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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
2
Market report lists corn at 8.00 per barrel? oats at 60 cents per bushel? bale prices 10 to 13 dollars per ton. Livestock prices show live weight cattle about 0.30 to 0.63 per pound and dressed hog meat around 12 cents per pound. Retail prices for consumers also noted.
The Well Informed World seeks a simple pleasant liquid laxative and promotes Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna as a trusted gentle remedy. The California Fig Syrup Co notes its ethical sourcing and practical efficacy urging purchase through leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The text notes that brain workers peak between ages 2 percent and 45 before work begins, with early preparation and routine work thereafter. It states lawyers and physicians practice, while learning occurs before 40 or 45, and suggests successful merchants build wealth in youth and middle life.
In New York crowds on the Broadway sidewalk show few canes among 214 spectators as presses run. The piece contrasts dwindling cane use with rising industrial efficiency and flavor at European tables, noting Fallieres and a shift in French dining tastes.
A Russian yearlong census reveals Vladivostok’s Chinese population jumped by 40 000, all from Shantans province, suggesting strong commercial attraction in the region drawing keen Shantans businessmen to invest locally.
George Fantin a 72 year old beggar was arrested in Paris and questioned about his motive. He said he is a philanthropist who provides shelter to the poor at his house year round and does not demand payment. He admits to begging to cover his personal needs.
The fragment describes a breakfast product with wheat and barley to rebuild tissues store energy and replace brain and nerve cells noting Grape-Nuts as a lasting afternoon option.
A Virginia society seeks a $5,000 appropriation to fund field instructors, orchard care, grading and packing, and new markets for apples. Officials note Oregon and other western states compete with Virginia fruit, producing higher prices, while Virginia lags in orchard management and market presentation. The plan aims to boost taxable property and profitability through better production, marketing, and improved seedbeds and soil management.
A Winchester woman testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured long standing backache and kidney complaints after trying Franck Baker & Son's drug store remedy. She reports no recurrence since 1903 and urges others with kidney issues to use Doan's, price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is sole US agents. Remember the brand.
A Santinnity dressed infant was found in a basket with clothing supplies and a note saying take care of the child and that they will call for it in tops years. The incident is reported by the London Globe.
A writer known for cheerful sayings was gifted a latte by a lady who credited one of his humorous poems with saving her life. The piece notes that no drug can rival a sunny physician and that a wholehearted physician is worth more than remedies.
A French custom surrounds birth with flowers and honor graves with lavish adornment. In Pere-la-Chaise the yearly expense on grave decorations runs into millions. The tomb of the Worms de Romilly family is kept with fresh flowers at a cost of 50 000 francs annually.
Tschang Ying Tang the highest Chinese official in Tibet opens a school for Chinese and Tibetan boys at Lhasa to train for official positions. He also starts the first newspaper in Lhasa.
The document discusses how personal crises among children and young people in Germany frequently lead to self harm or death. It cites school failures examinations and over allocation of study pressure as cited causes for such acts.
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