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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
6
A historic advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm from the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta. It claims cures for cancer, blood poison, scrofula, eruptions, ulcers, and rheumatic symptoms using botanic ingredients. It emphasizes blood purification, digestion aid, and offers samples and home-use directions.
A brief quip from the Pittsburg Dispatch notes Bixton’s skepticism of homeopathy. It mentions his past hay fever attack and a marriage to a grass widow last summer, highlighting the humorous contrast between belief and experience.
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A claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure rheumatism by cleansing the blood. Mrs I T Pitcher of Newark New Jersey describes three years of suffering with joint swelling and pain and credits the pills with restoring movement after three weeks. Her husband supports the testimony.
The Baltimore American argues humorists serve society as public benefactors. They teach life’s philosophies, ease rough times, inspire cheer, mellow understanding, and broaden the heart. Humor aids virtue by creating an atmosphere where vice cannot grow.
The excerpt notes Mr. Markinbrakes avoiding a blunder as a little girl recites an unspecified selection. An elderly matron disputes the girl is her child, calling the performance tiresome. A remark is made about settling arguments by yielding.
President Roosevelt said he would likely travel from Columbia to Lawrence if the University of Kansas extends a June 1907 invitation after his Missouri visit. He spoke to the alakopiet delegation at the White House and noted he had declined the Kansas commencement invitation this spring. If invited, he would pass through Kansas City on the way.
Two bids opened for Philippine railway construction. New Yorkers propose a 100 mile Panay Negros line with a 4 percent government guarantee for 95 percent of costs over thirty years. Speyer & Co. offer 390 miles Luzon plus Manila Dagupan take over, and Dagupan Laoag line with a 4 percent guarantee for 95 percent of costs over thirty years.
Henry Soule of Hammondport New York describes severe kidney trouble twenty years ago with backache gravel dizziness and weight loss. After using Dean's Kidney Pills eight years ago he recovered and has stayed well since. Pills sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Chicago man's raspberry pie throw against the wall led his wife to obtain a divorce and alimony totaling thirty thousand dollars. A Cleveland minister once called pie more immoral than beer, the Chicago Record Herald noted.
Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes a special Salzer's Bargain Seed Book with bargain prices and a promise of free seed to grow 5 tons of grass hay. Remit 4 cents to receive the catalog and a package of Cosmos flowers.
Six Honolulu Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association representatives boarded the steamship Mongolia bound for San Francisco to seek congressional action on a Roosevelt message proposal. The plan would set Hawaii at 75 percent of federal collections for twenty years to fund public purposes.
In Indianapolis the United Mineworkers plan to memorialize state and national legislatures to use convict labor in road construction. A tax proposal of 50 cents per member monthly for a fancier official paper was defeated. A resolution endorsing a broad Chinese exclusion act was approved for extension to Japanese Koreans and others not exempted under the current act.
A Virginia man recalls a Richmond area negro known as Tim for years. In a lawsuit the full name was sought and the man refused Timothy, declaring his name is What-timorous-souls-we-poor-mortals be Jackson, with others simply calling him Tim.
Abraham Bouny of Gidden aged twenty five died in Ashland after two months of rapid weight gain. He reportedly gained a pound daily and weighed 583 pounds at death from fatty degeneration of the heart. A special casket had to be made and burial required a dray to the cemetery.
In a library scene a young man asks to marry the daughter, prompting the father to recall a prior encounter in the hall that same hour, noting the man now holds her hand in possession. The Chicago News reports the moment with formal, period-tinged narration.
A man asks a woman about her church to test commitment, implying proposals may follow if she is married or not. The remark suggests expectations around courtship and religious affiliation in dating behavior.
Hundreds of dealers report De Finance Starch offering superior quality and greater quantity, taking over shelf space from rival brands. Some retailers state they can’t sell other starches while this product remains in stock.
A brief humorous dialogue notes a doctor’s remark on raw oysters being healthy. The quip ends with the uptown comment that oysters never complain, reflecting a witty local commentary tone.
For sale widely, Defiance Starch promises the biggest and best quality and quantity with no equal in the market. A bold claim highlights its ubiquitous availability and superior standard.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes a child asking who would keep the key to a hypothetical lock canal. The correspondent notes a playful exchange about a fanciful engineering idea and who would control the key.
A Camden New Jersey customer praises Allen's Foot-Ease for curing corns and foot burning. The testimonial notes recent repeat purchase and urges readers to ask their druggist. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
A brief aphorism notes that stillness is regarded as sentiment by people in love, reflecting how quiet moments are valued in romantic affection.
Shawnee Townsite company agrees to dismiss its injunction against Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and allows the road to continue building over a street to the townsite addition. Another street will be opened to that place and the road will continue its 160000 dollar addition to the shop plant.
A Connecticut girl lost a locket while skating and later found it in a cake of ice delivered by the iceman to her home. The Kansas City Star notes the tale invites skeptics to study a map of the United States and locate Connecticut.
A concise moral note from the Atchison Globe asserts that truth stands regardless of peers or foes, warning that the indifferent world weighs only facts over personal opinions. The piece emphasizes cool, objective judgment in public life.
The American Window Glass Company and the National Window Glass Company have agreed to form an absolute monopoly to control market prices. They will not disclose exact plans beyond promising they will “make money.”
Thirty thousand Massachusetts residents sign a petition against destroying the old Constitution. The 170 foot document was presented to the President who urged preservation and proposed rehabilitation and transfer to Annapolis as the vessel’s fate.
A El Paso dispatch reports the cathedral at Temo sachic in Mexico, 188 years old, has collapsed into a complete wreck. No injuries.
J. K. Burnham of the Burnham Hanna Munger Dry Goods firm in Kansas City has been chosen president of the National Wholesale Dry Goods association, signaling leadership within the industry and national trade circles.
Young farmers urged to take real estate work at home with good wages and no interference with other duties. Free booklet offered. Address Kansas City Missouri correspondence school for Kansas City and City MO signals.
Advertisement urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch noting a full 16 ounce package for 10 cents, claims it won’t stick to iron, contains no injurious chemicals, and outprices 12 ounce rivals. It taunts grocers with on hand stock and emphasizes time and money savings.
An article stresses that physical strength comes from the stomach and digestion. It cites dyspepsia causing weakness and includes a testimonial from Louis Pare of Quebec praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It warns against inferior substitutes and advertises the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail.
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