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Newspaper
West Bend Journal
Location
West Bend, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
3
A Philadelphia lawyer, mostly at his country estate, chats with a sturdy Irish gardener. The talk turns to Ireland’s struggle for freedom as twilight fades, the gardener noting that Ireland has never had justice. The exchange ends with the lawyer remarking on the midnight in Ireland.
Across Europe there are many inhabitants per square mile while North America has about seventeen per mile. Australia shows under two per square mile, indicating stark regional differences in settlement and habitat density.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces and there is a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Testimonials are promised and the address listed is Toledo Ohio.
Seventeen mills engaged exclusively in tissue paper manufacture highlight Germany as the leading producer. The industry shows concentration of capacity and specialization in European paper goods.
A fragment notes German army mattresses stuffed with paper rolls as a straw replacement. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, priced 25¢ per bottle, and quips about a child fearing goblins who might come in while trying to sleep.
An old ad promotes health through right living and timely remedies. It touts the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the one perfect laxative and urges buyers to obtain the genuine product from their manufacturer, sold by leading druggists.
Selden encounters a mysterious stranger, Pierre Duponceau, who intervenes as Miss Graham faces Selden’s questions about her affair with Islip. Duponceau asserts a volatile past, hints at danger tied to his fame, and agrees to escort Miss Graham home while Selden days unfold at the Ship.
Dialog style exchange quoted from the Baltimore American recounts a family kitchen moment where one speaker criticizes a dish while another defends it as the same recipe tied to a motherly memory and past meals.
A married woman notes matrimony without love is awful while a spinster counters that love without matrimony may be worse. The exchange captures a sharp social quip on timeless romantic expectations, reflecting contrasting views of partnership and formal bonds.
A brief exchange discusses how a new furnace operates with evident frustration. The dialogue hints at a surprising mechanism that provokes strong reactions and raises questions about user experience and reliability.
New York now has fashionable dog doctors who charge ten dollars per visit and keep a telephone by their bedside for night calls. A Newport case saw a New York expert rented for a week at one hundred dollars daily to treat a poodle. Owners buy jewel collars worth hundreds of dollars and one woman even had a house built for her dog in a Queen Anne style. Each morning the breed is bathed, curled, and perfumed before walks.
Mrs J P Pemberton Marshall Mo says doctors told her she had Brights disease and she weakened until bed bound. She began using Deans Kidney Pills and after twelve boxes the trouble was gone. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. South America supplies 98 percent of coffee imported to the United States.
Finch and Allen publish a foot powder that shakes into shoes to rest feet and cure corns bunions swell sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Allen's Foot-Ease helps new or tight shoes fit. Sold by druggists and shoe stores price 25 cents sample mailed free address Allen S Olmsted Ue Roy N.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports 2,261 physician deaths in 1908 from an estimated 130,000 physicians, an annual rate of 17.39 per thousand. The average age at death was 59.14 years, with most dies from heart disease, violence, pneumonia, and cerebral hemorrhage. 175 physicians died violently. 12 murders.
In a brief exchange a person laments rain and lacking an umbrella while a passerby offers hers. The recipient worries about taking the coat and shelter, while the giver insists it should be taken. The dialogue hints at social awkwardness and politeness under inclement weather.
A minister's wife recounts a struggle with coffee during nursing training and night duty, suffering bilious attacks and nerves until she switched to Postum. She notes improved clarity, steadier nerves, and cessation of bilious episodes after a year. The letter ends urging readers to consider Postum as a breakfast beverage and mentions The Road to Wellville.
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