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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
7
A quip from Harper's Bazar notes a wife wearing a dress buttoned down the back provoking growls from a husband. Another vignette imagines married life with blunt exchanges about what will and will not happen, spoofing domestic expectations.
A famous person was stopped by a Derbyshire constable who demanded removing a mask frightening bystanders. The offender explained he was not wearing a mask, revealing a humorous mix up over mistaken appearance.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip recalls a woman's habit of having the last word, joking that a street car seat gesture could be the sole exception. The remark frames witty gendered exchange in a social setting.
Mrs B R Buffyiam of Roswell New Mexico reports using 20 Mule Team Borax to spray and wash poultry houses to rid leghorns of lice. She notes previous inflammable lice killers caused fire risk and that after treatment no lice were found in a two month period.
Peter OConnor, 87 year old longtime Flint resident, follows a 30 year ritual of retiring to bed and staying there through late fall until spring warms, living with a nephew and eschewing cold weather by sleeping on a cot near a continually burning stove.
Mrs Growler accuses her husband of obsessing over horses and marriage to a nag becomes the punchline as he snaps back while glancing at the sports page. The exchange reveals lingering tensions and humor in domestic life.
A brief verse from the Baltimore Sun explains that two become one in marriage and soon the union bears a child, resolving the paradox.
Johnny asks about a kiss and the teacher offers to demonstrate soon. The dialogue frames curiosity about affection in a classroom setting.
A testimonial extols Grape Nuts as perfect for delicate babies and usable for healthy adults. It recounts a mother saving her infant after doctors warned against condensed milk by preparing Grape Nuts juice with milk and a pinch of salt and sugar, fed every two hours. The ad asserts Grape Nuts supports health universally and cites The Road to Wellville reference.
A Collier's Weekly survey extols the East River bridge as a monumental feat of engineering. It notes the bridge is 7,200 feet long, with double-decked roadways, four cables of 7,696 wires each, and towers 335 feet high, promising unmatched strength and capacity for Manhattan and Brooklyn traffic.
Old Si notes the President has raised the race issue again while warning that white men fear Black rivals. The speaker resists equivalence, arguing earnings and feeding rights separate people from policy. He claims no white man truly treats him as an equal, citing a simple test of hunting possums.
A vaudeville manager offers Ajax 700 dollars weekly after a boastful episode about a rubber neck. Senator Tillman recalls a South Carolina criminal case where an alibi by a lawyer is praised as the best of four, with the judge applauding the defense.
The piece reviews Commissioner Smith’s rebuttal to President Moffett of Standard Oil of Indiana over freight rates from Whiting to East St Louis. It argues Smith’s claims are weak, notes tariff filing quirks from Dalton, and contends the case reflects broader political pressure against Standard Oil rather than clear wrongdoing.
A pugnacious congressman complains his speech was misset and proposes replacing laughter and applause with gouging and biting. An ad touts Brom Quin ine laxative as a universal cold cure at 25 cents, underscoring period style notices.
Fragmentary notice notes Eph Green asking to purchase a razzer with clerk questioning safety. The exchange implies the item is intended for social use rather than weapon use. OCR reads include references to New Mexico and Prague Oklahoma, but context unclear.
A brief note observes that fake nature motifs linger in everyday hats, highlighting a persistent trend in fashion where artificial nature prints and textures imitate real landscapes.
A diminutive Metro and Chevy Chase member joins married life with the daughter of a prominent Federal official. A friend notes the husband looks shorter since marriage and the wife quips that being settled brings stature. The piece cites Harper’s Weekly humor and a wryer proverb about success and wind.
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