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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
3
Barnett Schenk Drug Co of Roanoke Virginia endorses Kilmer's Swamp Root as a reliable kidney medicine. The letter claims universal customer satisfaction after thirteen years of sales and invites readers to obtain a sample bottle and booklet by sending fifty cents to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
The Kasngs City Star recounts a playful exchange about a gifted writer nicknamed Perry Pert. A veteran observer praises his talent over rivals, referencing a satirical jab at a notable controversial figure and noting the lively tone of the local humor scene.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap to bathe and Cuticura Ointment to apply. It claims instant itch relief, pimples, roughness, dandruff, scalp irritation, and sore hands and baby skin. Mail sample requests to Cuticura Dept Beeton with a postcard and book.
A five year old Sherman visiting a neighbor watches cake making and keeps asking What’s that He learns the angel cake blending then boasts I will outdo mom The mother answers She just makes the Lord’s cake and stands firm in family baking pride
Jagged OCR notes indicate a fragmentary item mentioning a candidate and vows, with stray phrases and garbled text suggesting a local political context in Kansas City. The legible portion references ignored commitments and a tour, but details remain unclear.
The Union captain born in Salem Massachusetts christened the flag Old Glory in 1831 when it was raised aboard the brig Charles Godegett. He kept the banner through peril in Civil War Nashville and finally unfurled it atop the Capitol after Fort Donelson. He claimed the flag in 1862 and expressed readiness to die as America reunited.
A handwoven linen towel attributed to late 18th or early 19th century America was found in Pittsburgh. The piece bears eagles shields and the inscription The Independence of the United States of America Declared July 4 1776 Washington Elected President of the Federal Union March 1789 E Pluribus Unum and measures 33 by 19 inches.
The text captures a light exchange where a patient hints at paying a bill and a doctor jests about calling around in early July. It reads like dialogue from a domestic scene with regional speech.
The Declaration proclaims that the colonies are free and independent states, absolved from allegiance to the British crown and dissolved from political ties to Great Britain. The piece notes the annual Fourth of July observance and its sanitized presentation for public celebration.
The Exchange hails the Declaration of Independence as the absolutely perfect and glorious expression of the Revolution, praising its clear eloquence and orderly arrangement as unmatched by critics.
Advertisement urging readers in Mississippi to keep a diarrhoea cordial for stomach ailments. Price two sizes, 25 cents and 50 cents.
A fragment from a political exchange shows Senator Sorgum proposing an olive branch while warning it can be turned into an ax handle. The dialogue mentions apples from a nice man and closes with a note about racial phrasing as a warning.
On June 14, 1777 congress decreed the Nag flag should bear 12 red and white stripes and 14 stars on a blue field, establishing the early design standard for the flag.
The advertisement touts Capudine as effective for headaches and body aches with a liquid, easy to take form. A humorous note closes with quotes about fate and a derby hat, ending with a playful line.
Pearson's Magazine details sixty four steps to craft a steel helmet. Machines stamp out disks, form the helmet, trim irregularities, punch crown holes, and apply linings leather straps and finish. The article notes helmets reduced head wound deaths among French troops.
The article notes the completion of draining an 85 000 acre inland lake north of Amsterdam after flood control works. A pumping plant on the restored Zuyder Zee dikes moved 200 million cubic meters of water in two months, a feat unmatched by other nations and far faster than 1825 26 drainage.
A vivid, if fragmentary, portrait notes a gentleman praising a woman as a belle and hints that a strenuous season has brightened a social circle, like the last glow of summer. The tone suggests social buoyancy and evolving fashions in a historical setting.
An Indianapolis News item recalls a dynamite trial that made Charles Miller a household name and notes a Missouri youth preferring a name like Charlie Miler to play John the Baptist in a Bible reenactment in an Indiana town.
Advertises Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a malaria remedy and system builder. Promotes a tuned formula labeled on the bottle with Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. Priced at 50 cents.
The article notes bluebird motifs appearing in nursery decor, with white ivory-finish fittings and bluebird decorations in various sizes. The recurring charm suggests cheerful themes amid recent decorative spots.
A 19th century ad notes wheat contains the most albumen among grains. Professor Dawley highlights this in recommending wheat as the base for egg producing nutrition. It also promotes La Creole Hair Dressing to darken gray hair.
In a terse exchange, Mr Groweher says he wants to give his wife credit for knowledge of the political situation without requiring her to explain a word. The remark frames a view on partnership and understanding during political discourse.
A compact, old style line notes social attitudes toward adults and infants, contrasting the stubbornness of grown people with the needs of infants in a brief public anecdote from a historical newspaper page.
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