23 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
1
One essential for happy homes is knowledge of methods for health and happiness and reliable products. The text promotes a well known ethical laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
An old home remedy advertisement touts borax as a simple safe method to prevent typhoid by cleaning unsanitary sinks and drains. It claims borax purifies, softens water, whitens linens, cleans kitchen items, and is harmless to the system. Also promotes a seed catalog offer from John A. Salzer Seed Co. and a few unrelated notes.
The Evening Wisconsin company of Milwaukee Wisconsin published eight souvenir postcards in five colors showing animals at Washington Park zoo. A set may be mailed for 12 cents to the Post Card Dept Milwaukee Wis.
An advertisement announces Dr. R. H. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise for nervous disorders including nervous diseases and the Vitus dance.
A Sandpoint inventor debuts a double frame stepladder that converts into a freight truck, enabling easy transfer of heavy items in stores. Other displays include an oil can with a plunger stopper, a two tape measure for pipe weight, a folding window shield, and a lineman safety device improving fall protection on poles.
Miss Petting recalls a summer visit to Hannah Pettingill’s farm praising country hospitality and contrast with city life. She notes breakfasts of ham eggs oatmeal cream and coffee with homemade bread and bakery rolls, and the cheerful table setting as breakfast is announced.
A Washington Star quote shows a citizen of a young nation arguing for self government to allow internal fighting without interference. The remark highlights tensions over sovereignty and internal politics in a developing country.
A quip from the Council Bluffs Nonpareil on financiers. It frames a financier as a man with so much money that a legislative committee must determine ownership. The remark reflects a humorous view of wealth and public inquiry.
A terse note contrasts appreciation for a wife’s church labor with a man’s claimed effort to kill a rabbit. The language implies domestic tension and a humorous or boastful dig about hunting.
The piece describes Mira, a long known variable star visible only with telescopes for most of the time. It once vanished for four years, then reappeared brilliantly before fading again. It experiences periodic energy flares about every 331 days, perhaps due to surface hydrogen bursts, and prompts reflection on stellar life and mortality.
A mother praises her infant as it learns to walk saying the child’s little heart shows through and that it resembles the father in weight and manner. The tone is affectionate and domestic.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Mall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It defends the product as non quack medicine and cites testimonials. Also promotes Drageists sale of Hall’s Family Pills. A separate anecdote quotes Thomas W Lawson criticizing a New York capitalist and a joke about advising a commission on a child's age for military draft.
Article promotes YOUR-TIE preparation sold by grocers at 10 cents per package. Claims any 12 year old girl or experienced cook can make lemon chocolate custard pies with the proper ingredients in each package.
A balloon passenger debates fear and perspective with a fellow guest. The aviator explains how altitude changes the horizon, comparing it to a rising rim of a soup bowl as the Earth seems to curve away, while remarks about danger hint at the ever-present risk of ending up "in the soup."
Miss Wentworth notices a relaxed man on a park bench, misjudges him as a laborer, and learns he is not employed. He sits at ease in worn denim overalls, declaring he is doing nothing. The scene captures a quiet, informal exchange in a public space.
Bernard P Woods of Lonaconing Maryland declares kidney weakness and fatigue due to heavy work improved after starting Dean's Kidney Pill. He reports dizziness headaches and disordered secretions before recovery. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Voster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A short disturbance occurred during a chapel service when a man accidentally lit a box of wax matches and frantically tried to extinguish them. Neighbors assisted while the near sighted minister misread the scene and suggested singing "Sometimes a Light Surprises" to calm the parishioners.
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