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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9, 1919, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For many years she taught school, and
during her career as a teacher she be-
came known as woman of an alert
and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above all,
she was possessed with a wonderfully
sympathetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pinkham,
a builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a daugh-
ter
In those good old-fashioned days few
drugs were used in medicines; people
relied upon natures remedies, roots
and herbs, which are to-day recognized
as more potent and efficacious in con-
trolling diseases than any combination
OF drugs.
Mrs. Pinkham from her youth took a
deep interest in medicine, in botany
the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics, and power over dis
ease she believed that as nature
SO bountifully provides food for the
body so she also provides medicine for
the ills and weaknesses of the body,
in the roots and herbs Of the field,
and as 4 wife, mother and sympathetic
friend, she often made use of her
knowledge of roots and herbs in pre-
pairing medicines for her family and
friends
Knowing of so much suffering
among her sex, after much study and
research, Mrs. Pinkham believed that
the diseases of women have a COM
mon cause, and she set to work to
End common remedy-not at that
that she might aid the suffering.
How her efforts have been rewarded
the women OF the world know to-day.
In 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. It's length and severity was too
much for the large real estate inter-
ests of the Pinkham family, as this
class of business suffered most from
this fearful depression, SO when the
Centennial year daWned it found their
property swept away.
At this point the history OF Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com
menceS:
The three sons and daughter, with
their mother, combined forces to re-
store the family fortune. They re-
solved to give to the world the vege-
table compound that Mrs. Pinkham
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
DON'T GIVE UP YOUR POLICY.
People Should Use Sane Judgment il
the Insurance Question.

We are amazed TO learn upon good
authority that there have developed two
phases of the insurance situation which
seriously reflect upon the hard sense of
Americans. ID Hundreds, even thou
sands are permitting their policies to
lapse. This is so stupid as to be, from
the standpoint of pure self-interest al
most criminal. There is no question and
has been and can be no question of the
solvency of the companies. Enough has
developed to prove beyond the shadow
of doubt that the total of monies wasted
and not earned that might have been
earned is bagatelle in proportion to the
enormous assets. Every dollar of insur-
ance outstanding is good whether a new
policy ever be written or not. 1t is the
uttermost folly, therefore, for any one to
sacrifice the slightest portion of what he
has paid in. To continue the payment
of premiums and demand restitution and
reform is the only sane policy. (2) Thou
sands of policy holders are sending their
proxies to Thomas W. Lawson. They
would better send them to the devil him.
self. 1t the wit of man were exercised
to find way to wreck, if possible, sol
could not be devised. No right thinking
person can condone proven otfenses, but
such jump as this would be from the
frying pan not into the fire, but into the
bottomless pit That sane beings to any
number likely to prove adequate to his
purpose should intrust their property and
the future sustenance of their beneici-
aries to a professionally INSCRIPTIONS
speculator seems incredible. And yet the
danger is said to be real and imminent.
We hope and believe it is magnifed By
unwaranted boastfulness on the one hand
and by distorted imagination on the 9TH
er. But the interests involved are so
vast and so widespread that no patriotic
citizen should spare any possible effort
to save credulous thousands from the
inevitable consequences of their own rash
action. If il be possibly true that insur-
ance officials have become so discredited
as to be impotent in withstanding the
force of a wave of insanity, it is high
time for the formation of a national
vigilance committee in the interest of the
whole people-Harper's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has ben able to cure In
all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
fCatarrh Cure Is the only positive Gu now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrb
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
o the disease and giving the patient
st. length by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith In Its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Swiss Change National Hymn.

1t is not often that a nation changes
it's national hymn. The Swiss have.
however, formally announced their in
tention of so doing and of adopting the
less well known Swiss psalm, or Can
tique SUISSE" instead of the hitherto
pendants"
The reason of this change is that the
latter has always been rendered to
Carey's melody of God Save the King"
which is identical also with the German
Hell Dir i'm Siegerkranz," and the
Switzers are beginning to find this same
ness too confusing. Henceforward,
therefore, they will change their tune to
one which shall be theirs only, and, in
deed, the melody accompanying the
words, Sur nos monts quand lie soleil,'
etc, of the "Cantique Suisse is, if any
thing. more inspiring than the old one.
1t is also by a true son of the Alps,
one Zwyssig, to whom monument was
erected on the Lake of the -Four Can
tons few years ago. That the "late''
national anthem can have had but a
small hold on the peoples affections is
proved by the way the new" one is
readily accepted on all sides.-Reynolds'
Newspaper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
GOOD BLOOD FOR BAD
rheumatism and Other Blood Dis
eases are Cured by Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills.

