11 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
1
Herman J. Peters recounts a harrowing escape from a molasses vat during the Civil War, his plucky climb to safety, the toll of allied guards, and his subsequent parole at Wilmington. He recalls Andersonville hardships, exchange offers, and his later attempt to blend back into life in North Carolina, aided by sympathetic locals.
A collage of light gags and quips from various papers presents humorous vignettes. Jokes about friends, art, summer microbes, romance, and social manners are stitched with comic snippets from Philadelphia and Washington outlets, showcasing provincial wit and public quirks.
Mrs Mareh is married to Mr My and Somerville Journal notes a tense exchange about belief and fate at a sighting. The fragment hints at social tension and possible affair rumors surrounding Miss Kane and Mrs Mareh.
Mrs Pilkington asks if it bothers to keep chickens out of the garden. Mrs Bulkington says the real problem is keeping the garden out of the chickens. Philadelphia Bulletin quote reflects rural humor on farming annoyances.
Digest of brief Washington Star exchanges includes a light remark on cooking by Mrs Merri ton, a quip about vetoing world claims by Plodding Pete and Meandering Mike, a price-tag joke about hats, and a Kerwin Parker pun linking a marble cutter to epitaphs.
Roy Rolfe Gilson recalls a sharp rebuke by a girl near the county jail in Poughkeepsie. The child, slipping on the sidewalk, rose to scold a prisoner at a barred window, shouting that he should be better if he were not where he is, her indignation vivid and bold.
Bay City Illinois special report quotes J N Henley who says after sixteen years of Rheumatism he found relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the pills with removing uric acid via healthy kidneys and urges others to try them for acute Rheumatism.
A humorous exchange records Mrs Goodsoul as stingy, with remarks about frugality and kerosene prices. The narrator mocks her thriftiness by noting she objects to a few drops of kerosene used to light a stove. A Domestico character comments on her stinginess and the exchange includes a judge’s implied verdict.
A vintage laundry ad promotes Red Crown Ball Blue to whiten fabrics. It advertises a 2 oz package and claims clothes become white as snow after use.
A discussion notes the spread of opium use with sensational claims of high class women entering opium dens. The piece mocks fashionable women visiting such places and ridicules the idea they imitate Chinese dining with a fork.
The advertisement offers free information and full instructions for a home treatment to cure various female ailments including leucorrhoea ulceration and womb displacement. It claims a success guarantee for about 12 cents a week and asks readers to share with other sufferers. Address to Mrs. M. Summers Box 105 Notre Dame Ind.
A caller seeks a powerful match for their daughter and a noble title but is redirected to the International Purchasing Agency two doors away, as clerks correct the mistake and maintain dignity.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve aching burning feet and tight new shoes. It claims to cure corns bunions and swollen hot sweating feet and is sold nationwide through druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents with free samples and a mail offer.
A playful exchange about language and a grandmother nicknamed Sinetalk, contrasting terms like poopkin and punkin. One speaker bets the Other will not quickly adapt a pastry or eat it. The dialogue showcases playful regional speech and family banter.
A garbled miscellany of old advertisements and stray lines. Claims Piso's Cure for Consumption for a 1-year-old with croup. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blue and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup. Notes a Niagara Falls excursion via Nickel Plate Road and a printer recommendation for Eagle Linen Paper. Contains stray commentary on envy and distant travels.
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