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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
7
A weak and puny child suffers isolation from healthy play and work, its life embittered by incapacity. The piece urges expectant mothers to trust Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription to safeguard the mother's health and pass on strength to the future child.
A fragmentary dialogue mocks social norms about widows and bachelors and implies bias against working men. The text references wardeners dying early and suggests wives influence domestic duties. No concrete event or identifiable persons are provided.
Secretary Rountree of the Alabama Press Association announces a post July 17 trip for members to Denver Colorado Springs Manitou Springs at the foot of Pike's Peak and to Cripple Creek with a Birmingham meeting to follow. The outing is billed as the association's most attractive and elaborate to date and aims for full attendance. Those who missed Paris Exposition can attend this larger event within their means.
The wheels of a Pullman car are built with a paper core about four inches thick. A steel rim two to three inches wide encircles this core and contacts the rails. Circular iron plates cover the sides and are bolted on for protection.
Mr R M Pratt recalls years of sand carbuncle pain and sleepless days. After doctors and remedies failed he tried a blood remedy labeled S S 8 and reports complete cure with no recurrence to date. He invites information or advice on the service.
A humorous anecdote centers on a politician bragging his eloquence while his wife reads a newspaper report. The copyquotes him claiming mastery of oratory as he supposedly held a crowd spellbound by reading excerpts from Daniel Webster's old speech.
In old English times families ground flour by a sieve kept hot, called a temsee. A lazy person never set the temse on fire, yet the River Thames name was misread as the river on fire after many years. The quip explains why silly people say the river is set alight.
A rural postoffice note asks about John in Georgia and a family friend replies that John is running from a sheriff in a race and is two miles ahead the last time heard. The exchange frames a humorous rural misunderstanding.
A short tale describes a colored man seeking work from a white man who offers to split driftwood catching with him. The man agrees to row and work the river, but after a while he quits, claiming the wood is as useful to him as his own life and that he has no work left.
The excerpt argues that great temperament surpasses intellect in art, as essence lies in complete nature. It asserts one must feel life vividly to convey life's deeper meaning and nature with awe. The final line mentions purchasing at China Hall with unclear text.
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