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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
6
A Chicago Tribune piece outlines preventive steps for rheumatism kidney and bladder issues and promises a detailed cure with a home remedy. It lists fluid extract cascara aromatic barkola compound prickly ash bark and aromatic elixir as ingredients with adult and child dosages and warns that diet water and exercise aid but do not cure.
English writer W H Mallock laughed at a New York dinner over a definition of socialism. He recalled a young Oxford student joking with a policeman about the law permitting insults. The anecdote highlighted confusion over terms.
A Wisconsin immigrant named John Langdon writes from Churchbridge Saskatchewan praising Western Canada for healthy climate and strong farming potential. He reports wheat yields of 23 bushels per acre and gardens thriving, noting low capital needs and good laws, with his wife also in good health since moving. A closing line invites contact with Canadian government agents for more information.
Justice Geo E Law known as The Marrying Squire has married about 1400 couples. He recalls kidney trouble ten years ago and credits three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills with curing his backache and nocturnal distress. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Paris typewriting contest saw a woman top 150 rivals by producing 16 500 words in four hours while a man typed 17 000 words but was disqualified for errors. An American woman later beat the French record by writing 10 500 words in two and a half hours and making three copies as she went.
Mrs. George J. Steese of Akron Ohio reports a dramatic recovery for her child after using Cutura Soap and Ointment. Despite three doctors and various remedies, the skin sores vanished after half a cake of soap and a box of ointment. She praises the product at a price of seventy five cents, noting the cost would be worth five dollars today.
A miscellany article notes King Cole tied to Coel and Colchester legends, Saint Helena lore, and claims of improved patent starches from Deflanyce Starch. It comments on character being formed by small daily acts and mentions a 5c cigar from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
There is more Catarrh in the country and it is a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is advertised as the only constitutional cure taken internally with 10 drops to a teaspoonful. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and list Drugegista as a seller for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A promotional note touts Defiance Starch with directions printed on each package for stiff collars and cuffs. It claims the starch can produce gloss or domestic finishes and urges readers to try it at 16 oz for 10 cents sold by grocers.
B W Leader RA argues that clouds present the most difficult study for an artist, detailing why their forms and light challenge mastering shading and atmosphere.
This 19th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease to cure painful swollen and sweating feet. It claims the powder makes new shoes easy and urges shoppers not to accept substitutes. Sample by A. S. Olmsted Lé Roy New York.
Prince Waldemar of Denmark is featured as a capital boxer ever ready to lace up. An advertisement touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising cures for nervous disorders with a free trial bottle offer. Also notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a stray line about a modest actress in a threadbare play.
An advertisement extols Garfield Tea as the best laxative choice due to purity pleasant taste mildness and potency. It claims nature and society create demand highlighting its guaranteed safety under the Food and Drugs Law.
A woman of uncertain age has stayed at a consistent age for many years, defying typical aging expectations and drawing curiosity from residents. The odd stagnation prompts questions about identity and record-keeping in the community.
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