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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
8
A vast cave in Custer County with 3000 chambers and 100 miles of passages is proposed for government purchase. Explorers report vast chambers with rare formations such as Noah’s beard. the cave may extend for miles and rival the size of the Congressional Library. The senate has given favorable consideration to the purchase proposal.
William S. Drennan, Fortunate Postmaster of Kirk Arkansas, suffered kidney pains and unrest before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The remedy, recently introduced locally, restored his health quickly. He remains a respected postmaster, justice of the peace, and church member. The text also notes a normal school girl remark and ends with an unrelated line about an irresistible impulse.
An advertising note touts Defiance starch claiming it keeps fabrics white. It promotes an 16 ounce package priced at 10 cents and targets homemakers seeking brighter laundry results.
A Chicago woman Mrs J H Haskins credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and associated remedies with relief during and after pregnancy. She reports strong health after childbirth and ongoing yearly benefit from the product. The ad promises free counsel from Mrs L Lynn Mass for expectant mothers.
Dr. W Seward Webb famed railroad builder learned of a grave while supervising the Adirondack and St Lawrence railroad work at Lake Kushaqua. An Irish foreman covered a rock with turf to avoid removal, uncovering bones and a settlement that the natives call the grave of Chief Kushaqua. Webb praised the foreman, and the hummock is shown to visitors.
The article notes experiments by Dr. H F Moore at Sugar Loaf Key and Biscayne Bay to start a sponge stock farm. Thousands of cuttings of sheeps wool and yellow sponges were planted, with about 95 percent survival for the sheeps wool cuttings. Mortality differed by species and current strength, indicating sheeps wool sponges may be hardier.
Justice Maughlin of the Buffalo Supreme Court orders a permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson the Dr. Clark's Foot Powder manufacturer and against a Brooklyn retailer restraining sale of the powder. The court declares it an imitation of Foot-Ease and infringement of the mark Foot-Hase owned by Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Similar suits will target other infringers of Foot-Ease trade mark and common law rights.
While shopping in London Adelina Patti was overheard by a gentleman who addressed her as Miss. He called it a tribute to her perennial beauty that at age sixty she could still be taken for a young miss.
An advertisement promises one third more product for the same price if Defiance Starch pleases the buyer. It claims the starch gives satisfaction and does not stick to iron, urging customers to stay optimistic and look on the bright side of life.
Broadsheet style ad copy touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whites at five cents and Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee. Includes teething syrup claims and Piso’s Cure for coughs with a customer testimonial from J W O Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 1900.
An old trend of near cessation in hair dye has reversed in the past year as an age limit in employment prompts older men to dye hair or shave to appear younger. An AFL official notes many workers use dyes to mask gray hair while others shave to stay employed, making it harder for seasoned mechanics and engineers to find jobs, and suggesting elderly workers may resort to wigs to conceal age.
Officials urge avoiding late sitting and pelate to meals as they may compromise hygiene. Public health guidance emphasizes prompt dining routines and clean practices to reduce contamination risks.
Advertising claim notes Defiance starch resists shaking out or blowing out and promises longer lasting results than competing brands with a stated one third more for the same money.
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