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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
RECORD OF A
GREAT MEDICINE
Doctors Could Not Help Mrs,
Templeton Regained
Health through Lydia E.
Pinkham's Compound.

Hooper, Nebraska. az am very glad
10 tell how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has helpedm Forfive years
l suffered from female troubles so l was
scarcely able to do my work. took doc
tors medicines and usedlocal treatments
but was not helped. / had such awful
bearing down pains and my back was so
weak l could hardly walk and could not
ride. Ioften had to sit up nights to sleep
and my friends thought / could not live
long. At my request my husband got
me a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and l commenced to
take it. BY the time / had taken the
seventh bottle my health had returned
and | began doing my washing and was a
we'll woman. Atone time for three weeks
! did all the work for eighteen boarders
with no signs of my old trouble return
ing. Many have taken your medicine
after seeing what it did for me. would
not take $1,000 and be where l was. You
have my permission to use my name if
it will aid anyone. Mrs. SUSIE TEN.
PLEToN, Hooper, Nebraska.
ThePinkham record is a proud and peer.
less one. 1t is a record of constant vic
tory over the obstinate ills of woman-ills
that deal out despair. ~~~N
1t Is an established NE/@NNG
fact hat Lydia E. M%% NM
Pinkham's Vegeta- NJ a>NH
BILE C~ompoundhas re- W. W
storedhealth to thou ~ y
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don't you try it if you GESSZAWZSN
ueedsuch a medicine? 1I16h { rINkA1M
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

anywhere, at
,racts and Kills all
hiss. Neat. clean or
namental, convenient,
cheap. Lasts all
season. Made of
metal, can't spill or tip
over; will not soil or
injurs anything
Guaranteed effective.
Sold by dealers OF
n sent Drepaid for n.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

Grain raising robs the soil.
Never overfeed an idle horse.
Filthy houses encourage vermin.
Keep the old and young pigs sepn-
rate.
Kerosene is an excellent remedy
for scaly leg.
The silo Is the cheapest farm build
Ing We can erect.
Better too much working of butter
than not enough.
1t requires a keen sight to detect
signs Of failing pasture.
1t is absolutely necessary to keep
your fertility on your farm.
Wheat and oats make one of the
best general diets for fowls.
In mixed farming the income from
the dairy is the most reliable.
Comfortable shelter goes a long
way towards making dairying pay.
Cultivate vegetables and flowers
when the weather is hot and the soil
dry.
It is not uncommon for a Bermuda
lily grower to plant $4,000 bulbs at m
time.
An old bootleg makes an effective
device for keeping BOTTLES off horses
noses.
The horse cannot rest while fight
ing flies. Better shade or screen the
barn windows.
powder or tobacco dust, applying with
a small bellows.
To secure a good brood sow. an
even development is required from pig
brood to full maturity.
Hay stacked in the open loses 20
per cent. Of it's value by spelling on
the sides and bottom.
Five or six pounds Of corn are usual
ly required to produce a pound Of
pork in dry-lot feeding.
AS soon as the orr Is up. or even
before, go over the field with a weed
er or smoothing harrow.
Some gardeners make the mistake
of laying-by such crops as early po-
tatoes and tomatoes too soon.
Celery delights in a low, rich. heavy,
moist soil and is usually grown upon
the same land year after year.
It does not pay to devote high
priced land, for long periods, to pas
turage and the production of hay.
Time to get the mower in shape for
the haying season which Is so rapidly
approaching. Sharpen up the knives.
Don't push the fat horse on hct
days either in the fields or on road.
Once overheated he loses half his
value.
by alternate grass and grain. They
must be pushed to lay on fat from
start to finish.
The little chicks do best on corr
bread made Of sour milk, soda and
cracked corn. They should be fed on
something clean.
Unlike other poultry, the turkey has
never been thoroughly domesticated,
but has remained practically a wild
bird in it's requiremnts.
Fence posts Of wood that lasts only
four or five years can be made to last
20 years by standing two hours in a
tank Of boiling creosote.
The large tomato worms can be de-
stroyed quickest by hand picking.
They can be easily killed by throw
ing with force to the ground.
Insect pests that destroy or injure
the fruit crop may be controlled in a
large measure with timely applica-
lions Of the various spray mixtures.
There Is many a dairy farmer who
is working hard to feed 20 cows when
10 of them would give him just as
much milk and possibly more profit.
The testing association is the index
that points to prosperity along this
line.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
The Tendency.

