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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
3
A clipped collection quotes and an advertisement snippet. It cites Atchison Globe on women’s behavior and Mrs Matilda Holtert from Providence praising ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE for sore feet. The piece ends with a Rudyard Kipling quip about exchanges of ideas and a druggist selling 25-cent bottles.
A West Side thinker analyzes character through how men carry bundles. Left hand carriers are cautious and honest but slow. right hand carriers are similar yet more optimistic. Arm hugging the chest signals jealousy and stinginess, while a heavy string and loop reveal a lovable but unreliable spendthrift.
An advertisement offers free medical diagnosis by Munyon's eminent doctors based in Philadelphia. Readers are urged to mail a request for a medical examination blank, with no obligation and a thorough, free diagnosis. Also contains short humorous anecdotes about address forms and consumer complaints.
A twelve year old asks for a wicked exciting book at a library. The librarian declines. The girl says it’s for her younger sister. The piece references Lady Bareacres and her hat shop where customers receive receipts and invitations to Bareacres house.
Senate held seven hour debate on the conference report to the Philippine tariff bill. House passed a dam across the Savannah River franchise and urgent deficiency bill with automotive and court provisions retained. Taft signed the tariff bill as the Senate adjourned sine die after approval of leather schedule fixes and cotton bagging on the free list.
At Erie Pennsylvania on an excursion with friends Mrs Jacob Clemens wife of a retired merchant died when the shawl over her head became entangled in the launch machinery breaking her neck.
Mrs J F Lewy of Chicago was thrown from a burro over an embankment in Colorado and badly bruised. John Galvin, vice mayor of Cincinnati, took the oath as mayor succeeding the late Colonel Leopol Markbreidt. Mrs Maria Rook died at age four aboard the Red Star line steamer Kroonlend as it left Antwerp for New York.
A Boston club ice sample tested by Dr. Albert C. Pearce of Tufts Medical School shows dangerous contamination. Melting water yielded foul yellow color, thick sediment, and Gram negative bacilli with colon reaction. The report warns direct ice contact poses health risks. beverages should be cooled near ice rather than in direct contact.
A Kansas City Journal note argues popular fiction misrepresents romance as the girl's father opposes the chosen suitor. It suggests in real life objections are common but seldom voiced directly, with fathers often restrained yet critical in private.
Mrs M A Schwerin reports her daughter Vivian aged six months suffered about sixty boils on the head with a red scald like humor behind the ears each spring. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and Resolvent until the condition healed. In two years there has been no trouble. Detroit Mich February 24 1908. Jug and Chem Corp sole rdps of Cuticura Remedies Boston.
A humorous exchange shows a child wishing to be grown up to avoid foolish questions. Uncle Eben humorously advises that when one has work to do, pretending to sleep won't steady one's position. The quotes reflect lighthearted regional dialects and daily life tone.
A brisk week for CASCARETS as druggists report the biggest seller in the world with million boxes moved. The popular remedy, advertised as a complete mouth care solution, is highlighted as a leading item across pharmacies.
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