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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
7
A fragmentary verse recounts two kinds of fools by the river performing aquatic stunts as the season nears its end. One type rocks the toe, the other proposes schemes, while a patient observer notes the quirks of folly among the cast. The narrative shifts to a woman’s distant memories of nutrition, fashion costs, and imagined dinners, ending with a nod to a New York namesake.
A 65 year old resident from Mouth of Wilson Virginia reports two years of severe eye trouble with painful inflamed eyelids and lids. After failed remedies and visits to doctors, Cuticura Quintment reportedly yielded marked improvement within one week and near full recovery after two weeks with no recurrences. April 4 1908. Potter Drugs Chem Corp sole proprietors Cultura Themedies Boston.
A scrambled collage of patent medicine pitches promises a hundreds of cures. It touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure at 75 cents a bottle, with testimonials and wholesale druggist sourcing, then pivots to a whiskey-based Sarsaparilla formula and Allen’s foot ease powder for tired feet, ending with a sales contact.
Senator Depew recalled a shipboard anecdote about a Montanan in Chester, a walled town near Liverpool. The tale ends with a quaint joke about a waiter guiding a visitor for an hour before bedtime as the story wobbles into unrelated ads for fur trading, baby teething, and shaving comparison.
Flawara Marinen of Indianapolis argues the great speedway is safe in all respects and explains why accidents during the opening three day meet occurred. He asserts heat dust and roughness did not exhaust drivers and that cars showed weaknesses in construction rather than the track.
A Globe report from Toronto notes a mass migration of Midwest families, led by Iowa and Minnesota farmers, seeking land in Saskatchewan. Men, bound by family ties, abandon Old Glory for new flag as they settle on helmes or purchased land, hoping to raise big families and keep roots alive while easing farm expansion back home.
The Upper Congo natives prize certain edible caterpillars found on trees during a season. They gather them as a food source, claim preparation methods include coating and drying processes, and then preserve them before sale.
A home remedy claims to break up a cold quickly and relieve a cough. The recipe involves two ounces of cherine, virgin oil of pine, and other ingredients mixed into a bottle, attributed to a leech or medical authority. The text urges readers to prepare and use the mixture.
Walter Shaw, a Civil War veteran, operates a submerged farm near Washington where water ponds cultivate water lilies and fancy fish for aquariums. He abandoned government work after starting “wet farming,” earning about 1400 dollars annually from ponds housing carp paradise fish and other varieties.
The passage notes vividly colored flowers attracting attention beyond plowing fields. Flowers supply markets at major hotels in Washington Weston New York and Philadelphia. A submerged Tarn lies at Wenilworth a suburb of Washington.
Market prices of human hair are described as varying widely due to global sourcing from Brittany and other countries. Buyers seek supplies in medium quantities with agents traveling internationally to secure best tresses, with payments sometimes in cloth or fabric and prices ranging from $100 to $200 per pound for the best hair despite trade and ethical concerns.
The fragment references Perry Davis Painkner as a remedy for rheumatism and other ailments. It notes long use and cites prohibitionists’ stance on elections and water power development. The text appears as a fragmented 19th or early 20th century ad or commentary.
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