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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
3
A. D. Bruce of Aurelia Iowa recounts curing a horse with a fistula after a local vet doubted success. He praises Sloan's Liniment for sweeny and a neighbor’s horse, noting the product also helped colic. The testimonial touts the liniment as the best for horses.
A report notes that the tariff of the Indian railways is the lowest globally, highlighting the competitive pricing for passengers. The article discusses implications for travel affordability and regional transport policy.
The article argues that many operations performed on women in hospitals are unnecessary and that many could have been avoided, highlighting widespread concerns about medical overuse and the frequency of unnecessary procedures.
Letters from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating severe female troubles without surgery. The ad claims a thirty year history and lists conditions cured, inviting women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a portable health aid. It claims six minty tablets strengthen bowel muscles like exercise, avoid purgatives, and prevent future illness, urging purchase of genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets stamped CCC at ten cents.
A long excerpt recounts women in Civil War preceding and during campaigns with General Barlow and others, including Mrs Barlow marching with troops and an orderly escort, plus anecdotes of prisoner life at Libby and postwar reminiscences by Charley Richardson and Billie Gates. The piece blends veteran recollections, prison life, and relic collecting, concluding with notes on wartime preserves and a move toward electrification savings in transit costs.
A simple herbal and whisky tonic claims to neutralize blood poisons and relieve rheumatic pains and catarrh. The recipe uses one ounce Sar saparilla syrup and Toris Root Compound with high grade whisky, to be shaken and taken before meals and at bedtime. Globe Pharmaceutical Co Chicago markets the Toris Root Compound.
Samuel G Blythe argues Parisian politeness is a myth. He describes the average Parisian as discourteous and disagreeable, failing to yield in crowds, and using Pardon as only real politeness. He notes the courteous language hides little genuine civility.
A Chicago man reports yearlong generalized eczema with severe nightly itching. After using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills he is reportedly completely cured. date of testimony October 8 and 16, 1906, Walter W. Paglusch, 207 N Robey St.
Gov Swettenham, once prominent after the Kingston disaster and later removed, now runs a stock farm in Jamaica. Trial trips on a new railway up the Wetterhorn report a steep grade called an elevator, rising 450 meters over 600 meters with a 75 percent gradient.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio commits to pay 100 dollars for any catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnesses on December 6, 1886. Company advertises internal remedy with testimonials and druggist sales at 75 cents.
Sir William Hunter notes Dacca weavers use 126 distinct implements. A spun piece from 1837 measured carefully weighed and found to be 200 yards long and five grains in weight.
An advertisement touts chocolate pie as healthful and nutritious. It promotes OUR PIE chocolate flavor with ready to use ingredients and unit price at grocers, 10 cents, produced by D-Zerta Co. in Rochester New York. Consul James Johnston reports Algeria’s tree provinces hold about 6,500,000 cultivated olive trees.
Pettit's Eye Salve is advertised as having sold since 1807 with sales increasing yearly. The ad claims it cured millions with the Howard Bros. of Buffalo, New York distributing it through all druggists. A line mentions tropical daisies a foot in circumference.
An anecdote from Grand Magazine describes Abernethy using blunt, rude behavior to dominate a scene. A voluble mother interrupts as she tries to tell his patient story, prompting him to order her to stick out her tongue before examining the girl.
S K Rathwall writes from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan that his 500 acres of wheat averaged 22 bushels per acre with 200 acres sold at 85 cents per bushel netting 18 dollars per acre. Oats yielded about 50 bushels per acre at 35 cents for 17 dollars per acre. He notes frost affected part of the wheat and a grain car shortage.
A humorous exchange where Mrs Brown explains her husband’s odd actions are to beat the carpets rather than train for a prize fight. The comic line captures a light moment on household tasks.
A set of eight attractive post cards in five colors featuring wild animals at the Washington park zoo in Milwaukee will be mailed upon receipt of 12 cents. Suitable for grownups and children. Send to The Evening Wisconsin Company Milwaukee Wis.
In England discussions focus on mandating automatic speed limiters in cars to prevent exceeding a set maximum on public roads under any condition. Officials say supplying the device poses no difficulty.
A vintage advertisement urges buyers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims relief for corns bunions swelling soreness heat callouses aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. It notes easy fitting of new or tight shoes, lists Druggists and Shoe Stores as sellers, price 25 cents, sample mailing free from Allen S. Olemsted Le Roy New York.
The American Museum of Natural History received mammoth outer covering samples from Elephant Point Alaska. A Cape to Cairo railway bridge over the Kafue River is 1400 feet long, longest in Africa. Various advertisements and claims about Garfield Tea and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup appear, plus mention of Brazil’s black diamond monopoly.
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