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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
6
A series of humorous and pointed aphorisms about virtue, skepticism, love, and social behavior. Observations note vanity, faith, practicality, and the value of genuine life over formalities, with sharp bends of social critique.
A fragmented relic recounts George Ade as a reporter at a scene where an Irish laborer fallen from a height is aided by officers. Ade asks for the man’s name while a policeman jokes about time keeping and the injured man grouses about hospital delays.
The piece recounts Louise Closser’s youth in Boston and New York. She describes visiting Charles Frohman’s Broadway office, waiting an hour and a half, then learning he would be in Europe for six weeks. She recalls how patience and purpose aided her career.
The Well Informed demand a gentle yet prompt laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the trusted solution. Physicians endorse its wholesome, known ingredients and ethical production, sold by leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
A four year old boy attending church for the first time protests loudly during the Lord's Prayer. He notices the minister's version differs from what he has learned and blurts out that the prayer is not being said correctly. His mother hushes him as other worshippers listen.
A West Side New York household stories reveal an Irish servant with a brash reply when asked if her mistress is home. She demands tickets in her mouth, claiming wet hands as she answers. A restaurant tale follows of a low tip provoking a hopeful waiter who jokes, That’s a start er.
A Texas girl recounts starting Postum Food Coffee in place of coffee from early life, noting reduced nervousness and headaches after a month, clearer skin, and improved digestion. She continued teaching as a primary teacher and observed others switching to Postum after learning proper preparation. The testimonial cites Battle Creek Michigan based Postum Co. and references the booklet The Road to Wellville.
A humorous note follows Mr. Baxter who insists on space in streetcars. He shuns close quarters with his wife until last Thursday when a theater trip leads to a split row, a fat man’s quip, and a potential domestic clash during the return journey.
A busy family uses a central phone setup to route calls. A maid answers by the kitchen bell button, and each member has a unique number such as 1-2 or 1-3 for quick notification. If no one answers, the message indicates the person is away.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney pain sufferers to write for his testimonial of Dean's Kidney Pills. He says after eighteen months of illness and hospital care he regained health and gained about 19 pounds after using the pills. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo. 50 cents a box.
A Cleveland family hired a Scandinavian domestic who, after learning the ice box, was told to discard old leftovers each morning. The next day the mistress spotted old ice in the box and asked Sophie what it was. Sophie replied she threw it away as instructed.
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska reports skin cure after six months of scalp sores and hair loss. She credits Cuticura Remedies, used over three weeks, with full recovery occurring years ago. The note mentions an unrelated London Globe item about automobiles in Abyssinia and a German concession between Addis Abeba and Directuna.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo. Endorsed by local druggists Walton, Kinban & Marvin. Claims internal curing with blood and mucous surfaces and lists testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a joke about an actress with many clappers.
A collage of comic vignettes and classified like lines. A lawyer’s first trial speech provokes humor as an old pro suggests an hour long address to delay sentencing. The piece also mocks marketing tropes from India to London and moral panics. It closes noting the Bank of England employs a thousand people.
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