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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
3
The General Demand for a simple pleasant and efficient liquid laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co. with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Physicians approve its wholesome, gentle, and prompt action. Buy the genuine product from leading druggists, price fifty cents per bottle.
A Louisville Courier Journal item features a quirky exchange about a campaign, with dialogue about an unnamed figure labeled a “spell binder” and the speaker’s humorous analogy to jeans full of money and pocket revulsion. The snippet frames political rhetoric in a light, satirical tone.
Arabs show friendliness in meetings with multiple handshakes, while distinguished individuals go further by embracing each other several times.
A brief quip notes revenge may taste sweet but warns excess sweetmeat is harmful. The line uses playful proverbs to caution against indulgent, risky choices and moral hazards. No specific people or places are mentioned.
Ask your dealer for ANen's Foot-Bare A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet, cures corns bunions swollen bare hot callous aching sweating feet and furrowing nails. Allen's Foot-Mase makes new or tight shoes easy. Said by all druggists and shoe stores. Joe. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer style remark notes Jane wearing sandals and pursuing literary aims, with a cheeky line about starting at the wrong end. The item reads as a light, stylistic snippet rather than a full feature.
Farmers and dairy workers faced a sanitation challenge as stale flavors and bacteria from utensils and cream spoilage threatened milk and butter quality. A natural solution emerged: borax cleanses, sweetens, and inhibits bacteria, reducing effort and risk. A borax wash for udders and equipment, plus a clear measure guide and a free coloring book offer, promotes 20 Mule Team Borax as a standard dairy cleanser.
E H Mertes of Spokane extols Alaska forests as vast and untapped. He notes vast pine stands from Valdes above the Tanana valley, contrasting with interior stunted growth. Along the milder coast the uncut luxuriance promises immense future wood resources.
About 2,500 different kinds of animals are known on earth that are warm blooded and milk giving, like common domestic animals. To avoid confusion with other creatures one ought to call them mammals, meaning milk giving animals.
An excerpt reflects on modern dangers from progress as figures like George Washington and Lincoln escape common hazards. A recent New York incident saw four people drown when an automobile tied to a sinking trolley plunged from a pier, trapping passengers. The piece notes rapid airship development and evaluates civilization’s risks.
A London weekly paper offered a prize for the best ten strong words chosen from any one contributor. A committee of literary men selected the ten strongest words from the submissions. The winning words were Hate, bleed, hungry, dawn, coming, gone, love, dead, alone, forever.
The article recalls Charlotte Bronte’s final words after marrying Arthur Nicholls and living nine months together. A dreamlike delirium followed, and she whispered that God would spare her, insisting that they would not be separated. It ends with a reflection on love and home peace versus routine night watches.
A New York woman describes severe peritonitis followed by nervousness and digestive indigestion. After trying Grape-Nuts and Postum, her strength returned, sleep improved, and appetite stabilized. She and her husband continue using the products, claiming newfound health and optimism.
In a lakeside talk, two youths debate chaperones and romance while wandering near a Lovers Lane motif. They discuss Colorado memories, floral notes, and the waiting Mrs. Westwood, hinting at a planned match between Mable Allen and Mr. Hewitt as they begin to resolve their own feelings.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item recalls a puzzled post office clerk who received a letter addressed to “Mrs. George Brown” in St Louis. The sender explains his wife wrote from Louisville during the fair without a stay location, and the amusing clue led to no final address. Also described are speeches, chore races, rope throwing, broncho busting, and a cowboy’s answer to whether he rides all the time.
A Chicago News quip captures a street encounter as a woman offers a dime and the man named Traump defends his honor, insisting he does not seek trouble. The brief exchange highlights rural slang and streetwise humor in a city vignette.
A quip in Illustrated Bits notes that only one woman in a thousand can whistle, to which a balding man retorts that as long as a woman can talk she need not whistle. The exchange reflects light humor on female voice and talent.
A visitor asks if the local judge is present. Judge Mossy confirms. The Stranger states he is the advance agent for Percy Van Rocks and his auto, arranging to settle fines in advance to avoid delay.
A cartoonish exchange shows a conductor arguing over fare with a man and an elderly passenger. The lady criticizes the conductor for the charge while a judge corrects the fare. The scene hints at a humorous transport miscalculation.
During a Westward tour by President Roosevelt a town faced an eight to nine hour layover due to train schedules and chose to celebrate the occasion with a holiday. Citizens organized a sequence of events to honor the President’s arrival and extend the stops.
In a Chicago Tribune exchange Mrs Upjohn suggests expelling the Throg sons from their sect within a few years amid talk of members taking trips in inexpensive ten dollar flying machines. Mrs Highmere agrees noting these devices are becoming common.
A brief, archaic notice from the New Orleans Times-Democrat recalls a young fellow TS asking KS to marry him. KS replied in formal terms that she is married, ending the brief tale of their courtship.
A brief dialogue recalls Newport visitors described as “the kind you read about” in a humorous glimpse of summer crowds. The remark hints at notable, perhaps flamboyant, guests encountered by locals during a busy season.
A downtown waiter notes seasonal tip changes. In summer tips drop as patrons remove coats, while wearing overcoats prompts larger gratuities. The waiter attributes higher tips to perceived service obligation when helping guests with coats.
A London Scraps quip notes a farmer asking a doctor to visit his wife who, after a morning of chores from milking cows to housekeeping, complains of fatigue and seems to need medicine. The humor hinges on the farmer’s long list of tasks.
The word forcemeat derives from force meat indicating meat used for stuffing. From the French force meaning stuffing, the term highlights the meat preparation method used in stuffing dishes.
A 55 year old man describes lifelong itching from birth, severe eczema with red and white boils, and months of trying various medicines before Cuticura products cured him. Testimonial from Knle Bordwell of Tipton Iowa and endorsement by Nelson R. Burnett.
Musk deer inhabit the Himalayas and Tibetan mountains at about 9000 feet. The male produces the finest and largest musk quantity. These deer are shy, alert, and hard to capture.
An old advertisement promises to whiten clothes with Red Cross Ball Blue in a large 202 package priced at 5 cents. It highlights a small economical laundry product familiar to readers of vintage newspapers.
The article notes coats of arms emerging in the eleventh century to distinguish knights and nobles in the first crusade. A stray ad mentions Mrs Winson soothing syrite for children teething and wind colic.
A playful exchange from the Chicago Tribune features a back and forth between a man named Cholly and a doctor about symptoms, with the doctor quipping that there is nothing but fag. The dialogue centers on reassurance and a punning misunderstanding about brain fag.
A Yonkers Statesman humor item riffs on promises and money, with a quip about bankruptcy. The short exchange contrasts devotion with financial limits, echoing midcentury newspaper cartoonish finance humor.
An era account extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female illnesses. Mrs. Bertha Mutt of Louisiana Missouri shares a testimonial about long suffering with multiple doctors and praises the product and its guidance for restoring health and strength. The narrative urges other women to seek relief through the remedy.
A brief note describes Byzantine princes engaging in a ball game very similar to polo, illustrating how the ancient sport resembled the modern pastime with shared equipment and objectives. The description emphasizes royal participation and cultural continuity in equestrian games.
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