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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
7
The Pattern Department offers Panama cloth dress patterns Nos 5522 for a shirtwaist with inverted box plaits and a four gore skirt, with size options 32 through 42 inches. Pattern No 5626 provides a ladies four gore skirt with or without a yoke in multiple lengths. Each pattern costs ten cents and orders are sent on receipt of payment.
The circular skirt, a season favorite, suits checkered or plain fabric and can be made with or without the center front seam. It features notable fullness at the lower edge with medium sweep or round length. suitable materials include broadcloth cheviot corduroy serge and mohair. Medium size uses four and three fourths yards of 44 inch material. Waist measurements 22 to 32 inches. NAME. ADDRESS
John George Stratton aged sixty nine with his third wife aged sixty seven are inmates at Selly Oak workhouse. He is father to thirty three children scattered worldwide none can contribute to support. First child born two months after Queen Victoria ascended the throne. now a sixty nine year old woman in London. Iris the youngest is twenty four, revealing a 45 year span between oldest and youngest.
James R. Keeler of Cazenovia New York testifies that after years of back and kidney pain he found relief from the first box of Doan’s Kidney Pills and was restored to sound condition after two boxes. He adds his wife and many friends also had good results. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Lord Ronaldshay at thirty has travelled widely from the Himalayas to the Persian Gulf. He has explored Kashmir Baluchistan Ladak Thibet and Ceylon and is noted for his extensive journeys for his age.
The Garfield Tea Company states its tea preparations comply with the National Pure Food and Drugs Act as of June 20 1996. Serial number 384 will appear on every package of their goods.
A new market for Yarmouth herrings has opened in the Caucasus with Scotch merchants sending an experimental shipment. The fish are being handled by Prince Louis Napoleon Murat.
Cleaning tips describe amateur methods for oil paintings. A cloth with tepid Ivory Soap suds is used to lift dirt and specks, then boiled linseed oil is applied with a flannel cloth to finish.
King Friederich August of Saxony donated a full size reproduction of the 13th century Wechselburg sandstone pulpit to the Germanic Museum at Harvard. The 15 foot high pulpit rests on Romanesque columns and ranks as the museum’s most significant addition since the emperor’s cast collection.
A Boston Record reader reports a curious New Mexico story where a mother cat visits a neighbor daily with two kittens. After a neighbor expresses a wish to keep the gray kitten, the cat continues to return with all three kittens, debunking the plan.
A reader endorses Grape-Nuts as a remedy for indigestion caused by overloading on white bread, potatoes, oats, and greasy foods. The testimonial from a Washwoman claims recovery within two months after using Grape-Nuts and cream, noting improved digestion and better overall health. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich., and the slogan There’s a reason.
The Buffalo Express notes continued growth in Canada West with 4174 homestead entries in July, 1212 from the United States. It argues American farmers bring practical farming knowledge, capital, and efficiency, easing settlement alongside Canadians and Britons. The article highlights the friendly stance of Canadian authorities and the broad scope of remaining free homesteads for Western U S settlers.
A canvasser in England attempts bribery to secure votes by promising a publican’s wife a new pair of trousers if her husband supports Lord Blank or Mr Cash. The wife reveals she herself funded the promise, triggering a bold bid to outbid the bribe with a sovereign.
F A Miller of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway recounts a sleeping car porter's on duty nap aboard The Pioneer Limited. The porter, recently cashing in on a rough prior railway, explained sleeplessness due to rough tracks before joining The St Paul line. Miller notes he was kept on despite the violation, citing his Cleveland Leader connection.
Discussion in Britain over forthcoming memoirs of the Ho henlohe period and the late Duke of Cambridge references a diary kept by Emperor Frederick of Germany kept in England. Historians expect answers to many historical enigmas from these forthcoming publications.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured only by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Messages claim internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces and invite tests. also notes pills for constipation. A closing joke states a woman's idea of a perfect gentleman is one who agrees with her.
A jumble of ads touts Putnam Faceless Dyes for hats and dresses, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising cures for fits and nervous diseases. Claims include free trial bottle offers from Dr R H Kline of Philadelphia.
The French Academy of Sciences awards a $20,000 prize for discovering a method of communication between planets. The announcement highlights the potential for interplanetary messaging and recognizes pioneering work in astronomy and related fields.
A vintage advertisement extols Allcock's Plasters as the highest achievement in medical science and skill. It claims original genuine porous plasters set the standard, with rapid and effective relief for weak backs rheumatism colds lung trouble strains and local pains. It asserts imitators copy the formula but never match the quality.
General Frederick D. Grant recalls a joke about Maj. Green and a servant James to illustrate a misunderstanding. Green asks for boots to be soled, James replies and a 35 cent payment is noted, with the corporal’s offer of more if payday had not been distant.
Navy man H J Myers reports a three year battle with a leg condition that left the limb raw like beef. After doctors failed, he used Cuticura Soap daily and absorbed six to seven boxes of Cuticura Ointment. Within three weeks he was fully cured and has remained free of the humor since. Newark New York July 8 1905.
A cabinet maker notes French walnut commands high prices in the wood market with $8 per pound seen for uncommonly fine stock. He explains the wood is Persian in origin but finished in France and mainly used for veneers, while solid pieces appeal mainly to millionaires. Mahogany brings $2 to $3 per pound, and large ebony blocks can reach $5 per pound in key markets.
Congressman Sulzer's seed gifts to a model East Side tenement lead to unexpected vegetable growing in bath tubs. The donor learns from a friend that ten families are cultivating cabbages cucumbers and tomatoes in tubs, prompting criticism despite good intentions.
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