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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
7
In Florida a sunburned New Yorker recounts spotting a German aboard a train with duck stringers. The exchange reveals the ducks were shot on the wing and in the feet and head, with the traveler inviting inspection of the bounty.
A. D. Bruce of Aurelia reports multiple horse recoveries using Sloan's Liniment. He describes curing a four-horse fistula after a failing local vet declined further treatment. A neighbor's sweeny was cured after using the product, and another severe sweeny case improved markedly. The witness also mentions Sloan's Score Coke Cure as effective.
Burgess spoke at a New York supper about the Lark, a paper that failed, noting many good papers fail. He recalled an elderly friend who ran a small western village paper and the last issue’s blue pencil note: burglars entered our house last night and gained nothing.
A Sunday school teacher planned a social evening for her class but found spontaneity absent until a bull terrier entered. A shy boy then bluntly remarked he once owned a bull pup that grew into a bloodhound.
An old family friend visits a young lawyer whose father still pays the rent. The youth says he is practicing economy rather than law, noting his real work is stretching funds. The quip reflects a humorous take on early career struggles and frugal humor.
An advertisement asserts a “Catarrh Cure” as the only permanent remedy, claiming it cures catarrh by cleansing the system and building up constitution. The firm F. J. Cheney & Co. offers $100 if the cure fails, inviting testimonials and listing Toledo, Ohio, as the address.
An OCR fragment mixes advertisements for Garfield Tea a natural laxative and Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup with quirky proverbs and misread phrases. It reads like a late 19th or early 20th century catalog style with health claims and moral tales.
A comparison of the Taft and Bryan platforms reveals differences on tariff policy currency reform and suffrage. Taft emphasizes protective tariff revisions and southern disfranchisement limits with currency stability measures. Bryan seeks free lists for trust-competitive imports, emergency currency control by the federal government, and stronger bank regulation.
The senate passed the Aldrich bill with major changes including removing notes based on railroad securities, doubling allowable circulation to 500 million, and requiring interest on government deposits. It tightens reserves, restricts bank stock investments, and defeats a deposit guarantee proposal. House fate unclear. editorial warns the measure offers little relief and may hinder real reform.
The piece compares per capita wealth across nations noting Austrians and Hungarians at $2.04, Britons at $17.58, Germans at $22.46, and Japanese and Chinese at around $3.92 and $3.86, suggesting Americans enjoy higher averages amid global disparities. It uses these figures to argue Americans have grounds for contentment with their wealth position.
The article argues the United States has shown patience with Castro and Venezuela, urging congress to act after arbitration proposals were rejected. It stresses the need for measured, lawful coercion if Venezuela refuses recognition and cautions against misinterpretation by rivals while praising Secretary Rod's diplomacy.
The national Democratic club of New York invited William Jennings Bryan to attend and speak on The Art of Government at a Jefferson day banquet. Internal party disagreement over his role led Bryan to withdraw, citing the risk of losing self control if speakers praised rivals to his cause. Chicago Inter Ocean reports the decision as wise to avoid personal crisis.
Mrs. Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney troubles. She reports constant back pain irregular secretions nervousness and energy loss before starting the remedy. She says prompt relief came and continued use cured her. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A multi millionaire in a barber chair teases onlookers by claiming he is studying two files doing handsprings on the ceiling. He reveals the joke to the room, turning the crowd from speculation to laughter.
Dialogue text presents a roadside exchange where a man asks for money and the other replies he has none. The scene captures pioneer era fate and hardship through terse verbal interaction on a rural road.
The Minnesota Congressman Adam Bede is credited with the tale of a boy sent to the town pump to wash and be clean. He returns with a pale chin but dirt still on cheeks and forehead, provoking laughter from the children. The boy explains he washed as high as his shirt would allow.
A witty domestic dialogue unfolds as a wife reveals a single secret her husband suspects. She confesses a craving for a new birthday dress and hat, prompting a restrained, humorous exchange. The brief exchange ends with the husband reacting to the modest secret.
A Wisconsin woman details a 12 year struggle with dyspepsia and weight loss. After trying Grape-Nuts with milk and lime water she reports rapid improvement, able to eat a wider range of foods and regain speech and energy.
A loafer found a glittering object and pinned it to his coat. He collided with a slow freight train near the railroad yards and was found insensible. The yardmaster's assistant identified him by a badge on his coat as a Lady Maccabee.
The piece warns that linseed oil adulteration damages paint and explains detection methods. It notes kerosene shows iridescence on black paint, corn and fish oil scents reveal adulteration, and a blow pipe test detects white lead adulteration with instructions from the National Lead Company.
The old farmer urges his sick son to work the fields, insisting that shaking seed by hand is better than a seeder. The boy protests with chills, while the father jests and motivates him to plant by hand. The rustic exchange emphasizes grit and stubborn practicality.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting feet and ingrowing nails. It claims to ease new shoes, prevent sweating, and offers a free trial plus a 25 cent price. Sold by all druggists, with A S Olmsted of Le Roy New York listed as the address.
A line of dialogue questions why Mrs Filighty avoids a pink dress with red hair and suggests she previously wore brunette hair before changing. The exchange implies social styling expectations and a sense of judgment about appearance.
Pettit's Eye Salve claims instant relief for irritated eyes caused by dust heat sun or wind. Distributed by Howard Bros Buffalo NY with a 25 cent price. George Eliot quote noted.
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