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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
7
In Suhr village, Argovie, Jo hann Schmid, 55, lives in a cottage with the bold claim Here lives the happiest man on earth painted above. He says he has never worked, married, been ill, or been anxious. His teens income was about £1 per week from his father.
A Mukden forestry exhibit opens amid debate on China’s forest destruction, noting earlier neglect by the empire and highlighting renewed attention to forest conservation by local experts and observers.
A front building sign at Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts invites public inspection of its laboratory and business methods. The ad questions the product’s vegetable nature, confidentiality of patient letters, and claims of curing thousands while urging women to gain confidence through verification.
Promotes exercise and Cascarets as a bowel aid with ten cent boxes. Claims Cascarets strengthen bowels without purging and compare to saws or long walks. Advises genuine product from Sterling Remedy Co and proper packaging. Also advertises Montana land offers and homesteading opportunities with firm details.
An ad from Vrol Chemical Co at 426 Eleventh Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin offers a bed wetting remedy for children with pricing of 2 per bottle or 3 bottles for five dollars. It includes a note to mention seeing the advertisement in the paper.
The article argues three key steps for a farm butter business. Ensure ample pure water, build a proper milk room with concrete, and use a barrel churn and butter maker. Emphasizes correct cream temperature, careful salting, and consistent color and flavor to satisfy customers. It advises delaying dairy sales until ready and confirming packaging preferences to maximize price.
A simple cost effective gateway between two cedar trees leads to a rustic cottage on the path. Locust uprights support a cedar fill gate with hanging branches. suitable for a rural setting and blends with surroundings, not for formal entrances. TWO CEDARS STAND GUARD. E B Miller notes its appeal and practicality.
A novel method for autumn and winter potato production uses two year-old tubers stored in a dark dry place to sprout new potatoes. Buds form and grow to about walnut size, then harvested for eating. Darkness is essential to prevent wasted energy on roots and leaves.
The passage discusses conserving moisture by maintaining crop cultivation in summer and notes that evaporation control through this method yields limited reduction in water loss compared with other factors.
The article discusses soil fertility strategies including clover sods to reduce leaching, garden spots enriched by heavy manuring, and using two-year clover rotations to improve drought resistance. It describes a one-man saw device for tree cutting and notes horse efficiency versus manpower, plus Idaho’s new wheat variety and soil toxins from crop exhaustion.
Guidance on smoking hams with paper and ochre, raising hens for laying with proper feed and grit, cleaning droppings, and keeping watch over incubators. Recommendations include buckwheat for all ages, lime or gravel for layers, fresh feed, and charcoal or burned corn to aid digestion and prevent disease.
In a Bordeaux case, a deaf mute inn handyman Lacampagne delivered a rapid gesture based narrative of the crime. His signs detailed the landlady’s errand, a locked door, a bloodstained hammer, and both the landlord and a mustache wearer as key figures. The landlord and the match smuggler received death sentences. two accomplices were given fifteen years.
From Sunny San Bernardino, Lionel M. Heath of 158 Highth street recounts fifteen years of back pain, frequent urination, dropsy, and rheumatic aches. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a thorough cure five years ago and again now. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
The Escurial tombs honor Spain’s kings and queens in an octagonal 36 foot chamber lavishly in marble. Black marble coffins line the walls with simple inscriptions while a separate white marble vault for royal children features angelic effigies. Don Jaime II lies in Palma in a yellow marble monument with a glass lid coffin.
S C Darrow, famed Izaak Walton of Boardman Lake Michigan, fishes through the ice at 300 feet using a tipup device. He sits by a warm fire on shore and signals a catch when the arm tips down, then goes out to haul in the pike.
A Oswego Montana woman reports gradual eye trouble from coffee, improves after switching to Postum, and notes her sight returns to normal after about three months. A friend also benefits from quitting coffee for dyspepsia and headaches. This anecdote supports the Postum claim with the slogan There’s a Reason.
