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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement touts Tonsiline as the fastest cure for sore mouth and throat arguing it prevents serious illnesses like croup quinsy tonsillitis and diphtheria. It urges keeping a bottle at home and lists prices of 25 and 50 cents from The Tonsiline Co Canton Ohio.
The article extols a watch described as the smallest delicate machine with about 175 parts and 2 400 operations, notes the balance wheel endures 432 000 blows daily and 157 680 000 yearly. It includes a playful Seven Babies puzzle and a Dijon poplar tale, plus a home for sale at 114 South Second Street via A. H. State.
A pet canary and cat were once best friends until the bird vanished. The owner blamed the cat and mistreated it, only to see a bedraggled canary return days later. The dogged cat had somehow recovered the bird and brought it back unharmed, a puzzle to the caretaker.
The piece details Death Valley’s fierce westerly winds, the moisture loss over mountain ranges, and the extreme heat that makes survival nearly impossible. It notes sandstorms in peak heat, desolation, and rapid spoilage of meat and eggs, with water kept cool in porous jars by evaporation.
The article traces ring mottoes from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. It cites examples such as "Deux corps, un coeur" and "My heart and I until I die" and notes later rings like "Love me" and "Ein ma fidelite je finiral ma vie" carried as enduring vows.
Paul Waineman recounts a Finnish Midsummer custom as bonfires blaze to honor night and day uniting. The legend from the Fions tells how Kolt and Amarth, representing sunset and sunrise, entreat the lord of the sky for yearly union in eternal glowing arms.
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Tribune contrasts an eminent instructor urging maturity with a student who notes that a rattlesnake grows more dangerous as it ages. The dialogue frames lessons from animals as a metaphor for behavior and maturity.
A warm Sunday service in an English church sees many in the congregation rise and leave as air grows oppressive. The minister halts the discourse and quips that he is there to preach a sermon, not a soliloquy, while a humorous exchange about women’s speech follows.
A young woman asks why men fear proposing and a chronic bachelor replies that a guardian angel tries to hold him back, delivering a light moral through playful banter.
An 30 ounce Joker nugget valued at $600 shocks a miner in early Australian gold fields. He hides the treasure beneath his coat trying not to be seen, fearing fellow diggers will overrun his claim. After days, the find remains largely unknown to others on the camp.
Agostino Polidori, Dante Rossetti’s great grandfather, recalls the Paris siege of 1789. He was pressed into action by a powder-wigged sapper and a shouted demand to fight for his country. He passed on the sword to an unarmed man, then returned home, unwilling to join the fray.
A passage notes a famed American actor contrasting stage life with easier paths for women with looks. It references a New York Press quote on fame and toil. It then mentions the Bank of Hagland museum showing an old oak chest, and a modern armored strong room as a symbol of evolving security.
A playful exchange features Bertha the washerwoman claiming she will move tomorrow after dreaming it and the landlord arriving next week for the rent. The snippet juxtaposes a moral mother scolding a boy over a ball with a large brood, reflecting urban newspaper humor.
A collection of witty quips and misattributions from various newspapers. The Boston Transcript and Yonkers Statesman are cited for humorous lines about daughters, Beethoven, pottery, and a playful debate on courage and skill.
A comic dialogue shows Jimmy joking he would exhibit as the "human quadruped" in a dime museum to earn a big sum, while his friend teases his sudden growth appearance and wild imagination.
The piece traces the origin of black edged mourning note paper from 1688 through references in Addison and Allan Ram to Italy and Florence, noting its narrow black margin and influence in Britain. It also mentions a Washington Star anecdote about a New Yorker hunter in Uganda and a photographer’s near capture of a charging chimp.
An advertisement promotes Father William's Indian Herb Tablets as a mild laxative for constipation headache indigestion dyspepsia and malaria. It claims the tablets are a liver regulator and offers 25 doses for 20 cents 50 doses for 35 cents. Sold by E D Miller and F H Bentz Co. Also mentions Edison phonographs at Turnocks The Daily Review 10 cents a week.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for epilepsy fits St Vitus dance and spasms. It cites testimonials from Mrs Baker of Cleveland and Mrs Bennett of Alma claiming dramatic relief after four months and urges readers to try it with a money back guarantee via their druggist.
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