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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
6
The article highlights Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound guiding thousands of women with female illnesses. It presents a Philadelphia reader’s testimonial and asserts Pinkham’s strict confidentiality, urging others to write for free, female-only advice from a trusted expert.
Dr. S. A. Knopf urges every citizen to educate consumptives on prevention and seek care, to aid the poor to access free medical advice, and to treat the ill with kindness. He highlights duties of teachers, clergy, editors, employers, and busy professionals in fighting tuberculosis and alcoholism, and calls for radical life changes to protect health.
The article details thorough disinfection of clothing and interiors. Boiling clothes for thirty minutes, burning items that cannot be boiled, washing walls with strong soapsuds, whitewashing ceilings, and using formalin or sulphur for fumigation. It describes setting up a sulphur fumigation in a tub with bricks and an iron kettle, mixing flour of sulphur with charcoal, and ensuring rooms are aired after twenty four hours.
A reform essay argues that though involuntary servitude is abolished modern society creates a subtler form of slavery. It claims this new system causes more premature deaths than historical bondage by forcing deprivation and poor living conditions.
The article stresses specialized nutrition for ill and convalescent patients, noting the need for easily assimilated, palatable foods and cautioning against rich items. It argues for education in dietetics for women and emphasizes meticulous serving details to boost appetite and recovery.
A compact old recipe entry describes Ribbon Sandwiches made by layering buttered bread with a dark filling and pressing, then cutting with a sharp knife for a striped look. It also details Corn Puffs using milk yolks eggs cornmeal and egg whites baked in heated irons.
J. W. Walls, Superintendent of Streets in Lebanon Kentucky, reports lifelong kidney pains and backache. He says Doan’s Kidney Pills gave quick lasting relief after other doctors failed. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo markets them. price 50 cents per box. available from druggists.
A swollen wave of foreign fires struck Cardiff Wales as a south wind carried embers along the waterfront. The docks emptied as residents barred doors to escape the scorching sting and danger.
A Devonshire tale recalls Rev. Thomas Meyrick funding an endowment. The annual income was to be given to the prettiest woman at Holsworthy who attended church regularly during the year, rewarding churchgoing with a monetary prize.
The piece argues that humans admire the hardest to obtain rewards. It states that a fighting nature drives people to overcome difficulties and prize the fruit at the top of the tree as sweetest. Hindrances feed love by making summit rewards more desirable.
In a district near Uganda, East Africa, most natives are Christian and have formed parliaments and laws. A recent discussion centered on a law setting the bride price at $3.30 regardless of bride’s beauty or accomplishments.
An enthusiast from Cartersville praises Postum Food Coffee for curing indigestion and severe nervous trouble caused by coffee. A doctor advised stopping coffee. Postum improved sleep, reduced nervous distress, and overall health. The writer, now years of Postum use, endorses the drink and its flavor, with a closing note about the product’s labeling and the Road to Wellville booklet.
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