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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
7
A brief dramatic exchange centers on a young woman named Orfis Roy who writes poetry. An editor questions her age, with a belligerent remark from a boy about her being around eighteen, prompting a demand to admit her immediately.
A New York banker recalls Samuel Sloan, famed railroad man, who loved fast trains and disliked slow ones. He tells of a prank on a notoriously slow line, placing a sign on a car that read Passengers are requested not to pluck flowers while the train is in motion.
At a Washington dinner the London bishop recounted a tale about Dr. Creighton, an ardent smoker. On a train he pulled out his cigar case and asked permission to smoke, only to hear the meek curate reply that he wouldn’t mind if the curate’s sickness didn’t mind the cigarettes.
A dubious 19th century testimonial style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure. Signed by local druggists and framed as a character reference for F. J. Cheney with claims of blood and mucous membrane action and domestic use.
The average American church member donates 64 cents to foreign missions. United Presbyterians lead with 1.77 dollars per member, setting the record for per member giving.
Careful selection of brushes and combs maintains hair and scalp health. Use multiple brushes of varying stiffness and a rubber backed stiff brush for detangling thick hair, clean with mild soap and water, and monthly ammonia drops. Also choose combs with blunt teeth suited to hair thickness and wash them regularly for best styling results.
Berlin awards Capt. Charles Polack of North German Lloyd the Third Order of the Crown for steering the rudderless Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse across the Atlantic. He endured hours on the bridge and kept passengers informed as he guided the ship 1,780 miles with no rudder. The officer, taller than six feet with notable strength, previously earned the Royal Humane Society life saving medal for rescuing four drowning sailors.
White doeskin gloves offer economical wear as they last long and wash well. Use warm water with primrose soap, rub each glove into a ball, rinse by shaking, soap again, then squeeze out water without rinsing, straighten and hang to dry not near heat, allow long drying, then briskly rub to remove stiffness before wearing.
The distressed housewife should choose unbleached muslin covers for pillows and mattresses. Cut to fit smoothly and either add a turn over end fastened with buttons or sew along one edge after fitting. The first option is more convenient since covers are washed often. Some housekeepers keep two sets per mattress and pillow.
Instructions describe using copperas in water to attract rats, placing several vessels in a room and sealing it for 24 hours to kill or drive away rats and freshen air by absorbing odors. If sealing is impractical, leave vessels for several days to achieve effect.
A Philadelphia Press editorial lauds medical science for improving public health in London New York and Chicago while noting that advances in sanitation infant disease control aseptic surgery and nutrition have reduced physicians incomes. The piece praises dedication and investments in research as beneficial to humanity.
Mr A Taylor from Lochgelly won the Scottish branch challenge cup for stenography using Pitman’s system. The open competition awarded 798 marks of 800, with Taylor reaching 250 words per minute in the speed section.
A woman returns a mislaid medicine to a drug store. The clerk warns about varying shelf life and safety, noting some drugs remain effective while others become harmful over time. He explains medicines may keep six months to six years depending on ingredients and warns against reusing old prescriptions. The clerk offers to absorb the loss to protect customers.
A reflection on how real estate marketing shapes town names from Lakewood to Riverside. It notes suburban branding risks being overly patriotic or mock classical, suggesting playful names like Fretley or Stroke to balance labor intensity with poetic appeal. The passage critiques branding practices by developers.
Summer visitors to a vacant Philadelphia area lot witnessed a lean man repeatedly ride a merry-go-round. Asked why he rode, he said the circular motion helped him collect money owed by the operator, claiming he could not quit despite seasick distress.
In a comic monologue Mr. Flatdweller muses that living on odors would be cheap if possible. He laments the constant presence of cooking scents wafting through steam shafts and holes in floors and ceilings, noting turkey, corned beef and cabbage, onions, and fish all drift through the building.
Levi P. Brockway of Second Ave Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital left him incurable with six months to live yet Dean's Kidney Pills cured his condition. He describes heart trouble smothering spells arm weakness eyesight and kidney secretions disorders improving after using the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A New York clothing house received a Southwest letter asking for proper groom attire for an afternoon wedding. The livery head suggested bottle green coat and fawn trousers with top boots and silk hat, noting they also set prices. A week later a note complained about the high cost.
After twenty five years of eczema and a near amputation, Mrs J B Renaud of Montreal credits Cuticura Remedies with swelling reduction and new skin growth within two months. She says doctors anticipated amputation, but seven years later she remains cured, life saved by the treatment.
Sleeping Strength and Practical Girl exchange a playful dig about dreams and sensibility as they navigate affection. The scene hints at budding seriousness, while a health ad underscores Castorla’s trusted, long-standing use for infants and children.
A jumble of old time box ads and quips appears, urging remedies for coughs and colds, promoting Brown's Bronchial Tracheas, Weslows soothing syrup, and other patent medicines. Witty maxims critique signs, bill collection, and polite society while random phrases hint at legal or business concerns.
Wisconsin’s F Mayer Root & Shoe Co, the world’s largest full vamp shoe maker, supplies the expanding western market from Mississippi to the Pacific. Growth has outpaced capacity, with six factories expanded and a Seattle plant nearing completion. The Milwaukee annex addition raises daily capacity beyond 9,000 pairs, still insufficient to meet demand.
Louise spends time with her aunt who lives with her parents and has not yet learned about toilet mysteries. The aunt bought rat ornaments, which Louise had not noticed until she saw her aunt removing several. The child fled the room crying that Aunt Nell is unraveling.
Henry Clews praised a financier at the Union Club in New York calling him the most careful and suspicious man he had heard of. He compared him to a Staffordshire farmer known for checking every sheep to ensure it contained no cotton.
Jackson helps a friend in a moment of danger by lending an umbrella as clouds threaten. The exchange is framed as a trustful bond, highlighting loyalty and mutual support in a tense moment.
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