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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
A baldheaded gentleman recounts being approached by a woman with hair streaming down her back who asks if he has a comb. He says he looked at her sadly and took off his hat in response, capturing a humorous incident from the era.
In a New York Herald exchange the doctor asks if the surgeon has performed the operation before. The surgeon replies that he has never had the chance to try it yet.
A factory manager leaves for New York, delaying sale talks. An office boy seeks a half day, is refused, and tampers with a telegram about a $500 offer. The message arrives in New York as I accept and can William have the afternoon off, provoking an official reply to accept $500 and give William after noon off. The boy is reprimanded, yet the manager praises his enterprise.
A table owned by Mrs. William Williams of Allen in Wicomico county is said to leap about the room, especially after deaths in the family. Neighbors trust her, and she can summon witnesses to prove the claim, hoping the table remains in the family for generations.
An old advertisement page promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure foot problems and ease shoe fit, plus Allen S. Olmsted mail order info. It also markets Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and Hawkins Wizard Oil as a long trusted remedy, with moral quotes and testimonials.
Instant relief for all eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind Pettit's Eye Salve advertised. Sold by Howard Bros Buffalo New York druggists.
A vintage essay warns of the peril in pursuing numerous alluring chances to fortune. It uses a fable of hogs to illustrate distraction and urges readers to resist constant calls from city, finance, and bright schemes and to stay focused on their current work.
A cook examines a suspect egg and declares it bad then worse after dropping it. The brief incident unfolds with a blunt, wry tone as the Plain Dealer notes the exchange.
The note states five pounds of oats equal ten pounds of fresh clover for horse nourishment. It presents a simple feed ratio for converting oats to clover by weight.
A Baird Texas resident shares a front yard discovery tale about coffee harms and Postum benefits. The testimonial cites relief from dyspepsia kidney and bowel pains after switching to Postum and credits family-wide improvement with quitting coffee.
In a Chicago Daily News excerpt, Jim Holliday and Sol Baker discuss marriage, money, and female independence. Cambyses Strode’s thrifty wife Mrs Strode challenges him over a new cook stove and household spending, selling stock to fund buys but ultimately settling for modest replacements.
Snowless lands claim two thirds of Earth's surface never see snow. Hog cholera guidance urges immediate isolation and pen fumigation. Sloan's Liniment recommended in milk for three days, with patient testimonials from Idaville and Peru, Indiana. Contact Dr Earl S Sloan, Boston, for his book. The sperm whale note states four individuals can stay underwater twenty minutes.
A Chicago man describes an eruption starting on his hands with pus tules spreading to the body. Intense itching led to sleepless nights and skin tearing until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills relieved symptoms within days and cleared the eruption in about three weeks.
Mrs Spriggsworth asks Doctor to visit her husband who denies illness though his condition worries her. The doctor plans an afternoon or evening visit and urges a thorough examination. The dialogue notes the husband’s outdoor exercise and lack of typical symptoms.
A Georgia reader describes suffering female weakness and disease and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a full recovery after a doctor suggested surgery. The piece extols the remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous prostration and offers confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt touts CASCARETS as the world’s biggest bowel and liver medicine, selling over a million boxes monthly and promising cure without a doctor. The dialogue questions a healthy patient’s need for medical care, hinting at possible unseen illness.
A fragment from the San Francisco Examiner captures a woman recalling a dinner party exchange. He notes her thoughtful impression and her reply suggests she believed others had nothing to add worth telling.
A Cleveland Leader cartoon caption features a father and son exchange about lying. The dad explains that boys who tell good lies may get away with them, illustrating moral humor in the dated panel.
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