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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
7
Annie Catron of 927 Main St Cincinnati Ohio credits Peruna with curing her decade long catarrh claiming her breath stomach and headaches improved after a month of use and urges others to try Peruna tablets noting the product as a blessing and recommending the free Peruna Almanac for 1908.
A dream prompt features Uncle Charles asking Fred what he would do if faced with a rattlesnake tiger and an advancing tomahawk bearing wild Indian. The reply is teased as a startling or unexpected awakening moment in the tale.
Senator Sorghum warns that a fine future in politics can become a terrible past if one falls into graft. The Washington Star quotes him saying readers must beware such dangers as they consider public life.
A vivid exchange at a business office shows a nervous boy refusing a lie saying he cannot speak an untruth. The scene captures tension as urgency and deception collide with duty in a Philadelphia Press style vignette.
The Pittsburgh Post notes ongoing seismic disturbances as a playful scene. A child’s teething remedy ad features Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Eve stands under mistletoe as Adam refuses a kiss. She threatens to go home to mother, signaling a quarrel in a domestic scene reported by the New York Sun.
An amphibious vehicle named Waterland I was exhibited in the city with a parade of about a dozen cars. The craft, powered by a 20 horsepower De Dion two cycle motor, navigated a beach runway into the river and back to shore, reaching 36 miles per hour on land and nine knots on water. Dr Julian P Thomas and General Cutting were among participants and the boat planned to tour Washington to demonstrate lifesaving utility.
An official of a railway, on leave to marry, boarded with a passes and gave his marriage certificate to the ticket collector in place of his pass. The collector examined it and declared the pass failed, saying you have a ticket for a long wearisome journey but not on this railway.
Huggins compliments a sculptress Miss Peachley who works in wood after meeting at a reception. The exchange notes her clay modeling and her transition to wood carving.
In a terse exchange the Prodigal Son asks for money to escape trouble and vows to start anew, while the Old Man grips the letter and fears the confession signals another setback. The scene centers on a debtor’s plea and a wary guardian managing the crisis.
A Burlington North Carolina woman recalls a cousin in Rockingham County afflicted by a birth skin disease. Her father spent a fortune without relief until using Cutieura. within two months the child recovered and remained well. The letter is dated June 16 1905 and notes a lasting positive outcome.
A humorous Chicago News quip shows a nephew admitting savings to his uncle while whispering not to tell his wife, highlighting domestic financial secrets in a playful tone.
A moral quip from Catholic Standard frames a fox asking why a gaunt wolf stays away from doors. The wolf replies the business keeps him distant until the house is empty, humorously recounting a hunter's or predator’s plight in a fable tone.
The fragment notes Poe writing a work titled Descent Into the Malestorm. He calls it a good timely title and jokes readers may misread it as a Christmas shopping story. The remark links literary planning to seasonal expectations.
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure of any case of piles within 6 to 14 days or money refunded. The ad promises relief for blind, bleeding or protruding piles with a 13 cent price and full guarantee.
A dialogue recalls a clairvoyant predicting a swindle and charging two dollars. The casual line echoes a promotion for Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour as a wholesome, cheap buy advertised by the grocer.
The lesson records John the Baptist denying he is the Christ and identifying Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the world’s sin. It details John’s testimony, the sign of the Spirit, and the call to point others to Jesus.
A Modern Instance. The Knicker-It line lauds giving over receiving while Bocker-Not argues that banks may not share that blessing for receivers. This New York Sun item juxtaposes a moral stance with a financial caveat in brief editorial quips.
A brief social exchange in Philadelphia columns notes Miss Verner wishes for an invite to the Van Gilts opera box, while Miss Wise retorts that they will not invite her due to gossip about her manners and attire.
An amusing vaudeville note from the Pittsburg Post describes a new act: a duet performed on steam radiators. The quip promises it will be a hit.
A member of the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs in Washington marries the daughter of a well known Federal official. Friends note the husband appears shorter after marriage, while the wife quips he is settled down. The exchange is recounted from Harper’s Weekly.
Co L Wood of Fentress Norfolk Co Va, a prominent merchant, suffered months of back kidney and bladder pain with irregular kidney secretions. After medical treatment failed, he used Dean's Kidney Pills and, within four days after one box, passed a stone measuring about half by five sixteenths of an inch and has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article describes a ceremonial observed by ships passing Mount Vernon on the Potomac. The marine guard, parade band, rolled ship’s bell, half-masted colors, taps, and a salute mark the moment opposite Washington’s tomb. The ritual, though limited to smaller vessels, draws interest from occasional visits by the Dolphin Mayflower Sylph and other presidential or ceremonial craft.
A Washington boy, during a catechism with a visitor, muses on becoming president of the United States but jokes he will first try for the role after he is too old to be a pitcher. The exchange captures a lighthearted view of future ambitions.
Milan shows a cinema boom with about forty moving picture houses. Every hall is turned into a revolving picture show and many second and third rate venues end the night with cinematograph screenings. Even during dull summers theaters stay busy.
A rustic dialogue shows a minister asking why John cannot visit town without liquor. John answers the people urge him to drink and he cannot help it. The minister retorts that visitors are not asked to drink, and John boasts of being more popular than the minister.
A reader and her husband quit coffee after illness from it and switched to Postum. She cites headaches easing and better weight and energy after adopting Postum, noting others are misled about its quality. The testimonial attributes full recovery to abandoning coffee. The notice is credited to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
Bright Idea. Becker argues a domestic congressional record is needed so his wife can have speeches printed without delivering them. This New York Sun excerpt reflects a jokey policy quip on copy and publication.
The Peruna Almanac for 1908 is in eight million homes and widely available from druggists free. Demand is high and supplies will quickly exhaust. Inquire early and secure a copy today.
In Cheyenne a Japanese jiu jitsu exponent and an Irish blacksmith clashed in the Union Pacific shops. The Japanese used jiu jitsu and the Irishman responded with a night swing. The Oriental woke in hospital while the Irishman continued work.
The dialogue describes a man labeled as a milk-and-water fellow who, when funding a property, milks it first and then waters it, implying he exploits and then dilutes the asset. The exchange contrasts rugged appearance with the deceptive financial approach.
In a satirical note, Mrs Hayrix reads about doctors allegedly discovering a new disease called Hiram. Hayrix replies jokingly that doctors seek new illnesses to justify more cures, reflecting newspaper wit of the era.
An 1890s advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Talis Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The note claims prices for living costs rise while Mrs. Austin's pancake flour remains at the same price across top grocers. It presents a humorous emphasis on constant price amid general inflation.
Mrs. Chugwater asks about tainted money and Mr. Chugwater explains it as money kept in an old yarn sack. The exchange appears in a Chicago Tribune quotation, reflecting a quip on everyday perceptions of money.
A Pittsburg Post excerpt presents a jurors exchange with Miss Floradora asking why she shot a man and the reply That is our case. The quote illustrates the legal theater and raises questions about rights versus neighborly righteousness.
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