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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
7
Mrs G Bex of Oregon reports thanks for Peruna curing catarrh of the kidneys and bladder. She notes a clear tongue, no bitter taste, and frequent use of Peruna at home. She calls it the best medicine for grip or colds and mentions keeping it in the house for illnesses.
A reminiscence recalls how elections were once gauged by straw votes and the play of two dollar bills. The speaker notes distrust of stray votes and suggests a more precise indicator depended on which side held greater financial support.
An old advertisement extols Castarets as a cure for bilious headaches and digestive troubles. Claims include cleansing the stomach, removing sour undigested food, and inducing regular bowels overnight. Promotes a ten cent dose to deliver a clear head and sweet stomach by morning.
An old alarmist ad claims regular meat eating strains kidneys causing headaches liver trouble and nervousness. It prescribes four ounces of salt to drink daily and a grape lemon remedy to “mush stimulate” kidneys, warn of bladder weakness, and promote Jad Balla as safe and inexpensive. The piece trails into a quirky aside about modern conveniences.
An old Dakota Farmer piece explains alfalfa adapts to western soils, with potential profits of 22.50 to 45.00 per acre at typical yields. It stresses deep tapping roots, soil loosening, weed control, proper plowing, and summer tiling. Inoculation and careful seed rates improve yields, while timing and cutting practices affect winter viability.
Article lists drought resistant crops for water conservation including alfalfa keollang milo bodun grass and grain sorghums with common sorghum and corn noted. Notes barley Swan Neck and Eubanks wheat as top small grains for drought resistance and urges careful selection based on available experimental data.
The text argues that lack of moisture in western areas harms orchards and crops. It warns that trees may die if moisture is scarce and that crops must be cultivated and removed early when moisture is insufficient.
A fragmented report outlines dairy business concepts claiming profitable outcomes from unconventional farming methods. The text hints at a business slide or shift in dairy practice and emphasizes practical profitability despite skepticism.
A press talk argues that the United States will rely on imports as a crop shortfall grows, boosting Western Canada’s wheat potential. It notes 12 million acres currently yield, with millions more cultivable, plus benefits for cattle and dairy farming, railways planned, and land options from grants to sales, urging Canadian immigration as citizens.
A vignette about Wut Nes who habitually laments minor ailments seeking doctors and cures. The man wants medical advice, listing various remedies while the doctor contemplates the best route. The dialogue highlights chronic hypochondria and repeated requests for treatment.
A garbled ad touts eye care medicine from a Chicago company with misread text, followed by a fragmented dialogue about a husband and a dramatic claim. The latter mentions a Sunday School teacher and a reunion of two girl friends after an hour.
A biased advertisement-style testimonial claims cold damp weather causes kidney troubles and backaches. It touts Doan's Kidney Pills as quick relief, promoting a milk diet, rest, and avoidance of overwork, with a lengthy user testimony praising renewed kidney function and recovery.
A National Association plan announces a campaign for closer cooperation with unions and workingmen to combat tuberculosis. A committee led by Dr Theodori B Sacha includes Samuel Gompers George W Perkina John Mitchell Austin B Garretson William Chanion White and David St Leman. A monthly health bulletin will be prepared with the International Labor Press bureau for labor papers. Ignorance Was Bliss is noted after a raid on a black man’s room.
An old advertisement touts Danderine to cure dandruff and restore hair shine. It promises relief from itching and hair thinning, claiming rapid transformation to fuller, glossier hair with new growth over weeks. The 26 cent bottle is marketed as a quick, at home remedy.
A playful passage features Kitty counting feet and a yard as she learns measurement. The excerpt shows a young child reciting numbers and linking footprints to length while a neighboring line hints at a different scene with a young man and mustache.
A brief dialogue compares women to gamblers in a playful riff about hearts and diamonds. A passenger asserts women are born risk takers, echoed by a button drummer who notes they often win when playing hearts to catch diamonds.
Advertorial note touts Pape's Diapepain as a safe fast cure for indigestion and stomach upset, claiming relief in five minutes and the ability to enjoy favored foods again. Anecdotes include front line milk attempt and a Swiss train misadventure with Stephen and Doctor Morgan.
A judge notes a couple arguing over Wilfred Mawks and the decision to enlist. The wife rejects the idea of widowhood as heroic, preferring stability and a future with her spouse rather than a war raise.
A fragmented, era styled notice warns mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for proper castoria branding and signatures. The text implies scrutiny of claims and mentions a prosecuting attorney, a man’s conduct, and references to women, marriage, and shared remedies in a muddled exchange.
Report notes B14 deaths in a great tomb in Montreal with 85 percent children under ten. Estimates 60 million Europeans died of smallpox in the eighteenth century. The disease is virtually stamped out in civilised countries. Doctor Roth reports Boston has seen no child deaths from smallpox in 15 years after vaccination.
A collected snippet questions the idea of suppressing a man who narrates endless tales. It notes the average person wastes energy laughing at their own jokes. A young widow starts speaking of her late husband sooner than expected, and a blunt claim suggests great license was never achieved by itching.
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