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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
8
T. I. reports Copteau suffered kidney and bladder trouble. Dexter Wa, an older man, faced prostate concerns and possible operation. Foley's Kidney Remedy, taken as advised, relieved symptoms after two bottles, with no relapses beyond. Sold by all druggists.
An advertisement urges readers to take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight for a gentle laxative effect, head clearing, and stomach cleansing. It notes a price of 25 cents and mentions availability at the Drug Store.
A traveler reports on the Veddas of Ceylon describing their caves as communal living spaces with private family spots. Hunting grounds and resources like game honey yams and fish are shared from the communal land, while smaller caves remain private properties. Women and men participate in daily life with food and shelter allocated within the cave system.
In a Perthshire tale James Russell relays a tenant who bought a barometer at a sale. The farmer, ignorant of science, says it does not cast up weather as he expected and confuses a long glass tube with a hole for the cause, finally admitting the device failed to function after inspection.
A Chicago Inter / Downs excerpt praises a wife who writes on ordinary note paper following the paper folds and numbers each page to avoid padding. The husband claims she never underscores a word and insists the method is unique, inviting readers to judge if such practice exists.
The sea depths vary from two to three miles with Guam soundings reaching 31 614 feet about six miles. Land averages are 2 300 feet versus Himalaya summits near 98 000 feet. Deep seas are indigo blue, note from London Answers.
An elderly man recalls a father’s warning at life’s fork, choosing between a path to a sunny peaceful land or a dark cave. On New Year’s night he longs for youth to return, recognizing wasted years and the ongoing pull of remorse. The tale urges readers to seize early virtue and labor before time slips away.
A Chinese tale explains the Pleiades rising in the sky when seven sisters, vowbound to remain unmarried, are separated after the eldest is betrothed. Their disappearance into the Yellow River accompanies the first sighting of seven new stars, a myth explaining the cluster’s origin in Chinese lore.
An Englishman recalls a Californians joke about leftover fruit. He notes the humor travels abroad and is retold with a twist. The tale shifts from a blunt say what you can to a softer can do.
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