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Newspaper

Semi Weekly Herald

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1909

Page

3

Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Milford Man After Paralysis

Sylvanus O Verrill of Milford Maine suffered a bad injury five years earlier that left him nearly paralyzed and with kidney problems. He began taking Dean's Kidney Pills. after one box he felt stronger, after three months he walked with crutches, and soon recovered enough to discard them. The cure is attributed to the pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.

Sylvanus O. Verrill Milford Dean Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo, N. Y

Reading fortunes with palmistry in a playful scene

Mr Wiggins mock burlesques a palm reading for his wife while six year old Ruth listens intently. He ends with a prophecy of great age and a grandmother for her future children, eliciting Ruth's relieved reaction with joyful exclamation.

Enforced Economy Lends Pat a Fix for Roof Hole

A friend sheltering from a shower at Pat’s cottage notes a hole in the roof. Pat, asked why he hasn’t fixed it, says when it rains he can’t fix it and when it’s dry it doesn’t need fixing.

Pat

Centerville Reports No Entertainments This Winter

A dry goods salesman asks Centerville’s Cyrus Craig about town events. Craig says none aside from Salome Howe’s two concerts by her pupils and the academy principal’s two lectures on Our National Forests and Stones As I Know Them. Centerville has not hosted entertainments yet.

Cyrus Craig Centerville Mr. Craig Salome Howe Academy

Criminality of Waste Quote by Lord Rosebery

A Edinburgh address urges teaching children thrift by detesting waste of material resources not tied to money. The speech highlights water and gas waste as wasteful, urging the idea that waste is criminal and harmful to society.

Lord Rosebery Edinburgh

Village Ghost Tale Ends With Shirt On Line

In a English village a man rushed to an inn at night crying of a ghost in the yard. Fourteen men stayed inside while the landlord's 14 year old daughter confronted the specter. She found it was merely a man's white shirt flapping on a clothes line in a strong breeze.

England Jess

Grape-Nuts Proclaimed as Nerve and Brain Food

The article promotes Grape-Nuts as a food that rebuilds nerves through natural elements found in wheat and barley. It cites a Wisconsin bride reporting improved nerve health after using Grape-Nuts, noting the product’s delicious taste and claimed effectiveness in preventing a nervous collapse and aiding career stability.

Iowa legislature debates railroad orders and road funding

Iowa lawmakers hear Northwestern railroad attorney defend the commission against charges of failed consultation before orders. Swift bills seek penalties for noncompliance, auto tax for roads, suffrage amendments, and stricter food purity rules. Other measures push bank examiners increase, public works, and pestilent disease research.

Mayer Shoes Report Record Year At Boot & Shoe Co

The Mayor Boot and Shoe Company of Milwaukee reports a year of rising sales and expansion in a depressed economy. The firm attributes the gain to its strong reputation and product quality as its brands Honorbilt Leading Lady Yerma Martha Washington Special Merit lead the lineup in men women and school footwear.

Mayor Boot & Shoe Company Milwaukee Northwest Mayer Martha Washington

Reminiscences on Names From an Old Testament Tale

A narrator recalls Donald’s visit home with tales of odd names. He misremembers Father William or William Father from the Old Testament, then guesses Biidad as the true name. His mother corrects him that William is a modern name not found in the Bible, prompting a humorous exchange about biblical names.

Donald Tuamima Father William William Father Willam William Father Adimma Biidad

Child with sixty boils cured by Cuticura products

Mrs M A Schwerin of Detroit recalls her infant Vivian developing about sixty boils at six months old. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, then Resolvent, noting the condition recurred each spring but healed with the same treatments. After persistent use, the child has been well for two years.

Vivian M. A. Schwerin Spring Wells Ave Detroit Mich Potter Drng & Cham. Corp Bolo Props Aston

Whereupon he instantly drew his sword from a recent novel

A sentence from a recent novel describes a sudden action as a character draws a sword, signaling a dramatic medieval or fantasy confrontation and initiating a pivotal moment in the scene.

Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies

An old newspaper item explains deafness results from Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the remedy and offers a $100 reward for cures not reachable by local applications, with circulars from Cheney & Co of Toledo and warnings about constipation pills.

Thorn Cheney & CO Toledo Druaagists Tho Hall Conation

German man whips sister's child sparks dispute

A man questioned a German who was beating a ten year old boy. The German replied that it was none of the question and he had a right to whip the child, claiming the boy was his sister's child visiting for pleasure.

Castoria Safe Remedy for Infants and Children

Important guidance urges examination of every bottle of Castoria to ensure it is a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, warning caregivers to verify product quality and authenticity.

Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Ad

The California Fig Syrup Co. asserts full transparency of ingredients and manufacturing methods to earn trust of physicians and public. It states that figs from California provide taste, while medicinal principles come from beneficial plants. It cautions buyers to seek genuine products from the company, sold by leading druggists.

California Wig Syrup Co California California Fig Syrup Co

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