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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
5
A couple on a sofa recall their mutual understanding and engagement moment. He measures a ring finger and asks if a thrill foretold marriage while she recalls seeing him from the window and joking about a bandy-legged appearance caused by a glass flaw.
Mrs. Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio reports her son Clyde suffered years with eczema failing doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent he slept that first night and by six weeks was perfectly well. A leading physician recommends Cuticura for eczema. June 11 1907.
A short tale where Sammy the boy responds to his mean uncle asking how he would feel about a penny. Sammy predicts feeling faint at first but plans to get over it with resolve and humor.
A diner frets over a plate, claiming the smell means the steak is weeks old. The waiter reassures him by noting the real culprit is another gentleman’s fish, whispered as they glance around. The scene blends comic confusion with a mistaken food claim.
Frank J. Cheney swears his firm F. J. Cheney & Co sells Hall's Catarrh Cure in Toledo Ohio and offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured. The notice, dated December 6 1886, lists the notary A W Gleason and promotes internal use and testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents and Hall's Family Pills for constipation are urged.
A disease called red rust damages tea crops in northeast India. The alga Cepaleuros virescens causes it, attacking leaves and stems and forming yellow patches. It spreads via water and air carried spores, as described by C. M. Hutchinson in the Memoirs of the Agricultural Department of India.
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger piece a doctor’s daughter Ethelberta age six loses a tiny pearl from a ring given on her sixth birthday. She visits her father’s office to report the loss in a woebegone mood.
A conversation questions Goldrox’s recent multi million purchase of a doubtful property and whether the title is sound. The remark references a duke bought for his daughter, hinting at the uncertain deal.
John Wellington senior, after years of separation, learns his son Jack Wellington Jr has returned from Chicago. A memory filled Christmas eve culminates in a call from the distant son declaring his arrival and inviting parents to Chicago for Christmas. The old couple reminisce as they prepare to reunite with their boy.
Mrs. Peckem questions why Friday is seen as unlucky while Peckem notes few marriages occur on that day. The exchange appears in a Chicago Daily News comic strip dialogue.
The new order mandates biennial physical evaluations for marine corps officers. Separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico is proposed in two Senate bills by Foraker. multiple incidents include bank robbery, boxing fatalities, and a deadly railway accident across several states.
A theatrical manager recalls Isadora Duncan at the Players Club presenting a dolphin dance with child pupils. She described the grace and life of the dolphin and then told the class a dolphin can have 2000 offspring, prompting a startled question from a girl about married dolphins.
A kind gentleman gives a five dollar bill to a boy who asks for change. The boy thanks the man and remarks that he wondered how much money is in circulation, reflecting a simple, humorous exchange about currency and value.
A speaker named Mr. Ensigo reviews his financial operations and reports they are comparatively successful. He notes he has lent money to five friends in the month and only three have remained on speaking terms, implying mixed outcomes with personal loans.
Dr Mitchell of Missouri first compounded the eye salve in 1848. A clean odorless white salve with curative properties to be applied to the eyelids. Sold everywhere for 26 cents.
A dialogue on propriety at a club where a wife questions a companion about a girl named Kitty. The husband reassures with an ante to chaperone the Kitty, framing the scene as proper and cautious.
A Connecticut woman gives her husband 25000 dollars to leave her alone. A humorous remark notes the husband often sacrifices all he earns to keep peace.
An older advert lists Pettit's Eye Salve for eye strain and weak watery eyes with druggists in Buffalo New York. It also markets Bromo Quinine as a laxative tonic and other patent medicines for teething and coughs. Includes a King quote about lessons and a light jab at social singing.
A vintage grocery ad urges customers to compare prices and buy Schilling's Best tea noting a money refund if not liked, highlighting a shopper mindset focused on immediate value rather than future promises.
A Mansing Iowa woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of severe female complaints and failed treatments. The letter touts the remedy as restoring health and urges other sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
An old advertisement notes a sale for Allen's Footcluse at 25 cents during a Draesist sale event held in May.
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