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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
6
Mrs Judge J F Boyer of Evanston Illinois says she suffered from run down loss of appetite and waning spirit before using Peruna. She reports improved health and renewed vigor after taking Peruna and thanks the remedy for her recovery.
In an early day in Stone county Missouri a farmer’s boy rushed to Dr T J McCord of Galena to fetch him to attend his father who seemed to be dying The boy reports the father ate 14 roastin ears for supper The doctor replies to throw him oats and that he will be there in about 380 minutes
A family recounts their son Owens decade long battle with severe eczema. After four hospital discharges as hopeless, a six month trial of Cuticura Remedies led to a remarkable recovery. The letter from Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green dated January 12 1907 appears in a local notice alongside ads for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Allen's Foot-Kase.
The piece surveys how ward business leaders from hardware to real estate influence local campaigns. It notes active and passive roles, campaign funding, and the balance between graft fears and practical outcomes. It highlights how managers steer votes through respectability, patronage, and direct persuasion without broad public meetings.
The manager said I was a dead one and too dead to play the ghost in Hamlet. A Chicago Daily News quote captures a sharp exchange about stage presence and role casting.
A columnist notes that someone, described as an optimist, truly believed his daughter would have a happy marriage to a foreign count. The piece underscores the contrast between hope and social realities.
A humorous exchange shows a young man declaring love to a daughter while her father jokes about her extravagance. The Royal Magazine note contrasts with a blunt remark about those who “grow the meat” and fear death, in a light Darott Free Press flavor.
A Turkish soldier loses his docile camel at Rafith when the beast tramples him, prompting beating and restraint. The owner fears the animal would kill him and vows to sell it in Beersheba. The account follows with brief humorous bits and early 1900s statistics on automobiles and emigration.
An old advice piece extols the virtues of a popular family laxative Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna as a trusted health product approved by physicians and Well Informed of the World. It urges buying the genuine California Syrup Co. remedy sold by leading druggists. The text also includes a political jab about betraying interests and wealth, reflecting era concerns.
A Georgia woman recalls kidney trouble leading to dropsy and weakness and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life at a critical moment. The ad also features testimonials for Castoria and Postum with a coffee health critique.
The first annual Colorado Interstate Fair and Exposition will open September 7 with over 78 by 285 foot buildings at Overland Park Denver. Premium money tops $25,000 with cattle and horses drawing major sums, entries rapid, and a full livestock show expected west of the Mississippi. Features include harness and running races, Knabenshue airship, a Pike style midway, carnival of Naples, volcano eruption, and a $1,000 fireworks finale.
A mother and child scenario centers on a five year old asking for a knife. The mother suggests delaying and seeking counsel from another figure. The boy replies that the part desiring the knife belongs to his mother. The exchange ends with the boy obtaining the knife amid odd reflections on romance and memory.
In New York's Mexican colony a dinner praised Pedro Alvarado of Parral for donating 2 000 000 dollars to the poor. A broker recalls Alvarado as poor himself and generous to the needy. He tells stories of poverty in Mexico City including a tramp at a bakery grate challenged by a policeman.
A Rochester Herald excerpt notes a seven year old girl reading aloud rejects strict moral guidance from a third reader. She proclaims she will not let any old third reader boss her, highlighting a clash between generations and rising tastes.
A Congressional representative recalls an old North Carolina yarn about a 92 year old man and his 90 year old wife returning from their eldest child's funeral at 69. The wife sighs, Ezekiel, allers tole you we'd never raise that chile.
The two granddaughters of Dr. S Weir Mitchell show a pew governess the grave behind a box hedge. A white board marks the tiny burial place with the line Here tie our Robins one a week old one only an egg.
A railway official’s desk is interrupted by an unnamed visitor. The office boy recalls the man as a "measly lookin goat with red hair and squint eyes" and initially thinks he resembles the official.
Child description of an organ grinder’s monkey at the window with a small round box. Mother and child speculate the monkey seeks to borrow soap, a vignette from New York Weekly reflecting playful street scene.
A boy named Bertram moves from an apartment to the countryside and becomes proud owner of a kitten. He hugs the pet and says he is finally the parent of a living creature. The excerpt ends with a political remark about voters understanding their choices.
An optimist claims the proof of the pudding is in the eating while a dyspeptic retorts you can't prove it by me. The exchange frames a contrast between cheerful certainty and sour skepticism.
A child and parent discuss a name for a new baby. The boy asks for a sweet name and the mother agrees the idea merits thought, leading to a playful suggestion of the name Fudge.
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