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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
7
An Atchison couple’s divorce story reveals a wife’s long day of cooking and a husband’s blunt remark that sparked the split. The wife sought the court’s divorce after a tense kitchen showdown and a claim of marital unhappiness. The Globe relays the unusual motive behind the break.
An old health ad extols healthy kidneys and Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy. Mrs. O W Erwin of Little Falls Minnesota shares relief after using the product, claiming her swelling, breath issues, and back pain improved. The item also notes a common sign about services offered while customers wait.
A brief philosophical exchange frames an actor’s roaming life as he addresses a madam about ties and travel. The railroad tiles recur as a motif, underscoring mobility. A final aphorism about happiness anchors the reflection.
A fragmentary verse depicts a couple with mismatched skills and money troubles. She rises late yet sings, he stays out late and cannot fix basic tasks. They blame Cupid as life flounders, she returns to mother while he retorts with sharp phrases.
A manager presses Mme Screechy to discuss motherhood and trial marriages after signing a contract. She refuses, stating she is contracted to sing and not to speak. The manager laments the tour’s likely failure due to his inability to quote her on personal subjects.
A thoughtful father chides his son for not saving. The son admits spending coins at a nearby shop, and declares his future plan to run a little store to claim all the pennies and nickels. The exchange frames early saving lessons and ambition.
A mother cautions her daughter Hortensia to turn away a persistent suitor, warning she would show him the door if he asks for a kiss. Hortensia confirms she relayed the warning. The suitor quips that he would not press the request.
A lecturer foresees seas filling the globe within ten years, leaving only treetop tops exposed as people live and travel in air ships and discard bottles cans and clothes overboard. The remark is prompted by a listener asking what the speaker means.
A vain young man, paying for flowers with cast-off clothes, sent roses to a woman. She received them with a sharp note attached, revealing a humiliating message written on dirty paper. The note claimed he owed her a pair of pants for the bouquet. Cleveland Plain Dealer reported the incident.
A Boston barber reports dramatic scalp improvement after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He details years of dandruff and hair loss, then credits three cakes of Cuticura Soap and one and a half boxes of Ointment for a thick hair growth and no itching. He recommends the products to customers.
In a crowded ad page a claimed cure for skin troubles promises to cure pimples chaps blotches and more. It advertises bottles via wall stamps from John F Boland Co Memphis Tennessee and promotes various eye salves and health quips.
Gus Hartz, near the Cleveland Leader says a panhandler asked for a postage stamp to mail to his mother. He grabbed the envelope and threw it through the box office window. The man then whispered that the recipient was the man's wife, causing a rapid exit.
London Chronicle recounts a 1719 duel between Doctors Mead and Woodward at Gresham College. In a quarrel over a medical question they drew swords in Bishopsgate Street, Woodward wounded in multiple places. Mead offered him life, Woodward begged to spare his physic as he collapsed.
A classroom exchange ends in a chuckle as a pupil mishears Eureka and jokes Archimedes found the soap. The teacher prompts for meaning and James offers the pun about soap in a light, humorous note from a Christian Intel ligencer.
An advertisement extols Bond's Pills as the best remedy for overeating or drinking effects. It promises relief from head aches, biliousness, constipation, and sour stomach with one nightly pill, offers a free sample, and lists Bond's Pharmacy Co. of Little Rock, Arkansas.
A witty line from Puck echoes the social contrast between clever appearances and humble charm. The quip highlights expectations of wit and warmth in women, framing a playful debate on attributes admired in society.
The Spohn Medical Co promotes APOHN DIST Distemper remedy for horses and dogs with bottles sold nationwide. Claims cure in all forms and ages, priced 50 cents to 1 dollar. Dealers and agents wanted, Goshen Indiana address provided.
Bjenks and Tjarks discuss a lean bohemian seen near a laundry. Rumor says he is secretly in love with a laundress and may marry soon. They question why a true bohemian would frequent a laundry and critique authority as misfit when clothed with power.
Our Health Hints column answers the age old question how to cure constipation. Dr Caldwell promotes Syrup Pepsin as a natural aid training the stomach and bowels and strengthening nerves. Free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell 201 Caldwell Building Month el Even. Her Mother dialogue ends with a witty quip about trust and glitter.
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