She-What's the matter with the
wOman's club?
He-It's always hitting the men.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

Man may be made OF clay, but he
isn't always "as rich as mud"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
t%eething, softens the gums, reduces inhammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
Cnle,a CarhnHsnlNa

COIe's CarbOIfsnIVe
Relieves and cures itching, torturing dis
eases of the skin and mucous membrane
A superior Pile Cure. 25 and 90 cents, by
druggists. For free sample write to J. w
Cole d Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02
DAISY FLY KILLER

lAloLD soNERs. $50 psK.ls Ave. sroskiya. N. Z.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

Don't count on your before
they are Matched.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

Celery delights in a low, rich. heavy,
moist soil and is usually grown upon
the same land year after year.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

Some gardeners make the mistake
of laying-by such crops as early po-
tatoes and tomatoes too soon.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-08-02

It does not pay to devote high
turage and the production of hay.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
SIDEWALKS FOR ADVERTISING
How Arkansaw Town Raised Money
for Building Cement Walk to
Fair Grounds.

Wishing to extend cement side
walk distance of three or four blocks
to the new fair grounds. and having
no funds for the purpose, the town Of
Hope, Ark, constructed the extension
by selling each outlined block Of 1t as
advertising space. A plat was made
of the walk, showing 1t divided into
numbered squares. A few Of the
squares were retained, on which to
place short history of the town. CIV
ing names of prominent men, various
Industries. population at different
dates and the names of county and
town officers at the time. and the re-
mainGer were sold for advertising.
In most cases the advertising was
done by forming the letters in the top
coat before the final set but few of
the advertisers furnished aluminium
letters and numerals, about three
inches high. Although the sidewalk
has now been laid for some time, the
outlines of the letters are said to be
as when first made.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
DEFIANCE STARCH ss7s: ss e. ',,;.: ,.ss
FOREIGN BELIEFS ARE QUEER
Person Appears Entirely In Black
Some Other Signs.

In Spain the wedding Is spoiled II
one of the guests appears entirely in
black. or If the bride looks into
mirror after orange blossoms and veil
are fast in her headdress.
When a persons hair ends split, It's
taken by the superstitious for a sign
that she Is either witch or has been
bewitched. AS blond hair splits more
readily than dark hair, all witches,
spirits and sorceresses have blond or
red hair, according to the standard of
art.
On the marriage eve there is often
much good-natured rivalry between
the groom and the bride in the Slav
countries as to who shall blow out
the candle. for the person who does
will be FIRST to die" 1t is impossible
to trace the origin Of this superstition.
yet 1t prevails in aristocratc society
as well as In the peasants hut. even
as like this, that "to insure the life
and health of the children" the wom-
an must occupy the right side of the
bed. In addition, she must not smoke
before her forty-flfth year.
There Is a superstition IN this coun-
try and many others against burning
a broom. The bud Of birch broom Is
used in Southern Germany as a pre-
ventive against erysipelas. These
buds, piece of yellow wax and some
other articles are enclosed in pink
silk bag, secured with red silk and
worn on the back of the neck. The
person must change his shirt every
Friday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
ouyina a eombproof.

The southern soldiers had little re-
spect for what were known as bomb
proofs" the fellows who had easy po.
sitions in the rear. On one occasion
a smartly dressed young officer belong.
ing to this kindred cantered up 10 a
depot where regiment of men We're
awaiting transfer. AS soon as they
saw him they began guying him.
: "Oh, my amt he pooty!"
Say, mister, wizard ye git that
billed shu't?"
Does yo' grease yo' har with ham
fat or howl"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
NEWSPAPERS ARE THE BEST
Strongest Advertising Medium, De.
clares Coal Merchant-Make
"Copy" Attractive.

