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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
6
The Connersville Courier notes that diaries for 1910 are out and discusses Christmas shopping timing. It pokes fun at current affairs from Spain to Texas oil fields and comments on aviation, football danger, and a quip about pellagra not being related to j ill j am s while imagining Alaska as a future dairy producer.
A Chicago woman sues for divorce alleging her husband insists on living on 25 cents a day, a figure she deems extravagant and unworkable. The remark underscores a clash over financial standards in the marriage.
A government official states fishermen are as valuable as farmers. He urges sharing this view with a spouse when invited on a fishing trip.
For moments West Point mourns a cadet lost on the field a stalwart defender of the country and cherished son to grieving parents. The columnist ponders whether such sacrifice is worth the cost.
An alleged theft expert, in custody, calls the practice a disease and argues isolation remains the best control method.
In Paris the short skirt trend flourishes and drives demand for American shoes. Parisian women seek top quality footwear to match street fashion, making American brands prominent as the style spreads.
The piece notes the surprisingly mild aspect of hookworm disease and suggests it could become a major twentieth century story. It mentions recent discovery among military recruits and a proposed plan to spend $1,000,000 to eradicate it.
The author argues the real forestry problem lies with states and citizens not federal control. Only a small fraction of US forests are national. to prevent widespread desiccation, scientific forestry must become daily practice and be embedded in state law.
The article notes beef and pork are scarce and costly while poultry is also in short supply. It cites western farmers switching from cattle and poultry to wheat crops as a reason, though high figures suggest profit in fowls. It concludes current conditions push towards vegetarianism.
The piece notes that US immigration laws have merits compared with foreign systems. It mentions the Mexican minister to Cuba studying New York practices to draft similar laws. It argues some believe restrictions are not strict enough but acknowledges other countries seek to copy the American model.
Mount Vesuvius erupts in what is described as the most serious since 1906, while heavy earthquakes strike Sicily near Mount Etna. The events cause property damage and at least one fatality as seismographs in Washington and elsewhere note disturbances and hint at further underground unrest.
A family narrator recalls a father who tries do it himself for every repair. He tinkers clockwork, rewires a lock, and attempts plumbing and window work, often making things worse. Mrs. Black warns the children to hide the truth to spare their father from embarrassment.
A humorous reflection on the annual ritual of men shoveling snow. The piece describes the drive to clear paths at dawn, slipping on steps, snow packed between clothes, and the backache that follows, ending with a wife noting a remaining patch of snow behind the horseblock.
A man claims he knew the answer intuitively, suggesting he guessed correctly for the first time in his life. The remark frames the moment as a rare insight rather than a formal certainty, highlighting personal insight over evidence.
A terse verse strings together a moral stance on truth and roles with lines about the tariff rules about day and night and a claim that toys are toys, dolls are dolls, and overalls are overalls.
A harsh husband scans his wife's ledgers and protests a $40 bill for two switches. She replies that fashion has replaced rats and pompa dours, and the switches now stand in for the pests.
An old time humor item features a bride praising her husband as a model spouse to a divorcee who quips that he resembles a 1908 model. The exchange plays on marital history and perceived novelty.
The Portland Oregonian reports a mass migration of American farmers to Canada, with 70 000 settlers this fall taking about 70 million dollars in cash and effects. Factors include safer laws, lower protective tariffs, and vast free homesteads along the Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern, and Grand Trunk Pacific railways, attracting settlers to urbanizing Canadian West. Government agents in U S cities offer information to prospective settlers.
After service, Rev. Talcom and a minister see Deacon Snowball in the vestry taking a 50 cent piece from the collection and replacing it with a dime. The minister cries out in shock, calling it plain dishonest doings.
A mother describes severe rash and blistering on her two year old son that worsened despite medical care. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child's skin healed fully with no symptoms since, per Yukon Oklahoma testimonials from 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. backs the product.
An old advertisement claims exposure to cold and wet leads to pneumonia and sells Perry Davis Painkiller in 25c 35c and 50c sizes. It touts the product as unequaled for colds throat and quinsy and hints at female persuasion amplifying secrets.
On Keyser farm Pat Doolan tends a temperamental mule team. A chain of comic disasters follows: a mule tears through a fence, cabins topple when tied by rope, and Doolan, fearing bandits, curses in Ballyhadeen dialect. After the chaos he resigns but later returns as chief engineer.
Simeon Jones, trusted neighbor, fights house fire while crowd saves furniture. A spark starts a new blaze at the living room entrance. A missing water pump near the kitchen door triggers confusion as Sam Bates recalls seeing Simeon pull up the pump moments earlier.
Thompson Watkins of Parsons Kansas cites relief from back pain and irregular kidney secretions after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad urges readers to remember the brand name with a 50 cent price and notes Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York as the distributor.
Artists bill posters printers and paper manufacturers unite under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to launch a vast anti TB campaign. Free billboard space and poster printing along with material gifts amount to several thousand dollars with hundreds of paper makers donating stock and artists supplying sketches. Posters nine by seven feet will be multicolored and placed nationwide where needed. If enough paper is secured a million posters may be pasted up. The total value of contributions would reach about two million dollars at commercial rates.
A witty dialogue fragment contrasts candid political talk with marital plans. Miss Cayenne notes many outspoken minds come from unpleasant temperaments. A fiancée warns he may be arbitrary after marriage, but she dismisses his authority with cheer.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on a domestic scene with a witness remarks that the father drank again last night and scolded a janitor. An optician hints he may seek new employment if beer improves eyesight, suggesting humorous or ironic commentary.
A Boston educator recovering from nervous exhaustion credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health and bowel regularity. She notes improved brain power and physical condition after adopting a breakfast of raw egg with four spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and hot milk or water. She urges others to consider the product and references The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
After forty the body declines and poisons in the blood cause rheumatic pains in joints muscles and back. A named compound syrup of Sarsaparilla Toris compound and whiskey is prescribed in tablespoon doses before meals and at bedtime to restore strength.
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