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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1905
Page
7
A retort by Alexandre Dumas on ancestry is recalled with playful lines about race. The exchange features quips about great-grandparents and ends with a sharp retort that upends the taunt. Urban jokes reference Detroit papers and catacomb skulls for humor.
Cobern argues that a child's irritability reflects physical but not spiritual fallenness and urges judicious physical development, exercise, proper food, hours, and companionship rather than punishment or prayer. The note also recommends Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy.
A Detroit Tribune strip features Mr Bones and Mr Tambo discussing a gag about Mis tah Shakspeah wanting physic thrown to the dogs to sick them. The skit ends with a note that the group will sing a quip about wings of a dove and trimming a hat.
A sales pitch argues deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian Tube and catarrh. It claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures ten out of ten cases unrelentingly, offering a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, with testimonials and free circulars.
A new plot in Constantinople seeks the overthrow of the Sultan amid a city under threat from bombs and financial danger. The Inter Ocean notes the Sultan faces peril both from explosions and Cairo bills in a tense climate.
Tolstoi spends much of his time roaming through the woods. General Booth, head of the Salvation Army, is described as a slave to work. O. B. Bustard of Duluth Minnesota is said to be a direct descendant of Norway's old royal family.
Eye troubles such as astigmatism or myopia account for many headaches and glasses may prevent them. Other causes include blood poisoning from fever, lead exposure, kidney disease, constipation, and sleeping in unventilated rooms. Paroxysmal headaches from catarrh, forehead cavities, and pressure changes in brain vessels are discussed, with distinctions from eye-origin headaches.
E N Marshall headmaster of Kingston Grammar School sparks debate over waistcoats with hygienic experts backing reform but opposing abolition. They warn back panel flaws risk spinal health and urge uniform thickness or alternatives like cardigan jackets. A London Express note quotes varied opinions.
The text describes the hound spider of Madagascar weighing nearly a pound with legs longer than a cedar pencil. It then explains that the term Bedlam derives from Bethlehem, a London religious house later used as a lunatic asylum.
A Santa Fe Pullman conductor recalls a Chicago couple who pretended a honeymoon milestone to hide a ticket dispute. The pair argued over tickets on board, later admitting they were newly married just before El Paso. The tale circulates in the Chicago journal.
A Pillsbury Company advertisement touts VITOS The Meat of the Wheat as pure white wheat kernel product. It promises two pounds make twelve pounds of food, priced at 20 cents in two pound air tight packs. Also cites endorsements and other ads for Piso's Cure and Rev J Leonard Levy and Rev T H Rice.
The first steam railroad in the United States began 1829 with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company moving coal on a sixteen mile track. The Baltimore and Ohio organized in 1828 and by 1835 reached 115 miles. Early lines included Camden and Amboy, now part of Pennsylvania, with 1838–1887 construction. Michigan led western rail, with Illinois, Mississippi and Indiana following by the 1840s–1890s. California began 1856. Arizona and Oklahoma joined late. Night travel avoided. engineers bark orders from car roofs. early trains used sand on a flat car as headlight. Global mileage in 1898 shows the United States at 186,000 miles. Also notes on resurrection as immediate, citing Rev. A. C. Smither.
A testimonial from Nicholas J. Hertz of Albany New York describes kidney trouble from a cold and relief after taking Peruna. He reports recovery within four weeks and lasting health with occasional doses. Dr Hartman promotes Peruna with ongoing patient testimonials and offers free medical advice from his Columbus Ohio sanitarium.
Would you marry if suited a large descriptive matrimonial register with photos and post office addresses mailed for ten cents. Matrimonial bureau lists members both ladies and gentlemen very desirable correspondents for particulars address Leona Morley 1314 6th Ave Seattle Wash.
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