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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
7
Sallie French of Pancannla Ind Ter writes of long female troubles and weakness. After suffering seven years she took Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on medical advice and reports being strong and well now.
Classic 19th century notice promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ailments. Claims cure for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and other symptoms. Encourages writing to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice.
Indrashama officers report growing shark presence off Massachusetts coast as Indrashama nears Boston. Capt. Evans notes schools of sharks within 100 miles of Boston light. fish swarm the ship and appear sluggish while following the steamer seeking feed. Fishermen’s tales corroborate escalating, disruptive activity in waters.
John J. Solomon has devised a radiographing plant to detect pearls in oysters without killing them or opening shells. Up to 500 oysters are examined per minute with hundreds of shells on a tray. Oysters without pearls return to beds. Partially developed pearls go to hospital care while fully grown pearls are harvested.
Post cards illustrating natural and political history and even German language instruction are being introduced in schools. Professors and teachers approve them and the German Geographical Society discussed using them in education. Breslau school museum curates a card collection while Leipsic teachers run a bureau for instructional and travel cards.
A Connecticut Yankee applying for carpentry work during a house build is asked about making a Venetian blind. After a thoughtful pause he proposes a blunt, comic solution: punch the hypothetical blind in the eye, a satirical line from Everybody's Magazine.
Mrs R Crouse of Manchester Iowa praises Dean's Kidney Pills for two years of back pain and weak kidneys. After using the remedy the kidney action returned to normal, the backache ceased, and her health improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In Wang Kong village San Wui district a Tin Hau temple has a roof hole above the god’s head. A dream led villagers to subscribe funds for repairs and a large illumination with a theatrical show will be held soon to propitiate the god and seek prosperity and a good harvest.
Mrs T W Hyde of Brentwood England recounts a case of furious eczema starting on the chest that spread over the body and scalp. After two doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and saw the disease vanish in short order. The account is dated March 8 1907.
In Antelope Valley California jack rabbits swarm the region breaking fences and eating crops to roots. Lancaster residents held a roundup driving in and killing over five hundred rabbits, and residents consider inviting Los Angeles to join a coordinated slaughter to kill thousands.
The American Railways association report shows a 50 562 drop in surplus freight cars between September 16 and September 2, the largest fortnightly decrease since the business upturn began. Over half of the reduction, 27 300, were box cars, and idle cars total 170 652, down from a peak of 413 338 on April 29.
The article discusses selecting brood sows for next year emphasizing keeping proven old sows and discarding cross or ill tempered or underperforming ones. It warns against picking young boars for looks and stresses thrift and stamina over litter size. An Ohio farmer story follows about a collie punished for killing sheep.
Desirable locality house offers convenient layout with nests arranged for easy access. Description emphasizes practical design and practical openings suitable for imagery of a home with well-placed compartments and functional spaces.
A picture shows external nests opening into the laying shed. A tight lid keeps nests dry in all weather, illustrating an outdoor hen nesting solution.
The piece argues that workers who study books and farm papers and stay current with new methods gain a stronger grip on their jobs. Those adopting modern farming can outperform peers earning the same wage, as labor standards rise yearly. It urges youths to read, attend institutes, and cultivate a hunger for knowledge.
Guide advises planting cherry trees in early fall or early spring with October emphasized. Notes that stripping leaves early may help establishment. Includes soil weight estimate for an acre at 9 inches depth and nutrient contents.
The article explains soil nutrients including nitrogen and other elements, noting ten crops of corn possible from available nitrogen and varying gains in pigs by age. It cites pounds of pork per bushel of corn at 6 to 8 months and discusses economic efficiency. It also mentions a new steel frame barn design shown in a picture.
The Omaha Breeze argues that cotton seed oil mills in Texas reduce waste and boost farmer income. It asks how cotton seed would be valued if Texas had more mills and cotton manufacturing, noting past neglect of seed waste around local gins.
Close observation and constant study forge a practical beekeeper, needing resolve and pluck to endure setbacks. Beekeeping, now a science, remains precarious as winter and other factors challenge the keeper’s tact.
A folk wart remedy mixes bloodroot and chlorate of zinc into a paste to apply twice daily until roots emerge aided by grease. Separately an Algeria inventor patents a ceramic air tube to supply air to tree roots, allowing roots to grow through holes and reportedly boost vegetation growth.
Clearing land of stumps is best done by loosening soil around roots with dynamite before using a stump puller. It warns amateurs to avoid handling dynamite without a skilled partner for safety.
In Sept 1901 Sr Josep Mrcu reports a winter cold turning to catarrh. A friend cured by Peruna prompted him to order a bottle. In three days phlegm loosened, appetite returned, and within nine days he was well. Miss Helen Sauerbier endorses Peruna as a long tried remedy for colds.
The Yonkers Statesman cites a figure of about 500 persons killed by lightning in the United States each year. The piece uses a cautionary tone urging prudence regarding attracting attention and personal safety in a period setting.
An old advertise claim offers a 100 dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and F. J. Cheney & Co. assert business trustworthiness. Mentions price 75 cents per bottle and distribution by druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Alexandria Virginia a colored woman faced a magistrate charged with inhuman treatment. Evidence showed she severely beat her child who appeared in court with injuries. Before sentencing the judge asked if she wished to speak, and the prisoner posed a pointed question about parental ruthlessness.
A house painter on the village main street is hailed by a townsman who jokes about an argument with an old man. The painter says the old man claimed he would paint the job himself and that when passed by later, the old man had indeed spread paint around.
William H. Crook recalls Andrew Johnson in The Century's portrait of impeachment, trial, and last days. Johnson vowed to attack Grant, punish Southern leaders, and deliver a sharp speech in Congress, after which paralysis felled him on July 31, 1875, bringing quiet at last.
A London Globe critique argues modern classrooms harm posture and eyesight. It condemns small text sizes and ineffective punishments while noting after school confinement lowers air and play time, even meals, with corporal punishment deemed more effective yet harmful.
A Washington Herald quip notes a Pennsylvania boy asking if the moon is made of green cheese. The reply warns against mixing childish questions with political matters and urges boys to stay out of politics.
Pettit's Eye Salve touted for inflammation stings itching lids eye aches and vision defects with sensitivity to bright lights. Howard Bros druggists carry the remedy as a general sale item. The note adds that French colonies increasingly become an outlet for overflow populations from other nations, yet they remain predominantly French in character.
A Minneapolis firm advertises guns and traps for sale and fur and hide purchasing in catalog 105 N. W. Hide & Fur Co. The piece also notes a Shanghai cotton yarn guild request to Japanese manufacturers to cut production by half this year and mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children at 25 cents a bottle.
The Ohio River reaches a historic low allowing auto crossings at Wellsburg and river crossings for teams at East Liverpool. Low water reveals a broad sand bar at New Martinsville and Atlantic City sized shores for bathing while fish swim along the river banks.
The Well-Informed prefer the California Wig Syrup Co. liquid laxative for its known safe components and gentle, prompt action. It is marketed as the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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