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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
2
A column of humorous asides touches on aviation feats and weather safety, quirks of city life, and idle fancies. It cites Queen Mary, parrot jokes, terrapin dinners during flights, and jokes about air baths in Chicago, with scattered observations on farming, marriages, and Mars.
A Chicago man pursued divorce claiming it would make his wife happy. The article extols his selfless nature and exceptional modesty, contrasting with typical male willingness to please in their own way, while noting a belief in a man capable of pleasing any woman.
Describes children's outdoor activities including Five Geese in a Flock where a market woman tags players to begin a chase, and Den and Button games where kids act out beasts, hide in dens, and pass a button while guessing who holds it. The piece emphasizes simple, playful yard games for visitors.
A tangled sequence tests how many confidences spread among Tom Vera and Will. Each repeats and counters what others learned, testing whether all three already know the full secret or if further disclosures are needed.
Tacoma’s high school opened a unique Origvnute stadium, a steel and concrete horseshoe seating 25 000 near Commencement Bay. It cost over a hundred thousand dollars and required little excavation. The venue will host baseball and football events and outdoor concerts, with plans to attract next concerts in America Pacific Coast.
Readable portions describe a baby standing on hind legs and a curious scene in a dimly understood setting. Vague references to a person or group and a path or place hint at a domestic or street context with unclear details.
Perryopolis resident James Hasson recalls service in the Eighth Pennsylvania and Sixteenth Pennsylvania cavalry. He lists campaigns from the Army of the Potomac through Petersburg and a risky fall 1864 raid near Dinwiddie Court House with Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry close behind.
A firsthand recollection describes a skirmish around a wooded strip where fifty rebels emerged, cavalry in pursuit, and a brigade and wagon train action near the Junction. The narrator recalls Eagan's return, a cavalry charge, and a timely Fifth corps arrival securing the wagon train.
A dialect tale circles Miss Rose and friends as the village teens revolt against old fashions. Phlox and Lily urge new clothes while Miss Daisy and others climb walls in bright freckled fins. The lesson lands that change in dress is for women, not men, and shames fade as self expression blooms.
A mother seeks help for her son obsessed with buying and mailing dozens of post cards. The doctor coins postcardiac as a playful diagnosis, noting nervous tremors when denied cards and prescribing a remedy that mimics the gum on a stamp.
A garbled dialogue depicts a clash between a prominent woman and a geographer about discrimination and recognition. The exchange alludes to borders, maps, and gendered expectations, with nonsensical insertions clouding the main point and exposing humorous confusion.
The excerpt features a host inviting Spippelos to try a Havana cigar amid a stay of proceedings. The host insists Spippelos is not guilty, while Spippelos remains uncertain in the tense dialogue.
Local chatter centers on Blotsie announcing an engagement to Mr Gatsap before he proposed She vows not to accept until she gauges friends reactions, revealing social pressures and personal hesitation within their circle.
A speaker notes a preference for warm hearted service over cold attitude, saying customers value a genuine, well made product and a shop run by a "good, whole souled shoeman."
Women suffering from any form of illness are urged to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women and kept confidential. She offers guidance from her experience and invites women to request her advice and Lydia E Pinkham's 80 page Text Book free by mail.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming regulation of stomach liver and bowels with super coated granules. It notes a superstition that ague sufferers must visit a crossroad at night and bury a newly laid egg to cure the disease, with failure blamed on bad luck.
Mrs. Benton Holme questions a chambermaid after discovering she dusted twice and left the room before the hour. The exchange highlights a domestic mix up and tension within the household.
A minister attributes marked relief from indigestion and improved sleep to Grape-Nuts after Sabbath meals. He says his nerves quiet, rest returns, and he cannot imagine living without the cereal. The letter, promoted by Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan, invites readers to try the product and read The Road to Wellville booklet.
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