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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
2
A memory poem by W. D. N. recalls an old piano in a dusty room with yellowed keys and scrapped strings. A woman revisits the faded album and the melodies of youth, fingers tracing keys as she recalls love and dreams from long ago, spoken softly as she lingers.
I awaken in a dim arena as a brave man challenged to duel. Lordship explains the trial under King George and Rowley’s death, promising a fair life for the victor. Four men cut my restraints and a gleaming sword, once given by my father, steadies my resolve as I face a rugged rival amid cheering crowds.
Corporal Darius Olin recounts a night in upper Canada on August 12, 1813 at Sackett's Harbor New York. Ray Bell fights a British champion in a sword duel and a later slide ordeal, with escape through a lighted box and a greased shaft to a perilous end through the water.
A Maine coast tale contrasts the perilous Hell Gate Passage near Boothbay with a boatswain's practical fix. A Bath resident asks Capt Hiram to row friends across on Sunday, but the seven horsepower limit makes the crossing risky. a dory is offered as an alternative. Also recounted is Mark Twain’s quip at Bryn Mawr about a nonlaughing guest praised as the only sensible person present.
An action for damages from an automobile accident was filed in an adjoining county. A woman aboard a carriage was thrown when the horse panicked at the car and she fell into a ditch without serious injury. She resisted calling an automobile doctor preferring a horse doctor.
A light exchange unfolds as a stranger apologizes after mistaking another for the earl of W. The mollified man suggests a round of conversation as they comment on the weather and restore courtesy in this brief social moment from the Washington Star.
In Stray Stories a nurse teases that the baby did not resemble his relations while Uncle Dick notes the little one has found relief and smiles. The exchange captures a light domestic moment centered on a baby’s airy contentment.
Oakley Michigan May 8 Florence Capen recounts severe back and hip pain that left her unable to sleep or rise. After starting Dodd's Kidney Pills she slept through the night and rose rested praising the medicine as essential for kidney cures amid widespread testimonials. The note adds a satirical line about lobster extinction and mosquito extermination from the Binghamton Leader.
The notice lists excursion fares from Chicago by the Grand Trunk Railway with return trips to Asbury Park, Baltimore, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other destinations. Dates in July and May are given for departures with prices shown such as 21.35 for Asbury Park round trip and 12.25 for Niagara Falls round trip, plus details for full particulars and address of Geo. W. V. GP& Grand Trunk Railway. Secondary line references Washington Star on Indians in wild west shows.
A two year battle with a scalp and neck eruption ends after using Cuticura and Cuticura Ointment. The writer describes severe sores, hair loss, inflammation, and relentless itching that finally subsided with the treatments. Hair grew back healthier, and the user notes renewed comfort.
A compact notice warns that many patent medicines are sold by amateurs. It cites Axios style claims about Kuro by a Dr Pusheck from Chicago, urging caution and offering free advice, while also noting widespread forgeries and sensational advertising. The piece ends with a slogan about Allen's Foot-Ease and a reformer quote.
A dated testimonial warns of female nervous breakdown tied to fast living. It describes backache, headaches, irritability, and menstrual pain as common disorders. The letter claims Pinkham's Compound cured a long battle with irregularities and urges early use for symptoms.
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