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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
7
Julia Marlowe, famed actress, endorses Peruna saying the remedy aids digestion and strengthens nerves. She asserts digestion affects nerve centers and nervous debility. The appeal highlights Peruna as a beneficial tonic for digestive health.
A Jamison California reader reports six years of stomach issues and ineffective doctor visits. After trying Peruna on the testimonial suggestion, she says she took several bottles and is entirely cured with no recurrence after stopping prior liquid diets. She credits Peruna with addressing the root cause and eliminating symptoms.
The 19 year old Jozef Erasmus killed three lions attacking his donkeys near Pietersburg Transvaal while on the way to Messina mine. He fired on a lioness then a younger lioness and finally the remaining lion after gathering the donkeys and safety. His Kaffir boy assisted him during the hunt. Skins were sold in Pietersburg.
The article notes Colorado’s last undconnected county, Baca, finally losing its exclusive status as Routt joins the rail belt. It recalls that in 1868 the territory had no railroad tracks at all, underscoring the vast expansion of rail in the state and the shifting distinction of isolation.
A reader letter praises Grape-Nuts for restoring energy and mental sharpness after night work, claiming improved strength and nerve power. The note says weight rose 20 pounds with vigor, and the food travels well for travelers, with Postum Co. promotion cited as the source.
A crop technique note advises against cutting large tiles for laterals and main drains. It warns tile breakage risks and poor joint formation, urging careful covering of openings and cementing. The author recommends an alternative method to ensure reliable connections.
An article segment describes tile drain basins built into the main drain at lateral connections, detailing materials, dimensions, placement, and cover options. It discusses spiking plank drains, sediment collection basins, and map marking. then shifts to fruit and truck farming, arguing small holdings yield steady income, with examples of per acre returns and the rise of market gardening and a farm dairy plan for thirty cows.
Practical farming notes on dairy floors and sanitation, spraying orchards for codling moth using arsenic of lead, corn replanting and fodder value, calf care with carbolic acid, alfalfa pastures for hogs, weed control, oats for horse seed, and goat profitability. Advice on Bordeaux mixture, tenant contracts, and pasture rotation to reduce disease, with emphasis on plant nutrition from legumes.
A note from Exchange warns that the silo or silt basin needs spikes or protections to prevent excessive openings which could lead to filling the box with sediment.
The piece explains how earth-wworms quietly aid agriculture by loosening and ventilating soil, aiding plant food formation, and enriching pastures. Their digging brings subsoil to the surface through their digestion, supporting the farm biome and sustaining soil health across seasons.
Strong chemical fertilizers should not be given lavishly to growing plants. Nitrate of soda provides nitrogen but cannot sustain growth alone. Clay soil, though poor, contains more food units than other soils and benefits from adding sand or furnace ash. Hatches 15 Chicks from 13 Eggs. Phoebe the hen owned by Mrs. T. Z. Bush of Birdsboro Pa. reportedly laid an egg every day for a long time.
A Manning resident writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of suffering from female troubles. She credits following advice and the product for restoration to health and urges other sick women to try it. The letter notes the compound has helped thousands with displacements inflammation and related symptoms and invites writing for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A yeast-risen rye meal biscuit mixture combines two cups milk scalded, one-half yeast cake dissolved, bread flour, melted shortening, brown sugar, salt and rye meal. After mixing, let the batter rise, knead, shape into small biscuits, rise again, then bake twenty five minutes in a moderate oven.
Senators displayed vivid dress in a recent session. Scott appeared in a jama-like pongee suit while Carter wore a heliotrope shirt with no vest. Piles showed bold green neckwear and a matching handkerchief, Owen wore a red kerchief with gray, and Stewart favored a peacock blue tie.
A famed eccentric zoologist suspects a missing second parcel then unveils a ham sandwich and boiled egg as the class watches. He remarks on the gastrocnemius while admitting he has already eaten his lunch, leaving students amused at the mix up.
A long standing method for preserving eggs uses a brine of one pint salt and one pint lime with four gallons of boiling water. After cooling, place in wide mouthed stone jars and gently slide eggs in with a dish so shells stay intact. Cover and store in a cool place to keep for a year.
A simple batter combines butter sugar and egg with milk then adds sifted flour baking powder and salt. Line a tin with piecrust half fill with batter top with crumbs of sugar flour and butter.
Boil several potatoes and pick to pieces enough fish to match the mashed amount. Pour potato water over the fish in a colander, then drain. Mash fish with potatoes in a bowl, add a lump of butter. Dice salt pork and fry brown. use the fat to fry the fish cakes.
A recipe outlines making ginger cookies with brown sugar ginger cinnamon salt lard molasses sour milk and soda plus minimal flour. It then describes soaking beans overnight, cooking with salt pork pepper and celery, straining and serving with lemon slices.
A collection of practical hints from Delineator era on preserving flavor in canned foods by opening before use and reheating, plus simple kitchen tricks. Tips cover sugar and dairy measurements, peanut butter cream, beating cream, silverware brightening, porch care, washing bottle stains, using onion juice and fuller’s earth for stains, ironing board interlining, enamel kettle care, and removing gall flavor from poultry through a baking soda soak.
In Longchamp at Bois de Boulogne visitors spot the thirteenth century Longchamp mill turning its sails again. Though no longer a grain mill it now operates four pumps that boost water to the cascade, blending history with utility in the park’s scenic landscape.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital ended with a verdict of incurable and a six month life expectancy. He claims Dean's Kidney Pills relieved his heart trouble smothering spells and fainting, improving eyesight and kidney secretions. He praises the product and notes it is sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Washington man visiting a friend in Virginia becomes intrigued by fruit culture. While touring, he is shown a tree heavily laden with apples by the friend’s ten year old daughter who notes it is a good year for apples and that only the apple trees are so full.
An almost lifelong eczema case on a four month old infant worsened rapidly until nearly covering the body. After trying various patent medicines, Cuticura Remedies were used starting at age three years four months. Within two months improvement began and by six months the child was well.
A fragmentary literary note references Omar Revised and a work titled Auto Rules with a busted tire beside a slushy ditch. Walter Pulitzer appears in Lippincott's as the source context for the quotation and setting.
A compact collection of vintage advertisements notes Pettit's Eye Salve claiming restoration of normal eye conditions for all diseased or injured eyes. It promotes Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York, with other items including street railway promotion figures, a pie mix product OUR PIE from D Zerta Food Co. Rochester, and a sketch of M Rodin invited for frescoes at Luxembourg palace. Also features Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething infants, priced at 256 cents per bottle.
A historic note reports 17 million Russian children aged six to fourteen receiving no schooling. A separate taxation policy in France grants nearly tax exemption to fathers with seven or more children.
The Well-Informed world demands a simple pleasant laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known value remedy. Physicians sanction its use for family health. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
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