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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
3
Baby’s Eczema Cured by Cuticura After Expensive Treatments
In Burnt Cabins Pa a mother recounts her two and a half month old baby’s watery eczema. After costly doctors and harsh ointments failed, she used Cuticura Remedies worth $1.50 and reports complete clearance. Mrs. W. M. Comerer notes dramatic improvement in 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Pros., Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Comerer
Cabins
Potter Drug .& Chem. Corp
Boston
Editorial Amusements From Old Newspapers
Editor Junkin of the Sterling Bulletin has red hair and Editor Cretcher of the Sedgwick Pantagraph is bald. A quip about hair loss follows with a barb about vanity and youth. The piece ends with a moral about overestimating one’s cleverness in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junkin
Sterling Bulletin
Cretcher
Sedgwick Pantagraph
Mac
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Claims Broad Cures
An antique advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller priced at 250 35c or 0c per bottle promising cures for colds rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. The piece blends quotation blurbs from Seneca and Smiles to praise the remedy and its ease of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Gardiner Woman Shares Health Recovery From Herbal Medicine
Mrs. S. A. Willard of Gardiner Maine describes severe organic troubles and a threatened hospital operation. After three months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she reports full recovery. She urges women to try the tonic before any operation and invites letters for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Maine
L E. Pinkham
Willa
L . Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
State Federation of Women’s Clubs Elects Officers
The Thursday session of the state federation of women’s clubs concluded with a largely business agenda. Reports from clubs across the state were presented and carried to the afternoon. The nominating committee’s report was largely adopted and several officers were elected to second terms including Mrs. F. H. Cole of Omaha as president and Mrs. Max Hostetler of Shelton as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecumseh
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lst
F. H. Cole
Omaha
Max Hostetler
Shelton
Corbett
Atkinson
Schindell
South Omaha
C. A. Yeoman
Elwood
J. E. L. Carey
Bancroft
H. MM. Bushnell
Lincoln
General Federation
Women Federation Nominates District Officers and Attendees
Mrs H C Lindsay of Lincoln is vice president of the First District with others named for Second through Sixth districts. Sixteen members were chosen to attend the biennial meeting in Cincinnati next June and several alternates were listed. Tecumseh women extended the invitation for the next federation meeting, unanimously accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Lindsay
Lincoln
W.H. Davidson
Springfield
O. M. Needham
Albion
N. S. Cowan
Ashland
James J. Rhea
Holdrege
L. C. Simon
Sidney
Cincinnati
F.H. Cole
Omaha
L. D. Simon
T. J. Gist
Falls City
J. N. Paul
St. Paul
W. D. Mead
York
O. M. Stonebraker
Langworthy
Seward
Max Hostetler
Shelton
W. H. Davidson
A. O. Thomas
Kearney
G. B. Letton
Pile
Wayne
James I. Rhea
L. I. Cowan
O. H. Needham
Apperson
Tecumseh
Federation
Cheap State Lands to Lease Delinquent Contracts Revoked
The state board of educational lands and funds met to revoke delinquent leases and sale contracts on state land. Holders have three weeks to pay before lands are put up for auction to the highest bidder. Sand hill lands in Cherry and nearby counties are appraised as low as 25 cents per acre with 6 percent rental to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Sand Hill
Cherry
Prisoner Delays Release To Enjoy Greens Before Freedom
A Georgia colored man in Washington, jailed on a minor city violation, refuses immediate bail release. The Y M C A secretary and a minister seek to secure his bail, but he requests staying until evening to partake of a dinner of greens prepared inside the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Washington
The
Colored Y. M. C. A
Lippincott
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
A historic advert claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A lawyer quips that many books must be consulted, starting with the client's pocket book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Quaker Oats Praised by Medical Authority in 1909
The Youths Companion cites Sir James Crichton Browne lauding oatmeal as highly nutritious for brain and body development. Browne claims oats boost fats, phosphorus and lecithin, strengthen the thyroid, and explain the Scots’ sturdy build and vitality through oatmeal porridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browne
Duces
Good to Her Husband Dialogue Sketch
Mrs Dovekins offers to walk to the car with her husband, praising his thoughtfulness in getting up early. He responds with affection and asks how much she wants, highlighting a cheerful domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Devote Each Day to the Object Then in Hand
Quote attributed to Goethe urges steady daily effort with focus on present tasks. No additional context or events provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser mail offer details
The notice advertises Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser in two bindings with prices and postage. It notes 1008 pages and 700 illustrations, newly revised, with paper-bound at 21 one-cent stamps and cloth-bound at 31 stamps, mailing costs covered, addressed to Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Annes
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United States
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James Crichton Browne
London
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Western Newspaper
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