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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
3
The piece argues that alcohol, once seen as essential in injuries and typhoid, is harmful in shock and should be scarce. Citing Dr. Dawson Burns and data from the London temperance hospital, it notes longterm shifts in medical opinion and reduced mortality without routine alcohol use.
A Duluth News Tribune editorial praises railroads for barring drunken passengers to protect others. It argues steam and street railways and public halls should exclude intoxicated individuals to uphold public decorum and temperance, noting how such measures teach restraint.
A famous English cure for drunkenness gained notoriety through John Vine Hall of the steamer Great Eastern. A physician’s seven month regimen ceased his craving for liquor. The recipe included iron, magnesia, peppermint water, nutmeg spirit, and a specific dosage, with claims of restoring restraint and abstinence.
A Boston manufacturer recalls selling 360,000 dozen shovels in 1905 and projects 400,000 dozen this year to railroads mining firms and large buyers. The piece links shovel production to national prosperity and marks this as the year of the shovel, with five million shovels illustrating labor, wealth, and industry. It contrasts southern and northern climates, highlighting year round farming potential in the sunny south and inviting readers to seek information from G A Park of Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
The Canadian West attracts settlers from Europe and the U S due to rich soil and climate yielding top quality wheat and cereals. Railways rapidly connect districts to markets, and a free homestead system offers 160 acres for a small entry fee. A strong common school system and stable law and order complete the appeal driving steady immigration north of the border.
A Pennsylvania host trained about fifty gray squirrels to perform for Thanksgiving guests. Squirrels delivered nuts by a plank into a bowl following a coded knocking sequence. The rest of the page includes brief health and household notices, advertisements, and light mock dialogues from period newspapers.
Miss Frances Gardner of 369 Jackson Boulevard Chicago writes that Deans Kidney Pills cured her five year kidney trouble after spending over 100 on other remedies. She reports improved health appetite digestion and sleep after five boxes. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A lightweight from Arkansas, known as Kid Wedge, suddenly embraced religion while training for a bout with Guy Buckles in Omaha. He informed the club management that he would not fight and sent a New Testament to Buckles, who expected to win the scheduled match.
In Milan a mother woke at three with a vision of her son John that his younger brother Leopold had died. Leopold, a dairy owner, was found murdered at dawn. Doctors confirm the murder occurred at three. The vision and arrest of suspects fuel ongoing discussion.
A testimonial from Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes severe eczema spreading over her body. She credits Cuticura Remedies with rapid relief after following the product instructions. The item also notes a Philadelphia ice trust trial juror quip about highballs and competency, illustrating courtroom humor.
Work is under way on a suspension bridge over the Roy vn gorge of the Arkansas River in Colorado. The span reaches 267 feet above the river, making it the highest bridge planned. Built with flat steel, steel cables, curved girders anchored to canyon walls, the floor will be plate glass. An electric railway scheme accompanies the project.
A note from Mary Anderson De Navarro accompanies a copy of her memoir to the Commercial Club of Louisville Kentucky praising Castorta the safe infant remedy and Defiance Starch directions. Also British officers elected to Parliament receive half pay from election date in the army list.
An ad filled page segment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy and boasts testimonials, alongside other 19th century promotions for silver service, starch brands, a naval gift, and humorous quips, reflecting period advertising and culture. It mentions a new cruiser gift, Defiance Starch, and a fur trade catalog offer.
Serial No. 384 under the National Pure Food and Drugs Act confirms the government assignment and guaranty that arfield Tea Company's preparations comply with act requirements. The label on every package bears the certification, indicating adherence to safety and honesty standards.
The three largest German cities are Berlin with over 2 040 000 inhabitants Elamburg about 803 000 and Munich around 640 000 Top prices for hides furs pelts advertise circular No 0 from N W Hides Fur Co Minneapolis Census shows 11 female well borers in the United States A quip on clarification follows.
A terse trade-cards note invites readers to write for prices on furs hides and pelts and to address mail to McMillan or Wool Co in Minneapolis Minnesota. The line suggests buyers should send inquiries as money talks to secure favorable offers.
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