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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
4
A historical clippings bundle shows MAN A LIN marketed as an excellent remedy for constipation and related ailments, promising gentle bowel action and avoiding drastic laxatives. It also notes deaths from X ray exposure, including Dr Weigel of Rochester, plus anecdotes about poets, labor, and neglected New York museums.
Live million American women and children work in gainful jobs outside the home three million outside the home. The piece argues unions will protect women and children, combat harsh conditions, and stress self-reliance for improvements in labor standards and health. It cites studies by Dr Englemann and observers like the Van Vorsts.
The passage traces women's evolving role in labor unions, noting earlier inclusion in English guilds and later expansion in the American Federation of Labor. It highlights the push for woman suffrage, the use of the union label to influence demand for goods, and a strong stance against child labor as championed by Gompers and union leaders.
A reflective aphorism attributed to Henri F. Amiel states that a man's true value lies not in possessions or actions, but in what he is as a person.
A suburban woman left eight year old in charge of eight chickens. A thunderstorm drowned half the brood. The boy confessed honestly, saying six chickens died happy after the storm, prompting a wry response from the mother.
A historical critique argues the American Medical Association uses a broad network of 16 000 correspondents and a 65 000 member base to influence state and national legislation. It claims the group seeks to dominate medicine by pushing prohibitive laws, aiming to route all patients to licensed doctors and to curtail alternative healing practices.
A lively exchange depicts a nature obsessed speaker praising sunlit horizons and misty hillsides. The Reformed Tramp counters with a pledge refrain, underscoring a contrast between wild observation and personal restraint.
The article cites O M Boyle praising labor progress over twenty years, noting higher wages, shorter hours, better living standards, more education, and expanding labor laws. It cites 2,000,000 union workers, growing public support, and a trend toward fewer strikes as labor gains accumulate and predictions rise for future milestones.
In Rock Knolls Massachusetts John Talbot keeps a trained hen that will jump over his clasped hands held high. Uncle John trained the bird. A Byfield man owns a cat that eats raw green corn and strips husks in the field to reach it.
Deer in Japan are plentiful in many regions and revered in places like Maru and Miyajima where they become remarkably tame and may eat from visitors hands. They are typically smaller than American deer.
New York builders invest about 500000 dollars daily in land and new houses to house apartment dwellers. The piece closes with a quotation attributing a geikie line about free choices in life as a moral stamp.
A man describes severe symptoms from coffee including restless sleep, headaches, digestive woes, and jitters before switching to Postum. After ten days, conflicts ease, nerves steady, and he resumes writing clearly. He promotes Postum as a remedy and cites reading The Road to Wellville as supportive.
British and German educators praise American educational broad shifts while criticizing the use of female teachers in boys classes and the lack of technical training. German authorities urge trade schools as essential for skilled labor and economic competition.
An army post officer's wife explains that white stockings repel mosquitoes, a habit observed there. Black hose seems to attract bites, a lesson learned in the Philippines. She advises women visitors to wear white stockings to avoid annoyance during mosquito season.
Business leaders in Edinburgh and Glasgow back revived plans for a ship canal across Scotland’s narrowest point. Glasgow favors a 40 million dollar route while Edinburgh proposes an 85 million dollar version. Earlier ideas to widen the Forth and Clyde barge canal into a non lock tidal route at 70 million dollars were tabbed but costly. The project would boost commerce and is regarded as likely to become reality eventually.
A humorous exchange questions why sheep seem dissipated. Mr Foolish asks why, and Mr Silly answers that sheep gamble with life, spend time on the turf, many have black legs, and all are fleeced in the end.
A man who has just received a fortune declares himself rich and free of trouble yet rushes out to purchase an automobile, a move noted by the Detroit Free Press as a moment of promising but possibly misguided optimism.
Miss Clara McAlpine acting town clerk becomes the sole woman in Connecticut to hold the post as regular clerk Mr. Jewell remains away indefinitely, allowing her to qualify for office in New Hartford.
A French scientist studies four vases holding embalmed parts of Rameses II who died about 1258 B C. He notes the heart as a bony oval plate requiring a saw to cut it, revealing a startling preservation within the tomb artifacts.
The New York Past notes a group of five prominent Chicago citizens preparing to implement a novel approach to child raising, involving two children in total.
Detroit waiter John C. Risley spoke at a New York convention of hotel and restaurant workers. He said tipping is misunderstood by the public and recalled a chaotic April meeting where a novice attendee loudly demanded order while shouting and asking for beer.
A Chicago reader reports a three year battle with a severe eczema ending in complete recovery after three months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The testimonial from Mrs Florence E Atwood dated October 2 1905 cites a witness L S Berger and urges others to try the products.
In Taunton Massachusetts a local bar association sought a patron saint for lawyers. A committee including renowned lawyer Francis H. T. Maxwell toured New York to view marble saints. Maxwell selected a figure in a pair, placing his hand on the devil being driven by Saint Michael.
A Johnstown lawyer pleads for a boy charged with a furtive fence intrusion, describing a widow mother in tears. The boy interrupts, correcting the image with a blunt remark, prompting the lawyer to snap back and continue the trial.
Free pamphlet offers synopsis of United States government land rush along Chicago and North Western Railway lines in South Dakota and Wyoming. Request full information and excursion rates for homeseekers from W. B. Koniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago.
The London Tattler reports a famous person was pulled over by a Derbyshire officer who asked to remove a mask because it frightened onlookers. The man replied he was not wearing one, leaving the incident puzzling locals.
In a brief note the article states New York, described as hitching postless, has fewer runaway horses in its streets than many cities with one-tenth its population. The humor piece then offers a gag about self defense and a dialogue with St. Peter.
A wise philosopher contrasts wishing with winning, noting many good men fail when their wishbone supplants their backbone. The message urges decisive action over mere desire to achieve success.
A father's closing meditation on footprints meets a son's retort about leaving tracks from his 90 horsepower racer. The piece contrasts tradition with ambition and the idea of legacy in a brief parable style. A separate vignette describes a Cleveland social gathering where a child chooses the hen figure among ice sculptures, featuring a politician's son choosing the mamma hen.
During a thunderstorm near Glasgow golfer George Harrie was struck by lightning. The bolt ripped off his clothing and boots and extracted all his teeth. A three foot deep hole formed at his stance.
An inquest reports a peasant died after swallowing excessive bullets, a practice common to locals in that Servian district when ill. The case highlights folk medical beliefs and unusual remedies cited during the inquiry.
A factory in Amsterdam processes about 400000 diamonds each year with roughly 20 women performing most of the cutting and polishing work, highlighting the small core team behind a large production.
Quoted reflection by Peabody on self forgetfulness as a core ideal in character and humanity, emphasizing service to others as humanity’s true end.
Allen's Foot-Ease is a remedy for foot discomfort including ot sweating callouses and swelling. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Roy North.
A compact aphorism echoes that grand tendencies begin with small acts, urging steady, purposeful effort in every endeavor. It frames daily choices as seeds for larger achievement and suggests discipline over flash.
Ten million people have opened thrift accounts with the Post Office Savings Bank of England, reflecting widespread public uptake of the program. The surge indicates strong public trust in the postal bank and its savings facilities.
An old advertisement promotes Krause's Headache Capsules for indulgence in food or drink. Druggists sell them at 25 cents. Norman Lichty Mfg. Co. of Des Moines Iowa endorses the product with quotes from George Macdonald and Carlyle about duty and vision.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gum softening, reduced inflammation, pain relief, and cure for wind colic in a 25 cent bottle.
Italian saying warning that foundations built on mob influence are unstable and doomed to collapse. emphasizes fragility of power built on crime and force.
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