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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
6
Geonie Danvers responds to the charge of bigamy with a wry remark to the judge. He says he expected to weed out a few wives later, implying multiple unions were planned or ongoing. The exchange underscores the legal peril and the unusual stance in the courtroom.
Mrs M E Falin of Speers Ferry Virginia reports ten years of persistent hand eczema cured after using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent. She notes rapid improvement within days and full recovery after three bottles, advising others with skin or blood diseases to use Cuticura. Her daughter’s hands also cleared in two weeks after treatment.
An American living in England recalls a cockney who visits a dog dealer, seeking a grayhound with a short nose as a specific breed. The dealer responds they do not keep such flags and instead drown them. The piece closes with a wry remark on aging and birthdays for young girls.
An old line of advertising phrases and household hints on Ball Blue laundry product plus a teething syrup claim. It includes a line about marriage and home value and ends with a business wisdom remark. The fragmentary text reads like a scrapbook of 19th or early 20th century ads and proverbs.
An old Irish peasant sits before his cottage puffing at a pipe until the ground around his feet is covered with struck matches. His wife calls him to dinner and he jokes about glowing glass he heard about from Moike Mulrooney and whether he has the wrong kind of glass for seeing the sun.
A brief note describes Casey at the Bat as part of the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910, alongside schedules and records. It mentions the Coca-Cola Co of Atlanta sending the booklet on receipt of a 2c stamp and includes an advertisement for Coca-Cola noting its cooling, thirst-quenching qualities and availability at soda fountains and bottle stations.
A farmer outwits an assessor in a witty exchange. Reuben claims twenty acres while the land seems far larger, prompting a humorous remark about not having a rubber plantation. The brevity captures rural wit and wary bargaining in a Harper's Monthly vignette.
A paragraph advocates using Easy Task soap to clean pots and pans. It claims ordinary yellow soap leaves soap taste and rancid residue, while Easy Task ensures antiseptic sterilization. Families using it reportedly avoid doctor bills as germs are driven out with dirt. One cake supposedly equals two other soaps.
A Birmingham Age Herald quip notes fire shows poor table manners as flames greedily devour everything in reach and then lick paint off neighboring structures, captured by a humorous young reporter. The remark reflects the vivid newspaper tone of the era.
An old advertisement touts Dr Martel’s Female Pills as a seventeen year standard remedy for women’s ailments. It claims quick and permanent results and availability at all drug stores. A stray line muses about choosing love over law as a path to paradise.
William J. Gaynor mayor of New York City was wounded in the neck aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse by a discharged city employee James G. Gallagher. Gallagher was quickly subdued and arrested as the ship prepared to sail from Hoboken. The article notes the mayor’s serious injury and mentions surrounding events and a separate local ad about Easy Task soap.
A bullet struck Mayor Gaynor behind the right ear and traveled downward. Surgeons hope for recovery at St Marys Hospital Hoboken, with family by his side amid hopeful hospital reports. Gallagher the would be assassin is jailed in Jersey City awaiting trial, showing no remorse.
Fifty people including Knights Templar faced danger when a Knights Templar fireworks display on a south breakwater about 100 feet from shore caught fire. Several individuals fell into the lake and were rescued by launches. Fire was extinguished by fire tugs.
A two story house and tree were swallowed by the ground in Staunton as an 800 foot well bored in the public square caused wide cracks to spread. Many homes near the square are sinking and abandoned, with threats to the post office and public school.
East Greenwich Rhode Island reports a fatal train accident on the New York New Haven Hartford line. Three boys died and one was injured as parts of bodies lay along the track for about 200 yards after the express train from Boston to New York.
Cleveland, Ohio. John D. Rockefeller pleaded guilty to speeding a non motor vehicle and was fined 185 dollars plus costs totaling 3 dollars. The case records show the fine and costs assessed in the traffic violation.
A nurse testifies during cross examination about a physician's care after a patient was deemed out of danger. The nurse notes she considered the patient in danger as long as the doctor continued visits.
Twenty seventh annual excursion on August 22 via Nickel Plate road special train. Tickets valid on train 4, Valparaiso and Cleveland inclusive. Return allowed 12 days. Inquiries to FL PL Parnin TPA Fort Wayne Indiana.
A humorous exchange centers on a school claiming a novel method to train pupils. The claimant argues for a new system that teaches students to refuse when asked to recite, provoking pushback from the other speaker who defends her daughter’s current education.
A brief notice notes a severe fire in Birmingham that engulfed multiple structures. Flames spread rapidly, threatening adjacent properties and forcing evacuation. Authorities dispatched a response as residents described the chaotic scene and the extensive property damage.
A fragmented note questions the fate of a hookworm hoax and the status of Dr Stiles. It mentions products like Marine Eye Bilven Asep tic Tubes and asks when Stiles will be involved again, signaling suspicion of promotional schemes.
Fragmentary ad style copy notes a square deal and poor hands. Mentions Purposes of pellets for stomach liver bone, tiny granules easy to take, no gripe. Includes a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad line about white clothing and 2 oz package for five cents. Ends with an aside on self convincing arguments.
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