SIN the lead mines was at work on my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls, in dampness and extremes of
cold," said Mr.. J. G. Meukel, of 1915
Jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, i'll de-
scribing his experience to a reporter,
"and it is not surprising that l con-
tracted rheumatism. For three years I
had attacks affecting the joints of my
ankles, knees and elbows. Ny ankles
and knees became SO swollen I could
scarcely walk on uneven ground and a
little pressure from a stone under my
feet would cause me SO much pain that
would nearly sink down. I was often
obliged to lie in bed for several days at a
time. My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and / did not feel encouraged to
throw money away for nothing. By
chance read the story Of Robert Yates,
of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., Of
Dubuque, who had very bad case OF
rheumatism. decided to try DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, the
remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills, l
was much better and in three months l
was we'll The swelling of the joints
and the tenderness disappeared, could
work steadily and for eight years have
had no return of the trouble. My whole
family believe in DR. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my sons use them. We
consider them household remedy that
we are sure about"
What DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for
Mr.. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others. Every dose sends galloping
through the veins. pure, strong, rich, red
blood that strikes straight at the cause of
all i'll health. The new blood restores
regularity, and braces all the organs for
their special tasks. Get the genuine DIR.
Williams Pink Pills at your druggists
or direct from the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, NY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Studying Greek in Boston.

Opportunity to learn modern Greek has
never been so good as at present in Bos-
ton. Fruit stands run by Greeks are in
spots more numerous than cigar stands.
Their owners are glad to give all the in
formation possible about their native
tongue and they subscribe to and eX-
hibit a number Of newspapers printed in
Greek. To those who have studied the
Greek of Xenophon it is not difficult to
make out what the newspapers contain,
and it is a pleasure to find modern in
stance parading in clothes of an ancient
tongue. Modern Greek seems easy to
learn. A young Irishman became en-
ployed in a Massachusetts avenue Greek
fruit store and in the course of year
spoke the language of his employer with
astonishing proficiency.-Boston Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Tomato Catchup.

One-half bushel Of unpeeled toma-
toes, cut up small. Add to them
teaspoonful Of celery seed and cook
until soft enough to rub through a col
ander, then through a sieve to strain
fuls of spices tied up in a small cheese
cloth bag, a pint of vinegar, salt to
taste, quart of graduated sugar, and
one teaspoonful Of red pepper. Cook
for ten minutes. or until thick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
MERCILESS ITCHING.

Another Speedy Cure of an Itching
Humcr with Loss of Hair by the
Cutfcura Remedies.
For two years my neck was COW
cred with sores, the humor spreading
to my hair, which fell out, leaving an
unsightly bald spot, and the soreness,
Inflammation, and merciless itching
made me wild. Friends advised Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and
after a few applications the torment
subsidized, to my great joy. The sores
soon disappeared, and my hair grew
again, as thick and healthy as ever I
shall always recommend the Cuticura
Remedies. (SigneO Harry j. Spald-
ing, 104 West 1O4th street, New York
City"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
A PRIVATE MINT,
Prior to Civil War the Coins Passed
Current

Prof. w. E. Hidden OF Newark. " J..
sDent last week in Rutherfordton as the
guest OF NJ. o. Dickerson. clerk of the
superior court of Rutherford county.
Prof. Hidden is an eminent geologist and
mining engineer and his name will be
recognized as the origin of the name of
the beautiful stone called hiddenite, a
valuable emerald green gem found in
western North Carolina. 1t was so
named because of its discovery by Prof.
Hidden about 1881, while exploring
Alexander county, North Carolina.
The interesting announcement is made
concerning the visit Of the eminent gen
tleman to North Carolina that he is here
seeking data concerning the late Chris
topher Bechtler, who was a resident of
Rutherfordton many years prior to the
Civil war and there coined the gold
mined in the mountain region round
about. The Bechtler one dollar and FIVE
dollar pieces were once extensively circu-
lated in North and South Carolina and
passed at their face value everywhere.
The fact is they contained a greater
ratio Of cold than those of the United
States mintage, but under the co.-4aCe
laws of the government the Bechtler
mint had to close shop. Thousands OF
dollars meanwhile had gone into circula-
ton, but many OF the coins drifted to
the United States mint at Charlotte,
where they were reunited, while others
fell into the hands of parties who pre-
served them as curios. We have seen
quite a number Of them in upper South
Carolina. but those who possess them
cannot be induced to part with them.
These North Carolina coins bring all
kinds of prices and he is a lucky man
who has one or more of them.
Prof. Hidden during his visits to
North Carolina learned of Mr.. Bechtler
and his mint and became greatly inter
ested. He is gathering data to write a
biography of Bechtler and a history of
however, that be will get out an edition
of only 250 copies of his book. Prof.
Hidden has a fine collection of Bechtler
coins and wants more of them, offering
handsome prices for this historic North
Carolina gold money.-Syracuse Tele-
gram,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Sweet Potato Cakes,

