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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
7
A home built seed corn tester uses a 24 inch square crate divided into 100 squares by wire. Each square holds a seed grain, arranged by letter and number, with a glass pane and cloth buffer to test six sprouts per ear. The method suggests trays to test many seeds under uniform conditions, using temp near ground and careful storage in crates for future planting.
A Kansas City park board bulletin praises a roadway system treating dust with motorized spraying and oil to bind macadam. The method reduces dust, protects the drives and foliage, cuts wear from wheels, and saves costs, with cited annual savings around five dollars per unit and oiling proving more effective than water.
A brief note discusses how the perishable nature of fruit affects market steadiness. It suggests that the more perishable a fruit is, the more cautious traders may be about supply, yet longer distribution from various regions and even foreign markets can stabilize demand and prices.
Mrs John Kirk of Detroit Michigan states she was near collapse from kidney troubles for five years with back pain dizziness dropsy and urinary irregularities. After using Dean's Kidney Pills her symptoms disappeared in weeks and she regained health and weight. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foaster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a light exchange a student asks why she did not answer her teacher during arithmetic class. Ethel explains that her mother instructed her not to speak during the school hour.
An Newark New York mother recounts a seven year eczema ordeal on her son’s face body and anus. After specialist care failed she used Cuticura Remedies and reports a complete healing. Dated Oct 1907 the letter illustrates early 20th century skin disease treatment claims and consumer testimonial style.
A playful dialogue features Stork and Flamingo debating gout and a misadventure with a foot burn after stepping on Bim. The whimsical exchange hints at comic miscommunication and slapstick mishap.
A customer testifies that Grapenuts food cured years of indigestion after following a doctor's recommendation to use it every morning. The letter claims Grapenuts is predigested, gentle on the stomach, and suitable for both children and adults, with mentions of building nerves and the slogan There’s a Reason.
A traveler from Jaffa recalls a costly misadventure as he vainly tried to see the city en route to Jerugiam. A native driver, eager to please the American, hurried the journey at breakneck pace through rough streets, leaving the passenger exhausted and bewildered before a two hour wait at the station.
A column argues against counterfeit goods and money, urging trust in genuine products backed by advertiser reputations. It recaps Ambasssador Wu Ting-fang anecdote about a doctor’s clever advice and a Mandarin, then shares a farmer’s pest control method using treacle and lye to kill rats, noting success across farms.
Fragmented ad and text excerpt warn against mercury containing catarrh remedies and unsafe patent medicines. It cautions about internal use, lists various old time products and suppliers, and includes stray literary snippets about work and public figures, all reflecting early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
An old time linejacket aboard the Indiana bears a complaint against Capt Ryana for taking food from a chest after hours. The food was claimed to be absent, with a cockroach emerging from the chest as the sole witness, in a humorous courtly defense relayed by Harper’s Weekly.
A lighthearted exchange notes a very bad cold kept a boy home from school for two weeks. The phrase That rooma a very bad cold you've got, my little man, appears as a playful boast about enduring illness rather than a harsh diagnosis.
A collage of quotes on paint quality and bids, urging homeowners to choose materials from National Lead Company and to avoid adulterated white lead. Mentions Senator Harte’s cigarette bill views, Castoria, Garfield Digestive Tablets, and a quip about Shakespeare. Includes misc phrases on wallpaper hangs and hotel standards.
An advertisement extols a well-known laxative Syrup of Figs and Senna as an ethical remedy approved by physicians and recommended by the Well-Informed of the World. It stresses buying the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. It combines HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS with CUBEBS COPAIBA and tonics like COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS CORYDALIS FORMOSA and CEDRON SEED. The formula aims to strengthen mucous membranes and the nervous system and to restore vitality. Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio.
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