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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
5
A Detroit Free Press quip contrasts a young man at a table with an older man named Gilley who “recently made a million dollars out of pork.” The remark humorously links birth privilege to wealth and eating habits.
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for sickness linked to stomach liver and kidney disorders. Claims purify blood prevent constipation keep liver kidneys and bowels healthy and aid digestion of fermenting foods. Sold 25c by druggists Bucklen’s Arnica Salve also advertised for injuries.
In a mining camp scene a new doctor questions a worker about back pains. The worker insists he is wounded and calls out shooting pains. Plute Pete interjects with the remark, clarifying the phrase during the exchange.
Promote strength appetite digestion and restful sleep with Burdock Blood Bitters family tonic. Priced at $1.00.
The Cincinnati Enquirer portrays a martyr as a man who assists his neighbor by mending a phonograph, illustrating the virtue of daily neighborly service.
Mr Craig reads the evening paper as his wife knits. The article claims over 5000 elephants a year are used to make piano keys. They marvel at what animals can be trained to do.
Advert says coughs and colds weaken the system and cause weight loss. A 50 cent bottle is advertised with claims it stops coughing and aids throat and lung troubles. Customer testimony from Muscatine Alabama praises life-saving effects for a feverish summer illness. Also priced 5 cents and 1 dollar at druggists.
In a clipped exchange Mr Skids questions why a man was not convicted as Pat counters that hanging would be too good for him. The dialogue hints at justice and public outrage without revealing details of the case.
The first Henry County courthouse rowed a pioneer siege as Cambridge won the seat. Women improvised lodging in a carpenter shop loft with muslin sheets and shavings while serving a feast from farms and wild fruit preserves. The circuit court opened in summer with rustic grace.
Richard T. Holbrook discusses how yes remains a book word in the United States yet appears in casual talk by a few cultured speakers. He notes forms like yes sir and variations across regions, comparing American usage with British adds ons and historical echoes.
Assistant Professor Charles T. Copeland reproves late students in an English class. He quips about an afternoon tea and asks Miss Brown how she will have her tea. She replies politely without lemon. The exchange appears in Lippincott's.
Fred Kelly negotiates with a street dealer for an Airedale pup. The dealer warns the price may rise from three dollars to five by this afternoon as he hints he may form an attachment to the animal. The note appears in Saturday Evening Post ad copy and mentions Dean's Ointment for eczema and itching skin.
A Pall Mall Gazette snippet captures a playful exchange where a new servant brags about mixing soda and water and claims faster scullery work. The boast focuses on bottle squirts and leftover bottles as the afternoon scene unfolds.
Admiral Porter recalls Abraham Lincoln sleeping in a tiny six by eight foot stateroom aboard the Malvern near City Point in March 1865. Lincoln joked he shrank six inches to fit the berth and praised a better bed after carpenters enlarged the space. He never let others go to trouble for him.
The May 12 1898 encounter features a Spanish gunboat Caloao cruising near Manila and mistaken for a salute until a second shot proves ships are at war. Sailors cheer homecoming, then learn they are prisoners of war as the fleet is destroyed. Also notes micro engraving feat and a humorous anecdote about a Hebrew wheat inscription.
Short items from the New York World note fashionable collars for dancing men and a cloak room fix for wilted collars. A reader asks for small wax candles for a birthday cake. A diplomat grocer replies with about two dozen candles.
The Baltimore American notes a joke about a firm described as in the wholesale matchmaking business. The quip frames a light moment on a company rumored to pair people in bulk fashion.
Sufferers of eczema, tetter, and itching urged to stop scratching with Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. First application begins healing as cooling medicines soothe red rough skin. Testimony from Mrs A Einfeldt of Rock Island Illinois claims nine years free from ailment after use. Guaranteed 60 cents at druggists.
A fragment notes the Loomsburg and Sullivan Railroad will stop only on signal or notice to the conductor and not stop otherwise.
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