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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
3
Very Sharp
Teacher asks about the earth being hollow inside. Johnny compares it to a razor, saying it would be hollow ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teacher
Johnny
Fortune For Forgers Through English History
The article traces the shifting punishments for forgery in England from the Tudor era to the 19th century. It notes Thomas Maynard’s 1829 execution, 1832 transportation replacing the death penalty, and the later 1837 abolition of the will forgery exception, plus harsh penalties in Queen Elizabeth I’s time including pillory, amputation, branding, and lifelong imprisonment with confiscation of all assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas Maynard
Bess
MecLiuff Enters Auto Business Says Cars Never Break Down
Dudley cites MecLiuff claiming reliability in new auto venture. Wise counters that none have been sold yet. Includes a brief ad notice for Pettith eye remedy from Catholic Standard and Times and Howard Bros., Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and ‘Times
First Boy Studies French This Summer
Two boys joke about language skills with one naming English and baseball. The text references a Denver News Times item and mentions housekeepers using Red Cross Ball Blue. An ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for foot care and shoe comfort.
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Denver News-Times
Catering bill hints at splurge pricing for friends
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a caterer explaining that guests who are lifelong friends eat more at events than strangers. He suggests charging 20 percent more for intimate groups to cover the higher appetite among familiar guests.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Duels in Europe Count and City Leaders
The survey notes Germany leads in duels with Jena and Gottingen at the forefront. Gottingen reportedly hosts a duel daily, with a past peak of twelve in 24 hours. Jena once had 21 in a day. Europe overall records about 1,000 German duels and 270 annually in Italy, with most duels by sword and only one by revolver over the period.
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Germany
Jena
Gottingen
German Empire
Italy
Grape-Nuts praised for balanced nourishment
A testimonial letter extols Grape-Nuts with milk and a little cream as a balanced food benefiting brain and nerves across life stages. The writer claims improved memory and appetite, notes family members also use it, and invites readers to consider the slogan There’s a Reason from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fate and the two red morocco volumes in a marriage
A man wrestles with a plan to choose between his lover and her mother in a clash of wills. He and Susan devise a fate tied to two red morocco volumes, only for the scheme to backfire as fate and careful manipulation collide. Ten years pass with sharp reflections on the outcomes and the limits of scheming.
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Kenneth
Mother
Yate
Red Morocco
Susan
Fanny Burney’s Aversion to Water Revealed
Mme Arblay known as Miss Fanny Burney, a key eighteenth century writer, feared washing and water. Her physician Sir Henry Holland treated her in life’s final year and she confided she had not washed for fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. @Arblay
Fanny Burney
Sir Henry Holland
Cuban itch Cure Claims Life Saved of Baby
A mother in Michigan recalls how Cuban itch sores covered her infant from head to foot. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting the child slept then healed in two weeks at a cost of 75 cents, saving his life and finishing at age five.
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Zana Miller
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
Japan's territory and population soar after war with Russia
The area of Japan expands from 189000 to 283000 square miles and its population grows by 10000000. Mrs Pinkham of the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn Massachusetts sails with her son Arthur W Pinkham and younger relatives for a three months European tour and vacation starting May 20 from Naples.
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Japan
Pick-Me-Up Quotation Reflects Family Tears and Pride
A brief Pick-Me-Up quotation notes that a man feels pride in his family yet senses his family cannot reciprocate the sentiment. The line contrasts pride with emotional distance, highlighting strained kinship.
Mr Dooley on Funerals
A quippy reflection on funerals by Mr Dooley as seen through childhood eyes. The piece notes how funerals attracted neighbors, dressed in their best, and offered communal chatter and food, with a playful memory of inviting rides and curious spectacle.
Curious Cushion Taking at Madrid Court Ceremony
Queen Victoria of Spain hosts a curious Madrid court ceremony known as cushion taking. King Alfonso now attends, each debutante presents a cushion to the queen before seated dialogue in Spanish. Debutantes endure standing throughout while one converses with the queen. observers look to a hero only in a looking glass.
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Victoria
Spain
Madrid
Alfonso
Seven Years of Ill Health Reversed by Lydia Pinkham
Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory writes that after seven years of female troubles she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states she is now strong and well and praises the remedy. The advertisement notes the product has helped thousands and invites women to write for free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham, Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Water content of seafood shocks early estimates
A German chemist analysis finds river eel about 60 percent water, salmon 61.4 percent, and lobsters and oysters around four fifths water. The figures highlight the high-water composition of common seafood.
Origin of It joke sparks debate at social event
Miss Woodby claims the joke is original and defends it with indignation. Mr Chesterfield doubts the joke's originality, saying it would be imprudent and ungallant to accept it as new. The exchange appears in a Philadelphia Press excerpt.
Veteran of three wars pioneer of Colorado and Nebraska
Matthias Campbell a Civil War and two Indian wars veteran now living in Blair Nebraska says back pain and inability to turn in bed and nearly complete urine stoppage improved after he and his wife used Deans Kidney Pills, diagnosed as advanced kidney troubles and cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Matthias Campbell
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Great Difference Dream of a Rich Man with a Vandyck
A dialogue snippet from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch features Mr. Harker dreaming of owning a genuine Vandyck painting and Mrs. Harker responding wryly about whether it is beard or paint.
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Mr. Harker
Vandyck
Mrs. Harker
H’m! Beard
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A Mean Man
Mrs Grouch complains about Johnny at school learning sewing and cooking. Mr Grouch jokes those skills will help him when he grows up and marries. This item reflects a domestic satire from a Pittburgh Post column.
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Johnny
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow Use Red Cross Ball Blue
A vintage laundry ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes with a large 207 package priced at 5 cents. The copy emphasizes brightening fabrics and a color restoring effect.
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Red Cross
Hat Gripping Habit Made Wellington Notable
The piece notes Wellington’s windy fame and the local habit of clinging to hats on street corners. It mentions a man’s reputation abroad for his determined hat restraint and advertises a book promise about getting rich without work priced at 10 cents, regular 25 cents, with a limited run from Larchmont Farm in West Camp, New York.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Sydney
Melbourne
Larchmont Farm, Inc
West Camp
N. Y
Short Cut Gaffe Between Workers An Irish Exchange
Cas sidy asks why a shortcut to work is bad Casey replies there is no proper shortcut Casey suggests crossing the Country club grounds which is deemed not proper due to golf player perception. Catholic Standard and Times notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain priced 265¢ per bottle. He who has no pity for man has no piety for God.
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Cassidy
Casey
Shure
Catholic Standard and Times
God
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