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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
6
The collection lampoons American geography and social behavior through vignettes. An English traveler calls for a portage in vain while the porter obliges him, and a series of jokes contrasts domestic life with Western fortunes. A German labor scene hints at mushroom factories and a labor shortage.
A surgeon's three leg amputations in one week stirred gossip in the household. In a attic trunk a daguerreotype of a girl with one leg revealed to Dorothy that the portrait belonged to her mother before losing a leg in life.
One morning before school six year old Bobbie asks his mother to let Katie prepare his noon lunch saying Katie has a better appetite and puts more in. The mother agrees there is no trouble.
A Hot Springs man meets a Phoenix man and writes Smoke Wreathes about their chat on weather. The Arizona man says it is very hot, joking that a Phoenix man who died last week found Hades chilly and sent for an overcoat. Also a quip on marriage notices.
An old clipping shows Robt. S. Gothall, president, from Denver, along with B. Z. Mcopemia, promoting the Denver Business University. It advertises shorthand and business courses, with emphasis on the building’s location and experienced staff.
A traveling evangelist and Limuel Jacklin discuss war and prayer while an old man argues progress toward universal peace. The dialogue covers religion, politics, and humanity, noting wars persist without universal restraint and that true peace requires nations to deter aggression.
Aidge discusses how labels or tags influence trust and opinion in people and art. The piece argues that recognition by names and reputations guides discerning judgment, while unsigned works or guests with no tag risk misinterpretation. It compares concert prestige, literary criticism, and social hosting to illustrate the power of tagging.
A humorous anecdote from Youths' Companion notes Mr Grandon praising his wife Mrs Grandon for her intellect and public speaking. The tale recounts admirers’ praise and the husband’s witty replies during a club scene.
Tortured by sharp twinges dizziness and back pain a Lake City Minnesota resident claims kidney trouble was cured by Dean's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes relief from nerve pain and vision issues with the product sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Mrs. Lilie Wilcher of Chattanooga Tennessee describes relief from severe itching burning rash with Cuticura Soap and Ointment after trying other remedies. She notes relief for her face hands and two babies and cites a brother in law’s child helped as well in February 1907.
A Long Island church choir boy owns a tame pigeon that follows him during services. The bird coos and flutters by an open window, circles the boy as the recessional begins, then flies to the choir room door and escorts him home after the sermon.
In a brief exchange Hewitt questions the caller about who was reached by telephone. Jewett confirms it was his wife and Hewitt notes no direct message was spoken.
A drunken-sailor style interview quotes the Sweet Singer of southwest Georgia vowing to publish poems from cotton profits and dig wells to support his family while awaiting book sales The exchange with a father-in-law quips about orthography and dough flour. The piece ends with assorted ad lines and aphorisms from the era.
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