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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
7
Reggy Bah Jove and Cyril Why argue over reporters who mocked their fire rescue. They claim the firemen saved the clubhouse residents but the headline minimizes the value of what was saved. The incident centers on praise for responders and anger at coverage.
A little girl admires Wall Street skyscrapers and mistakes them for brownies. Her broker father explains they are big men seen from a height. The child asks if doubling height would make them look smaller, then imagines their fate in heaven with a simple pun on size and ascent.
A reflective remark contrasts belief in love and character with unhappiness over the trivial. It notes that optimists trust mascots while pessimists rely on hoodoo beliefs, presenting a philosophical view on attitude and luck.
Chicago witnesses wrap up a Senate investigation session with Speaker Shurtleff denying any pay for Lorimer votes. The panel may reconvene in Washington, and prosecutors seek missing witness Robert J. Wilson. Lorimer himself did not testify as factions within the House are mapped and the report on Lorimer’s seat awaits final submission.
New York reports that Standard Oil through J I C Clarke announced a worldwide campaign to boost refined oil consumption by lowering prices. The policy began in the United States with price cuts in tanks from 6.5 to 5.0 to 8.5 cents, and refinery barrel prices reduced by 1 cent from 9.5 to 8.5 cents per gallon.
An advertising testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney troubles including dropsy and Bright's disease. ER C McClanahan of New Richmond Ohio reports near-fatal illness cured after using the pills, noting improved mobility and reduced pain. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An editorial argues New Orleans is best suited for the 1915 Panama Exposition, citing closer reach for most Americans, larger regional populations, and lower travel costs. It urges readers to contact Louisiana’s senators and their congressman to back New Orleans over San Francisco.
A quirky dialogue scene centers on a character named Lissa Cholly and a distressed boy while a nurse’s absence at home prompts sympathy and a playful exchange about a missing familiar voice. The excerpt hints at a comic or theatrical tone with exaggerated phrases and incomplete thoughts.
Fifty two miners mostly Americans are trapped by a gas explosion in the Starkville coal mine of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company seven miles south of Trinidad. A special train with doctors nurses rescue parties and reporters rushed to the scene. Ample galleries provide fresh air and possible escape routes while connections to Engleville and other workings may be blocked to aid recovery. The mine, famed for its low foreign workforce, feeds the Santa Fe railroad system.
John Dell, a Black carriage hackman from Montgomery, was found shot dead in a carriage at five o’clock Friday morning. The body lay upright in the back of the carriage, the fatal wound in the heart, after a mob surrounded the county jail and police HQ in a terrorized vigil.
The first equestrian statue of Emperor William in Germany was unveiled in Cologne on Saturday, timed with the opening of a new large Rhine bridge. The colossal group weighs about four and a half tons.
Count Ehrensvard, Swedish minister to Belgium, was Saturday appointed minister at Washington in succession to M Lagercrantz who resigned. He arrives amid shifting diplomatic postings and strengthens Sweden’s representation in the U.S. capital.
A New York woman details seven years of itching and inflammation across her body after costly visits to many doctors and hospital care. After trying Cuticura remedies, she reports complete relief following two sets of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and urges others with similar skin disease to try them.
An elderly visitor addressed a Sunday school session at the invitation of the superintendent. He asked how many could name the longest Bible chapter. A young boy, Tommy Tucker, raised his hand and shouted Psalm one hundred nineteen, prompting smiles as the room responded.
A short scene shows a boy named Johnny accusing a teacher of graft with a single word after she misplaces a pencil. His father writes for a current magazine.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional condition cured by internal remedies, not local applications. It touts Wall's Catarrh Cure and Hull's Catarrh Cure as effective, non quack medicines, claiming they purify blood and heal mucous surfaces. Also promotes Mall's Family Pills and cites a marriage vow question.
Advice text comparing managing men to aging as an art, urging women to fan the divine spark in husbands to get the best from them, while warning that few understand the rudiments. It notes that bringing out virtue in men is a high vocation and that selflessness can cost a woman her own divinity.
Pat explains why honesty pays after exposing a phoneyweight scheme. He admits filling weights with lead last year, cheating customers by giving 23 ounces per pound of sugar. His friend asks if he was found out, and Pat says no, he simply made the mistake of mispricing and learned the hard way.
Druggists sell Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form priced 60c to 1.00 per bottle and Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes at 26c to 1.00. Eye Books and Eye Advice are free by Mall. Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago markets the product. An Ohio man age 70 wed a 20 year old daughter and deeded her 600 acres, prompting divorce grounds.
A fragmentary old ad text touts Mrs Windows soothing syrup for teething gums and stomach relief. It also warns some men avoid debts by paying less, and notes Floren’ Felists and a comment on affordable family care.
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