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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
3
A prominent Virginia merchant suffered months of back and kidney pain with irregular secretions. After four days of intense pain a stone passed, and he reports no kidney trouble since using Dean's Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
Dr Earl Sloan, son of a veterinary surgeon, has 20 years of practice and claims Sloan's remedies save life and relieve suffering. Readers can write to Dr Bart Sloan at 615 Albany Street Boston Mass to receive Sloan's Treatise for the Horse free, detailing treatment for horses cattle hogs and poultry.
A fragment shows a couple discussing romance and a horse named Clarissa overheard at a race track. The exchange highlights a nickname and a memory of the wife gifting the name, illustrating a moment of affectionate banter.
An urging to seek relief for a dry racking cough and asks readers to consult a druggist about Brown's Bronchial Troches for quick relief.
In a silent country churchyard Miss Margaret places a wreath on John Grant’s grave each anniversary. She then bestows her wedding gown and accessories to a younger Margaret, preserving a life of quiet sacrifice. The gown is worn with tender reverence as two Margarets unite in shared memory and grace.
Miss Margaret overhears two daughters of Farmer Edgecomb plotting wedding desires. The younger, soon to be married, laments luxurious items she cannot have, while the elder urges prayer for desires. They discuss money, restraint, and a cemetery-adjacent walk as they depart.
A Washington Herald report notes Minot furnishes aristocratic broom decor with broom corn largely grown in Illinois central counties Douglas Coles Moultrie yielding nine tenths of the U S crop. The United States will produce about 50 million brooms worth ten million dollars with 200 freight trains needed to move them. Central Illinois fields yield 15 to 18 million brooms while Oklahoma supplies 25 million of rougher whiskbroom varieties. Kansas grows dominant whiskbroom material and dwarfs variety favored for whiskbrooms. Europe remains partial to traditional twig brooms.
A talk traces hypnotic power from a queen bee guiding her hive with a hum to the death's head hawk moth that lures bees into slumber. The hypnotist's crystal silver device teases the crowd with eerie demonstrations and curious claims.
American visitors staying at a German hotel encountered a translated instruction sheet wired for electricity. Directions in French, German, and English posted in each room caused confusion. the English version urged guests to open and shut the electricity and to turn to the right, with a comical misprint about closing at bedtime.
Experiments using intense light to ease cancer pain are in progress at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital. Doctors refrain from firm opinions while noting the hospital tries every promising device. Early results with the "Right cure" are sufficiently satisfactory to justify continuing the studies.
An advertisement extols the genuine laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, claiming physician approval and worldwide acceptance. It urges purchase from the California Fig Syrup Co and notes availability through leading druggists.
A remark in Paris lampoons a prolific writer of nonsense. The implied speaker questions whether the man is a journalist, but the reply clarifies he is the stenographer to the chamber of deputies.
Lothrop Johnson report lists patents granted to Northwestern inventors in the prior week. Names include George A. Anderson of Coal Harbor N D for a harness, John O. Carel of Duluth Minn for a pipe coupling, Henry P. Deckert of Marion Junction 8 D for a wrench, Peter J. Bekman of Long Lake Minn for a bee hive, Welford G. Edwards of Plainview Minn for a sleigh, Charles H. Foster of W. Duluth Minn for a pipe wrench, Henry J. Lawrence of Elmore Minn for a manure oader.
A fragmented dialogue shows a tense domestic moment with a policeman asking about true love as someone urges rapid concealment in a linen closet. The odd exchange hints at a playful or distressed household confrontation reflected in brief, terse lines.
The passage urges mothers to examine each bottle of DASTORIA as a safe remedy for infants and children. A dialogue follows about a daughter's reluctance to marriage, with the suitor blushing and stammering, mentioning back-fastening waists as a condition.
The text offers a jumble of phrases about selling items and disguising names, plus unrelated lines on manners, health claims, and social dignity. It reads as fragmented garbled copy with marketing asides and non sequiturs.
The Evening Post from Queen Anne era reports a Brazillian priest Bartolomeo Lorenzo inventing an airship said to travel 200 miles in twenty four hours. The document includes an engraving and a lengthy description of the craft and its capabilities.
In Cuba a palace order targets completion of all province calzadas by December 1 with roads in good order. Officials say the volume of road building and repair has never been higher, signaling a major push ahead of the tourist season.
A father questions his daughter about a quarrel with Julius and the girl calmly denies quarrel, expressing a resolve to keep peace during Christmas. The dialogue centers on domestic tension and parental concern contrasted with the daughter's patience.
A New York paper questions a table setting and menu mishap, asking why jerks and water toxes appeared between dishes. The hostess defends the choice, noting the guest’s fondness for tongue sandwiches as a running gag in the room.
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has become a fixture in over eight million homes and is available free from all druggists. The 1908 Almanac is published and supplies will soon be exhausted. inquire early and speak for one today.
A quirky regional note describes language quirks and a speaker inviting a companion to join in a light journey through French expressions and domestic humor. The fragment hints at social chatter and colloquial pronunciation tied to rural life.
In the Good O14 Days, the village constable queries three tramps who want to play with the mayor as tensions rise. The scene hints at a municipal mystery surrounding the mayor’s whereabouts.
A garbled ad fragment markets Dr. Nioe as curing nervous diseases including St. Vitus Dance with a great nave estore and Bree 28 ial bottle. It touts retail quantities and unreal prices, and includes a muddy proverb about earth and mud.
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