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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
7
Reading a domino fortune game, players turn dominoes to reveal outcomes. Each stone pair maps to meanings such as wealth for double six, early marriage for six four, and love for five two, guiding questions and responses for humorous guidance.
A simple hand sled can be built from three quarter inch pipe and fittings. Each runner uses a single pipe bent hot with rosin or lead, then cooled and joined. Joints are pinned or brazed, and top crosspieces fitted with right or left hand threads or union connectors.
A boy wins a grammar prize and argues with his father about usage. The boy insists that “over the river” is correct because the man “lives over the river” in a little house on a bridge, prompting a humorous exchange.
A teacher asks why God created the world and a bright child quips that there was no one else who could do it, highlighting a humorous, concise moment from a juvenile Sunday school class.
A reader recounts Foley Kidney Pills saving a big doctor bill for kidney trouble. J. D. Ewing shares a humorous scene with clergy at a railroad station. An advice note claims rheumatism often needs only external treatment with Chamberlain's Liniment. A Stanford White era mansion dinner includes a vegetarian fad observation from a stern English butler.
Real estate ads offer farms from 20 to 200 acres in Seneca Wyandot Portage and Trumbull counties Ohio with reasonable prices and full particulars on request. Also listings for buying selling and exchanging village or city property merchandise stocks and other valuables through W M Presler of Adrian Ohio. The rest includes casual ad filler and humorous quips about blood and a London street joke.
A sprained ankle may be cured in three or four days by applying Chamberlains ointment and following directions with each bottle. For sale by all dealers.
A lady at an official function remarked Lincoln was tall. He smiled and replied that Long John Wentworth of Chicago could lick salt from the top of his head, playfully underscoring his modest view of that description.
Advertisement notes no need for constipation worry and claims Chamberlain's Tablets give agreeable bowel movement without unpleasant effects. Encourages trial and statesAvailability at all dealers.
Gracious Bits of History by A. W. Macy recounts Eli Whitney inventing the cotton gin in 1793. He faced theft of ideas, fires that ruined his shop and papers, bankruptcy in 1795, and over sixty lawsuits. Despite trials, the invention transformed the cotton industry and boosted southern revenues.
A fragment notes the work Gopur ghit published in 1911 by author Joseph B Bowles. The text references themes of architecture and Indo Islamic influence, but the readable portion provides limited context. Further details are not available in the excerpt.
Jones and Benedick joke about the dismissal with a quip that the driver lacked horse sense. The exchange centers on whether the horse would drink anything other than water.
Advertisement praises Chamberlain's Tablets for older adults to improve digestion and regularity. Describes the tablets as mild and gentle, suitable for middle aged and senior people. Sold by all dealers.
In a humorous exchange a woman notes her dog’s yard long pedigree, while the husband quips that the dog bit him in the leg and called the animal a cur, revealing a domestic dispute told in light tone.
A collage of potion pitches and quips. Mrs Walker praises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for a fatal disease group. A court scene critiques Roman law foundations. Public health ads hawk Dean's Mintment for skin trouble and Regulats laxative. A park vignette juggles shade and a teasing boy. A joke contrasts rose scent with counterfeit copper odor.
Uncle Hiram runs the New York act while Aunt Maria endorses the land dispute humor. A new Automobile Dance called Greene’s breakdown sparks chatter as Hanford's Balsam stays in the stable.
A note from a health column highlights Thrush relief using Hanford's Balsam. The remedy is applied to the bottom of the affected part to target the infection.
A Tribune piece urges attention to small irritants that derail marriages and daily life. It likens minor frictions to a violin string's tune and warns trifles erode proportion, urging couples to respond with patience and unity rather than letting tiny woes explode into tragedy.
A tale recalls King George II walking in Ixen sington palace gardens when a visitor, claiming distress, demanded money watch and shoe buckles. The king surrendered valuables and the man removed the buckles then asked to keep a seal on the watch. He promised to return the seal next morning if the king remains silent for 24 hours. The story was told by William IV to old Duncannon.
The sixteenth century saw the Spanish carve printing into the New World with a press directed by Men doza in Mexico 1532 producing the Spiritual Ladder of St John Climacus. English presses followed in New England with Stephen Daye printing the free man's Oath in Cambridge and the Bay Psalm Book soon after.
A short exhortation to keep a practical plan for safety with sam of RAG until danger passes. It promotes readiness for accidents and frequent home use for cuts burns bruises and injuries in a stable setting.
A testimonial asserts Doan's Kidney Pills relieve kidney and lumbago troubles. Mrs. M. Holmes of Ohio reports long use in her family, strong results, and public endorsement after years of experience. Sold nationwide by local dealers. Depicts poster ad tone and brand recall.
A guest in a Cincinnati hotel was shot and killed. A negro porter who heard the shots testified at the trial describing hearing two shots with a one second interval while working in the hotel basement and passing the Big Four depot when the second shot rang out. The report includes unrelated anecdotes about kidney pills and a Longfellow dinner remark by Lincoln.
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ease cough and loosen mucus in children with whooping cough. Claims it liquefies tough mucus aiding expectoration and notes safe effective use in epidemics. Sold by all dealers.
Felinda asked what would please her lover. Ridgway's suggests a hand knit necktie as the better choice. The note also advertises Stanfords Balsam for wire cuts.
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