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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1900
Page
8
A Washington Star snippet describes a London lawyer who solves a difficult brief while asleep, forgetting it upon waking yet finding a later written version in a desk pigeonhole. It also retells a somnambulant traveler who envisions being trapped on a steamer, then awakens in a railway corridor to a saved from drowning fear.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat tale explains a coin trick to bias heads or tails by filing a coin edge to create a bevel. The con artist suggests carrying two coins, one fixed for heads and one for tails, to ensure a predictable outcome and deflect suspicion during casual wagering.
A collection of curious wedding substitutes uses curtain rings, church key handles, and even a bent horseshoe nail as improvised rings. Separate anecdotes recount dodging artillery shells, and a Gordon Highlander’s tale from the Anglo Boer War where a shattered hand ends a duel at Laingspek.
A brief line from the Philadelphia North American states that Jack and May are married, confirming the end of their relationship. The remark, quoted as an awakening, notes the couple’s union as the current status. The snippet reflects a publicly reported personal milestone.
Aunt Lucy of the North Side, a widow for nearly twenty years, delights in board parties and funerals. She travels far to attend a burial she believes worth the expense, only to learn later she attended the funeral of a cousin long dead, revealing the quirks of memory and devotion to social ritual.
A quizzical remark from a Chicago Record fragment reveals a character claiming to have gained fortune without aid. The misheard line hints at a comic misunderstanding or phonetic error in the aged text.
Dr D B Cargile from Washita I T reports Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula after years of sores with doctors unable to help. The ad claims it purifies blood and treats eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores. Also praised for lung recovery by W A Thines of Manchester Indiana after measles led to consumption. Bottle prices 50c to 1.00, trial bottles free at C F Pfander’s drug store.
A collage of testimonial blurbs touts tonics and salves like Kodol Dyspepsia Cure DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Bucklen’s Arnica among others. It cites doctors cures praise and warnings while lampooning sensational health fads and everyday quackery.
An anecdote recounts Mr Moody calling a wooded ledge Temptation point to spark a joke about someday building a chapel there. A later memorial, a simple cardboard tribute from a child, rests at Lord Nelson’s crypt in St. Paul’s, symbolizing heartfelt remembrance over formal monuments.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a judge refusing appeal, sentencing a husband to six months in jail after a plea from his wife Anna Peale. The exchange questions remorse and future behavior while the court dismisses further appeal.
A testimonial column cites Dr. GC Warner's Seven Cures aiding Geo. Chipp after typhoid, saving a leg injured by fever, with amputation averted. The letter from Detroit praises the remedy and mentions other users like D. J. Moore and Joho M Nix for various digestive and liver issues.
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