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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative for personal and family use. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, works pleasantly, and uses physician approved, free from objectionable substances. It urges purchasing the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading pharmacists.
Claimed that deafness cannot be treated locally and results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Says 90 percent of cases come from catarrh and promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Wall's Catarrh Cure. Includes endorsement by F. J. Cheney & Co. and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Orville Ardup Ah faces a persistent bill collector as a folded document is produced. The caller notes nine prior visits without collecting, signaling ongoing debt concerns and mounting frustration.
Grocers now offer OUR-PIM packets priced at 109 cents each, containing the ingredients for two Cocoanut Custard pies. The note praises the pie when properly prepared and warns that a soggy result spoils the meal. Put up by D-Zerta Food Co., Rochester, N. Y.
A humorous mix up features a woman asked about her fiancé with a Hungarian count. The other speaker mishears as hungry and reacts with playful disbelief. The exchange highlights a lighthearted linguistic slip and cultural miscommunication.
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles saving women from operations. Letters from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs. Sperling of Chicago praise relief from tumors and inflammation without surgery. It cites thirty years of use and invites women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
Practical notes on disinfecting incubators, feeding sows, and preventing disease in pigs. Guidance covers pasture management, cleanings, hogs, horses, poultry, and dairy stock, with tips on bedding, milking hygiene, weed control, and benefits of clover and alfalfa for pig growth, plus urge to send youths to state agricultural college.
Speaker Cannon, age 72, learned of his birthday late amid presidential campaign duties. A six foot floral piece of dogwood blossoms and American Beauty roses arrived as Illinois delegates greeted him. Champ Clark’s birthday remark sparked applause and a brief suspension of the roll call.
Secretary Metcalf heard a Navy study by Surgeon Ammon Farenholt based on 3,572 Independence enlistments at Mare Island. Among second and subsequent enlistments 63.61 percent were tattooed, while 23.01 percent of first enlistments bore ink. The report suggests about 60 percent of sailors serving over ten years are tattooed, with designs ranging from letters and initials to coats of arms and flags.
Census Bureau bulletin reports 3,297,819 wage earners in manufacturing across 123,307 establishments. Men average 11.16 weekly, women 6.17, children 3.46, with Montana highest state at 18.19 and South Carolina lowest at 4.68. Over half earned 9 or more, and average weekly wage in 1904 was 10.06.
An editorial notes President Theodore Roosevelt attends Grace Reformed on Fifteenth Street near the White House, filling two thirds of the pews when present. It mentions St John’s as the “church of state” and describes the president’s solitary pew seating, with two guards typically nearby.
Six months after birth a baby girl suffered severe eczema with no skin remaining and blood oozing. Two doctors attended and the child wore silk and was carried on a pillow for ten weeks. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, she recovered and is thriving at nearly three years old.
Mrs Louis Mc Key of 918 Seventh Street Oakland California describes a rheumatic paralysis that struck her from the back to her foot. After using Sloan s Liniment for two applications she could rise from bed and in three days walk again, reporting full recovery and praise for the product.
A brief exchange reveals a disagreement over politeness on a car ride. One person recalls offering a seat to an older woman, claiming the other missed a courteous act by refusing to concede.
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