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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
3
An ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative and health aid. It cites long stomach troubles, urges trial with a free bottle and offers mail reply from Dr. Caldwell at 202 Caldwell Blog Monticello Illinois. The offer promises refunds on regular bottles if not satisfied.
Mrs. Charles Baker of Albion Missouri reports two young girls suffered severe eczema with head hair loss and arm sores. After trying physicians with no relief, use of Cuticura Remedies led to softer smoother skin by the second treatment, dated September 21 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corps. Boston is sole proprietor.
The narrator notes Hannibal considering a subway option but deciding to cross the Alps with elephants. He chooses an elevated route and still manages to move his performing animals in time to impress the Romans with a circus.
Doctors endorse Kemp's Balsam as the best cough remedy trusted by physicians and nurses for years. It is sold by druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
An excited individual asks the Commissioner for Oaths to administer an oath never to put down another carpet, framed as a humorous note in Tit Bits. The exchange features a formal oath request and the official assent.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease foot discomfort and cure corns bunions and ingrown nails with claims of comfort and new night shoes. It also advertises Red Cross Ball Blue laundry blue with a 2oz pack for 5 cents and notes samples mailed free.
In Los Angeles at Ann Street school a penny luncheon program feeds students lacking meals. Volunteers serve soup and buns at 11 45 as tables form a dining room with four long rows. Needy children receive meals with tickets and peers share when tickets are forgotten, aiding nutrition and classwork.
A minister's wife describes a coffee addiction during nurse training leading to nervous distress and bilious attacks. She quits coffee, starts Postum, endures a brief withdrawal then finds clearer thinking and steadier nerves after a year, claiming no bilious episodes since. The letter promotes Postum with a short call to read The Road to Wellville.
In a hotel filled with beauty Crusty Bachelor says he carries a rabbit's foot for luck. Pretty Girl wonders if luck will help him find a congenial partner. The Crusty Bachelor answers no hinting at caution against becoming a victim.
A fragment from a period page shows The Bachelor and The Maid in a cheeky exchange about a woman's business college in their building. It hints at social trifles and playful banter amid empty benches.
A brief from a local column notes a youth nicknamed Johnny-I claiming to have earned a quarter in Pennsylvania. He says he borrowed the money from his mother to start.
A Sample and his spouse clash over sarcasm in a candid exchange. The wife recalls their four years of courtship and questions how sudden the proposal felt, reflecting on their marriage tensions in a Boston Transcript snippet.
A strip of jokes and quips recalls light mourning allowing matinees, theater box office chatter about Oct 20 1912 seats, and humorous exchanges from various papers including Puck Circle Yonkers Statesman and Detroit Free Press.
Mrs Neurich asks for a piano piece for her daughter at a music store. Clerk offers The Maiden's Prayer for 35 cents, but Mrs Neurich notes the girl is more advanced and previously played a piece costing 50 cents, asking for something around 75 cents.
A compact gag lineup notes Household Conveniences with quips about a fireless cooker and a smoke free husband. The Copper Panic reference appears among short humor items while Nurse Maid jokes about avoiding a policeman to care for a baby in a London Tatler style snippet.
A playful exchange from London Tatler features a masterly line about a so called perfect lady and a wry joke about rain. A scientific boarder quips that the sun draws water to clouds while a comic boarder notes the rain comes in sheets.
A collage of witty vignettes and stagey quips from social letters and satirical panels. Dialog snippets feature a widow and boss, a bridegroom jokes about calling, and a mock interview about personal letters as tests. The tone mirrors ribbing society columns and theatrical sketches.
Myer-Gumshu the detective will join a party of ex explorers to search for the north pole next year. Gyer remarks Gumshu seeks what he cannot find, while others joke about capital and labor in the Cleveland Plain Dealer style.
Farmer Corntes sel notes tariff revision mirrors weather, saying any tariff hurts someone in business. The exchange frames the policy as universally adverse to at least one sector, with a wry comparison to inevitable bad weather.
A humorous exchange notes Dr Jones removing the appendix of the wealthiest citizen to gain an automobile. The joke signals a critique of wealth and medical prowess, reflecting light political satire on corporate wealth and congressional silence.
At a university dinner Presidents Butler of Columbia and Wilson of Princeton were present. Butler teased Princeton for being sleepy while Wilson retorted that Butler is very wide awake. Wilson cited a Bible line about keeping Israel awake.
A quotation compares idle effort to melting ice under the sun, arguing knowledge must be continually added to avoid loss of facts and connections. It stresses constant learning as the method to maintain a cumulative mental store. A second brief thought notes that a widow may not always reflect her sorrow in appearance.
Rev J W Roberts urges turning eyes from earthly concerns to the high and eternal, arguing that a rising standard comes from looking up and outward. He links faith, science, and life’s larger purpose, citing scripture and poets to claim knowledge enlarges belief and motives.
A contemplation of whether greater knowledge undermines religion and if intelligence and piety can coexist. The essay argues that faith must adapt to the scientific understanding of reality, that unthinking tradition cannot define faith, and that each person's creed reflects their development and culture.
A collection of maxims urging love over diplomacy and honesty over pretense. It contrasts action with words and warns that true faith shows in deeds, not in pomp or mere doctrine.
A reflective exhortation urges churchmen to seek truth before claiming it and to remain faithful to truth. It cautions against rushing to reward and reminds readers that deeds of giving come before inner virtue, using metaphorical images of harvesters and baggage cars on a heavenly train.
Orison Swett Marden on wasting talent and the risk of not using one’s full power in life contrasts with a separate fact that three hundred thousand concrete cross ties have been ordered for the Italian state railways. The quote highlights training and discipline as keys to success while noting a large rail infrastructure purchase in Italy.
Druggists and dealers stock Lane’s Pleasant Tablets a laxative remedy said to break up a cold quicker than other cures. A trial convinces. 25 cents a box with free sample. Order today to avoid suffering and save doctors’ bills. Address Orator F. Woodward Le Roy NY.
The narrative notes Damon and Pythias escaping death with thanks for timely return and mock pardon. They form the first fraternal order. Cape Colony reportedly holds 20 000 acres of vineyard with 60 000 000 vines.
Advert says Murin Eyre remedy eases red weak watery eyes with physician formula. Claims compliance with Pure Food and Drugs Law and soothing eye pain. Includes playful line Murine for Your Fives and note you will like it.
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