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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
3
A mother recounts a baby's three month facial eczema worsened by prior treatment. After applying Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent the skin cleared and remained smooth. Also notes Garfield Tea and aphorisms from the era.
A readable feature explains a basic blow-pipe test to verify white lead purity using charcoal, a candle, and a blow-pipe. It notes pure white lead yields metallic lintlike globules while adulterated samples fail to fully transform. The piece promotes buying pure white lead and offers a free test kit from the National Lead Company in New York City.
A collected slice of old newspaper items includes a spoof dialogue about proposing to a Boston girl, a pitch for Castoria with a long history claim, a dramatic snakebite survival story from Mrs. K. M. Fishel of Dillsburg Pennsylvania, and a quip about a mean man and a scandalous wife.
Fragmentary OCR reads about prices for cream and daily cash offers. Mentions Chaney, Mol ler & Wolves, and references to wages or compensation for horn blowing. Context is unclear but appears to be an old advertisement or notice fragment with garbled names and phrases.
Farmers of Shelby county Missouri built a eight mile railroad from Shelbyville to Shelbina, a humble test ride but seen as a promise of a feeder to St Louis routes. The line, slow and green yet, has turned Shelbyville into a regional shipping hub and sparked visions of a larger highway project linking Iowa to Missouri via the bluegrass rock area.
Mrs. Marie Sipfle of Helena Montana reports years of backache weakness and kidney trouble eased after using kidney pills. She describes relief from sharp pain on bending and difficulty rising and notes the product sells for fifty cents a box through Foster Auburn Co Buffalo.
A Saskatchewan farmer notes crop values per acre and total crop sales, estimating a net profit over 1500 from this year after threshing and labor costs. Thomas Sawatsky of Herbert discusses wheat value per acre and per 70 acres, reflecting on district farming prosperity and a generic remark about Western Canada grain growth.
The piece notes Shelbyville Missouri's boom from agriculture, then a $100,000 pledge to build a railroad, with local farmers and merchants donating about $20,000 in labor. It recounts a 1906 kickoff, hardships, and community effort. It also reports a British parliamentary change: sparks damage to railways now grants compensation up to 100 pounds, plus land clearance rights. Finally, it gives June 1906 US single-track mileage totaling 224,363.17 miles, up 6,262.13 miles from the prior year.
An old ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming relief for painful, numb, and incrowding nails with easier shoe wear and a cure for sweating feet. It warns against substitutes and offers a trial package for 25 cents. Includes address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
In a brief exchange, a Pohick pessimist laments the mysteriousness of some men and questions why they do not fight for their rights. A Squedunk sage replies that some would rather harbor a grievance than take action.
In a fragmented report from Ars Brownson, Mrs. Woodson challenges a cook who believes she is advancing and may finally depart. The noisy exchange hints at hidden rivalries as a band of staffers reacts to shifting dynamics.
A fragmentary editorial tone notes that arguments rarely fuse into action without solid foundations. It likens fruitless petitions to prayer without roots, implying practical groundwork is needed before social change. Local readers are urged to focus on tangible steps.
Reported by Lothrop and Johnees patent lawyers at 911 Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minn. Names include R Polkerta Kefela scraper G H Gilman and others. Entries show grain door for cars and wick related items among tested patents. The text also contains garbled fragments about women and husbands without clear relation to the patents.
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