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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
2
Willie Brook's story features Hi Tiddle, a Yankee lawyer, discussing the cost of smoking in a humorous exchange. The tale notes a character who supposedly survived on ten cents a week by frugal eating and cheap cigars, suggesting smoking curbs appetite and limits further spending.
A letter from Mrs. V. V. Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine recounts a long battle with rheumatic sores on her husband’s legs after several doctors and remedies failed. Three weeks of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent healed the wounds and stopped the pain in three months. Also a note on Harry Lauder recounting old-time machinery wonders and Robby’s remark about Solomon.
A 19th or early 20th century anecdote recalls Judge John Henry McCarthy as a candidate in a Hebrew and Irish district. A Broadway window banner urged voters to choose him as “the friend of the Hebrew,” provoking an angry Irishman who then voted for Henry M. Goldfogle instead. The tale illustrates ethnic voting tensions of the era.
A weary sinner, bruised and bleeding, asks a stranger for a supreme act of repentance. The stranger replies with a paradox, advising the man to endure a year in a boarding house as the path to salvation.
A man recounts quitting coffee and switching to Postum, claiming relief from nervous spells, insomnia, indigestion, and heart palpitations. He says weight increased by 82 pounds since starting Postum and credits it with saving his life, urging others to read The Road to Wellville. The letter is from Postum Co. with promotional tone.
On a Canada bound steamer Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise escape hay fever and a mysterious man who hauls chairs to the water and opens a personal bag. A weary woman, Juliet Graham, and her husband Mr. Graham board nearby, while Elise contemplates sharing her cabin as intrigue deepens aboard the voyage to Canada.
The Irish league of Great Britain honored FP O'Connor for 25 years as its president with an oil portrait unveiled in Leeds. John E Redmond delivered tribute, praising his steady leadership and red collarlike guidance for Irish policy. John Dillon also spoke at the ceremony.
Epworth Memorial Church in Cleveland adopts a full time business manager to handle finances benevolences dues subscriptions and expenses. The manager will secretary standing committees and relay records to the official board freeing pastors for larger church plans and pulpit duties. The church with the city’s largest Protestant membership handles over 25000 in yearly contributions and has strong charity work. Dr G K Morris district superintendent praises the plan as an ideal form of church government.
A Texas State Journal of Medicine piece denounces high legal and medical fees, contrasting a $300 legal cost with a $50 to $100 doctor fee. It extols a 24/7 open shop ethic, claiming ongoing charity for worthy cases while condemning chronic laziness and rascally behavior.
A Beecher quotation laments cannibalism in civilized society, contrasting uplift for farmers with the savagery of modern life. He argues that removing the social support that sustains people would leave many starving in cities like New York, highlighting a harsh view of hunger and civilization.
A dialogue about late hours and excuses ends with a retort that the father honored similar absences in his own youth, highlighting enduring family norms and playful parenting. The exchange centers on responsibility, time, and intergenerational attitudes toward rule bending.
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