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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement recounts a woman’s severe stabbing pains and back agony during illness. It claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles after a doctor advised surgery, asserting the remedy’s roots and herbs offer superior healing and free medical advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co.
Public notice-style pitch praises Cuticura products for soothing baby rash eczema and itchy skin. Claims rapid relief, urges free mail order sample and booklet from Cuticura Department L Boston, notes availability everywhere. Some lines blurred but promotes exclusive use to keep skin clear.
The article describes Guam’s location and discovery by Spanish explorers in 1821, the Chamorro people and their mixed heritage, early observations by navigators, and transition to American occupation. It notes Chamorros as a Malay branch, their appearance, dress, households, and social changes under colonial influence. It also references the 1805 government creation and figures like Capt. Henry Glew and the cruiser Charleston during wartime.
The document describes Guam around the time of early American occupation. It notes population declines from war and plague, with current natives around 12,000. Agana as capital hosts churches schools and commerce, and Chamorro sailing prowess, crafts, voyages to Manila, and contact with distant islands are detailed. It discusses housing, diet, feasts, copra trade, agriculture, and a limited formal education system focused on basics and hygiene.
A 1884 incident recounts the Horace L Bundtay designed submarine near Charleston. It carried eight aboard when struck by a steamer, sank instantly, and left Lieutenant Payne as the sole survivor. The wreck later revealed the torpedo was towed astern, causing the Meousatonte’s fatal hull breach.
Mrs Rarah Wlower Adame is credited with writing the famous hymn Nearer My God to Thee in the early 1800s. The exact time and circumstances of composition are unclear though it was first published in 1841. Her other works include a catechism for children published in 1445 and she died at forty four, leaving many verses enduring worldwide.
The article argues patriarchs lasted longer due to a fresher human fountain and stronger immunity to diseases. It contrasts inherited immunity with weaker vitality from modern fights against dipTB. It predicts eventual tuberculosis immunity but warns of diminished vitality as a tradeoff across humanity.
Mrs Styles recalls an afternoon at the dentist where her husband teased that the dentist could not talk much while working on teeth. The husband notes the dentist claimed he never saw someone who could talk like her even.
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