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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
7
Mrs. John Kirk of Detroit Michigan testifies that five years ago she faced kidney trouble back ache dizziness and urinary irregularities. After using Dean's Kidney Pills her symptoms disappeared she regained strength and now weighs 163 pounds. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Bright pink cotton voile frock for daily wear with a one piece waist and round neckline. Beaded ribbon embroidery trims the belt and neck, with pearl buttons at center back. Sizes six to twelve years. fabric and beading quantities listed. pattern costs 10 cents by mail order.
The pattern shows a simple white butcher’s linen shirt waist with shoulder to waist seams and wide kimono sleeves bound in pink or blue linen. A wide collar binds similarly and the waist closes center front. Three sizes 13 to 17 years with fabric yardages for each size and width.
A short exploration of the expressive term hornswoggled, noting its wide meaning in everyday speech. It highlights its lack of formal dictionary recognition yet its fit in common usage and the strong local flavor it conveys.
The New York American notes old schoolmen identified three places for the unenlightened after death. One for those who died before Christ, one for infants dying without baptism, and one for idiots or others not of sound mind.
A concise proverb-like line notes that direction and intent shape outcomes. It emphasizes the need for clear aims to avoid aimless effort and wasted energy. The phrase hints at personal responsibility in steering life toward defined goals.
In a schoolhouse scene a student named Ethel obeys a strict home rule about speaking during class. The moment highlights a clash between classroom expectations and maternal instruction.
A Newark mother recalls her six week old son’s severe eczema. After failing with doctors and skin specialists, Cuticura Remedies brought relief and healing. By age seven the condition reportedly did not return. Mrs. John G. Klumpp, Newark, October 1907.
The piece explains counting a billion using the French thousand million system. If you counted a million dollars at one per second for eight hours daily, it would take 35 days. Counting a thousand such piles would require about 100 years.
In a brief exchange, Stork claims catching centi pede scorching and getting burned after placing a foot on it. Flamingo confirms the burn and notes the encounter.
A Nevada housewife credits Grape-Nuts with curing years of indigestion after following a doctor’s advice to use the cereal every morning. She says the predigested nutrition supports the nervous system and that the product suits both children and adults. The letter promotes the slogan There’s a Reason and mentions The Road to Wellville.
A traveler returning from Jaffa hires a conveyance to sightsee on the way to Jerusalem and reach the station for an outgoing train. The driver races through rough streets, ignoring stops, claiming Americans like speed. The tale is recounted as a humorous observe.
Public service notice urging readers to reject counterfeit goods as closely as counterfeit money harms the economy. Emphasizes trust in government produced currency and genuine advertised products backed by manufacturers. Counters counterfeit advertising by insisting on authentic goods and scrutiny.
Ambassador Wun Ting-fang recounts a Shanghai doctor fable about a mandarin seeking sleep appetite and mood help. The physician proposes four workouts weekly, but admits his own floors are larger, implying self interest in the remedy.
A farmer describes setting old shingles with treacle and lye under stable floors and cribs. He reports 40 rats found dead the next morning and says the pests have left the farm, noting the method has cleared many farms successfully.
Warning against mercury based catarrh remedies and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure by F.J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The internal medicine targets blood and mucous surfaces. Contains testimonials, sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A young man named Fraz zled Franklyn explains to a kind woman that he is looking for employment but cannot find work. He reveals he was pardoned after losing his previous job.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting and nervous feet and ungrowing nails. It claims to make new shoes comfortable and to stop sweating feet, with a 25 cent price and a free trial package from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy, New York.
A stenographer recalls a speech where a reference to straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel was omitted. The prudent orator retorts that there has been enough nature-faking discussion already.
The public expects modern nurses to combine self sacrificing virtue with advanced technical skill and broad learning, blending past ideals with contemporary professional standards as described by The Nursing Times.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a daily fly killer claimed to kill thousands and last the season. It suggests asking a dealer or sending 20 cents to H. Somers in Brooklyn for the product. The same clipping includes a Pettit's Eye Salve ad and a moral quip about courage.
A naval anecdote from Harpers Weekly recounts Admiral Evans aboard the Indiana confronting a sailor accused of stealing food. The man swore he saw no food in the chest and claimed a crying cockroach emerged, casting doubt on the charge and highlighting a humorous sea justice moment.
A dialogue notes a boy describing a cold that has kept him from school for two weeks, framing it as a humorous twist that the illness is “very good” for avoiding classes. The line reflects lighthearted tone typical of a newspaper comic or domestic vignette.
The advertisement urges homeowners to choose paint supplies before work begins and to require National Lead Company's pure White Lead and pure Linseed Oil. It warns against adulterated ingredients and offers a blowpipe testing kit by mail to verify materials.
Senator Harte promotes a bill to ban cigarette sales and production while sharing sharp views on medicine. At a recent Albany banquet he quipped that medicine is the art of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it
Garfield Digestive Tablets sold by Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn New York cost 25 cents per bottle with samples available on request The note claims even a poor wall paper hanger may find these products at good hotels.
The advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trustworthy health product. It claims world wide approval by the Well-Informed of the World and urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
The article argues Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy, citing HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS and ingredients like CUBEBS COPAIBA COLLIN SONIA CANADENSIS CORYDALIS FORMOSA and CEDRON SEED. It claims strong clinical theory plus testimonials endorse Peruna manufactured by the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio.
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