10 Jul 1908
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
1
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debilitating after effects, and notes physicians approve its ingredients. The ad urges purchasing the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
A village discussion on quick marriages exposes sharp humor about courtship duration. An old man warns against rushing unions while a neighbor boasts a nineteen year courtship as prudent, prompting the quip You jump to conclusions.
In a social gathering Senator Beveridge recalled a story from Adams county about Judge Blank who grew ill despite regular medical care. The crisis came and the judge died in the night after the doctor asked the butler if the master's temperature was lower.
The text traces bells from ancient China where they cleared air of evil spirits to ward off storms. It notes early European records of bells protecting believers from devils and links to churches. Bells appear in Europe by the sixth century and spread in the western church by the eighth century.
A reader letter extols Postum as a coffee substitute. A wife recounts relief from coffee related ailments after switching to Postum, and her husband eventually joins, with praise for the brand and its health claims. The piece closes with a nudge to read more letters in The Road to Wellville.
The Prairie Farmer describes a lightweight berry basket carrier for pickers. Size adapts to basket shape and capacity, holding up to about two dozen oblong strawberry boxes. A thin-board frame uses broom-handle legs and an iron barrel hoop forms a strong, easily constructed handle.
A guide detailing three caterpillars harmful to cabbages the imported cabbage worm the cabbage plasia and the zebra caterpillar. It notes life cycles methods of control including hot water sprays and handling of chrysalids to avoid unnecessary killing while preserving harmless species.
The article argues that orchards not sprayed become insect havens harming compliant neighbors. It contends laws cannot enforce behavior and urges moral action. It urges orchardists to inspect and take measures to prevent a single unsprayed orchard from harming others.
Massachusetts Farm and Home correspondent explains two major grape pests rose bug and black rot. Bagging grape clusters with one pound bags offers a reliable protection for home gardens and buildings, while Bordeaux mixture often fails in the north.
The article describes turning ordinary wooden barrel hoops into an attractive arbor or support for grapevines. It highlights simple construction and decorative potential for garden use.
The article explains arranging smaller twining plants on a trellis as shown in a sketch. Attach the plants firmly to heavy stakes with No. 7 smooth wire. The setup lasts several years and remains aesthetically pleasing.
A grower notes late season use of basic slag on a sod kept peach orchard with poor soil yielded little benefit then. This spring clover appears across the field, attributed to lime in the slag, not phosphoric acid. Early application on sod is advised.
A Tennessee reader describes a pruning device that attaches a chisel to a long pole. The operator raises the tool to a limb and taps the pole end with a harzimer to shear the limb close to the branch, leaving a clean cut without climbing the tree.
The article extols thinning apples as highly profitable improving size color and tree vitality and encouraging annual bearing. It also urges keeping sweet potato vines confined to the row and not spreading over the surface.
A sprawling Civil War era tale follows Jim Baker as a Confederate deserter, pursued by doubt and fate. The arc shifts from a desperate march to a hilltop standoff and a dramatic burial under a captured flag, revealing the cost of loyalty and the weight of rumor.
Mrs G R Shelton of Pleasant Street Covington Tennessee describes severe kidney disease rheumatic pains disordered secretions and headaches before starting Deans Kidney Pills. She says the medicine gave immediate help and soon restored strength and health with sales through all dealers at 60 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A famed Amsterdam physician Dr Metzger who served all patients equally keeps a single waiting room. A poor woman asks for the empress of Russia to take her turn, and the empress graciously yields her place to the woman, exchanging humility for shared delay.
Fuller's earth is a greenish hydrated aluminum silicate used to absorb grease in cloth finishing. Historically named for its use by fullers, it occurs in the Oolitic or Jurassic rock series, with deposits up to 400 feet deep and found in commercial quantities in the country.
Lord Rosslyn recalled a London spendthrift at a New York dinner. He shared a tale from Oxford days about a telegram to his uncle threatening self harm if not sent funds. The uncle replied with a revolver offer that the heir reportedly pawned.
A testimonial letter from Mrs E Hanson of Columbus Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. The ad touts thirty years of use as a standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation and nervous symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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