27 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
1
The Laural canning factory ships 2000 gallons of blackberries while Spiceland forms an oil prospecting start. Cambridge City ships apples, Wayne county fights smallpox, and New Castle readies for fall rail work. Indiana expo plans, press day, and a wreath of county news follow, with rail ties, legal suits, and community events across the state.
In a quiet parlor Fanchette probes a tale of a friend entangled with a flirtatious cousin. A stubborn fiancé, a charming coquette, and a man who seeks both reconciliation and control drive a cautionary, bittersweet story of desire and pride ending with a surprising pivot to the other woman.
A lake boat voyage ends poorly as a passenger refuses supper arguing against spending 75 cents to feed the fish. The exchange reflects frugal mood and banter aboard.
A health advice piece asserts that early womanhood pain can be prevented or cured by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It cites Miss Stella Johnson's testimonial of relief after five years of monthly pains and promotes the medicine as strengthening the weak and ill. Readers are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, with private correspondence and free medical advice, and to order the medical book by mailing stamps.
A humorous guide from Norman Harris on romance and proposals. It skewers timing and manners for different women from heiresses to widows, urging caution with words and noting that a kiss should accompany a proposal. It ends with playful reversals about no and yes and the perils of dinner proposals.
Albany visit leads to a barber shop encounter with Buffalo mayor Knight. The shaved mayor, surprised by the barber’s chatter, reveals his identity and the exchange turns sharp as the barber questions recognition and the mayor retorts with a quip about his face being healed.
The exchange quips about philosophy and ease with Brer Wil-Hems. A question about staying out of jail prompts a thoughtful, faltering reply, capturing a streetwise, humorous tone from a Chicago Record-Herald fragment.
A brief humorous gag from New York Weakly about a wife who claims she has kept a secret about wearing an old hat for two months and has told no one, with a husband insisting he can keep secrets.
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