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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
4
A notice on North River ferries bans floor spitting and promises life preservers, sparking discussion whether the reforming zeal goes too far for a venial offense. The comet of 1843 was the last daylight display in the past century.
A parade of quick fixes and trivia including OUR-PIE mix for two pies, notes on waste in cultivated apples, Turkey's secretary corps, a hemorrhoid remedy promise, street barbers in Mahila, and a Harvard memorial fund reaching 30000 dollars for Prof Shaler.
A fragment from Youth's Companion describes the Crystal Paines as popular and mentions a 100000 capacity building. It recounts Mrs Winslow teething remedy and Mr Mason negotiating a $9.89 umbrella price, noting the 11 cents as a moral bargain.
Mary in a blue and white gown surveys twenty one shining paring knives bought from a persuasive peddler. She wrestles with guilt over spending her stipend on them as the peddler asks for water and offers a moment of uneasy generosity.
In a Chicago Tribune note, Mary, a busy servant, chats with a wandering peddler as his tales blur lines of convention. He accepts her honesty, offers to meet again with his sister, and Mary contemplates a candid confession about herself and their unlikely connection.
In Baltimore a defendant on trial for stealing a watch told the court he bought it for $3 after a man on the corner claimed to be desperate for food money. He said he pawned it for $4 to help the man, explaining he had no presence of mind to urge pawn himself.
George Bernard Shaw mocks scientific claims in a New York Tribune piece and parodies heredity as illogical. The Houston Post notes his quips on wealth books and human vanity while reflecting on friends and enemies spotting weak points.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota recounts five months in hospital with incurable heart problems and kidney disorder. He credits Toan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for restoring his health and life. Also includes comic quips and brief notes about Hall Caine and a Kansas motor tale.
Dr A Von Le Coq led a German ethnographic party to Chinese Turkmenistan Turfan where they uncovered ancient manuscripts in multiple languages and preserved Buddhist monk remains in a temple. The finds include an unknown language likely Syriac and gruesome remains indicating a massacre tied to Ming and Confucian followers.
In a church social dialogue a traveler on a subway train delivers a clever soliloquy. Residents react with mixed impressions as Miss Broadway notes the piece was meant to be unheard. A London police story and local contracts also surface in the broader roundup of notes.
A magazine excerpt urges leaving daytime worries outside the home. It promotes a shrine of harmony at the door and a dinner table filled with cheer and light conversation to deter stress and indigestion.
An 19th century classified style notice offers a 100 dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case by Hales Catarrh Cure. It names F J Cheney and Co of Toledo and asserts the firm’s reliability after 15 years of business. The text includes endorsements from local signatories claiming honesty and financial ability.
Glasgow corporation bars blind men from free rides on municipal tramcars. The United States Weather Bureau staffs 1,400 trained observers at 180 stations.
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