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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
2
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a truthful, perfect laxative for wholesome living. It urges purchase only from the genuine product manufactured by the company, available at leading druggists.
Readable fragment recounts a joke about jump short pie from a parody of the Ingoldsby Legends and a quip about whether J Koodludaon should be called major or general Hudson. It notes a Civil War major later made brigadier general in the Spanish war, with a punchline about the general title not taking.
A distressed reader notices various medical ads about Hall’s Catarrh Cure claiming a blood action to cure catarrh. The piece mentions a $100 reward for a successful case, lists testimonials, and directs readers to Toledo Ohio. The remainder includes garbled verse and unrelated lines.
The dialogue from the Washington Sur includes a garbled exchange about a building jam. Afr irius Barker items note the speaker has not seen the jam, while guessing from the temperature that the responder was an Eskimo.
Safe and Stare presents Kemp's Datsam as the best cough cure widely endorsed by physicians. For years it has been trusted to cure coughs and remains highly esteemed among informed people. When Kemp's Balsam fails, consumers are left searching for an answer.
Window gardens in city hotels replace but no. The Astor Knickerbocker Plaza Cafe Martin and Hotel Latham show spring display with pansies perennials and tropical green plants. Brings bright color to guest rooms and lobbies as windows become mini gardens.
Two hundred Presbyterian ministers and laymen gathered at the Bellevue Stratford to honor the birth death anniversary of John Calvin. The event was hosted by the Presbyterian Social Union of Philadelphia with speakers the Rev. George William Knox and the Rev. Dr. Baxter Fullerton.
A fragment describes a failed ruse by a beggar and notes the cost differences for canaries in Germany. A male canary sells for about 70 cents, while a female costs 17 cents.
The piece rails at English spelling irregularities and grammar debates, noting the push to simplify, praising historical influences and illustrating odd plural forms with a long anonymous rhyme. It also references a novelty invention and cites global livestock counts with implied economic values.
Jim Tarthing and Rose flee a wildfire through a narrow cherry vale and seek refuge in an abandoned mill. They cook trout, debate ghosts, and share wary affection under a dangerous sky as night falls and the blaze roars, with an uncertain dawn ahead.
A compact meditation on liberty praising France, England and national independence. It argues for balanced agriculture manufacturing and commerce, describes education as the foundation of freedom, warns against reliance on others, and lauds the press as a tool for enlightening rational minds.
In a northern state town a school teacher questioned pupils in a public examination. Asked which celebrated man was born in Buffalo New York a pupil shouted Buffalo Bill. The momentary misattribution reflects a humorous classroom incident from The Delineator.
One half pint of cooked peas chilled, arranged on lettuce. Sprinkle finely chopped mint leaves and serve with French dressing made with mint vinegar if possible. Garnish with thin carrot slices.
Good for Sore Eyes advertises Pettit’s Eye Salve as a century trusted cure for eye diseases. The notice cites Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York as distributors.
Charles Cassilly Cook, a New York attorney and former Spanish War volunteer captain, says the newly inaugurated Cuban republic holds promise of stability. He notes Gomez’s capable cabinet and a congress of lawyers and merchants, while warning of insurrection risks and office seekers. He urges stronger foreign capital, education, gambling suppression, and a fairer commercial treaty to boost both nations. Two years is the life of the average spider.
A minister's wife recalls coffee addiction during nurse training and early marriage. She describes sleepless hours, bilious attacks, and reliance on coffee before switching to Postum, which she credits with clearer thinking, steadier nerves, and no bilious episodes after a year. The letter promotes Postum with a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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