Boil sweet potatoes and, while still
warm, mash and rub through a fine
colander. Stir in a cup of milk, q
tablespoonful of butter, salt and sugar
to taste. Last of all whip in the we'll
beaten yolks Of two eggs. Form with
Toured hands into fiat cakes and dip
each one into the frothed whites, then
into fine cracker dust. Lay on plat
ter and Sc in the ice chest for two
hours before frying in deep, boiling
fat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Warming to housewives.

A cook Of thirty years experience
points cut that such combinations as
meat cooked in conjunction with flour
(sausages and pork pies are liable to
this sourness, which can be detected
both by taste and smell, indicates the
presence of poison. This applies to
soups, steWs, gravies, CITE, which have
been thickened with flour, as well as
to sausages and meat pies If, before
the sourness supervenes, such things
are eaten hot or cold, or made hot up
to boiling point, they are safe, but
simply warming up hastens the gener-
alton of the poison
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

set in, and l was obliged to use the
catheter. 1 took to my bed, and the
doctors failing to help, began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. The urine soon
came freely again, and the pain grad
ually disappeared. l have been cured
eight years, and though over 20, am
as active as a boy"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. y,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Chill Sauce.

Peel md chop eighteen ripe toma-
toes, six peeled onions and three green
peppers. Measure one cup Of sugar,
two and a half cups Of vinegar, two
teaspoonfuls of salt, one teaspoonful
each of cinnamon and allspice and
one-half teaspoonful Of cloves. Cook
the tomatoes, onions and pepper until
the vegetables are tender; add the 9th
er ingredients and cook for ten min
utes longer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Brown Bread Pudding.

Soak three tablespoonfuls of brown
bread crumbs in enough cold milk to
cover. Make a custard with a pint
Of boiling milk, yolks of two eggs,
sugar to taste, and lemon favoring.
Pour over the bread crumbs. Lastly
add the white Of the eggs beaten to
stiff froth; stir all together. Bake
in a buttered dish for half an hour in
moderate oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Dry Cheese.

Dry cheese shows a careless house
keeper. 1t is source of waste, as
the dry, hard pieces are usually thrown
out. To keep cheese moist it should be
wrapped In buttered or oiled paper
and kept in an alright pan or one
with lid that fits closely. Cheese that
is cut and soon to be eaten will be
moist and fresh enough if merely
wrapped in a damp cloth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Pineapple Salad,

Shred a ripe pineapple and serve on
lettuce leaves with mayonnaise, or add
for one pineapple peeled and shred
ded one large orange and two manda-
rims divided into sections, two red ba-
nanas, sliced, two dozen Malaga grapes,
seeded, and dozen English walnut
meats, divided. Heap all on tender let
tee leaves and serve very cold with
mayOnnaiSe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Fried Almonds.

Twenty rounding tablespoonfuls Of
flour, four tablespoonfuls of butter,
four rounding tablespoonfuls of SUI
gar, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one
tablespoonful Of VANILLA. one-quarter Of
a pound of grated almonds. Stir to-
gether, roll, cut into almond shape and
fry in hot oil. Drop into sugar mixed
with cinnamon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
To Wash China.

Tea and coffee stains can be re-
cups and jugs by the use of a little
salt made damp and rubbed with a
small brush on the stained parts
China should be washed in the ordin-
airy way with a strong soapy iather,
which will make it beautifully bright,
and is very much more effectual than
the use of hot water alone
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
To Fix Labels on Tins.

The labels on tins frequently become
loose and fall off, the reason usually
being that the gum which fastens
them is not strong enough. The fol-
lowing recipe for a good glue will be
found effective: Take one ounce of
pulverized borax and two ounces Of
gum shellac, put them into a pint of
boiling water and boil until dissolved
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Longest Wireless Message.

