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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
7
The California Fig Syrup Co advertises Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna as a simple pleasant and efficient laxative. It stresses physician approval, wholesome ingredients, gentle yet prompt action, and urges purchase of the genuine product at fifty cents per bottle through local druggists.
A tale from Gladstone a Jumacian assistant to a canal district physician miscounts doses due to limited Latin. When a Spanish laborer requests two pills from bottle six the assistant instead gives one pill from bottle four and one from bottle ten, mixing numbers and causing error.
A clipped compilation notes a Northern Pennsylvanian theater owner profiting from disaster by posting DO NOT SMOKE reminders and a Johnstown flood warning. It then cites a New Orleans Times-Democrat botany address urging survivors to carry a net for catching tiny sea fare and ends with a Sunderland barber offering a novel lightning hot wire hair cut using a battery powered comb.
Chicago considers a new ordinance to extend city inspection to all meat from smaller packers and ensure stamping of good meat. It aims to shield consumers from spoiled product with government-like standards, penalize dealers of bad meat, and provide clear accountability for market operators. The text also promotes a land prospectus and agricultural notes on alfalfa cultivation and silage, including fertilizer, sowing, and harvesting tips.
An 1884 eczema case praises Cuticura remedies for a baby and later adult relief in Louisville Kentucky. A Chicago Live Stock World column argues high meat prices persist as packers push cheap livestock to meet demand and educate housewives on using cheaper beef cuts.
In a club window Van Hibber fresh from a wedding sits with a hiss ing drink as De Peyster questions his failed romance. Van Bibber recalls a June elopement and a partial return of affection, noting she kept the letters but declined deeper sentiment.
The excerpt describes a test to distinguish raw from boiled eggs by spinning on a table and a visitor noting the boiled egg spins like a top while the raw egg does not. It also includes a quip about a phrenologist saying he must have a head to do business.
An article argues farmers should invest in first class dairy bulls despite ridicule. It cites earnings gains of 25 to 50 percent in cow and heifer value, notes rising demand for well bred bulls, and mentions Oregon and Jefferson County as success examples with registered bulls and graded herds.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch style note recounts a bank teller’s double bag mix up. One bag held 6000 dollars and another 4500. the teller weighed and sealed them without checking. The error was discovered when a later bank received a 5000 bag that weighed 5500, revealing the mix up. The teller's honesty preserved the bank.
A Harvard clerk in a railroad president’s office tries to outwork his boss from 9 am to 7:30 am. The president questions the use of his forenoons and the tale ends with a quip on ambition and diligence. A Georgia beer and light wine movement follows near-prohibition shifts.
An ad touts a root based remedy as a standard female cure for displacements and cramps, claiming thousands cured and inviting women to write for advice. It lists symptoms such as fibroid issues backache and dizziness and mentions Mrs Pinkham as a guide. An unrelated exchange references a treasured water vessel and a comment on theft risk.
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