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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
3
Readers are urged to request a free medical examination blank by mail. Munyon's eminent doctors will diagnose the case and advise on cure or non cure without obligation. Address: 53d and Jefferson streets Philadelphia Pa for the service.
A Virginia GOP convention yielded a united ticket and bold plans to carry the state in 1912. The piece cites C. B. Slemp’s boastful forecast and outlines the party's view of Virginia as a key battleground where industrial growth could redefine politics in the South. Major figures, districts, and past results are debated as the party argues for a stronger southern Republican presence.
A tall yellow rider and an old man in St Joe discuss the boll weevil, described as Mexico's import and the South's great agricultural threat. The pest is said to destroy cotton fruit, not the plant, risking 160 acres producing no bale. The tale, from Success Magazine, frames the bug as a culinary pest only consuming cotton.
Juan Francisco de St Antonio recounts in his 1738 Manila publication that he once breakfasted on a mermaid and declares its taste to be like fresh fat pork, a stranger meal to even seasoned travelers and past Buckland tales.
A fashion tip suggests a full kilted skirt with an apron over-skirt and a blouse-sleeve unity as a stylish option for young women. The piece also notes that accident insurance is compulsory for Tolland workmen while sickness insurance remains voluntary.
A friend recalls a child remark about homeliness and politeness. The anecdote centers on how a joke about another’s appearance reflects social manners in response to a child’s blunt honesty. The piece illustrates caution in speaking about others.
A doctor informs the speaker that there is something wrong with their head, prompting a sharp retort about paying a doctor for such a statement. The fragmentary text suggests a dialogue in a script or transcript with names CQlecer and Lapleigh and a possible Boston-related reference.
A jumble of old advertisements notes Red Cross Ball Blue in a 202 large package priced at five cents and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and teething pain. Queensland now supplies wood previously used for fishing raids, with South American woods once dominant.
In a Washington Star quip, Uncle Eben notes that talk is like rain, necessary in a certain amount, and that a deluge is coming, underscoring talk as plentiful as a downpour. The line humorously frames chatter as a weather event.
According to observations of New York barbers, a certain percent of the adult male population wear beards. The finding highlights a stylistic trend among men and reflects barber shop insights of the period.
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