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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
6
A reader describes prolonged weakness during winter and fatigue from poor circulation. The testimony credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with quick energy return, better sleep, color in cheeks, and overall strength after six boxes, claiming doctors could not help. The ad asserts the pills are a nationwide tonic available at druggists.
A quotation attributed to Pope discusses the virtue of admitting past errors and recognizing wiser judgment over time. It emphasizes humility and personal growth from mistakes.
A Woodville mother recounts her year and a half old child suffering from extensive sores and unable to walk. After trying physicians and finally Cuthura Soap with Ointment, the child recovered fully within two months and has remained healthy. The testimonial credits the remedy with saving the child from death. The article also notes London women largely occupy domestic servant roles.
Fragmented lines promote CAMTORTA as a remedy for infants and children while peppering quotes about gender roles and domestic life. The text also touts grapes and apples as health boosters and hints at broader household wellness claims without clear sourcing.
A long fragment outlines a Valentine themed party with a heart hunt using paper and candy hearts, prizes like a photo holder or locket, and broken heart games. It describes pink decor, flower color coding for couples, and a dining room plan with Cupid and love quotes.
John F Brann a farmer near Miltonvale Kansas trapped prairie dogs on his acreage and after about thirty were killed the rest avoided his traps. A pet prairie dog fed soap by children died within minutes prompting Brann to test soap baits in each hole and the entire town of dog town wiped out. Ten cents worth of soap cleared a large farm of prairie dogs.
Tea at a cent a pound used by the poorer classes in Japan is the cheapest form of bancha. It consists of the trimmings of the tea bushes when clipped after the first crop.
A Grape Nuts contest offers 31 boxes of gold prizes and 300 boxes of paper money for top word makers using the letters Y I O Grape Nuts. About 20 players win $10 gold pieces, 10 win $5 gold pieces, and 300 win $1 paper money. The grand prize of $100 in gold goes to the single top wordmaker. Contenders must submit words from Webster approved lists, with rules on spelling and word types, by April 30, 1906, with letters explaining benefits of Grape Nuts.
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