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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
7
The subject refused all food for 63 days after arrest and died, surpassing Giovanni Lucci's 45 day record. Warders failed to tempt or force feeding him. The piece notes a later extraordinary chalk cliff incident where 40 pounds of fat was found alive after 160 days entombed.
Seven brothers and seven sisters are described as pensions. The eldest is eighty and the youngest seventy. A carrier between Foulsham and Norwich cared for a large family of sixteen born in Foulsham, of which eleven are now alive.
A brief dialogue contrasts poverty and love with small windows implying security. Mrs Honeybird notes the windows are tiny yet says love remains when poverty comes, suggesting resilience of affection in hardship.
The Rockford Morning Star editor J Stanley Browne testifies after seven years off coffee his indigestion improved with Postum, crediting the drink for relief and urging others to quit coffee for health. He notes proper Postum preparation requires fifteen minutes of boiling.
The article outlines methods to adapt corn varieties to local conditions and improve yields through selecting the best ears, grading seed, and using ear to row breeding. It emphasizes isolating plots, careful culling of ears, and maintaining records to compare breeding seed with ordinary seed for successive years.
A reader credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing severe back pain and widespread body pains after failing to find relief. The testimonial notes relief followed use and advertises the 60 cent box price from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The text also includes a short passage from Youth’s Companion about a boy seeking mercy and dessert after dinner.
An unusual blaze in a five story New York tenement started in the cellar where onions were stored. 18 families and all the firemen suffered inflamed eyes from the smoke and onions as flames spread. The chief allowed residents to stay but they left once the onions ignited.
A boy asks for cayenne pepper in a suburban store. The clerk is surprised by his mispronunciation canine. The exchange ends with the boy insisting mamma said it has a sharp bite and he thought it was canine.
A fragmentary note hints at Uncle Pinchpenny spending long hours at George Washington’s home. The text suggests he chased a dollar once said to be tossed across the Potomac River. The tidbit conveys a penny hunting impulse tied to a famous figure.
Fragmentary advert describes eye salve products in sealed tubes and a claim form with pricing notes. Mentions urine related line items and eye book references in each package.
Fragmentary OCR quotes promise relief and possible cure for piles using Coinment amid questions about the statesman and reelection. The reader is urged to try the remedy despite historical ambiguities.
A compact column notes a married man can stay informed about local happenings. It praises a health claim named mind cure as potentially effective for those with the inclination, and mentions a 10c cigar benchmark as a reference for quality.
An article urges regular bowel care for women and all readers, noting habitual constipation as a cause of many ailments and of false modesty on the topic. It emphasizes keeping bowels open for better health outcomes and advises attentive self care.
An advertisement promotes a women’s favorite laxative called Free Pepsin. It claims salts and other remedies disrupt digestion and promises relief for stomach and bowels. A free bottle can be requested by mail from Caldwell in Monticello, with sample access via Dr W B Deere at the Caldwell building.
A reporter questions the cost of bribery in an election, while a figure deflects by saying he was elected, sparking discussion over corruption and political accountability.
A brief dialogue notes that one colleague fears another’s words come first and thought follows, reflecting on impulsive speech and caution in discourse.
A fragment reflects on social expectations as a widow’s charm and a man’s marriage intent are discussed, illustrating era attitudes toward romance and propriety in public life.
A figure named Gastiel repeats what his children say, believing the traits are hereditary. The scene centers on a gentle habit of echoing family wisdom rather than a dramatic event.
For 30 years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for ills. No sick woman does justice to her condition without Sven roots and herbs in the formula and thousands of cures to its credit. If trouble appears write to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass for free helpful advice.
A quirky clipped note mentions Mrs Woggs and Mrs Bogge Yee as extremely wealthy. Garfield Tea is praised as a laxative and purifier to ease constipation and related ailments. A woman's club is likened to a hammer in tone.
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