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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
24
In this excerpt from 1907 fiction, the narrator reflects on a tense encounter with Henry Holbrook after a near fatal incident on his house boat. A late night departure ends with a courteous bow and a brisk ride home as the narrator wrestles with perplexities.
Donovan observes a sunlit Sunday at St. Agatha's with Miss Pat Helen Holbrook and Sister Margaret while puzzling over Hartridge and Holbrook family ties. He visits Tippecanoe village learning of the canoe maker Hartridge and encounters Gillespie amid a rural gathering where a boy donates a $1,990 gift to the collection.
In Port Annandale area Laurence Donovan aids Misa Patricia Holbrook and her niece Helen while danger lurks. Donovan confronts an Italian assassin and a canoe maker Hartridge who defends his daughter Rosalind, revealing Helen Holbrook may be Rosalind’s sister and exposing mistaken identities amid threats from Henry Holbrook’s faction.
A report states the German army numbers over 6,000,000 men, indicating a massive wartime force and high manpower commitments.
Rev. Frederick E Hop kins denounces flirtation as social evil undermining the home and marriage in a Pilgrim Congregational church sermon. He argues first steps are dangerous and warns that flirtation leads to divorce, ruined homes, and moral decline.
A walnut elephant crafted from English walnuts is displayed in the California building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition visiting Seattle. The exhibit uses edible figures of a bear a cow and an elephant made from raisins walnuts and almonds to promote state staple products.
In a stark exchange the suspect boasts the coroner and New York papers obtained images from the crime scene while denying self secured photos. The dialogue implies ongoing public interest and press involvement in the homicide investigation.
A discussion references the disfranchising amendment and questions its grandfathers clause. The reply states the clause is meant to scratch the vote.
Nurse Thompson Watkins of Parsons Kansas testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her back pain and irregular kidney secretions after a period of sharp twinges. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A married woman of 33 years and grandmother of four enjoys a lively home life with a colorful cook. When a box of flowers arrives, the cook muses that her mistress’s husband must be showering praise. The mistress confirms with pride, and the cook exults at the unexpected generosity.
A tale about Dr Thorold who, during a Londons school prize event, asks which island was largest before Australia’s discovery. When the answer stumps the students he reveals with grave humor that Australia was the largest island all along.
An advertisement from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy said to cure catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims 15 years of trust in F J Cheney and offers testimonials and price. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A humorous vignette from the Columbia Jester features Wilford on his father’s knee as his mother styles her hair. The child jokes that there are no Marcel waves, only beach, prompting a laugh at the bald pate.
A boastful advertisement claims Pr Detchon s Relief for Rheumatism cures rheumatism in 1 to 3 days. It asserts quick action removing the cause and rapid disease disappearance with the first dose offering substantial benefit as druggists promote it.
Quotation recounts Fenelon on guarding time and avoiding misspent hours. It humorously contrasts imitation goods with real WRIGLEY'S SrKARMINT candy. The brief emphasizes value of time and a brand pun.
A compact clipping features reflections from George Eliot and Dr. Lyman Abbott on personal resolve and duty. An advertisement touts WRIGLEY S Spearmint as a cure for tobacco habit, promising ease for readers contemplating change.
A collage of old advertisements and quotes mentions WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT digestion aid, Pettit's Eye Salve first sold in 1807, Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo, Butler quotes on manliness, N. W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis, a quip on flirtation, cough and cold remedies, Surget and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels, and a caution about telephone gossip.
An advertisement touts Russ Blue to keep whites bright and mentions Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants. The ad warns against cheap advice and promotes product prices in a grocery setting.
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