Newspaper advertising received an
other Endorsement the other day when
C. Frank Williams, delegate to the
Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants
association, in session at Reading, de-
clared that when all other methods Of
publicity had failed he came back to
the newspapers. He said in part:
advertising depends on localities.
have tried various ways Of advertising
to bring my business before the pub
lie, but in the end have always gone
hack to the newspapers. l tried circu-
lars, personal solicitation and post
card methods, but none was as sue
cessful as the newspaper. Change
your 'ad.' from time to time and peo-
pie will read It, especially If it is an
attractive 'ad' A whole lot depends
on the 'ad.' l believe in that remark
made by John Wanamaker several
years ago, when he said that by ad-
vertising in newspapers man re-
ceived five times as much for his
money as he could In any other way"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
Native Advertising in China.

Tradesmen in China have quite as
high appreciation of the value of ad-
vertising as any other people in the
world In China the biscuits bear the
imprint of the baker, and ducks
bought In the Celestial markets fire.
quently show on their backs a big red
stamp bearing the name of the seller.
Chinese shops have large signboards
which show an odd mixture of the
poetic and the commercial traits OF
the People. Here are few examples:
"Shop Of Heaven-sent Luck" "Tea
Shop of Celestial Principles" 1.-THE
Nine Felicities Prolonged" Mutton
Chop of Morning Twilight" THE Ten
Virtues All Complete" Flowers Rise
to the Milky Way"
charcoal shop in Canton calls It.
self the Fountain Of Beauty" and a
place for the sale of coal INDUCES In
the title of Heavenly Embroidery"
An oil and wine establishment is
the "Neighborhood of Chief Beauty"
and 1.-The Honest Pen Shop OF L. I'M.
plies that some pen shops are no,
honest
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
LOTS OF GOOD NEWS IN ADS
Containing "Store News" Miss
Interesting Reading.

Do you get all the news of the day
when you read your newspaper?
Perhaps you do. but you miss whole
lot of news when you skip the "ads."
What the market page is to the
business men and manufacturer, what
the grain quotations are to the grain
dealer and farmer, what the financial
quotations are to the banker and
broker, that and even more are the
"ads." to the majority of the readers
Of a paper-the members of the fair
sex.
There they not only get line on
bargains, but much of their knowledge
of styles and fashions. The adver-
usements In paper are as much
news to woman as is the story from
Washington on the first page, the
whipping Of another white hope" on
the sporting page. or the closing of
great deal on the financial page
There may have been a time when
this was not so-when all that was
conveyed in an advertisement was
simply publicity or bargains. But
with a better understanding Of the
psychology of the buyer, the great
stores have set an example in adver-
tising that even the smaller ones have
followed, and the advertisement of to-
day is no longer merely az index to
bargains, but it is all the phrase i'm
plies-''store news"
Here we find the story of the busi-
ness man who finally after a struggle
with manufacturers and jobbers has
a low price and is keen to give his
patrons the benefit of the advantage.
There we find the story of the busi-
ness man who through some error in
judgment of himself or his buyers has
found himself overstocked with GER
tain line of goods, and with another
season coming on must clear his
shelves. even if he has to stand loss.
Then there is the tragedy Of the
commercial world-the manufacturer
or the business man who has notes
and obligations falling due and has
but one way to get the ready cash
by clearing his store of the goods.
But these are not all the things the
"store news" tells. says the Cincin-
natl Commercial. We have glimoses
of styles passing and to come, fashion
hints from abroad and from the great
fashion centers of our own country.
The style Of hats to be worn, the mat
ter of dress, even the manner In which
my lady is to adorn her head, are re-
vealed in these columns.
No wonder the ads" of the morn
ing paper are so keenly scrutinized by
the fair sex-they are full of the news
of the stores.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
Professional Advertising.
,coocoooocccoooccoccoc

Why should advertising constitute
a breach of all medical etiquette, and
why should 1t be contrary to all the
tenets OF the profession? 1t will be
a distinct step forward when medical
men ask themselves these questions
and discuss them without prejudice.
In the days OF the general practitioner
there may have been some possible
justification for the profession's action
in frowning upon the practice of ad-
vertising by doctors. but this is an age
of SPECIALISTS, and 1t is question If
the physician. who has concentrated
his life to the study of certain forms
Of diseases and who has acquired spe
cial knowledge and skill In his treat
ment of these, is doing full justice to
his country, and to humanity general
ly If he does not make the fact widely
known through advertising Free
Press. Winnipeg, Canada>~
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
HELPFUL HINTS.

