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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative. It highlights cleansing and gentle relief of internal organs without debility or dosage increases, claims physician approval, and urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Hal Chase uses a tale to argue teetotalism among players. He recalls Leroy Vigors arriving to play in an amateur game with a skate. Vigors asks about hitting three balls and three bats, then claims he hit the outside middle ball, provoking a coach’s rebuke and a fateful miscue.
Missouri readers share a compact 18 by 24 foot barn design with an open shed for tools and storage, loft space, and two feed rooms. The plan costs $50 to $60 using native lumber and suggests doors for shed in colder states. Also includes veteran notes on pig rearing and portable fence clamps for wire fencing.
The article stresses sowing clover on wheat ground in spring with liberal seed use for better germination and catch. It urges farmers not to neglect the garden in summer, highlighting its vital role for family health, comfort, and cost savings, and encourages completing fruit and staple vegetable supplies for summer.
Instructions explain a proper cabbage cut by placing the left hand between the head and outer leaves to make room for the knife, then a slanting cut just under the heart to remove the cabbage while leaving a stump. If stumps will sprout again, avoid removing the large leaves until sprouts form.
A Virginia inventor introduces a compact fertilizer spreading device designed to evenly cover fields. The apparatus allows fine adjustment to regulate the exact amount of fertilizer, aiming to maximize crop yield and minimize waste from lumps or heaps.
The Forest Service now governs over 164 million acres, about one-fifth of the nation's forested area. Most timber lands of the unappropriated public domain are in national forests, safeguarding them from fire theft and waste while preserving growing wood and water storage for future use and current access.
The Boston Herald describes Brazilian snakes such as the lance-head viper, the surucucu, and the Jararoca. It notes the lance-head as deadly, the surucucu possibly causing death in six hours and reaching nine feet, and the Jararoca as fierce with a dirty yellow to brown tail.
Mrs A Payne of 801 Third Ave South Columbus Mississippi suffered for years with kidney irregularities causing back and side pains and sleepless nights. She reports Dean's Kidney Pills helped from the first, restoring strength. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A dialogue sketch from Harvard Lampoon features two Irishwomen reacting to a file about criminals and murderers. The exchange blends astonishment and conspiratorial tone as they confirm the existence of a judgment file describing convicts and murderers.
The piece argues that flirtation is viewed differently by genders. Women consider marriage a serious undertaking, while men may ride flirtation as harmless curiosity. It suggests women test conditions for suitability, risking social judgment in pursuit of long-term fit.
Home for many years of the Cowper at Olney, Bucks, has just undergone thorough renovation on reverent lines by trustees. The town’s museum now features updated spaces and exhibits reflecting its long heritage. Howard Bros. Buffalo, N Y markets a salve phonetically marketed as PHET TITS EYE SALVE for soothing and belief in relief claims, priced 25c at all druggists.
The Laurentian carried a 1000 ton cargo including 1000 bags of peanuts from Glasgow to Boston. This shipment marks a first from that port to Boston.
An ad style collage touts OUR PIE brand chocolate pie mix with lines about making delicious pies at home. Mentions a 10 cent package from D-Zerta Food Co. and Rochester New York. Also notes Lenora T. O'Reilly of the Women's Trade Unions League estimating 5 to 6 million working women in the US. Includes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a London police property value figure of 4.5 billion dollars.
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