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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1905
Page
4
A fragment discusses crossroads burials once common for suicides and criminals, framed as charitable burial near sacred ground. It references the Balm of Gilead, its scarce juice yields, and mentions Josephus and the Queen of Sheba.
An advertisement touts Paracamph as a sure safe quick remedy for piles claiming thousands cured. It promises money back if ineffective and cites letters from users in Louisville and Buffalo praising rapid relief and broader benefits. The note notes availability from druggists at 95 cents per bottle and warns readers to obtain through local pharmacists.
A man on a New York steamship deck notices three plainclothes watchers who turn out to be detectives. He tests them and learns one deputy chief of the secret service is among the group, highlighting how elusive the service remains.
The piece surveys perceptions of red hair in different cultures and eras. It cites Middle Age painters portraying Ju das with red hair, cites Lord Macaulay on anti red hair bias, notes Irish prevalence, references Danish incursions and sun touched locks, cites Aristotle’s remarks, contrasts with Italian and Spanish depictions and a link to Titian’s shade name for red hair.
The piece renders Horace Walpole’s ironic forecast of balloon travel and aerial ports. He imagines seaports becoming dockyards for air vessels, ships named the Daedalus and Bird of Paradise meeting disasters, and aerial combat with wind guns and bows.
The text identifies Verkhoyansk in northeastern Siberia as the coldest inhabited place with January lows of 90 degrees below zero and July highs near 86 above. It notes the Baḥara Desert interior as the hottest area with temperatures up to 122 degrees. It cites Greytown Nicaragua as the wettest place with 260 inches annual rainfall and Port Nolloth South Africa as a desert with less than an inch of rain in some years.
A native of a well known island off Maine recalls his grandmother an ambitious woman who facing a dire prognosis asked for green apples. She pared two pansfuls then died, saying funeral guests would have ample apple sugar for once.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune report notes a fatal confrontation after a couple’s dispute. One party accuses the other of revealing their relationship, prompting threats and a lethal outcome as tensions escalated beyond reconciliation.
A self described black sheep proclaims his family is famed for descent from notable ancestors and jokes that he has descended faster than the rest, as reported by the Baltimore American.
Augusta Herald quotes the author arguing worry bedevils genius yet has not taken hold of his mind. A Matener counters by suggesting Med could help, framing a debate over creativity and anxiety.
Physicians say all the blood in a healthy body passes through the heart every two minutes. When irregular the body suffers. The ad notes Scott's Emulsion as a remedy to keep the blood pure and healthy.
Galton notes the Dammaras count only to three and switch to Gingers for four while five eludes them. In barter they tally items separately, risking miscounts if offered two sticks per sheep and two sticks remain for another, yet the practice continues despite doubts. Locusts in South Africa described as tiny yet armored insects marching in vast clouds.
In a curious description the hyena is labeled among clever dumb animals. The creature’s eerie laughter is explained as a misattribution. Trappers know the animal’s suspicion and use creeping plant stems instead of string to set pring traps, highlighting practical hunting lore.
Jean Carrier a brave mountain guide from Chamounix dies after a fall when an Englishman’s rope breaks. Clochette, who loved him, waits decades, rejects a pension, and discovers his body thirty years later with the broken rope ending at her fingers. The revelation confirms Jean’s death and her lifelong vigil.
A shopper visits a jeweler and buys multiple watches at varying prices from ten dollars to a solid gold case model. He switches selections each visit, finally paying twenty five dollars plus the cheaper watch for a first class solid gold piece after hesitating to spend more initially.
The piece describes a Roman hunt season from late November to mid March with twice weekly meets. Riders depart Rome or nearby villas to reach the Reid by 11, gathering fashionably with motor cars drags and four in hands. Nobles’ estates send carriages and riders to join the day’s chase for status and sport.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Wallerne Kixsine and Marvin, Toledo druggists, and claims the remedy works through blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and price per bottle. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An English language excerpt promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for eye injuries, Electric Bitters for liver and kidney troubles, and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a general tonic. Advertisers claim cures and relief for ulcers, indigestion, sleep, and work issues, naming C. E. Nobes druggists and sale details.
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