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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
4
Lufkin Tex resident J A Haywood testifies that a back injury led to ongoing back and bladder pain and gravel in urine. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the gravel passed, back and bladder trouble ended, and no further pain occurred. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Ruffalo NY.
Diamonds to the value of 300 dollars were found in the United States in a single year as demand surged. The country produced none domestically in 1905, with prior outputs of 50, 100, 150, and 300 dollars in 1903, 1901, 1900, and 1899 respectively. Diamonds were located in four regions but origins remain unknown, all from loose superficial deposits. The search for native sources grows as prices stay high.
Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut reports her one and a half year old son suffered year and a half with persistent sores on face arms chest and body. After two months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores disappeared and never returned.
Radishes in North China and Japan are vital staples grown in vast quantities. American soil yields giants from seeds imported by the USDA, with red globes eight to ten inches across and up to twenty pounds, alongside snow white and green varieties.
A Michigan woman swapped ordinary coffee for Postum Food Coffee after coffee harmed her and her husband. She reports his heart palpitations and her stomach troubles subsided within two weeks, credits her children’s better health, and notes a visitor’s approval after boiling Postum. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek and promotes The Road to Wellville.
The horse bean is not a market crop in Scotland, England, Holland or Germany due to lack of demand. Yet as a grand rotation crop it adds heavy dung, preps new pastures, and leaves soil moist, weed free, and mellow. It matures in about 26 weeks, requires deep soil, and must clear fields by early September.
A detailed discussion of the horse bean in England, Germany, and Holland. It covers planting times, soil preferences, cultivation similar to corn, harvest timing, yield ranges from 20 to 60 bushels per acre, and seed rate of one and a quarter bushels. It extols soil conditions, then weighs beans as cattle and horse feed, noting benefits for hard-working horses, fattening oxen and pigs, and cautions for dairy cows and mares.
A cold proof cellar requires depth to stabilize temperature. Deep cellars stay near 60 degrees at three feet in summer, helping heat retention in winter. Cement floors improve dryness and hygiene, while double walls and earth embankments prevent freezing. Small windows do ventilation, open at night in heat.
Methods for preventing cellar water intrusion include using an outlet pipe under the floor with a ring of interior gravel, cementing a two inch layer over the clay, and adding semi cylindrical grooves with holes to drain any seepage. If ground water is high, alternatives include a pumped cistern or turning the cellar into a water tight box with one foot thick reinforced concrete floor and sealed walls.
A longtime observer extols the Upper White River country from Newport Arkansas to Carthage Missouri as a virtually contented landowning ideal. He praises fertile soil forests minerals and pure streams while warning a new railroad and rising money could bring outsiders and alter this serene rural paradise. Immigrants drawn by land wealth and open ranges are forecast to arrive seeking modest homes and opportunities amid expanding development.
Engineer in charge reports 14 men died during construction of East River tunnels in New York City due to high pressure 34 pounds per square inch above normal atmospheric pressure.
Guidance for farmers favors proper irrigation and timely field work. It suggests orchard mulchers will help this season, urges leaving leaf litter for forage, and recommends work shifts from seven to eleven thirty and one thirty to six to keep teams in good condition.
The text notes sheep require little stock and are inexpensive to maintain. They contribute value to farms by feeding on plants and weeds in pastures others avoid, effectively acting as gleaners rather than a detriment.
Farmers are urged to let hogs roam with dairy cows to feed naturally. Pigs free to graze and chase cows may thrive without confinement, as long as grazing conditions support their living and the cows can be milked.
A Farm and Home tip shows a simple buggy attachment to haul boxes and small packages. By cutting holes in a large box and tying it to the seat with a strap, the contraption secures baggage that won’t fit in the bed and won’t come off during travel.
The article argues that profitable market poultry starts with pure-bred stock. It notes farmers increasingly demand pure-bred stock because such stock matures sooner, fattens faster, weighs more, and sells for higher prices, while mongrel birds grow less popular.
The passage states that good health, good food, and protection from harsh weather influence the quality of staple foods and their fibre. It warns that deficiency in these factors will affect quality.
The best time to cut briers and bushes to kill them is August, at the end of their growth. The remark repeats that timing aligns with the plants’ dormant late growth phase to maximize effectiveness.
Veteran officers at the Army and Navy Club in Washington recalled Gen. Carr who, at the Civil War start, led a regiment from Troy. When Confederate fire opened near Big Bethel, he bravely urged his officers to respond, exclaiming that they were firing on his regiment and asking what should be done.
In Columbus on August 23 the Ohio state convention endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president and adopted Pattison era platform. They nominated Samuel A. Hoskins for Secretary of State Charles Hauptner for School Commissioner Rodney J. Diegel for Dairyard Food Commissioner and George E. Niswonger for Board of Public Works. The platform calls for home rule in taxation franchise taxation and public ownership questions to be decided by voters, direct election of US senators, initiative and referendum, and stronger election integrity measures. The convention praised Pattison and pledged continued adherence to his policies with Bryan as presidential nominee.
