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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
7
An advertisement touts Munyon's Kidney Remedy for all kidney ailments claiming rapid back pain relief, reduced swelling, clearer skin, and restored vigor. It urges consistent use for thick or milky urine and other symptoms, asserts high cure rates, and offers a refund if unsatisfied with a 25 cent bottle sold by druggists.
The piece recalls a long running joke about Stonewall Jackson being called a “battle scarred veteran” and the misreadings that followed. It notes how The Examiner and The Watchtower newspapers teased each other through a chain of garbled phrases, ending in a failed correction and mutual amusement.
Safe and Sure. Kemp's Balsam is recommended by physicians and nurses as the best cough cure. For many years it has been regarded by doctors as the medicine most likely to cure coughs and remains held in high esteem by informed people. At druggists and dealers, 25c.
Dillon Wallace notes in The Outing Magazine that Mexicans dubbed American soldiers gringos during the 1847 Mexican War. He says the term, a disrespectful label akin to greaser, arose from mishearing Bobby Burns songs as gringo.
A Philadelphia Ledger item tells of two telephone girls planning a lawn party and failing to decide what to wear. A man asks for his number, faces no reply, then jokes he must be on a clothesline given what he heard.
Bert Webb a former Colorado City police officer reports discovering a large cavern opening on a mountain near Manitou Ute Pass with strong hot air issuing outward warming the surrounding air for several feet. He suggests the opening could lead to a natural cave system in the Manitou area.
A man arrested on suspicion of fraud carried a map of England with towns marked by the initials T W K, meaning Too Well Known. Detectives traced his deception from town to town and uncovered the coded warning.
Fashion hints advise white mull organdy or sheer linen lawn for a graduation frock. A tucked front flounce with original trim and fine white embroidery or lightDung lace patterns are suggested, with a belt and sash in liberty satin.
Two Alberta girls suffered severe eczema with hair loss and patches. After starting Cuticura with physician advice, their skin improved to soft and smooth by the second course. Mrs. Charles Baker of Albion Missouri reports the result dated September 21 1908.
The Westminster Gazette recalls a historic golf contest on Leith links in 1682 where the Duke of York later James II and John Patersone the famed cobbler defeated two English nobles. Patersone’s share funded a Canongate house with a stone bearing his arms and the motto Far and sure, honoring his driving power.
James C. Lee of 1100 9th Street SE Washington recalls a scaffold fall thirty years ago that seriously damaged his back. He tried plasters belts and other remedies before his daughter’s Sloan’s Liniment eased the pain and allowed him to work again at age sixty seven.
A University of Chicago professor questions Solomon as authority for today on domestic matters. The Cleveland Leader recalls Archbishop Magee remarks about Solomon's 700 wives. A Gloucestershire lady challenges an old Testament line while reading to an elderly resident, provoking remarks on early Christian privileges.
Marine eye remedy offered by experienced physicians promises relief for red sore weary watery eyes. It claims to conform to the Pure Food and Drugs Law and soothe eye pain.
Ambassador Lloyd Griscom hosted a Rome dinner for Philadelphia visitors and extolled American reverence for antiquity He recalled an American southerner who found Rome’s past older than it appeared The exchange centered on the Ara Coeli on Capitoline hill and a quip about age and scent from Calhoun quoted in the Philadelphia Record.
The Philadelphia Record quotes a detective chief and a business man discussing a missing cashier who cannot recall his height. The key concern is a missing sum of $25,000, suggesting an embezzlement or cash shortfall amid the investigation.
A compact complete small barn and stable design by F. L. Marsh suited to suburban or village homes with a single and a double horse stall one or two cow stalls a harness room milk shelves ventilation three hopper feed bins a hay loft and a large carriage room Exterior finished with drop siding and a grout brick or cement block foundation The design aims for moderate cost and adaptable exterior to harmonize with surrounding buildings Cupola option replaces iron vent cap.
The text urges frequent water changes for fowl and clean drinking vessels, recommending carbolic acid cautiously to keep water pure and noting clean fountains prevent slime. It then reports 1908 Indian corn production at 2.643 billion bushels, valued around $1.615 billion, with prices at high historical levels and major yearly increases since 1902.
Advice on watering after sowing vegetables. Proper watering depends on weather, with flats needing nearly daily water in bright sunny conditions to ensure ventilation, while excessive watering risks tender, spindling plants.
No top dressing or fertilizer will do more to revive grass than nitrate of soda. It should be used with materials containing phosphoric acid and potash. A mix of 150 pounds nitrate of soda 150 pounds acid phosphate and 75 pounds muriate of potash is recommended. Grass will respond quickly to this treatment even in old meadows.
A fresh egg sinks to the bottom of a bucket of water. One day old sinks near the bottom. Two days old rises halfway. Three days old floats higher, illustrating buoyancy changes over time.
The passage describes something that initially sits below the top, rises to touch it after four days, and gradually climbs higher as days pass, illustrating a slow daily growth.
Farm Mechanics outlines shop layout with a combined blacksmith and carpenter area, tool quality, safety, and winter work. The second section, from the Crop Reporting Board, notes January 1, 1909 total farm animal values rising to $4,525,259,000, up 4.5 percent from 1908, with horses and milch cows increasing and sheep and swine mixed changes.
Instruction on preparing and rolling fleeces for packing. It describes laying the fleece on a table with head and tail folded, rolling it tight, and tying with a rope passed through a light lumber tying box. Wool buyers favor this packing method for efficiency.
The article recalls the Baldwin apple’s origin near Lowell Massachusetts with Colonel Baldwin developing it after a chance seedling around 1740 and notes the tree’s longevity. It also urges proper drainage in feed lots and hog pens to improve sanitation and profitability on farms.
Dr Emme line Stuart niece of Bishop Stuart recounts traveling with a six horse gun carriage from Isfahan to Tehran during unrest. She describes perilous ten day double stage journeys and nightly shelter under the carriage, praising officers for courtesy and confirming missionary safety near the Shah’s officers.
Mrs. J. P. Pemberton of Marshall Missouri recounts severe Brights disease symptoms and kidney failure before using Deans Kidney Pills. She reports quick kidney response, toxin removal, and full recovery after twelve boxes, now enjoying improved health. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Charleston resident sent his 6-year-old son to his grandfather in New York during a tremor. Three days later the father received a telegram from his own father reading Send us your earth quake and take back your boy.
A public notice extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use cleanses blood and mucous surfaces, strengthens the constitution and offers a one hundred dollar reward if any case fails to cure. Includes address for F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and a prescription for Hall's Family Pills.
Herman Silver of Los Angeles owns a rare plant specimen named the Rose of Hell a gigantic wood blossom found on the edges of a Central American volcano. The 12 inch wide flower grows on Mount Agua near Fuego with bark cracked by heat and petals carved in fine lines. The Guatemalan Indians link the crater to hell while the blossom remains among the few brought to this country.
A minister's wife recalls a two year coffee addiction during nurse training. She describes night duty wakefulness, later nervous collapse, and bilious attacks. After marriage her husband urged quitting coffee, she switched to Postum, felt steadier, and saw no bilious episodes since.
The piece argues the remedy’s thirty year rise in popularity and broad user base. It cites an unsolicited testimonial from Mrs Watermann praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a genuine help for women and urges others to try the medicine.
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