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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
6
An officer arrives to escort a man claiming to be the caliph of Bagdad to detention hospital. The captive refuses, insisting on staying. The officer greets Haroun al Raschid and, in playful play, declares himself the Roond of Swat to coax the man to accompany him. He complies after the exchange.
A veteran writes that after suffering back pain weight loss headaches and severe renal colic he used Doan's Kidney Pills and passed a gravel stone the size of a bean. He states he has not had a gravel attack since and praises the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Dialogue presents a passenger in a skull cap asking how to escape high prices. The diamond stud passenger replies he sells the things everyone must buy, implying a critique of price burdens through a commerce angle.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by Mother Gray a nurse in chil dren's Tome New York cure Constipation Feverishness Teething Disorders Stomach Troubles and Destroy Worms 50000 testimonials of cures. A druggist 24e. Sample Free. Address Allen B. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
The Philadelphian in Georgia reports a hotel tub tale where a servant presents a tub made from coffin interiors and tin liners, claiming it proves durability. In New York, John Kendrick Bangs chats at a club about plagiarism, recalling a Yonkers boy who overheard a quarrel with a sister and recounted religious and political talk with kicks.
A woman reports nervousness, headaches, and eyestrain from habitual coffee use. She quit coffee, started Postum, and says headaches and belching stopped, sight improved, and she feels different. The ad urges boiling Postum and reading The Road to Wellville.
The Chicago Record-World reports on reactions to the president's six additional special messages after Congress debates. Critics warn of burdening lawmakers while some messages, including naval personnel and land laws, are praised for clarity and necessity.
A Cedar Rapids Republican editorial argues against tariff revisions as distracting from President Roosevelt's reform agenda. It says the last election did not hinge on tariff, Congress won’t revise it, and the focus should be on regulating corporations and curbing trusts to sustain prosperity.
The president argues that prohibiting all combinations whether good or harmful harms the industrial system. He notes capital and labor unions create necessary combinations and urges careful Sherman act interpretation to distinguish beneficial from damaging alliances. He warns railroads might squeeze prices under broad prohibitions and calls Congress to act.
A long cherished English custom fades as high necked and semi high dresses reappear. Royal ladies attend theater in restaurant gowns, popularizing the style for evening wear. Transparent yokes and elbow sleeves boost appeal while economy and dual use keep the gown fashionable and enduring.
A New Orleans writer recalls a Nova Scotia coast town visit where a town band in red uniforms played a mixed program including Old Black Joe Maryland Suwanee River Nellie Gray Yankee Doodle Dixie and the Star Spangled Banner. A local police officer and a Boston-based band leader share light exchanges reflecting shared American ties.
Senator Tale of Maine argued during an artillery corps efficiency debate that two thirds of federal revenue funds inheritances from wars and future war preparations, hindering marine, shipping, river and harbor, and public building bills while nations grow more civilized and peaceful. He warned against escalating war burdens, noting most Americans live in wealth and power yet tax dollars sustain warfare.
A French inventor Maurice Chanlin showcases an electric mosquito trap using two rings and vertical wires charged with electricity. An incandescent light draws mosquitoes, which are then killed by the current.
The census values New York State wealth at farms real property factories railroads telegraphs canals machinery gold and silver totaling 814 769 042207 about one seventh of U S total and near to the combined resources of Spain Portugal Switzerland and the Netherlands. It notes per capita wealth and compares to 19th century national wealth levels.
The Toledo Blade notes Congress debated official document spelling but President Roosevelt opted to focus on larger issues. The move aimed at standardizing orthography sparked controversy, yet it was not pursued further this session.
Father Time pauses to sharpen his scythe and the Fool Killer asks why he looks thinner. Father Time replies with a wry remark, suggesting he is “spare time” in a playful exchange between personifications.
An old farmer boasts of horn trophies from bagged automobiles rather than moose or elk as his city neighbor reluctantly listens. Aunt Matilda and other locals discuss Enele Marcus facing church troubles and a plowman stuffing cotton to muffle mule sound.
W M Swinehart’s Yukon trial at Fort Selkirk reports hay yields of about three tons per acre selling at 100 to 125 dollars per ton. Potatoes yield three to five tons per acre at 20 to 25 cents a pound. rutabagas six tons at six cents. carrots three tons at 15 cents. Profits cited include potential acre returns of 720 to 900 dollars and an annual farm income around 10 thousand dollars. Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports strong northern farming prospects.
A Houston Post quote contrasts late nights with the risk of a wife expecting an early return. The dialogue humorously notes the speaker cannot afford to cultivate such an expectation while staying out until the early morning.
A fragmentary dialogue mocks a sneeze admonition and literary quotations. It notes a trainee muse advising against suppressing sneezes as dangerous and asks about misattributed quotes. The piece also parodies post game chatter and a fashion line about a girl’s new shirt waist.
In a witty dialogue, a man laments his fiancée’s changing mind while a wife chides her husband for neglecting her. The exchanges echo light social frictions and humorous gendered expectations. The snippets resemble column cartoons from The Catholic Standard and Times and The Philadelphia Press.
A playful quote from the Baltimore American notes Daisy reports perfect sailing with heavy seas after saying she is engaged to two men. The second line remarks that jungle animal supply never matches demand, a humorous aside.
A light exchange contrasts golf talk with political graft humor. The Catholic Standard and Times and Puck snippets depict casual banter about bunkers and cranks alongside a deacon joking about a $400 salary plus donation parties, then proposing $3850 with no parties to tuck away favors.
An advertising column extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe, powerful tonic for women’s uterine disorders and related nervous symptoms. It claims to relieve dyspepsia, heart, liver, and kidney concerns by treating underlying uterine disease and promotes Pleasant Pellets for stomach and liver stimulation.
An old family remedy, Brandreth's Pills, is marketed as a blood purifier to improve circulation and organ health. The ad describes the pill composition, dosage, and long history, claiming strong results from nightly use. Also mentions LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE for colds and Alaska bacon preferences.
The Postum Cereal Co Ltd guarantees all packages of Postum Cereal Grape Nuts and Elijah's Manna sold by any jobber or retailer comply with the National Ware Food Law and are not adulterated or mis-branded. Statement signed by C W West, Battle Creek, Michigan, December 12 1906, sworn December 15 1906.
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