His Choice Parable Gaffe Sparks Charming Local Moment
A country clergyman visits a youngster and asks about Bible parables. The boy, pressed by his mother, finally replies that his favorite parable is the one about somebody loafing and fishing.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
7
Husband Admits Motive in Marital Dispute
She accuses him of marrying for money and he concedes being practical, remarking at least she knows he is not a fool.
Nervous Musicians Find Postum Eases Practice Strain
A Michigan music student shares how coffee heightened nerves injuring daily practice. After switching to Postum, she notes improved well being, resumed eight hours of daily study, and reduced nervousness. Her father, a physician, endorses the beverage and cites patient use. There's a Reason, Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Second Betsy Ross: Miss Woods Weaves Navy Yard Flags
At Brooklyn Navy Yard Miss Mary A Woods known as Betsy Ross No 2 runs the flag room. The 28 year veteran oversees 32 women and 3 men who last year produced 700 flags including 1580 American and 500 foreign ensigns. Material costs and labor totals $70,000 for the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Betsy Ross
Uncle Sam
Betsy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Betsy Ross No
Fair Ladies of
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Miss Woods
Navy
Lowell Mills
San Salvador
Paraguay
Ten Years of Backache Relief Claim
Mrs. Thomas Dunn of Columbus Ohio recounts ten years of backache and exhaustion before Dean's Kidney Pills brought quick relief and a permanent cure. She praises the product sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dunn
Vine St
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Terrible Eczema-Baby Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A LeSueur Minnesota mother recalls a two month old daughter suffering widespread facial eczema that worsened under various remedies until using Cuticura. Within two months the rash vanished and the child remained clear of eczema thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Budke
LeSueur
Minn
Consul quotes on Persian shah during Chicago dinner
A Persian consular official in Chicago compared the current shah unfavorably with his predecessor at a dinner. He recalled the late shah’s quotable remarks and recounts Lady Drummond Wolfe’s visit to the shah’s harem with Miss Blank, noting the shah’s crude French remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Chicago
Miss Blank
Lumbago and New Woman Morals Highlight Daily Topics
Article discusses rheumatism of the muscles of the loins and suggests relief methods including ST JACOBS OIL. It also covers Elinor Glyn criticizing the new woman idea at a New York dinner with a joke about a wife and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Jacobs
Elinor Glyn
New York
Irrigation Department Public Lands Notice and Quotes
The Irrigation Department in Chicago notes hundreds of sepp hosting receipts for public lands referenced in the last issue. A series of quotes is included, including lines on friendship, love, and a medical remedy for throat troubles, claimed to be free from opiates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Irrigation Department
Home Insurance
Chicago
Testing Paint Purity by Blow Pipe Method Promoted by National Lead
An article explains how genuine White Lead can be distinguished from adulterated paint using a blow pipe test. Pure White Lead resolves to metallic lead under intense heat, while adulterated versions do not. The National Lead Company offers a free blow pipe kit and booklet to perform the test, with the Dutch Boy Painter brand guaranteed pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Sinner to return chickens vows reform after theft
Thomas Ingraham of Park Mills New York recovered a dozen hens after a thief entered his hennery. A note found on a nail declared contrition and promised to replace stolen stock with blooded fowls, stating the thief would never steal again. Ingraham values the returned birds at more than double the value of the originals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ingraham
Park Mills
N. Y
Ingraham
Farmer
United States
EL Porvenil Company
Liberty Street
New York
Parson, Tommy and a Missouri dog court case
A Missouri man sued a railway over his hound’s death on the tracks. The company argued the dog chased a rabbit on its right of way, the rabbit being property of the railroad, and that the dog was a trespasser. The case ends with the defender seeking discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
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Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Ill
White Lily Mfg. CO
Rockingham Road
Davenport
Iowa
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Python Copper Company
Python Copper Company Provident Building
Tacoma, Wash
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D.C
Watson & Coleman
Washington, D.C
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