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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
2
Edith Hope Kinney depicts a playful struggle to express love with lyric devices. The speaker prefers nature and birds to convey a deep longing while acknowledging eloquence may fail to capture the heart’s secret melody.
The piece discusses how writers struggle to begin a story and choose openings from various styles. It traces Jones trying romantic, New England, society, and domestic realism starts, then contemplates a twist ending but stalls before the main idea forms.
Esther endures a dull life as the narrator contemplates starting with a marriage or a youthful affair. A nervous Jones mutters about newlyweds as the sexton recalls fourteen years of weddings. A sudden flash and ink bottle douse signal a collapse of reason in this fragmented scene.
The three story building on Third street, home of the Protestant Episcopal City Mission, reports a spectral visitor that answers the phone after office hours. Rev H Cresson McHenry and staff confirm the ghost, seen on July 4, appears to know staff movements, and speaks in soft tones. No physical trace or unlocked entry was found.
An American praises a British collie found by a Scot. The shepherd declines to part with the dog, saying he couldna part wi' Jock. An English tourist arrives and buys the dog for less, predicting Jock will return shortly as he cannot swim the Atlantic.
A kind boy brings a slipper with a tack sticking out for repair so his mother won t notice. He explains the tack could hurt her foot and claims the slipper is for a spanking excuse. The scene appears in a Chicago News feature.
A number of doctors assert that lawn tennis stands as the most healthful form of recreation. They cite cardiovascular benefits and enjoyable outdoor activity.
A simple pudding recipe uses one pint breadcrumbs one quart milk four egg yolks and chocolate pieces seasoned with vanilla. When cold beat four egg whites with sugar until light and bake the top until brown.
A humorous anecdote notes a woman advertising for a husband and receiving about 2700 replies. The punchline reveals she claimed $700 in the bank rather than describing herself as beautiful.
Advertised remedy Mitchell's Eye Salve introduced in 1849 now common in homes. Promoted as beneficial to humans and even dumb animals, priced at 25 cents.
The London Nation argues that while Persians are often dubbed cowards by travelers, both Ethiopic and Asiatic valor remains largely mysterious to European historians. It notes 19th century English chatter claiming Egyptians are cowards yet cites Mehemet Ali's victories over Turkish forces and Wahabi zealots as evidence of bold action that Europe halted.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy to malarial fever and general illness. It asserts the tonic contains quinine and iron in a tasteless form and claims suitability for both adults and children, priced at 50 cents.
Directions for making beaten biscuits with flour lard milk and water. Mix stiff then beat until dough is soft and blistered roll cut shape fork prick bake in a hot oven until lightly browned. A tablespoon of butter improves flavor.
Mrs M A Harris of Alton Kansas recalls her one month old son suffering a nickel sized eczema patch on his face. After three months with no improvement from a physician, Cuticura soaps ointment and Resolvent cured the condition. The child remained eczema free at age two and a half. May 14 and June 1, 1907.
A brief recipe lists ingredients including three eggs one pint milk one pint flour one teaspoonful butter and two tablespoons yeast. Eggs are beaten separately then mixed with the other components before rising in a warm place and baking in a fast oven.
F A Rippy of Depot Ave Gallatin Tennessee recounts a fifteen year kidney disease and gravel ordeal with attacks and blood passages. After four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills he reports rapid improvement and no recurrence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Nashville American quip reflects on honesty in marriage with a man’s pledge to his wife. The joke contrasts secrecy with happiness inside a union, suggesting transparent conduct is expected.
Ad notes Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for children eases teething gums and wind colic. It claims quick relief and prices at 25 cents a bottle. A Louisville Courier Journal style quote contrasts a woman making a gown with a man earning a million dollars.
For early use seed of turnips should be sown as soon as the ground can be prepared. Although turnips are often broadcast, better results are usually obtained by drilling seed half an inch deep in rows one foot apart.
The article notes soils rich enough for a vegetable garden pose little danger and that seed beds need not be hand worked if prepared at the right time. It urges planting in freshly tilled soil, close to rows, and preventing weed seed ripening, with a wheel hoe reducing labor even with horse tillage.
New Jersey Experiment Station data show that selecting ears with higher sugar content transmits this trait along the entire row. Three plats from the first year and analyses of several ears per row indicate that ears with high sugar percentages tend to pass the trait to progeny across the row grown from them.
The pink rambler rose gains popularity in London society and substitutes for traditional climbers like honeysuckle and Virginia creeper. Introduced by florists as an Easter potted plant, the pink rambler now dominates summer decor with its small feathery blooms.
Guidance on preparing strawberry plants before setting them in soil. Prune root tips to create callus, spread roots, plant with crown above ground, and firm soil. Cultivate after rain or every 8 10 days, mulch after first freeze, manage runners, weed early, pinch fruit stems before buds open. Indianapolis News.
A pair of robins built a nest and hatched a family in the pocket of an old coat hung on the wall of an unoccupied cottage at Lodsworth Bogland.
Hon George W Honey ex Chaplain says Peruna relieves catarrhal frontiers and other forms and proves efficacious in his family. Fred L Hebard a Kansas City photographer testifies Peruna cures catarrh and grippe, noting Dr Hartman and assistants succeeded in creating Peruna in tablet form for those who prefer solid medicines.
A lighthearted note observes that an umbrella tends to be misplaced exactly when a sudden shower arrives, leaving owners scrambling for cover and the item missing from its expected spot.
Property owners are urged to prove the purity and purpose of white lead before buying. National Lead Co. offers a free testing outfit and a free book on paint to readers, with address at Woodbridge Ridge, New York City. The piece notes that politicians seek only personal gain.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Tet terine as a reliable cure for eczema tetter skin and scalp diseases with itching piles. It lists prices and distributors in Savannah Georgia and also promotes Hicks Capuchine and a nervous tonic with brief claims. The piece ends with a remark about race riots cited from the Atlanta Constitution.
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