond.
Sally Gay and Dolly Swift discuss a bowlegged man with an arch look in Pick-Me-Up. The conversation shifts to anatomy noting the tongue as the most sensitive part of the body followed by fingertips and lips.
Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio writes that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her kidney pain backache and nervous energy loss after other remedies failed the ad notes the product is sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and priced at 50 cents a box.
A playful quotation from the Philadelphia Record features a dialogue where a child reports learning that three apples plus six pears equal nine oranges asserting a counting lesson in a humorous school scene. The line highlights wordplay and arithmetic confusion as a light feature.
A 100 dollar reward claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure is touted as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. The ad explains internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and invites readers to send for testimonials while noting price and distribution by F. J. Connery & Co.
A Nashville American quote captures the hardship of finding affordable shoes. The speaker notes manufacturers offer many styles yet prices block purchase, highlighting economic barriers to proper footwear.
The article explains detecting adulterated linseed oil and kerosene by iridescent color changes on black paint, notes corn and fish oil smell as indicators, and suggests using a blow pipe from National Lead Company with instructions to identify white lead adulteration. Address: Woodbridge Building, New York City.
Cholly asks why leap year exists and Wally quips it lets the dead girl jump at us in a Baltimore American humor item.
Classified ad from Wayne Bates Co. in Jesup Georgia seeking a responsible young man to manage two or more counties under a guaranteed money making plan with absolute assurance. No risk of loss.
The New York Sun questions the successor to the Bridgejam with playful slang references. The brief item hints at a cultural or urban puzzle, noting terms Knicker and Subway jelly while using a witty tone.
Advert says Hicks Capuchine calms nerves and eases sleeplessness with a pleasant liquid. Trial bottle 10 cents. regular sizes 25c and 50c available at druggists.
A humorous line from the Harvard Lampoon features a student asking why the other falls behind in courses and the reply that it is to pursue them. The quip reflects campus wit and academic banter.
A. D. Bruce of Aurelia Iowa recounts how Sloan's Liniment saved a horse with a fistula after a failed visit from a horse doctor. He also notes a neighbor’s sweeny improved after use and praises Sloan's Sure Colle Cure as well.
A brief dialogue notes that a young man should say good evening or good night when leaving a young lady, while a young woman should respond with good morning. The exchange reflects etiquette guidance from the Philadelphia Press.
A cartoonish exchange contrasts sports field talk with political satire. The speaker points to Green as future best on the team while a woman comments on sudden news. A Princeton Tiger and Louisville Courier Journal quip about a politician's stance on tariff reform.
A Maine farms report shows 8758 oxen remained in 1907, down from 15743 a decade earlier. Kennebec County holds 750 oxen, about 375 pairs, could form a long parade if yoked together. The piece notes oxen still common on farms though steadily decreasing while caribou and wolves linger elsewhere.
A southern gentleman recalls a Harper’s Weekly tale about a negro family in destitute circumstances. A man visits and gives the oldest son a silver dollar to buy a Christmas turkey, prompting the mother to rebuke the child for spending money "in the natural way."
The Rangoon Gazette describes natives using two 30 foot dugout boats and a bamboo rope net to drive fish toward the bank. Divers jump in three at a time for about twenty seconds and haul fish with eighteen inch gaffs while a riverbank fire provides warmth between dives.
Kansas City Journal reflects on leap year as a playful clue to romance with lines about weary bachelor girls and men tired of spinster life, capturing light social humor from the era.
An amusing Philadelphia Record item notes a teacher correcting a student’s grammar. Willie is asked if saying my sister has come to school is correct and replies that it should be has gone home, highlighting a common error and the humor of language rules.
A Wisconsin woman recounts twelve years of dyspepsia and extreme weakness. After using Grape-Nuts with milk, lime water, and later Grape-Nuts with meals, her digestion improved, she regained strength, and her speech and nerves stabilized. The testimonial cites renewed vitality and daily use of the cereal, with a note on brand origin.
A New York Press note explains polishing plate glass by rubbing with fine wool and velvet and rouge for a scratch free finish. It also reveals a sewing machine fix: remove the foot plate screw, clean air and grooves, and take out the jaw to prevent hard running.
A brief instructional note from the Boston Post describes making simple bed shoes. Cut fabric to cover the foot and ankle, stitch with interlining of sheet wadding, add an edge, and bind the top with wool. The result promises comfort and warmth using readily available materials.
A Boston Post tip explains keeping ashes and moisture consistent to fuel a furnace. After shaking down the fire, add four or five shovels of coal and let it burn freely, then cover with wet ashes, leave the lower damper slightly open, adjust the upper door damper, and keep the smoke pipe damp closed for a good fire. Replenish ashes during the day and add new coal at night.
A compilation of practical notes and recipes from old papers. Washing vegetables to remove sand without clogging pipes. umbrella care to prevent fabric rot. Jellied Yams and Fig Pudding recipes. Tomato Toast and Lamb salad assembly with anchovies. Includes measurements and stepwise directions.
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