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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
3
Letters from Edward M. Burtt of St. Louis and Charles Levy of New York praise Peruna for curing catarrh of the head nose throat and ears in family members. The ad notes Peruna Tablets as an alternative solid form and offers a free Peruna Almanac for 1908 through pharmacists.
A Louisville Courier-Journal verse recalls a traveling performer who rejected walking tours and snow scenes. He endured hay sleeping, carrying hand-bills, and rough wages before his stage passion faded and he quit. The doodled reminiscence highlights the tough life of touring actors.
A bystander quotes a flippant remark about love and engagements, noting the speaker has never fallen in love but has been engaged to many men. The exchange plays on social flirtation and wit.
A witty exchange at a Chicago event features a hostess praising a musician as a distant Liszt relative. The orchestra leader replies formally that Liszt was a distant relative of his own, highlighting a humorous family connection in a formal setting.
A brief dialogue from the Chicago Daily News defines leisure as the spare time a woman has in which she can do some other kind of work, illustrating a societal view of women's roles.
A Washington Star quote frames a joke about furnishing text to prevent illustrations from running together. The exchange features a friend noting storytelling, while the cynic emphasizes technical purpose in text production.
A brief Tit-Bits item records a cornet player described as ill and unlikely to recover. The attending physician lives next door, per the remark by Jones and Green.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt recalls a scene where a floorwalker penalizes a shopper ten yards for slugging after obtaining fifteen yards of remnant ribbon. The playful exchange highlights strict classroom era discipline and quirky retail slang.
A terse quote attributed to the Boston Transcript warns that insisting on such a demand would lead to a real poison being supplied in the death scene. The line reflects dramatic caution about staged executions or fatal scenarios.
Senator Sorghum argues the rival will speak freely while his party adopts the rival’s good ideas and bears responsibility for the bad. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a partisan wager on ideas and accountability.
A collage of comic dialogue features Jimmy craving a portable knothole for fence pranks, Ally Sloper quipping about inventing, a courtroom gag where a prisoner questions a costly lawyer, and a flirtatious exchange about summer proposals with Evelyn revealing multiple advances from one man.
A short comic exchange from the Philadelphia Record. Little Willie asks Mr Henpeckke to play violin in a minor key. Mr Henpeckke pretends uncertainly and jokes that he plays second fiddle to Mrs Henpeckke.
A brief Philadelphia Inquirer item quotes Mrs Brindle cautioning Mary about handling a two hundred year old family table linen. Mary reassures she will be careful and won’t tell anyone, noting the linen looks like new.
A lank youth woos a practical girl with drifting ideals and a dream of death. The exchange turns into a playful quarrel over a promised five minute walk from the station, revealing humor and charm in a youth’s courtship.
An ethical remedy praised by physicians and the Well Informed of the World as a wholesome family laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co. manufactures the genuine product and it is sold by leading druggists.
An article extols Borax as a safe disinfectant and multi use household product. It claims Borax cleanses fabrics, softens water, whitens clothes, removes odors, aids skin care, and can disinfect and prevent contagion in hot water solutions. The Virginia Plover migratory note follows.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for deafness caused by catarrh and offers $100 to any case of deafness that cannot be cured. It also promotes PAZO Ointment for piles with a 6 to 14 day guarantee and hints at other patent medicines.
One of England’s best preserved country houses Milton’s Cottage in Chalfont St Giles remains as it was when the blind poet lived there during the plague year of 1665 He had just finished Paradise Lost and was paid five pounds for the poem with a promise of more if sales targets were met The cottage retains its original state and hosted Milton’s later guests during his final years
The column lists culinary preparations including creamed chicken with mushrooms and sweetbreads, plus mushroom fillings and garnishes. It details ingredients, quantities, and cooking steps, and notes variations with beef lamb veal turkey or chicken, plus serving suggestions.
An advertisement profiles a Boston Transcript reader letter about a baby with severe eczema and a parent’s claim that Cuticora remedies cured the child after years of suffering. It includes a testimonial date of October 24 1905 and mentions Piermont New Hampshire as the respondent’s location.
Mrs. Joannah Straw of Canton says after three years of chronic backache and rheumatic pain she improved dramatically with Dean's Kidney Pills. At 81 she reports better health, energy, appetite, and sleep, attributing her recovery to the medicine sold by dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A humorous Katharine-like travel tale describes a misstep washing in a Japanese tea house yard causing a startled reaction from a family. Local grocers announce Our-Pie in three varieties and ten cent packages, with playful asides on making Kakemono and domestic curios.
A reader anecdote credits Grape-Nuts with ending indigestion and weight gain after abandoning heavy meat. The testimony recalls a 95 pound illness to 125 pounds, and notes others, including an elderly neighbor, improving after switching to Grape-Nuts. The ad cites Postum Co. and references The Road to Wellville.
The article describes long time sticks used by the Chinese to measure twelve hour periods. Each 32 inch stick burns for twelve hours and must be lit at daybreak for day use or at dusk for night use, placed upright in still air, with preparations following imperial astronomers guidelines.
Advertisement for Dr. R H Kline claiming to cure St Vitus dance and all nervous diseases with Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Offers trial bottle and treatise from 931 Arch Street Philadelphia.
All kinds of rubber stamps created to order. Self-inking devices and ink pads available. Lead for catalogue to Lock Box 219 Port Wayne Indiana.
Charles F. Merriott of Fort Wayne Indiana writes that after twenty three years as an engine operator on the Nickel Plate R R a severe asthma spell last December 3 yielded to Father's Long Elixir. He reports relief within twenty six hours and return to duty in four days with ongoing use. The letter urges other asthmatics to try one bottle with pricing two dollars for one bottle or five dollars for three bottles. It claims to aid bronchitis and early consumption and invites letters to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Ind.
The true orator makes people laugh cry and feel what he says. The genuine orator has humor to bring a smile pathos to bring a tear and dignity to persuade or move men. He is an exponent of the spoken word a pilgrim toward the home of the ideal. He embodies earnestness enthusiasm and eloquence.
An old advertisement touts Only One Bromo Quinine laxative with flavorless notes. It claims E. W. Grove signature and a worldwide use to cure a cold in one day, priced at 25 cents.
A gang member jokes with his lawyer about proving an alibi while awaiting trial. The text then promotes Mrs Austin's pancake flour as a cheap, hearty breakfast option, available at all grocers.
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