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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
5
A concise reflection on near drowning, contrasting imagined and real experiences. The author describes the moment of certainty of being drowned as not terrifying but disappointing, noting the absence of anger or fear. Continuous water struggle and view of land are referenced, with emphasis on emotional reaction rather than physical peril.
A New York Outlook tale shows Turkish censorship in action with a German engineer jailed after claiming Lebanon’s five hundred revolutions per minute in a Paris order. A Dolly Madison retort follows a Quaker guest's clever zing at the White House, praising absence of broad brim and hatchet in laughter.
A comic tale recounts Bertie defying a rain barrel ban with a splash of fun. His mother scolds, his grandmother pleas, and Bertie brokers a humane reply urging children to mind their mothers. The piece blends humor with family dynamics and a moral about listening to caregivers.
A New York man boasted of once supplying 75 000 sandwiches on two days notice, seven workers to meet the tight time, paying by the meat portion, leaving scant bread and tea scraps to fill a tin pall. The talk touched on the baby’s ears eyes and nose as a joke, with the mother and other characters reacting to the exchange.
Belmont park in Long Island sparked early American racing activity. The Newmarket course opened in 1669 by Governor Lovelace and thrived until 1821. Centerville and Union courses followed, with Union in Jamaica later Queens, hosting major events from 1821 to 1872 and thrilling clashes like American Eclipse versus Sir Henry in 1823.
Barend Vet of The Hague was jailed forty five days for insulting the police after calling a constable a monkey in court. He asked if he could call a monkey a constable and the judge allowed it with a shrug. Vet bowed to the prosecutor and bade the constable good day.
A Philadelphia Press cartoon quips on corncob pipes being modernized into whole cob pipes and notes the appeal of a rural image. The second piece asks if animals blush, suggesting bare-faced creatures might blush under provocation, citing vultures and monkeys as examples.
In London a method used by workers boils kettles daily by lime and water. A hole is made in a lump of day lime, water added, and kettles placed in the mixture. The process causes the kettles to boil in minutes, preventing many fires.
A reader notes a humorous paradox in marriage notices with William Strange wed Martha Strange. The exchange hints at odd coincidences to come. A vegetarian joke then mocks a detective’s quick deduction from carrot hair red cheeks and a turnip nose.
A brief Pearson's Week sketch shows a husband reacting to his wife claiming she cooked dinner herself. He concedes his earlier judgment might have unfairly blamed Mary Ann, reflecting a humorous domestic misunderstanding.
A fragmentary dialogue references Mr Doughby and Tommy with a line about being an easy mark. It mentions The Terror and Princeton Tiger in a terse, quoted exchange.
A humorous dialogue notes a suburban homemaker quip about managing a cook. The joke plays on daily recharging of the cook and weekly discharge by the wife, reflecting light domestic satire from the period.
An Edison Phonograph is pitched as an ideal home music device offering entertainment for those with limited access to music. It promises to enhance pleasure for musicians and experts, and allows owners to record their own voices and those of friends, children, and family for keepsake records.
It makes no difference what kind of gathering you have in your home you can always entertain your guests with an Edison Phonograph. The message highlights a versatile home device promising lively music and conversation with Edison’s phonograph as the centerpiece.
Advertisement notes phonographs that laugh talk sing whistle and reproduce band or orchestra music, inviting readers to call for details or purchase information. The wording suggests a sales pitch emphasizing entertainment features and performance replication.
Mrs. John A. Young of Clay, New York, suffers severe stomach and liver illness described as neuralgia of the liver and stomach. She credits Electric Bitters with fast relief, noting heart weakness and lost appetite improved after use. The testimonial highlights the medicine as best for weak women and cautions about long illness without proper treatment.
A short patient ad extols Dr Miles Heart Cure for heart disease claiming relief for many who are hopeless. It describes symptoms such as shortness of breath chest pain palpitations dizziness and fainting and includes a testimonial of a man who improved after using the remedy and sleeping better.
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