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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
6
The passage observes how fashion affects clothing choices and social divisions. It notes that people fear obsolescence in attire and in tastes, from pocket handkerchiefs to shoe strings, and that books and tunes suffer similar cycles of favor. It warns that beliefs should not be ruled by fashion.
A Mississippi nurse formerly known as Nurse Baker credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief from backache and weakness, enabling her to resume regular work. The ad promotes the product priced at 50 cents a box, via Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A man recounts a hair-raising oil well episode in western Pennsylvania. While lowering a five-foot nitroglycerine cartridge to blast a stubborn well, the rope slips and the tube speeds toward an explosive end. He miraculously catches it at the mouth, averting catastrophe for himself crew and bystanders.
Fred A. Gilbert of Great Northern Paper argues Maine loses over 16 million dollars annually by not using 650 million feet of timber. He cites lack of rail access, decay, and fire as key losses, estimating possible annual production around 1.49 billion feet with improved transport and management.
Florida remains the hub of the turpentine industry while Upland Congo natives eat certain caterpillars. The American citrus boom sees Florida 5,000,000 boxes and Louisiana 1,000,000 with Porto Rico and Arizona crops also growing.
A Baltimore American humor item notes Showman doubts afternoon show viability. He jokes a fresh kid is in a lion cage, a farmer rents an Indian sacred cow causing milk-route loss, and the wild man of Borneo needs a day off to register and see the police parade.
A poetic blessing wishing happiness and friendship to accompany the recipient through life. It expresses desires for sunny days and protection from hardships, closing with a wish for heavenly reward at the end.
In a tense moment, a bottled earth quake device nearly erupts as oil bubbles loudly and the percussion cap nears an iron bar. The danger passes when the device remains inert, leaving the group shaken and relieved.
The Baltimore American reflects on airship travel as autumn winds rise, questioning whether aerial tours enhance October weather experiences. It contrasts vivid cloudscapes seen from baskets with the monotony of perpetual motion when the earth fades from view.
A historical remedy claims a day cure for colds using whiskey, glycerine, and concentrated pine compound. The formula, sold via druggists, requires shaking before each dose and a dosing schedule every four hours. Concentrated pine is sold in half ounce bottles with airtight packaging.
A Buffalo Express writer recalls Lionel’s curiosity about Sir Henry Irving, noting he was a great actor now deceased. The piece reflects on acting, danger, and safety, then advertises Rough on Rats powder with dosing and insect/rodent control tips and prices from E. Wells in Jersey City.
An old gentleman confronts his daughter Evangeline and her friend in a candlelit parlor at night, followed by an advertisement excerpt touting Hall's Catarrh Cure and other patent remedies. The fragment also references Dickensian characters and Pierce's Pellets amid brief, unrelated prose bits.
A speculative quip notes that once natural rubber is exhausted a chemist from Standard Oil could devise a petroleum based substitute. The remark imagines a future where synthetic rubber replaces the commodity.
A girl recalls an old Berkshire practice where a candle is lit to mark bidding during auctions. The ritual continues until the candle burns out, with the final bid winning. The piece contrasts this slow, traditional method with modern fast bidding and notes its un-American feel.
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