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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
3
A wartime style plea emphasizes how many American women bear daily burdens at home, overworking to keep households orderly and children well clothed while suffering in silence. It argues these loyal women need help to relieve the pains and aches that make life burdensome.
The advertisement cites testimonials from Mrs. F. Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs. W. P. Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving female troubles. It claims thirty years of use, lists conditions it can help, and invites sick women to write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts.
A wife jokes about a husband becoming cross eyed from trying to compare income with expenses. The exchange playfuly notes how the constant balance of finances affects daily life, framed as a light Chicago News style quip.
The New York Sun reports Solomon praising a magical car pet and a quip about wives saying beat it and it flies away. Other husbands regard him enviously as the tale unfolds.
A Bay City mother recalls her daughter’s long skin condition starting in infancy and spreading to behind ears neck and face. After ineffective care from a specialist, she reports improvement after using Cutiura Remedies. Date and location noted as May 20 1900.
A St. Paul Pioneer Press snippet promotes Garfield Tea as beneficial for rheumatism and gout. It claims the drink purifies the blood, cleanses the system, and eradicates disease, recommending nightly consumption.
A fragment from a Harper's Weekly dialogue hints at Bridget being driven out of town with a backward ride. The Washington Star snippet mentions a Red Cross Ball Drive and a child asking about watered railway stocks, implying a mix of social event notes and everyday concerns.
Over a hundred years PETYTIT'S EYE SALVE is claimed to cure eye diseases everywhere. Distributed by all druggists or Jloward Bros. in Buffalo New York.
The Emproia Gazette recounts a sermon guiding listeners away from a fable about Colonel Ananias who lied and faced a grim, imaginative punishment. The pastor warns against falsehood and urges righteous conduct toward heaven.
The Yonkers Statesman quotes that a well known local figure carries debts to numerous residents. The remark labels him as widely recognized in Gotham and underscores a reputation built on unpaid obligations.
Bengal lights are produced from niter and sulphur mixed with antimony. The recipe involves four parts sulphur four parts niter two parts fulminating mercury and one part antimony to create the sparkling light.
A judge warns that politeness may not pay in a rowdy scene with end-seat hogs and sharp remarks. The exchange underscores tensions and cautions against gratuitous offense amid crowd behavior.
A Cleveland grocer recalls leaving coffee for Postum Food Coffee after two years of nervous irritability and loss of appetite. He reports his nervousness disappeared and urges others with stomach troubles to switch, noting coworkers also benefit. A wife suggested trying Postum and the letter ends with a promotional slogan.
The Christian Science Sentinel publishes Mary Baker G. Eddy on war urging daily prayer for peace while allowing navy armament to prevent war. The column then recounts farm humor with Jem Winrow-Yes using a car as a stationary engine, sawing wood, haying, milking, and saving a small mortgage payoff with $4.79 left in the bank.
A 3,500 year old priestess mummy in the British Museum is said to have come to life on a photographer’s negative. The image showed the mummy with wide eyes and a menacing glare, coinciding with the photographer’s death shortly after. London officials caution, while the tale fuels Hoodoo rumors and Society for Psychical Research scrutiny.
An elderly man on a northbound day coach in Charlottesville asks a little colored boy about his mother faith, study habits, Sunday School, and prayers then offers five cents for apples, illustrating a paternal trust scene from Success Magazine.
A Baltimore Sun poem describes a looming shadow across land and crowd. It moves with cloudlike shifts over streets and venues, blocking progress and matinee views, until beauty remains and demands the curtain rise from rim to rose.
A gentleman out shooting accidentally shoots his own dog a black retriever. Distraught at first he discovers the dog returns with its tail in its mouth, the tail shot clean off, creating a perplexing scene from the London paper clip.
The three-foot war club of King Philip, adorned with black and white beads indicating killings, is in Warren and owned by Mrs. William Fuller of North Mirren. The Maine Historical Society has sought its loan but cannot secure it.
An emotional actress says confidence comes from promised press stories about her car, gowns, and home life rather than her talent. She adds she has read Henry James, but cannot discern the hidden joke, noting he is clever. The comments reflect newspaper chatter on fame and literary taste.
A fragment from Bohemian Magazine features a playful exchange about gamboling in a public park and choosing colors for a game. The dialogue contrasts green with red and black, hinting at a lighthearted, humorous scene.
Birds use wings for more than flight including ground and water movement. One species has claws in wing joints to help it climb, showcasing diverse adaptations.
A Pittsburg Post item notes a marriage rumor prompting the reply I do not, in fact, deny. The exchange humorously asserts the rumor’s falsity while confirming the couple’s intention.
A brief dramatic exchange shows a man remarking on sly behavior and a woman reacting with a sudden passion. The line about service as the measure of nobility hints at a larger moral framework within the kingdom of heaven.
Cartoonist William MM Chase recounts Jimmy Whistler at a dinner party where Whistler refuses to wear a tie, arguing a linen collar with lines would ruin its effect as the meal proceeds.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a quip about genius being odd and a physician who touches every post in his path. The exchange turns to a notion that a genius touches every friend he meets rather than every object.
A brief Detroit Free Press exchange features a minister asserting deeds count while a woman wonders if a telegram was ever sent, highlighting a contrast between action and communication.
Charles II of England reputedly reigned as king of royal dancers though Pepys notes he danced rarely. He kept his courtiers moving with rounds of country dances, even as fatigue settled over the court.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a butler and servant exchanging a sly remark about a nurse maid salute. The master warns James to keep quiet, urging discretion as the line about silence remains golden.
Local chatter centers on a supposed happy event at Browns house with a strange bascinet sighting this morning and questions about Browns involvement in music. The item reads as a brief, speculative note in Cleveland Plain Dealer gossip column.
New Zealand reports an available coal supply of about 1.2 billion tons with only up to 20 million touched. The colony led British efforts by trialing state ownership of colliery property.
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