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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1915
Page
7
A fragment from Julian de Kestel-Hawkin narrates a priest in Rome who healed blind girls and lost his head, with a feast celebrated in affectionate worship. The maid counters that the saint’s chimes reveal love’s mastery, opening eyes and loosening tongues in a delicate, paradoxical devotion.
A floor walker and a counter girl debate Valentine gifts and how men woo and women respond. He argues sentiment is bunk, she defends meaning behind words, noting moods, timing, and lasting care beyond flattery. The exchange crawls through romance, Lent, Easter, and married life.
Souvenir postcards can rule St Valentine remembrance while serving a purpose by keeping households in touch with a traveling friend or loved one. Mail from way stations offers families illustrated accounts of journeys, providing pleasant reminders after the traveler returns.
A Sapulpa diary found in an old shack details Henry Martin, an aged recluse near Heywood, Oklahoma. He moved from a distant past, awaited a sweetheart Nell who died in a wreck, and lived in isolation until his own death. The journal closes with plans unfulfilled and an unmarked burial in Heywood.
Granddaughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow applies her poetry heritage to running the kitchen of a large New York settlement school. Mrs Hutchinson, wife of a school principal, brings social problem study, hospital training, and Johns Hopkins post graduate work to oversee children's bodily needs and welfare.
A compact reflection on how catching may not always mean motion. The piece suggests stillness can accompany pursuit, noting examples from daily life like trains and rabbits, and extending to broader challenges from hell to rheumatism.
Anglesea New Jersey aboard the Goldy Budd a six pound eel struck and bit crewman John C Gaughan as he prepared to net it. The eel clamped the finger tearing flesh and causing heavy bleeding until a makeshift tourniquet and aboard medical care kept him alive until landing.
A vintage advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It urges mothers to check a child’s tongue for constipation and claims a teaspoonful can cleanse the bowels within hours, touting safety and full bottle directions for all ages.
A new step ladder with six legs and clamps to prevent a cow from kicking or tail switching during milking has been patented. The inventor warns that continued invention could leave little for a fellow to laugh at.
Physicians advise against harmful hairstains and dyes yet Hay's Hair Health offers a natural color revival through an air-related action. Harmless, refundable if it fails, promises to prevent new gray hairs, quiet roots and dandruff, and strengthen hair. priced 5c, 50c, or $1.00 via drug stores or direct. Hay Specialties Co., Newark, N.J.
Alfred Sully a distinguished soldier born in Philadelphia on January 2 1821 was a West Point graduate and career officer. He fought Seminoles in Florida Mexican War Vera Cruz siege South Chancellorsville Malvern Hill and Indian campaigns earning brevets and promotions to brigadier general and major general of volunteers.
The London Telegraph notes a drive to provide an efficient dental staff for front line service. Dentists with temporary lieutenant ranks in the Royal Army Medical Corps are leaving for France as further drafts of qualified men are chosen, even if not yet en route.
A terse exchange echoes a Victorian moral clash as a minister argues against a columnist remark. The debater asserts a traditional view that men mourn while women are tasked with ensuring it happens, highlighting enduring gender expectations.
A testimonial argues coffee caused nervousness and sleepless nightmares. After switching to Postum the writer reports calmer nerves and better sleep, urging others to quit coffee. Describes Postum varieties Regular and Instant with prices for 15 cents and 250 packages.
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