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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
4
The Well-Informed World seeks a safe pleasant liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna noted for wholesome, gentle yet prompt action. Buy genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. offered by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A diner left a modest luncheon tip of five cents to his new shift waiter. The waiter thanked him and considered the small coin a sign of good fortune for his first customer. The item also notes how white goods gain attractiveness from proper laundering and starching, advocating Defiance Starch.
A London Globe snippet notes Abyssinia has embraced motor transport with a German concession for an Addis Abeba to Directuna line, six days by caravan, but two days by car. The piece highlights German entry in African transport and contrasts traditional travel with modern automobility.
A North China Herald critique notes that English sports lean toward trained professionals. It warns the ordinary man, aware of his limited skill, away from the field. The commentary reflects on merit and accessibility amid rising athletic specialization.
Iowa railroads reported a 12 percent rise in earnings from own business to over 70 million dollars for the year ending July 1 1907 with net earnings near 20 million. Payrolls grew to 29 667 722 and average daily wage reached 2 18 while mileage declined to 9 817 miles and employment rose slightly.
A postmen department investigation almost certain after Sears Roebuck Co. is indicted by a federal grand jury. The department routinely probes firms with indictments for mill misuse and may issue a fraud order barring related literature from the mails. Such an action would impact major mail order houses.
The state board of parole has issued twenty one paroles so far out of many requests. It will visit Fort Madison prison next week to interview about 140 convicts including W A Richards serving eighteen years for highway robbery. Richards’ partner Baird has been paroled due to nearing blindness. The Attorney General Byers is asked by the railroad commission to construe the Marston sixteen hour law for railroad workers.
In statehouse circles, former State Treasurer G B Gilbertson is expected to run for treasurer of the state department of agriculture at the annual Des Moines meeting December 10 to 13. Current treasurer G D Ellyson and secretary John Simpson are noted long holders of their offices.
A devotional summary of Ruth 1’s decision by Ruth and Orpah, tracing Ruth’s pivotal choice to stay with Naomi over returning to Moab. It explores the moral weight of small, decisive acts, and links Ruth and Boaz to David and Jesus, highlighting home, love, and faith as transformative forces.
Mr Gormey attempts to mend a broken pitcher using putty and a long digression on lead and chemistry. He and Mrs Gormey bicker as he consults a dictionary and encyclopedia, finally declaring putty is chalk and unseeded oil as the pitcher is repaired.
A passage reflecting on shared sorrow and the limits of personal misery. The speaker notes his own stoicism toward pain yet admits deep emotion at a convincing drama and genuine grief in others. He contends tears arise from sympathy for friends as well as self.
Lizzie Lohr of Chicago writes that after a year of night sweats and loss of appetite she found relief following four months on Peruna advised by Dr. Hartman. She is a widow with six children and says five bottles were taken. she invites others to write for details.
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