To Make Pear Honey.-This is as
delicious as ounce honey, and may be
used for SO many nice dishes, cake
filings and desserts. Crate four
pears. the hard, nice-favored variety,
add a pint of cold water and two
pounds of sugar; cook until thick and
it drops from the spoon like honey.
Skim occasionally while boiling. This
Is delicious served on griddle cakes.
An unusual sandwich is prepared of
the white meat of q chicken run
through the meat chopper and pound
ed to a paste. Mix with a little
whipped cream, season lightly with
horseradish and salt and cayenne.
Stir In little dissolved gelatine and
let stand until firm: cut in slices and
arrange with rings of stuffed olives on
buttered bread.
Roll ripe sliced tomatoes in corn.
meal or bread crumbs and fry until
brown. Serve hot
A substitute for maple sirup: Boil
twelve clean corn cobs in two gallons
OF water until there is only a gallon
left. Drain the water and strain. To
each pint OF the water add a pound
OF brown sugar and boil until thick.
Add a few drops of vanilla to the
cocoa when 1t is ready to serve. 1t en-
hances the flavor
Wash your diamond ring in alcohol
and it will come out bright and clean.
The white Of an egg swallowed will
dislodge fish bone in the throat.
safety pin makes a good substi-
tute for a bodkin
Use you water color paints to bright
en- up the faded roses on your hat.
1t is easy to do, and they will look
fresh and new.
Corn meal dampened with kerosene
Is fine for sweeping carpets and oiled
floors.
A bicycle pump is good to clean out
wicker chairs and carved wood hard
to reach with brush or duster.
Chloroform will remove grease from
the most delicate fabric without leav-
ing trace.
Put you cake Of chocolate through
the meat grinder, then seal 1t in a
can and 1t is always ready to use at
q moments notice.
Cut open a piece OF garden hose and
tack piece on the bottom of the
step ladder to keep it from slipping.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
Where the Gray Hairs Came From.

Where the Gray Hairs Came From.
The attitude Of the commanding gen.
erals of the north and south toward
each other, after the final surrender.
writes Mr. Thomas Nelson Page in
his recent book on General Lee, is
one that the world regarded with as
tonishment, and that Americans may
forever look back upon with pride In
Illustration, Mr.. Page offers an engag-
ing anecdote from Longs memoir Of
Lee.
It appears that on the afternoon Of
the day Of the surrender at Appomat-
tox, Meads paid a friendly visit to
Lee at his headquarters. In the
course of the conversation, Lee turned
to Meade, who had been associated
with him as his officer Of engineers In
the "old army" and said. pleasantly:
Meade, years are telling on you.
Your hair is getting quite gray"
"Ah, General Lee" was Meade's
prompt reply, that Is not the work OF
years. You are responsible for my
gray hairs"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
RIGHT HOME
Doctor Recommends Postum from Per-
sonaI Test.

No one Is better able to realize the
Injurious action Of caffeine-the drug
in coffee-on the heart, than the doc
tor. Tea Is just as harmful as coffee
because it, too, contains the drug caf-
feline.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving off coffee
and using Postum, he .can refer with
full conviction to his own case.
A Mo. physician prescribes Postum
for many of his patients because he
was benefited by it. He says:
Il wish to add my testimony in re-
gard to that excellent preparation
Postum. l have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over Is
years, and part Of the time was un-
able to attend to my business.
Il was a moderate user of coffee and
did not think drinking y hurt me. But
on stopping 1t and using Postum "a
stead, my heart has got all right. and
ascribe 1t to the change from co1ee
to Postum.
II am prescribing 1t now in cases or
sickness, especially when coffee does
not agree, or affects the heart, nerves
or stomach.
when made right 1t has much bet
ter flavor than coffee. and is vital
sustainer Of the system. l shall con-
tinue to recommend it to our people.
and have my own case to refer to-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the little book.
"The Road to Wellville." In rkgs.
There's a reason"
Ever read the nbOve letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of humnn
interest. Adv.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
SWEETS FOR THE LITTLE PEO-
PIE,

