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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1909
Page
7
The California Fig Syrup Co outlines its manufacturing pride and strict purity standards for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It explains that fige are used for taste while medicinal ingredients come from plants, urging purchase only of genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading driggists.
The Iowa legislature recesses amid clashes between the senate and house on ballot counting rules for presidential elections and opposition to junkets. debates over adjournment, prohibition measures, road funding, and a push to tighten railroad and insurance laws mark a fractious session as lawmakers seek to end expenses and advance bills on education, taxation, and public safety.
An old Swiss weather contrivance uses a wire supported platform and a twisting catgut mechanism to move figures at doors. Excess moisture loosens the catgut, turning the platform to reveal the man, while drier air pulls the woman into prominence. The maker notes the Weather house is an easy craft.
A Milford reader credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after a kidney injury left him unable to walk. He reports rapid improvement, crutch use then cessation as his kidneys revived. The ad mentions 50 cent boxes and FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo N.Y. England spends 40,000,000 yearly on eggs and poultry. An entertainment blurb notes a theatrical beauty contest prize and a scene of a family waking to a circus show wagons, focusing on two brothers and their mother reacting to their awakening and dress.
A comic recollection from Success Magazine recounts a heated House debate where John son of Illinois calls a fellow a jackass, Johnson deems the term unparliamentary yet notes the man from Illinois is out of order. The piece also lampoons old superstitions about ladders and a student’s ladder tale.
An ad touts Grape-Nuts as a cure for nervous exhaustion through food rather than medicine. It cites phosphorus in cereals like wheat and barley and features a testimonial from a Wisconsin bride who says the product stabilized her nerves and helped her keep her job. The ad attributes the claim to Postum Co of Battle Creek, Mich.
The Greenwich observatory must relocate as traffic increases and nearby large electric works threaten the reliability of magnetic observations and the accuracy of nautical calculations.
Mrs M A Schwerin of Detroit recalls her daughter Vivian's severe head boils and springtime rashes cured by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with continued use until complete remission. The notice also mentions a 17 year old youth in Bristol who hanged himself while painted with green.
A historical remedy prescribes one half pint whiskey with syrups sarsaparilla and Torls compound, to be taken in ten spoonful doses before meals and at night. The text also notes England reporting no hydrophobia deaths since 1902 as an example of disease prevention.
Marine Eye Remedy promises relief for red weak and weary eyes. The ad touts Murine for soothing effort free from pain and cites the Pure Food and Drug Law. It also promotes Laxative Brom Quinide with a stated price of 25 cents and urges seeking E. W. Grove’s signature.
A benevolent old man asks a mother if she has more children after her son, a sticky fingered cherub, smears chocolate on his bald head during a ride. The mother answers he is their only child, and the man responds with fervent thanks.
Letters from Louisville and Adrian praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles and avoiding surgery. One woman claims relief from irregularities dizziness and nervous issues after use. Another says it cured her without operation, with decades of testimonials supporting its effectiveness.
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