14 Feb 1908
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
1
Freda Traumer pursues astronomer Max through romance in a Valentine tale. A simple valentine sparks mutual realization as Max quietly returns her confession, and he reveals his affection with a tender embrace. The scene unfolds atop a house observatory and in a cozy parlor.
The season’s valentines appear more substantial and artistic with wall worthy designs and fewer verses. Notable pieces include an English coach motif with heart shaped windows and lambs, a tan frame valentine with colonial faces, and Dutch style cards. Many designs serve as bookmarks or decor for gas jets and furniture, with white red and blue color schemes.
The article reflects on Valentine’s Day toasts and tokens, noting sailor and Rip Van Winkle sentiments and urging original personal touches. It recounts Sir Walter Scott’s Fair Maid of Perth gift of a heart ruby token and a steel purse engraved with love verses as a charming eighteenth century example.
A faith-filled nobleman travels 25 miles from Cana to Capernaum seeking Jesus to heal his dying son. Jesus teaches that belief must go beyond signs and wonders to trust in his divine mission, and the boy is restored at Cana as the father learns to trust.
In a committee hearing a member asks about unrest among the Indians. Comanche Pete, a famed scout, puffs a cloud and declares fleas as the cause, stating it plainly as the reason for the disturbance.
An advertisement touts wheat and barley based Pure Food as easily digested brain and nerve support. It cites Dr George W Carey on potassium phosphate as essential to nerve fluid and brain gray matter, promoting Grape-Nutsa as a natural source.
A lady writer and mother praises Grape-Nuts as essential for morning appetite, sustained brain power, and nourished children. She recalls prior hunger and weak focus while nursing, then notes improved energy, clearer writing, and a content, healthy baby after adopting the cereal with milk. POSTUM CEREAL CO. Ltd. Battle Creek Mich.
James Smyth contemplates returning home after ten years of wine and weariness. The valet James reveals a caller, Margaret, as Smyth recalls a lost love, a farm life, and the lure of an ordinary past. Smyth wrestles with the idea of going back and the ache of irretrievable youth.
The larva of Anthrenus muscorum is causing major damage at the National Herbarium in Melbourne. It can be controlled only by placing plant portfolios in carbon bisulphide vapor. The grubs feed on dry materials without water yet contain the same water percentage as moist feeders, suggesting water may be chemically produced from food components.
A home technique describes winding a thick cotton string around a bottle neck, lighting it, and letting it burn down. After plunging the bottle into cold water, the hot string layer is removed to sever the neck cleanly for a vase.
Advertisement and anecdote offer Salzer seeds including Emperor William Oats and Silver King Barley with yields from 1907 and a mail order pitch. It promises high returns per acre, urges sending 10 cents for a seed catalog, and mentions additional seeds with 14 cents. The piece also contains a children’s tale about accountable behavior with a nursery record.
A young man seeks marriage with the banker’s daughter. The banker responds in business terms that a notice must be filed and that the suitor should return in sixty days. The exchange blends romance with formal procedure.
An old advertisement proclaims chocolate pie as simple to make at home with three varieties Lemon Chocolate and Custard. It invites readers to try it and share with friends how easy it is, priced at 1 cent per package. The copy also includes a quip about a hesitant young man during leap year.
An advice column extols Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts as a confidante for women with private illnesses. It claims decades of correspondence with sick women have yielded insights to help cases and invites readers to write.
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her long standing female ailments after a physician suggested surgery. The ad claims the remedy has aided thousands of women with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms over thirty years.
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