An advertisement extols Borax as a pure harmless powder for disinfection and cleaning. It claims use in unclogging pipes, purifying drains, whitening bedding and clothing in illness, and sanitizing kitchen utensils, presenting Borax as a universal household necessity.
In Golf Illustrated the enduring appeal of Blackheath golf endures across 300 years. The piece notes generations reinvent fashions and morals yet the game remains unchanged and unsurpassed with a warning against those who harm the sport.
Fritz Herschlaff of 24 Columbus Ave New York says eight years of rough skin and sores between toes underarms and limbs were cured in seven days by Cuticura Reme dies after spending about 300 dollars on other doctors. He reports returning to work.
The government will double track the 100 mile main line from Valparaiso to Santiago. Construction requires massive steel and thousands of ties. Harbor improvements planned to relieve congestion in the port, easing a year of business hindrance.
An old advertisement offers a $100 reward for Catarrh cure failures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and approving endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Claims the cure affects blood and mucous surfaces. price 75 cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Chilean government has paid to date 2,818,480 United States gold for property seized for Valparaiso’s public works. The funds cover widening and straightening streets and modernizing areas left nearly wrecked.
A set of eight colorful post cards features wild animals from the Washington park zoo in Milwaukee. Cards will be mailed on receipt of 12 cents in coin or stamps to The Evening Wisconsin Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Suitable for both adults and children.
A new pair of carving shears devised for those who find carving difficult. The upper blade acts as a carving knife while the dented lower blade forms a clip. The shears are easy to handle and let the user attack any part of the fowl.
An advertisement invites readers to request a free sample of Allen’s Foot-Base powder by writing to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York. The copy claims it cures tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy, also advertised as a cure for corns and bunions with a 25 cent price and availability at druggists and shoe stores.
A father explains language nuance to Willie noting the person is usually only good when not well. The Philadelphia Inquirer quotation uses a witty parent child exchange about words well and good.
A Washington Herald snip cites a husband’s quip on affection and his purpose for wearing summer pants and a tramp overcoat, framing a playful clash between romance and fashion.
A 12 year old can make lemon chocolate and custard pies using OUR PIE preparation sold by most grocers for 10 cents per package. The D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY ships the proper ingredients in each box.
Dialogue vignette depicts a front porch exchange where one speaker teases another about class and appearance amid a rural, moonlit setting. The fragment hints at social pretensions and gendered expectations in a rustic community.
A group of patients report themselves cured after treatment at the Physicians Medical Institute in Milwaukee. Individuals include A Damon, Mrs H W Poole, Mr and Mrs H Patrick and W H McGuiness, each noting previous medical futility and now satisfaction with the institute’s care. The notice invites others to write for a free consultation.
In a Tokyo based Nihonjiu survey Canterbury leading figures of Europe and America, Washington and Napoleon emerge as the greatest favorites, followed by Hannibal Caesar and Charles XII of Sweden. The most disliked names include Brutus Cromwell and Darwin.
Its Pettit's Eye Salve gives instant relief to irritated eyes from dust heat sun or wind Howard Bros Buffalo N Y promote in local druggist adselling this remedy in period catalogs
A Tartar lady uses a slice of onion to perfume herself, reportedly releasing a strong scent as part of her grooming routine.
An old catalog style note touts Kimball’s Anti Rheumatic Ring as a 35 year cure with a $2 price and free testimonials booklet from J H Allen Co in St Paul. It also reports the death of Fred W Wolf a longtime letter carrier in Troy New York at age 72. Garfield Tea Co offers samples for constipation and sick headache. Germany reports rising prices for food and fodder. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup advertised for teething and colic with 23 cents. Health breakfast claims noted.
An essay asserts one essential for happy homes is information on health and good living quality products. It highlights an ethical remedy widely accepted, physician endorsed and recommended by the Well Informed of the World, claiming trusted components and global approval.
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