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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
3
Ethel asks Maud about the new minister who inspired her with a striking image. Maud recalls he spilled tea on her new white silk dress, leaving a vivid memory of the encounter. An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and shoe fit with a free sample offer.
A clergyman who finished a sermon faced a parishioner who claimed the sermon was stolen. The preacher confronted him and asked for a retraction. The man refused but later admitted he would retract after checking the source at home and finding the book remained there.
A child's Fourth of July wishes clash with a father’s caution. A boy longs for toy cannons and torpedoes while his parent bans giant crackers, insisting safe play. Latina comforts him as he endures being the “little chap.” Louis E. Thayer, of Woman's Home Companion, signs off.
Salem captain Willian Driver named the flag Old Glory in 1851 aboard the brig Charles Doggett. He later moved to Nashville and kept the flag hidden during the Civil War before presenting it to Brig. Gen Nelson’s units and finally donating the original to the Essex Institute in Salem where it may be seen today.
The piece notes nearly $2,000,000 worth of firecrackers annually imported from China to New York with the United States a close second in use. It mentions thousands of Chinese workers, including women and children, in a labor system described as informal and lacking formal manufactories.
The article describes a Chinese woman or child working from six in the morning to eleven at night, seven days a week, earning about $1.40 for producing ten firecrackers. The piece condemns the exploitative labor as a modern form of servitude for the Glorious Fourth.
A Martian observer atop a skyscraper watches Fourth of July celebrations and questions their meaning. The American guide explains fireworks honor independence won from Britain, while a fatal accident appears below. The Martian departs to study Chicago's beef trust.
On the eve of the Fourth of July Freddy muses that the tiny stars twinkling high are really Roman candle balls stuck in the sky. He shares a playful, imaginative view reflecting a child's view of the night sky.
A garbled collection of proverbs about fireworks and caution for celebration. It includes lines about a lit firecracker, firing too late, gifting a cannon, and not burning candles at both ends. The text seems incomplete with odd phrases and punctuation.
A well known authority says table linen should never be starched as starch detracts from appearance and life. Elbow grease and ironing damp linen achieve a fine sheen. ironing when dry makes it fuzzy.
The guide describes purchasing shellac, applying a first coat to broken items, letting it dry, adding a second coat, joining parts, then wiping away excess with a cloth dipped in wood alcohol. It notes successfully mending a valuable oriental globe, a hand painted cracker jar, a Bohemian glass bon bon dish, and several dinner pieces, all now in excellent condition.
The Philadelphia Ledger cautions housewives that sand soap can damage tin and agate ware and suggests alternatives. Ammonia and kerosene are recommended for tough utensils, with borax or washing soda for burnt agate ware. Do not use sand soap on enameled sinks.
A New York Regis ter piece advises choosing mounting to suit the niche, avoiding crowded walls, and harmonizing framing with woodwork. It notes color and finish choices, recommends dull tones for library frames, and suggests placement in bedrooms or boudoirs for photographs.
Montreal woman recalls twenty five year battle with eczema on the leg. After doctors urged amputation she used Cuticura Remedies. swelling subsided after two treatments and skin healed in two months. She has remained cured for seven years and credits the remedies with saving her life.
A Birmingham home owned by Senator Johnston is featured in a tale of an ex governor planting geraniums. A fashionable visitor offers work and pay while Johnston jokes that his bond with Mrs Johnston is lifelong, sparking a playful dispute over who controls the household.
In a playful illustrated strip, ten year old Tommy asks his father the bone of contention and Mr. Hempeck answers with the jawbone. Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup is advertised at 25 cents a bottle promising gums relief and wind colic cure.
In a playful exchange a character egging on Algy jokes about courage to propose to a girl. The dead boy retorts that he cannot be a clam and is teased as a lobstah, highlighting comic wordplay about shells and romance.
An old ad lines out Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap urging purchase through grocers in a large 207 package price. A restaurant guest asks for oysters and the waiter replies no shellfish except eggs, reflecting era speech.
A collection of recipe steps for Nut bread Creole Eggs Spider Corn Cake Rich Chocolate Cake and Apple Fritters. Includes ingredients measures for flour baking powder eggs milk nuts onions tomatoes butter cornmeal and spices with baking and cooking instructions across multiple dishes.
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's illnesses. It cites widespread testimonials from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts, claiming millions of letters from grateful customers and noting that the remedy can spare surgical operations.
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