A few years ago foreign mission schools dominated western learning in Foochow. Now at least 30 native schools imitate the foreign model. Foochow, a city of 600000, hosts about 2000 students across these modern schools. Posters announce new openings weekly in many neighborhoods.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board in London reports continued success with X ray therapy for ringworm in children. The program’s effectiveness has allowed closing one of the two institutions previously reserved for such cases, highlighting a notable shift in treatment options and resource use.
A testimonial from a Battle Creek resident claims Grape-Nuts improved insomnia and digestion after years of indigestion and nausea. The user reports vomiting ceased and bloating vanished, with better sleep and daytime alertness after adopting the cereal. The ad cites Postum Co. as the source in Battle Creek, Michigan, ending with the slogan There’s a reason.
A light exchange between Mrs. Knicker and Mrs. Berker from the New York Sun notes husbands rarely complain about missing buttons. Berker jokes that her husband would not have time for his own buttons due to tending hers.
A Washington Star quip contrasts Rome’s construction with modern amenities, noting the Romans were limited by lack of first class facilities. The exchange frames invention and progress as differing by era and resources.
A humorous cartoon caption shows a bishop replying to a woman, explaining that the two words embrace each other, while she protests it should not happen in church. The exchange plays on language and propriety in a church setting.
A striking note on the new head of the Japanese army who breaks the mold by not being a Harvard graduate nor a YMCA president, highlighting an unconventional background for a top military figure.
A reflective note on aging, pondering why a man over fifty continues the daily routine of dressing each morning, and how time speeds by making nights reveal the effort spent dressing.
The rain bath is touted as the latest New, with hopes for substitute arrangements in sunny weather. If not, it may become nothing more than a wading party.
A San Francisco saloon named The Peek-a-boo is described as fully open at the front and closed at the back, suggesting an unusual layout or architectural feature for the premises.
A man named Mr G discovered a valuable snake packed in a trunk among cargo at A town docks. While he waited for a nine o clock train, the snake escaped during the night, crawling through Miss Pippin and Miss Kate's trunk misdelivery. After days of search a boy spotted the reptile in Fountain Square, and Mr G recovered it and sent the snake to the zoological gardens before recounting the tale years later.
A Chicago News quip imagines changing canine life from coach dogs to automobile dogs and then airship dogs. The playful exchange ponders what a skybound hound would be like, with a punchline favoring a skye as the sensible breed.
The piece contrasts precocious child prodigies like Dante Mozard Tasso and Pascal with noted late bloomers such as Alfieri Wren Humboldt Linnaeus Flaubert and Domenichino, illustrating varied paths to genius across disciplines.
When top buggies first appeared they frightened horses far more than automobiles do now. The note recalls era transitions in transportation and animal reactions to new conveyances.
A Colleton county planter reported a net profit of 14000 on 35 acres of potatoes. At about 101 barrels per acre times 350 total barrels sold at 5 dollars each, revenue reached 17500. Market costs were 3500, leaving a net profit of 14000 on land once used for rice, as noted by the Charleston Post.
A reader suggests cooling a sick room by placing a folded old blanket pad on the sunlit window ledge, keeping it wet to rapidly evaporate and chill the stone, thereby cooling the air for invalids and offering relief to caregivers in town.
A distinguished Boston educator visiting a western college during exam week was not asked to address students as expected. In chapel he led a prayer praising the president, the trustees, and the students, before thanking God for the opportunity to speak to the college. Dollar for foot care ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease with free trial.
A reader corrects what they view as misstatements about the White House history. They note the first occupant was John Adams in 1800, the mansion began in 1792, burned in 1814 and rebuilt in 1818, and challenge an claim about ready mixed paint versus white lead and linseed oil. The writer urges factual accuracy in historical subjects.
F L Vandegrift recounts a curious incident near Kinsley where he dozed on a porch after a late night. He woke to find an English sparrow nesting in his hat, with the mother laying a full clutch and beginning to hatch eggs, illustrating the bird’s remarkable fecundity.
Dr. Herman Reinbold, a German chemist, reports that pure alum baking powder is better and less injurious than cream of tartar powders. He states that concentrated alum in a mouthful of food could not harm a single person, and notes Missouri repealed a law prohibiting the most wholesome baking powders.
A well known New York lawyer belittled Carlisle after Mullins versus Jenkinson was overruled, but Carlisle retorts that his concern lies with the reputation of the supreme court. The exchange, reported in Harper's Weekly, captures sharp legal satire.
India studies Japan's fishery success where about ten percent of the population works in fisheries. In contrast, India relies on coastal, nearshore, and primitive methods with roughly one percent in the sector. The piece suggests spreading fisheries beyond six miles offshore to improve the agricultural situation.
In 1743 Paisley produced the first pocket handkerchiefs later used in the same manner as today, marking an early step in modern handkerchief fashion and textile history.
Lord Kelvin inspected the British schoolship for navigating officers at Portsmouth where several of his contrivances and applications were demonstrated. He understood the theory but had not previously seen the mechanisms in operation.
A vintage advertisement proclaims the unqualified success of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in the case of Mrs. Fannie D. Fox, asserting the product conquers tumors in women and warns tumors often go undetected until advanced.
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