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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
4
The Washington Post recalls a bygone capitol poker scene with a westerner holding four kings and a southern member improving to a spade straight flush. The anecdote notes few games now and hints at lingering lore around committee rooms.
A hungry kitten placed in a cage learns to pull a loop to drop the door. Initial attempts fail. after 160 seconds it escapes and subsequent trials show faster times as the kitten associates the loop with freedom. Times progress: 180 30 90 60 15 28 20 30 22 11 15 20 12 10 14 10 8 8 5 10 8 6 6 seconds.
A curious Scots statute claims golf could carry a death sentence, dating from ancient times when archery ruled. The law, never repealed, has not been enforced, but remains on the statute books as a historical oddity in Bonnie Scotland.
Browning extols daily walks as cure all and life source. He urges constant movement as a safeguard for health and life, praising sea air and mountain air alike and warning against neglecting exercise.
A lobbyist urges a senator to vote for a measure promising millions to the voter. Senator Graphter resists, gasping that the reward is but a minor incentive compared to the duty to countrymen. He regains apathy after the exchange, as reported by the Chicago Tribune.
In a brief Lincoln City style exchange two women discuss Mamma dressing up for a caller. One remarks she needn't dress for him, the other notes she enjoys the effort to save his time. The light humorous line is attributed to an Indianapolis News item.
In a dispute captured by the Times and Record clippings, a buyer accuses a dealer of selling a painting labeled Original by Rubens that turns out to be a copy. The dealer insists the original attribution remains, despite the challenged authenticity.
The author explains a betting system where the bank charges about 2 percent for the money staked per minute, arguing the bank profit scales with amount staked rather than capital. He recalls a Hamburg gambling boss and notes coups at Monte Carlo take under a minute, yielding a near 2 percent rate. The piece contrasts this with Consols yielding under 8 percent and a dividend mine.
An American marksman visiting Charlotte Amalia claimed he could shoot a line from a fort flagstaff. He fired a shot that dropped the Danish flag, causing uproar. The governor admitted it was a joke he connived in, angering military leaders and ending his political career after a report to Copenhagen.
The article reports on accounts of strangling experiences with rope where survivors recall a momentary pain followed by brilliant colors before the eyes. Professor Boughton describes feeling no pain and a fire of colors shifting blue to black, with no fear and even pleasure from the color vision as life waned.
The article explains that mica is a transparent mineral that can be split into extremely thin plates and used for lantern glass and stove doors due to its heat resistance. Isinglass, a gelatinous substance from fish bladders, is noted as a distinct material. It mentions mica deposits in North Carolina and notes mica in the Black Hills of Dakota with no link to gold.
Kudzu vine, a fast growing member of the bean family, can reach sixty feet in three months. Also called Dolichos japonicus, it was introduced to America by the Japanese during the Centennial exhibition. In Japan its flowers resemble bunches of wistarla, though American summers often prevent blooming.
In a school day incident Teddy knocked the speaker down on the way home. The speaker retaliated with a bat to Tommy's eye. The Somerville Journal records the sequence and reactions from Mamma and the boy.
Mrs Chugwater asks Josiah what a bucket shop is and Mr Chugwater replies it is a place where they empty the water out of stocks. The exchange mirrors early 20th century market slang from the Chicago Tribune.
Detroit Free Press reports Taue asserts he tells his wife the truth about himself and notes she is not easily shocked in a candid exchange.
A disgruntled passenger rails at a Chicago to New York railway map, calling it a distorted fraud. He notes Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Nashville appear misplaced and mocks the line for not tracing real geography, urging Congress to punish the railroad.
The passage recalls Sir Boyle Roche, father of Bulls, famed for quick quips and stubborn innocence. It notes his shrewd underlying sense, his jibe at Curran on guardianship of honor, and a vivid image of marshal law from the French revolutionary mob to shock listeners.
A warning lists stale sausage and sour cream as risks to sight and cites a Dioptic Review note about a family afflicted by improper accommodation. It also mentions tainted fish, quinine, and alcohol as factors capable of causing partial or full blindness, with emphasis on optic nerve effects.
The article promotes drinking ample water to cleanse the kidneys and stomach. It advises early morning hot water to flush out unhealthy secretions, carry away uric acid and impurities, and aid kidney function, claiming benefits with proper dieting for a few weeks each year.
Fustian a cotton cloth common in Norman times used by clergy. Cistercians forbade non linen or fustian garments. First England produced in Norwich during Edward V era. Fifteenth century doublets and jackets relied on fustian, imported from Italy. Petition from Norwich manufacturers mentions Fustians of Naples. The name later corrupted to futianapes and fustian and apes i e fustian a Naples.
Heidelberg Castle rises high over the Necker river, acknowledged as Germanys largest castle. Its ruinous cellars house the famed tun a vast wine cask with capacity of 49 000 gallons used by the noble residents dating back to 1204.
A Washington Star quote defines success as the moment others who knew you years ago gaze and say a fool for luck while a Chicago News line notes reputation as a bubble that is easy to burst.
A local anecdote recounts a Hartford man scarred by a rusty wire infection who avoided amputation after using Elac tric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad-like tale claims the remedies cured eruptions and blood disorders, urging Bartlett & Doyle guarantees.
An advertisement extols Bochee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for severe throat and lung diseases. It promises tissue healing and germ destruction, relief from inflammation, easier expectoration, and better sleep, claiming world-wide druggist endorsement and inclusion in Green's Prize Almanac.
A testimonial endorses Chamberlain's Rough Remedy for coughs and colds especially in children. Charles M. Cramer of Colombo Ceylon praises its quick chest cold relief and ease of hoarseness. Bartlett & Doyle supply the medicine. A teacher jokes with Johnny about senate leadership.
Lisbon Indiana telegraph repairman Chas Ellis soaked waist deep in icy water contracted a severe cough and was told he had consumption by leading doctors in Oakland Sioux City and Omaha. After six bottles of Dr King s New Discovery he recovered fully. Guaranteed for coughs colds throat and lung troubles by Bartlett Doyle. 50¢ and 1.00. Edith-What on earth made you break off the engagement. Madge-I was in love but Roger couldn t bear him.
Mrs. Mary Haller of Mt. Crawford Virginia credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her son's life after severe cramps and a prognosis of no hope. She reports three doses restored consciousness and full recovery within 24 hours. Bartlett and Doyle offer the remedy. Teacher’s riddle follows: if you have ten pennies and share half with your brother how many remain, answer ten.
A letter from Allie Jackson of Farmer City Illinois praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for restoring a seven month old baby's weight and digestive health after other remedies failed. The 10 cent bottle was purchased at Hud's Drug Store and continued use yielded steady improvement. Sold by Burtlett Doyle.
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