The battleship Kentucky holds the rec
ord for an American warship for having
sent message the longest distance by
ports received at the bureau of equip
ment of the navy department. The Ken
lucky, while lying in Hampton Roads,
sent communication to the wireless
station at Beaufort, S. c., distance of
800 miles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Sour-MiIk Riscufts.

To a quart of sifted flour add three
scant teaspOonfuls of baking powder
and pinch of salt. Add butter and
lard in equal parts in piece the size
of an egg. Mix well with fork, US
ing enough sour milk or buttermilk to
make very soft dough. Do'not roll,
but cut out rapidly with as little han
ding as possible and bake in a quick
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Berry Pudding.

One pint of milk, two eggs, one salt
spoonful Of salt, one-Iuarter of a tea
spoonful Of soda, one-quarter of tea
spoonful of cream of tartar sifted
through one cupful of -four, and
enough -four added for thick batter.
One pint of berries (fioured) stirred in
last. Boil one hour in buttered dish.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Ordered to Wear Moustaches.

All the cadets attending the royal mill
tary college at Kingston, Ont, have been
ordered to wear mustaches. No reason
is given, but it is said it is desired to
give an older appearance to the cadets.
The order has caused disapproval in
some cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Frosted Apples.

Peel as many apples as required, and
stew whole until tender. Whip the
white of two eggs to stiff froth and dip
each apple in, having we'll sugared
each one Bake until the white be-
comes pale brown color.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
IN CONSTANT AGONY.
A West Virginian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
w l. IackSnn marchant Of Do rl-

ersburg, w. Va,
says: Driving about
/ n b a q weather
b r o u 6 b (; kidney
troubles on me, and
[ suffered twenty
years with sharp,
cramping pains in
the back and urinary
disorders. 1 often
had to get up a dozen
times at night to
urinate. Retention
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Cost of Inauguration.

1t cost $1z 5,491.2S to inaugurate Pres
ident Roosevelt last March, according to
the report of the inaugural committee,
Just made public. The largest item was
SIT .999.19 for the inaugural ball decora-
tons. There is a surplus of S473O.67.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

''Dr. David Lennedy's Favorite Rem
edy gave me prompt and complete relief from
dyspepsia and liver arrangement" 3. 7. Trow-
bridge, Harlem r. R., N Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me
Of a tenacious and persistent cough
VIM. II. Harrison, 227 W. 121st street,
New York, March %, 1901.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
Baked Tomatoes,

Cut slice from the blossom end,
take out the seed and FIJI with dress
ing made of bread, butter, minced on
ion. salt and pepper. Bake halt an
hour
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

There is one firm in London which
has not made a single bad debt in the
whole course of its fifty years existence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

Instead of the usual ball the new
sheriff of Nottingham. England, intends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

Two Chinese cadets, Ting Chiachen
and Wing Hsing-wen, are doing well at
West Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

In manufacturing occupations the
average life of soap boilers is the high
est and that of grindstone makers the
lowest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

The Russian zemstvos, or country
administrative bodies, supply agricultural
implements to peasants on credit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

MRS. WINSLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP 70,
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces In
fammation. allays pain, cures wind cole. ~
cents 4 bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

The largest dry-fsh packing house in
the world at Halifax. 1t has $4,000
square feet of floor space.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07

The Tugela river in South Africa is
said on one occasion to have risen forty
feet during a single night owing TO
thunder storms on the mountains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
A Puzzled Author.

The San Francisco Argonaut tells an
amusing story about Alphonse Daudet
When he brought out "Sappho, an Amer
loan publishing house that issues religious
books, not knowing its character, offered
NJ. Daudet large sum for advance sheeta
Of the work. He accepted the offer, and
the advance sheets were sent When the
publishers received them, they decided that
they could not issue the book, and they
cabled to the author, 'Sappho' will not
do This dispatch puzzled Daudet. he
consulted with numbers Of friends, and
this was the conclusion at which they
eventually arrived: "Sappho" in French
Is spelled with one "p"-"Sapho," after
the Greek fashion. In English it is spelled
with two. An unusually acute friend
pointed this out to Daudet, which much
relieved the novelist, and be oabled back
to the publishers, "Spell it with two p's."
It Is needless to state that the publishers
were more astonished at Daudet's reply
than he had been at their cable dispatch.