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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
8
A French gentleman seeks a wife for his nephew and finds his wife listed as a potential bride. He rushes home to tell her, but she calmly reveals she added her own name years ago during a winter illness when doctors warned to prepare for the worst.
Brazilian railroads in operation reached 10,776 miles with 1,902 miles under construction and 4,177 miles either surveyed or approved, totaling about 16,855 miles of mileage.
Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and Manufacturers announces reduced round trip fares for merchants in the West and Northwest. Sale dates cover stations 100 miles or more from Milwaukee from August 7th to September 15th, with return valid to September 16. Merchants present a full paid fare receipt countersigned by a Milwaukee jobber or manufacturer and the association secretary to obtain a half fare return ticket.
A New York Press note claims a short sharp mouth whistle stops a rabbit when it bolts from a burrow. It suggests not shooting but whistling to deter Molly Cottontail and even notes an antelope and an elephant can be startled by a mysterious noise.
A family recipe shares making custard cups with egg yolk sugar nutmeg and milk baked in a water bath. Cool and top with meringue made from egg whites, dust with powdered sugar and finish with orange marmalade.
The Well-Informed demand a simple pleasant laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known value remedy, claimed safe, gentle, and prompt. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, available from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The Dun's Review notes sustained recovery in business activity with improved industrial demand and stronger consumer purchases. It cites rising agricultural values, improved iron and steel, and higher crop values as supporting the healthier trade tone. Grain movements at the port totaled 8,554,630 bushels, with mixed changes from last week and last year. livestock receipts and bank clearings show declines versus prior periods.
New York reports strong buyer activity in northern and western centers for fall and winter dry goods and apparel amid optimism. Grain harvests advance with spring wheat progress and corn maturing, while Southern markets lag and Alabama coal strike hits Birmingham trade. Weekly US failures total 226. Canada 39 as Bradstreet notes.
Prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo and Toledo show cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Wheat corn oats rye and hay vary by city and grade with typical ranges noted for shipping and regional markets.
The employees of the International Paper Company in various locations were ordered out in protest against wage cuts. About 30,000 workers responded, and the mills were shut down or limited in operation.
A long excerpted farm notebook discusses how careful farming boosts profits. It covers dairy herd management, crop thinning, feeding, manure use, silos, and pasture. notes on alfalfa, almanac-like tips, and the value of thrift, with scattered market observations from Hood River and Sioux City.
United States Department of Agriculture botanists aim to create a citrus hybrid crossing northern edible oranges with southern bitter types. The goal is a sturdy orange tree that resists cold and bears fruit in northern winters and summers, potentially enabling groves in Virginia Kentucky Illinois Indiana and near Louisville.
Dr HB Albrecht of Wilhelm Hospital spoke before the Vienna Medical Society claiming to have found the specific agent behind whooping cough. He asserted the whooping cough bacillus is identical to influenza and detailed experiments aligning with work by Bordet and Gengon of the Brussels Pasteur Institute.
An attendant guides through a structure explaining it rests on a "slow combustion" plan. He mentions Mr. Pneuritch and a vague acquaintance with Slocum and Bastion, referencing the Chicago Tribune.
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Indiana says an 55 year long battle with itching and red white skin finally ended after eight months using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills. He notes prior failed remedies and praises the treatment. A witness confirms Bordwell’s condition. The piece closes with a non sequitur about the Pope’s red robe.
A compact catalog notice from 105 N. W. Hide and Fur Co. Minneapolis invites buyers to purchase guns and traps at low prices and to sell furs and hides to the firm.
A customer asks if eggs are fresh and a waiter suggests an omelet. The ad copy markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, claiming it softens gums reduces inflammation eases pain and cures wind colic for 25 cents a bottle.
Uncle Allen Sparks notes that betting on a foot race almost always yields a surprise result. He cautions bettors that outcomes often differ from expectations.
A historical note explains borax as a dairy cleanser and preservative. It details its use to prevent taint from utensils, its antiseptic properties, and how to mix a borax solution for washing equipment and even cow udders. It promotes 20 Mule Team Borax as the pure recommended product.
A promotional piece touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women’s ailments. It cites Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri and claims the product restored health after years of suffering and multiple doctors’ failed treatments.
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