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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1902
Page
2
A collection of aphorisms on integrity, self belief, and resilience. It contrasts Plato and Shakespeare insights with modern advice encouraging action over rumination and keeping busy to ward off the blues. The piece ends with a quip about a political editor choosing silence after a defeat.
A Chicago Chronicle article rails against the idea of admitting Sulu as a U.S. state, arguing if a four wife man can hold a senate seat, a man with sixty seven wives deserves a toga. It speculates Hodji Hodji could win both senior and junior seats from Sulu.
Huntington commissioners took a month to rule on a liquor license after strong protests by Jackson township voters backed by attorneys. Two commissioners faced reelection and the decision followed the election with the remonstrants holding a small majority. The township had been dry for weeks and remains so for now.
The text argues many work hard on trivial tasks while neglecting meaningful aims. It compares restless effort to true progress, noting that true worth comes from doing one’s best with time and strength rather than being constantly busy. It stresses that those who avoid exertion may be no better than those who hurry without purpose.
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons of Etruria Stoke-on-Trent have been commissioned to craft a 1296 piece state service for use at the White House. The design, a simple gold Colonial pattern featuring the great seal, is copyrighted for exclusive residence use and will be delivered in Washington next January.
A terse dispute unfolds over a claimed purchase of twenty five tons of anthracite coal with one party labeling the other a liar and denying the assertion.
An old advertisement claims bilious ness and constipation signal poor liver function and promotes Ayer's Pills as the standard family remedy. It asserts the medicine acts directly on the liver, with small doses curing and availability from all druggists.
Farmer reports a morning fire at the manse causing significant damage to ten years of sermons. The minister confirms the loss, recalling Sundays spent there as the blaze raged and the building burned despite efforts to save it.
A boarder and a landlady spar over coffee quality with a wry line about mercy, cited in a Philadelphia Record snippet.
Careless wrecks shown to cause many injuries and throat and lung troubles. Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds cures even worst cases. Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass credits the remedy with saving her life. Guaranteed by W L Piper Druggist. 50c and 1.00 Trial bottles free.
A Washington Star quip notes that Biggs sought lions in Africa but found no actual lions, yielding only humorous “great luck” for meeting none.
A fragment from Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes a remark about a woman visibly infatuated with a young man, referenced as having lost head over him. The line is cited as a gossiping aside within the page’s social notes.
A Franklin Grove Illinois man after a runaway bicycle injury suffered a four year stubborn ulcer. Bucklen's Amica Salve cured it. Also stated to heal burns scalds skin eruptions and piles. 25 cents at W L Pipers Drugstore.
Fragment from Chicago Record Herald quotes a dialogue about a Minnesota man who took his own life over marriage prospects. The exchange features Percival and Miss Biggles, conveying shock and moral concern.
An elderly man in Elizabeth West Virginia named G W Roberta allegedly recovered from incurable cancer after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amica Salve. The report says the remedy expels biliousness and liver kidney troubles and acts as a tonic, with 50 cent price and Druggist W L Piper guaranteeing satisfaction.
A garbled exchange unfolds as Slopay exits the tailor’s shop with a new suit, the tailor insisting Slopay forgets something. The dialogue hints at a misunderstanding and a press reference.
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