03 May 1877
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1877
Page
1
A reflective essay on how clothing differences in childhood cause lasting pain. A boy’s collar or sash, a girl’s uniform, or a dress can mark peers as different, feeding ridicule and shame. The piece argues attire reflects social power and that conformity harms self worth, shaping future views of dress and youth.
A minister discusses what awaits souls in heaven after a Norwich road anecdote. A drunken driver curses loudly on a journey, and the minister notes heaven will be free of horses saddles inn houses and all profanity. The dying man recalls the rebuke and learns the moral that earthly vice yields no heavenly gain.
A narrator recounts a tense exchange about class and flattery between a man and a woman. He derides her perceived status while she stands firm, finally handing him a shovel as she walks away, the man muttering about flattery and a scarecrow.
A Yankee enters a country store and bargains with the squire over goods. The egg becomes the focal trade item when the shopkeeper offers a needle and a chuckle follows. The Yankee discovers the egg has two yolks and demands another needle.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as unmatched for the sick and debilitated, claiming it treats fevers, constipation, nervous ailments, rheumatism, and constitutional weakness. It praises the botanical ingredients as tonics that stimulate the stomach and nervous system, aids stamina for exhausting occupations, and boosts resistance to adverse influences.
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