Here are some sweets that the small
folks will like, and are not harmful for
them to eat In moderation:
ChiIdren's Delights.-Beat the whites
of four eggs until stiff. and add very
gradually, while beating constantly,
two-thirds of cup of fine granulated
sugar. Continue beating until the
mixture holds its shape. Then fold
in third Of cup Of fine sugar and
half teaspoonful of vanilla. Sprinkle
with colored sugar, nuts or cocoanut,
and bake In moderate oven.
Angel Cake.-Take cupfpl of egg
whites. beat until stiff; add quarter
Of a teaspoonful of cream Of tartar
and pinch of salt while beating. Fold
in cup Of sugar carefully, to hold the
lightness of the eggs. Flavor with va
nilla, then fold in a cup of -four that
has been sifted with a quarter of a
teaspoon of cream of tartar. Bake
fifty minutes in slow oven.
Spice Snaps.-Heat half q cup of
molasses to the boiling point; remove
and add fourth of cup of sugar.
one and half tablespoonfuls each Of
butter and lard and a tablespoonful
of milk. Mix and sift two cups of
-four with half teaspoon each of
cloves, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg;
add to the first mixture. Take out
third of the mixture and roll as thinly
as possible. Cut with a small cut
ter and bake in moderate oven.
Maple WaInuts.-Heat one cup OF
powdered sugar. cup of maple sirup.
fourth of cup of milk and table
spoonful of butter to the boiling point.
Boil to the soft ball stage-that is,
a soft ball is formed when little is
dropped in cold water. Remove from
the heat and beat until creamy. Add
cup Of walnut meats and pinch Of
salt. Drop on CREASED pans to cool.
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
WHO PAYS THE BILLS?
Do Advertised Goods Cost Con-
Sumer More Than M0n-AGver.
tiSed GoodS2
BY w. o. sHowALTER.

A rather droll phase of the develop
ment of newspaper advertising in
America has been the perpetual dis
cussion as to who pays for the adver-
tising?"
For to advertise store adequately
in newspapers of large circulation
does cost rather large sums OF money.
The non-advertising shopkeeper seeks
to convince his friends that he can
sell more cheaply because he does not
have to pay for advertising to
the thoughtless, his argument seems
sound.
OF course if it were sound there
would be no such thing as newspaper
advertising on any large scale-per-
haps the whole system would fall. and
there would be no more advertising
at all.
Primarily, your shopkeeper adver-
tises that he may sell more goods
not that he may receive higher prices
for them.
A Convincing Illustration.
Take, in Illustration, two tailors, OF
Nassau street. New York. Their rent
expenses are alike. Tailor Jones
spends 500 a week for newspaper ad-
vertising. Tailor Smith spends MOTH
ing. His fixed expenses are, therefore
$1O0 a week less than those of his
competitor, Tailor Jones. Does that
money go to his customers? Let US
see.
His total fixed expenses"-the cost
of rent. light, heat, telephone. services,
etc.. amount to $500 per week. He
must make a profit Of that amount
each week, or lose money. If he makes
and sells 80 suits in week he must
make profit on each suit, above the
cost of materials, ETC., of $40 in order
to make expenses. We will assume
that his output is little more than
that number of suits weekly, but that
he does aim to make an average profit
Of $40 per suit.
Tailor Jones, who advertises, must
add 500 per week to his fixed ex-
penses-making $400 he must earn as
profits, above manufacturing costs,
each week, in order to make ex-
penses.
His advertising expenditure, how
ever, enables him to figure on making
a hundred suits each week. Thus, if
he figures an average profit of S. per
suit above manufacturing costs, he
will have paid expenses his
advertising ppropriation-and will
have a personal net profit Of $100 each
week.
Consumer Saves Money.
In the working out" of the matter,
therefore, the man who buys a suit
of Smith, who does not advertise, pays
him profit of $40. The man
who buys suit Of Jones, who does
advertise, pays him a profit of IS.
1t Is difficult to figure out just how
the buyer has paid Jones advertising
bill-for he has saved SIS over what
his suit would have cost if bought
of the tailor who does not advertise.
The whole problem rests upon the
volume of business done-the number
of sales made with practically the
same fixed expenses. The advertiser,
with a larger volume Of business, can
accept smaller per-sale profit.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
Tho Way.

Tho Way.
II should think they could easily
un a funny department in the Con-
sressicnal Record"
"How would they do it!'
why, look at all the 1okers they
rave In the bills"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-27
IM@IxAIlTG1TIEN IMIxAIl
CHIEvEMENT is not

Fate stoops not laurels to confer;
Only the men of worth advance
And take the proffered crown from
her.