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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
The Well Informed world seeks a simple pleasant efficient liquid laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted remedy with known wholesome components. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle. AWAY WITH HITCHING POSTS.
Clarke M Drake of Prattsburg New York argues in Farm Journal for abolishing village hitching posts. He cites horses freezing in gales and soaking in sudden rain, advocating sheds with feed and dry blankets to avoid odors and wet carts. He notes sheds improve horse welfare and store cleanliness.
A Baltimore American quip notes Mrs. Smithers opposed a twin’s marriage due to her insistence on keeping a perfect housekeeper’s set. The joke hinges on her desire to avoid breaking a matching household routine.
An exchange compares a horse race without a bet to a summer resort without a man, presented in a witty, reflective New York Sun tone.
Dialogue snippet features Mr Callipers and Clarence debating the best sauce and how to spread it on things. Puck chimes in with a skeptical question about practical use.
A playful dialogue questions which steed ruled medieval times and lands a pun about a knightmare. The quip hinges on a knightly horse image and a comic twist on nightmare.
A New York Press critique compares John Pierpont Morgan to a canvasser or book peddler. It argues his wealth came from securities and jokes that if he sold books he could earn a million dollars yearly by simply leveraging his name.
Miss Pepprey confirmed she was out and thoughtful of you for calling. Borem noted leaving a card, unsure if she approved of the call. Philadelphia Press.
A Victorian portrait of how wealthy Britons demand exacting standards from domestic staff. Masters and mistresses scrutinize service with dress rehearsals, assessing manners, appearance, and even butter handling as they would a prized horse or dog.
Success Magazine notes a twist in the Bank of England arrival log where the first late employee cites "wife had twins" as the reason and the subsequent twenty staffers simply write "ditto" beneath. The habit shows how a single excuse can become a shared, routine explanation among workers.
A Washington Star quip recounts a farmer remark about his son planning memory lessons. The farmer quips the boy already remembers every tune ever whistled, highlighting memory overload with humor.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a wry quip about collective gullibility. A man quotes You can't fool all the people all the time and a philosopher counters that most people fool themselves, implying self-deception drives much behavior.
A Michigan athlete credits strong training gains to replacing meat with Grape-Nuts and Postum. He notes weight increase from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September, improved morning energy, and a healthier breakfast routine. The letter promotes Postum and Grape-Nuts as a proven diet.
A young West Point cadet and a Southern beauty share a flirtatious past as rings from various suitors trace their stories. Years later they meet married, cannot recall each other’s names, and recall their once charged exchange with a lingering photo and heirloom ring.
A Houston Post reader quips that pitchers would be idle after the season ending remark and jokes about their arms being unused around a summer reserve.
A Baltimore American snippet shows a humorous exchange about a skirt needing more material for the hem. The amateur dressmaker laments the shortage while a facetious friend suggests bravely facing the trouble with wit.
An account describes the bearded saki as perhaps the ugliest beast in the world with a grotesque visage and beard. Locals in South America say even a hungry jaguar would starve when faced with this hideous monkey.
Medina resident G. W. Winney credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery after eighteen months and medical care. He reports improvement from severe back pain to a healthy weight gain from 145 to 162 pounds and urges sufferers to write for personal testimony. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
Mrs Stubb reproaches John for wearing shirt sleeves while Mr Stubb defends comfort. She contrasts Mr Brown a cultured man whose shirts are made by Brown's wife, highlighting domestic clothing norms in a cheeky Chicago News quip.
A humorous exchange from Puck frames a man who spends on cigars being urged to stop by his wife. The wife counters with a wry condition about loving a man who would quit if asked, highlighting mutual restraint and wit.
A note explains that Burgundy pitch is not derived from Burgundy wine and that its composition is largely resin and palm oil. The statement clarifies origin and material content of the substance.
A Baltimore American quote notes the difficulty of enacting a law to silence barking dogs. The reply suggests existing nuisance and noise laws would handle such disturbances, reflecting ongoing concerns over municipal regulation and public nuisance.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Seething Syrup for teething symptoms in children claiming it softens gums reduces inflammation and eases wind colic at two gints per bottle. A humorous exchange about matinees and umpire calls appears in the Denver News Times.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat item quotes a boarder and proprietor debating a booklet claim that no mosquitoes were present within 500 miles at a February print date. The exchange turns to metallurgy analogies explaining tempering temperatures and sun exposure.
Mrs Graham, fond of interior decoration, drank a glass of red ink thinking it was claret. She was frightened but unharmed. The doctor dryly warned that the urge for decorated interiors can be taken too far.
Stella reveals she thought Hawkins would marry her. Mabel and family weigh finances, style, and approval as the engagement remains unsettled with no proposal yet.
A brief Yonkers Statesman exchange wonders if a mysterious figure caused money to arise from touched items. The dialogue hints at a curious reaction to touch with a sensational tone.
Miss Ruth Stokes a half million dollar heiress travels with a Wild West show owning a Sapulpa Oklahoma ranch and twenty oil wells earning about 100 dollars a day. She says she grew weary of civilization and prefers riding horses to cotillions while noting her Eastern friends would be surprised.
The camel costs about as much as a fine horse, yet offers greater speed and a longer life. It can carry a load comparable to three horses, making it a strong asset in trade and transport.
A writer notes that the Bengalese are not warlike by nature. He cites damp warm climate as a cause, producing a small boned people with slender wrists and ankles. The portrait suggests gentler dispositions despite flesh.
An aristocrat rooster of Duster muses on justice and mortality. With luminous feathers, it declares that man returns to dust while the bird evolves into a duster, a witty paradox on progress and decay.
A brief item from Chicago News notes that love may wait until the man behind the game can find the coin to pay the freight.
A 1884 case recalls a baby cured of eczema after using Caticora, with later personal triumphs. A Louisville reader reports relief from virulent sores with Cut Remedies and shares a testimonial. Allen’s Foot-Ease featured as a shoe comfort powder curing corns bunions and sweaty feet. A light comic exchange ends with a quip about a sister and a suitor.
A column discusses longing for motherhood among American women in lonely homes and notes that organic derangement prevents happiness. It asserts preparation for healthy maternity is achieved through a specific use or remedy.
A long reader letter page extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health and enabling motherhood. Testimonials from Maggie Gilmer of West Union DC and Josephine Hall of Bardstown Kentucky praise relief from female troubles and general well being. The ad invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
Tulsa based W. Deming Investment Co seeks agents to sell Oklahoma farm land investments at five dollars a month. Company invites inquiries from prospective brokers and buyers.
An advertisement notes a healthy three year old found wandering in Castle street on a Saturday evening with dark hair gray eyes and ruddy cheeks. The item mentions a Glasgow paper caption and an anecdotal remark about an accomplished infant.
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