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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
4
Hamlin Evangelical Church and Presbyterian services listed with Sunday School times and preaching. Also town social notes include local rides, shop updates, farming activity, market prices, dairy advances, and community announcements from Hamlin and surrounding areas.
A Drummond Tenn merchant Mr T A Pinner touts Chamberlain s colic cholera and diarrhoea remedy as a cure lacking a doctor declaring it best cholera medicine for children and adults and always effective. Local sellers Nick Dorling & Co advertise the product.
A Scandinavian practice centers on betrothal gifts a groom presents a prayer book with rare inserts usually including a goose. The bride gives a shirt to the groom, worn on the wedding day and stored away thereafter. Swedes believe the shirt may be worn in burial, some hold the dead may be resurrected with the betrothal shirt, and widowers often destroy the first wife’s shirt before a second marriage.
A traveler and his wife recall an odd experiment at a hotel inn when a damp envelope held over a gas flame did not ignite. They describe discussing whether water could affect combustion and report the envelope remaining intact while a nearby flame burned a fifth of liquor, prompting curiosity about the chemistry involved.
The amethyst is described as a rare gem valued as sacred, used to orient crosses and bishop rings. It is noted for its use in religious figures and intricate engravings, with references to ancient scholars and engravers. The text blends myth with historical association to amethyst.
An old allegorical image shows a girl at a gravahopper treading on a snake while a thief portraiture hints at crime involving money and a cellar. The text promotes a cholera and diarrhoea remedy called Chahaberlain's, claimed as the best medicine for these bowel diseases, sold by Nick Dotlinge & Co.
A massive rocking stone sits atop a northern Taila mountain over 20000 feet high. Hindoo priests claim the gods placed it for aid, with pilgrims trekking a perilous ascent, seven days of preparation, a chasm bridge, and a ladder to reach a tiny temple guarded by three priests. Europeans have only viewed it from afar.
The blood and tissues are mainly water with other constituents. Blood specific gravity is 1.028 with 779 parts water per part total. Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate and other salts occur in blood and bone. Bone's organic matter mixes with inorganic salts largely calcium phosphate. Calcium carbonate fluoride magnesium phosphate and sodium salts are also present in bone.
The article explains the historical shift in coat buttoning from right to left. Early peoples wore skins and fastened from the right, but as swords and knives required the right hand, buttons moved to the left. Nonfitting women and priests still follow the old right to left custom.
Details of a valuable jewel ornament for the idol Parthasathy in Triplicane temple, Madras, described as sovereign gold studded with diamonds emeralds and rubies. The piece is valued at 100,000 rupees, with the largest emerald at 1,000 rupees and the biggest ruby and diamond at 200 rupees each.
A quotation emphasizes perpetual movement in nature from Barton, noting the sun’s east west path, the changing heavens, restless winds, and rivers in constant ebb and flow. It suggests such action preserves balance and offers a lesson to remain active.
Three human lungs lie in the anatomical museum at Tamburgh University. The Eskimo lung is snow white, the coal miner lung coal black, and the town dweller lung dirty slate gray. The comparison highlights the impact of environment and occupation on lung coloration.
In Berlin a cheerful gathering at a restaurant aimed to lift Herr Gustav Krautwinkel’s spirits amid domestic troubles. A guest began singing Loss Happiness, prompting Krautwinkel to leap up draw a revolver and fatally shoot himself, ending the evening.
In Madrid the custom among friends is to send boubous on birthdays name days and festivals. A large silver tray with sheets of various kinds holds a cake of vegetables at the center. It is often topped by a silk flag or porcelain figure. Notable people receive many such gifts on these occasions.
A Washington Star fragment quotes Unelo ben noting that Noah’s wicked neighbors would not admit a ship monopoly until the rain ceased. The passage preserves dialectal speech about prudence and communal beliefs with a humorous, oral tone.
A witty Philadelphia Record observation notes that some people eschew real foes yet stay loyal to their favored targets by creating imagined rivals. The quip critiques overzealous partisanship and the human tendency to contrive enemies to sustain passionate attachment.
The article argues that optimal breathing requires chest capacity and breath control. It notes many people, especially women, underuse upper chest, and stress neglect of lower chest and abdominal muscles. Training these muscles allows responsive breathing for any demand, with various methods for different conditions.
The Nebraska State Journal recounts a frontier anecdote about a truthful pioneer who faced ten thirsty Indians by a creek. He lured them with a log trick, releasing the log to trap them, then retrieved weapons and argued with the group, who reformed. The tale, linked to Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett, is said to be public domain and suitable for Nebraska pioneers to use.
A fragment discusses eighteenth century European manners and tips in clubs. It cites Edinburgh 1760 rules banning servants from accepting tips and mentions quirky anecdotes about host and guest behavior. The piece notes such etiquette evolved, with later clubs discouraging tipping and reflecting social pretensions.
A playful exchange from the New York Tribune features a boy choosing a sister over a brother. He cheerfully answers a question about having a younger sibling, then reflects that he would prefer a sister to be able to obey himself.
A vintage ad warning that minor injuries can be fatal and promoting Bucklee's Arnica salve from Nick Dofling & Co's drug store as a remedy for burns sores ulcers and piles with an alarming death penalty claim.
The report details fruit and vegetable farming in Florida and related regions, noting several sales and crop outcomes. It mentions barrel quantities, profits, and subsequent crop cycles including potatoes, corn, hay, and potatoes again, with figures tied to various farm activities and timelines.
The advertisement touts Force as a digestible wheat and barley blend that provides strength and vigor without burden. It claims the product nourishes and invigorates, suitable for regular meals and daily use.
The notice promotes a limited time package for four publications The Tow Homestead The Special Farmers Institute Editions and The Poultry Farmer including local county and general news all for 43 a year. It praises each paper as essential Western farming literature and invites readers to sample at the office.
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