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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
4
A tall slick man in a frock coat crushes another passenger’s foot in a smoking car then taunts a confrontation as the latter vows payback. The footstep conflict ends with formal insult traded and a firm exit. Gwilliams offers his card and readiness for a call.
Rev W W Williamson of Huntington West Virginia testifies Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nerve exhaustion and kidney trouble. He says it restores health and strength to thousands of weak people, contains no harmful drugs, and is pleasant to take. Sold by all Druggists. Also mentions Tillett druggist stock and prices for painting or papering.
The article surveys palindromes as a pastime noting the Latin craft, the famous self introduction "Madam I'm Adam" and an incidental example "Yreka Bakery" from Yreka California. It cites long forms such as the girl’s reply about Latin progress and class mentions from the Journal of Education.
A Wales creek five miles long links two small lakes with about fifty landowners along its shores. A lengthy dispute over fish ownership ended when a judge required owners to tag each fish with a brass tag bearing the owner’s name and to catch their own fish or forfeit them.
The silk worm stops feeding to grow and emits silken thread in a glutinous fluid form. The worm spins a cocoon, which takes three to five days to complete. To prevent silk breakage at moth emergence cocoons are steamed until insects inside are dead, after which the silk is wound.
Aboard large ships crews are assigned numbered stations and bells trigger rapid response. Lever networks, telephones, and bulkhead controls coordinate from wheelhouse to holds enabling immediate fire fighting and lifeboat readiness.
A peasant witness at a trial before Chief Baron O Grady deflects a damaging question with a blunt insult. The counsel asks what the judge would advise, and the court replies to shift away from the witness to avoid repeating the question.
A critical description denounces the home poultice as a barbarous relic from witch burning days. It argues flaxseed poultices harm babies by dampness and germs, interfering with breathing and causing skin infection, and praises heat as the only useful feature.
A man visiting a large city grammar school pressed a corridor bell, triggering the fire alarm drill as pupils and teachers filed out in orderly lines. Separately a young man sought patent protection for an adjustable engagement ring idea.
Emmanuel Arago, a French politician and nephew of a famed astronomer, traveled by train to Versailles with a conspicuous nose. A child in his car cried out to have it removed, prompting a humorous exchange with the mother. Arago explained it was his own nose, and the nose stayed hidden under his hat as the child calmed.
The cocoanut thrives on coastal rocks and spreads across tropical islands by sea. Its hard shell protects the embryo, while the fibrous husk and waterproof outer layer aid survival, transport, and water retention. The tree provides sugar, milk, butter, wine, vinegar, oil, candles, soap, cups, ladles, rope, matting, thatch, and fabric, supporting food, clothing, and shelter in waste places.
The note describes how Charles Dickens crafted a speech by imagining the subject as a cart wheel with a hub and spokes. He chose the spokes to represent topics and elaborated each as he moved around the wheel, ending when all spokes fell away and only fire and space remained.
A humorous exchange from London Fun shows a grocer’s boy whistling to coax payment from a lady. The mother figure reproves, while the boy cites his guv'nor who said whistling would be needed to sell to her. This light quip captures period wit and social etiquette.
Running Conversation shows Collector irately pressing Debtor who jokes he would enter the bill in the next Marathon race if permitted. Puck records the exchange as a sharp tip of fiscal friction.
A judge quips about a senator’s stance as a woman’s suffrage question divides lawmakers. The exchange highlights tensions over voting rights and the phrase "every intelligent woman should have a vote" provoking curiosity and debate.
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