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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
7
A local notice promotes a home mixed recipe of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon and Syrup Sarsaparilla with a half ounce, one ounce, and three ounces amounts. It claims an eminent authority in a New York paper endorses it for backache kidney trouble and urinary disorders, with druggists able to supply ingredients or mix it.
A 19th century advertisement touts Dyspepsia relief with Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to strengthen stomach membranes boost digestive juices purify blood and build up health nationwide in promotional copy.
The New York Post reports a long held superstition among British fishermen that the name Graham brings bad luck. No one will sail or work on a day with that name, and even house painters and baiters avoid it. A Newcastle tradesman nicknamed Puff and an innkeeper called Lucky Bits are spared mention. A North Shields man recounts a deadly omen linked to learning the name Graham when his son-in-law was ill, prompting a fatal mast crash at sea.
A historical note claims tinware production began with a stolen secret from Holland, detailed by James Sherman who allegedly learned the process in a tin plate works and returned to England. Also mentions casca sweet as a soothing, non opiate remedy for babies sold by Sweet's Drug Store.
St. Nicholas notes that spiders sleep like other animals but remain active at night for hunting. Orb weaving spiders spin a web at dusk, wait at the trap line, and may nap briefly without losing prey. Some species hunt mainly at night, others by day, but most work around the clock.
In 1791 London enacted a harsh rule to quiet street hawkers. A repeat offender could be jailed ten years. One man, Mngering, served ten years for selling chickens that squawked, not for any crime by himself, as the court failed to separate man from poultry noise.
Ned and his father give a beggar five cents so he may eat bread. Ned then refuses to eat bread that evening, asking his father to give him five cents. His mother questions the change in his appetite.
A woman told friends she planted a tree to mark a first quarrel with her husband. Another guest suggested such trees could form an avenue in their garden, noting the idea's potential to create a living memorial.
An old Irish peer is remembered for a maxim praising women. He advised never to criticize the faults of a pretty woman and suggested a gentleman should simply shut his eyes.
The fragment shows a tense exchange between a sentry and a soldier over captain's oral permission. It includes a humorous aside Il Motto per Ridere and a Mark Twain quote about England and America.
Advertisement notes that any skin itching is a temper test and claims Dean's Ointment cures piles and eczema. It directs readers to find the remedy at all drug stores.
Classified notice from a Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeking an assistant manager locally for county and adjoining areas. Offers salary two dollars plus weekly expenses paid, expense money advanced, permanent position, no investment or experience required. Spare time helpful. Send self addressed envelope to Superintendent, 132 Lake St, Chicago, Illinois.
An advertisement promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative tablets or liquid as a remedy for weak stomach, heart, or kidney nerves. It claims the product strengthens internal nerves and promises quick health improvements with a free sample on request from Racine Wisconsin and mentions availability from dealers.
The ad touts Boschee's German Syrup as the sole today that relieves and cures consumption. It cites pure tar extracts and gum as key ingredients endorsed by medical congresses for coughs colds and consumption. It urges rest at night and easy morning ex pectoration with relief, pricing small bottles at 25 cents and regular at 75 cents. Frost & Snies carries the product.
A substitute relays a deputy claim that a store’s own preparation equals a diplomaed drug. The fussy elder questions the clerk if he has a credential, and the clerk admits no diploma but cites their in-house remedy as comparable.
A passenger fretting about time to reach harbor asks the steward how long the voyage will take. He estimates about an hour and a half, and jokes that shore time will heal her discomfort after ten minutes, reflecting aboard sea travel chatter in the Marine Journal.
An exchange quotes a St. Louis Globe-Democrat line about human errors. It notes Colum bus’s claimed discovery of the Indies and contrasts it with personal anecdotes about marriage as paradise. The dialogue suggests many kinds of mistakes without repeating one, and hints at judgment and reflection.
A traditional physician touts Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure as a safe remedy for tickling coughs in children. The advertisement claims the medicine uses a green shrub resin extract called the Sacred Herb, with no opium or harsh ingredients, and urges mothers to demand it from all dealers.
An illustrated 40 page trap book titled How to Trap Wild Animals includes natural color pictures of 46 fur animals, a fur calendar, gun and trap catalog, and price lists for hides and furs. Sent postpaid for 10c stamps or free with purchases from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis Minnesota.
The kidneys filter all blood every three minutes, removing about 500 grains of impurities daily when healthy. Unhealthy kidneys leave waste that causes pain, headaches, nervousness, skin issues, and other ailments. Doan's Kidney Pills praised by Margaret Sands of Wisconsin. claimed to restore kidney function and overall strength. For sale by dealers. 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. remember the name Doan's.
A promotional notice urges readers to treat kidney and bladder issues with Dewitt's Kidney & Bladder Pills sold by Sweet's Drug Store. It links back pain, fatigue, and bladder inflammation to kidney problems and claims fast relief.
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