Wise Mother Advises Her Seventeen Year Old Daughter
A fragment suggests a mother counsels her seventeen year old daughter with practical guidance. The text hints at domestic or generational advice but provides limited context or concrete events.
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
5
A fragment suggests a mother counsels her seventeen year old daughter with practical guidance. The text hints at domestic or generational advice but provides limited context or concrete events.
No shade trees or ham mocks line the road described as the path to success, with sparse landscape and symbolic obstacles noted along the route. The piece reflects a metaphorical journey emphasizing barren progress and quirky impediments.
Castoria is presented as a harmless substitute for Castor Oil Drops and soothing syrups. It claims no opium or narcotics, has a long history of use for constipation flatulence diarrhea and feverish symptoms, and aids digestion for better sleep. The product is urged as genuine only with the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher and cautions against counterfeits and imitators.
A character named Hibron questions a man with a tin dinner bucket about reincarnation. The respondent laments that the peace league is kept so secret no one can form an opinion.
A vintage health ad warns kidneys slow or fail and cause dizziness and back pain. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a worldwide remedy, states they are imported from Holland laboratories, and offers refund if relief is not prompt.
The piece extols laughter as a powerful tonic affecting the diaphragm pulse and brain, praising its morale effect and potential to dispel superstition. It cites a sanatorium patient who, in satire, used humor to lift fellow inmates from dwelling on suffering, ending with the whimsical line that every potato slyly winks its eye.
Dan Lehr of Jordan station Owen county recounts a battle flag tale from his hillside property. A tall flagstaff near the neighborhood flew Old Glory during war rallies and funerals until a lightning strike shattered it after the armistice.
In San Francisco Bailey Millard notes writers value walking for inspiration. Julian Hawthorne, Henry Lewis, and David Graham Phillips are recalled taking daily walks, the pace fueling ideas for stories and novels. The piece links walking to creativity and memory of Poe's era.
A strange scipplopattideciis fish, 29 inches long with a wolffish like head and tapering tail, has appeared in New York area waters. Mystery surrounds its migration 8000 miles from its sporting grounds, possibly traced to a Brazilian schooner last summer.
A reflection on card players who relish silent hours spent shuffling and dealing. The speaker contrasts such perfunctory focus on black and red spots with broader life chatter, noting how some individuals speak only of games and phrases.
Neighbors of a recently married couple hear a heated exchange with the wife admonishing her husband about muddy carpets. The next day a curly haired black puppy is seen in the home and the wife apologizes to the pet for scolding it over muddy feet.
The piece notes many myths linking violets to luck in rural England. Folk say gathering the first violets signals good fortune for farm life and the hatching of baby fowls in the barnyard.
William Muetter, proprietor of 2288 Water Street, claims Pepgen revived his appetite and relieved back pain after four bottles. He says the remedy, alcohol free, also helped his daughter’s stomach troubles and advises buying Pepgen at leading drug stores.
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