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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1907
Page
7
A late Victorian column describes the banshee as an old and respected ghost, tied to the death wraith. A London widow Mrs Levey recalls repeated lamenting cries preceding family deaths from 1868 to 1890, noting such specters are more common in Ireland's dilapidated castles and gentry lore.
The head master Rev. 8. Priestley offered a prize to the pupil with the brownest face after a holiday in the open air. Twelve tanned boys were named, and captain Foster won the prize. It is said he will share his tanning secret with the other boys.
Early nineteenth century saw about 80 percent of male workers on farms. Modern farming uses implements and machines that boost efficiency, now only about 36 percent of male workers produce food and fiber and generate a large export surplus for the country.
A translated fragment from Transatlant Tales presents women reverting to flirtatious phrases as memories fade, framed within a literary, century-old tone.
On the Atlantic office day in January Mr. Aldrich appeared aged yet dignified, his vigor intact. He finished a poem for the Longfellow centenary, received praise with boyish blush, though the weight of seventy years loomed unseen, as a quiet shadow began to form.
A pair of young friends of Bishop Wilberforce of Oxford allegedly used university autho rity to gain favors while at Cuddenudon palace they mocked with the Lutheran refrain The Devil is Dead The bishop confronted them softly placing both hands on their heads and offering sympathy Alas, poor orphans in a consoling tone The account appears in Youths Companion
A writer recalls living among Hopi people 15 years ago and photographing them as they moved freely without clothing. The account contrasts white influence with native self consciousness and notes the Hopi’s believed earlier stage of development and childlike freedom.
Mr Noel Humphreys argues before the Statistical Society that the rise in lunacy appears due to better care and more doctors, not more madmen. He suggests many who would have wandered are now placed in asylums and some who were once called wicked or saints are renamed as insane. The debate centers on whether this medical harvest is a real improvement.
Prof Pupin recalled at a New York Colony club banquet a tale about a man from Idvor renowned for parsimony. A major in Idvor asks for a chop and poached eggs the valet reminds him dinner is with Mr Sailth, then the order escalates to two chops and two poached eggs.
An essay on evolving chaperons notes younger women entering society without old rope and the transformed married woman who acts as a shore guide. The modern chaperon now supports the novice by holding a rope and backing away as the girl faces social currents.
A Civil War era anecdote tells of Jefferson Davis receiving a letter from a Confederate private asking to return home to marry Jeems C of Co I 6th South Carolina. Davis reportedly replied with a simple directive to let Jeems go before resuming his duties. The tale, sourced to Youth's Companion via Mrs. Davis, emphasizes brevity in wartime decisions.
Mia John Mansell of New Castle Pennsylvania recalls years of kidney trouble with painful urinary passages, swelling, and heart palpitations. A week of Dean's Kidney Pills stabilized him and several boxes fully cured him leaving him strong at 68. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The New York Globe reports a slightly asymmetrical arch in Columbia University chapel. A stout man got wedged while passing through and required help to exit, prompting builders to widen the arch for practical use at the cost of symmetry.
Civil engineers show admirable accuracy in the Simpson tunnel project. The tunnel measured 12 1/2 miles long and was 31 inches longer than planned. When headings met underground, their levels differed by less than 3 inches.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Jagaway learns her husband rests, while a friend notes his ambition as a poet. The critic quips that he errs by equating Bacchus with a muse, revealing a light literary scene about misapplied inspiration.
In London the government says Australia will rescind its one million dollar contribution to a naval squadron for Australasia and maintain its own navy. The move signals Australia establishing full maritime defense independence.
Oklahoma editor recounts dramatic recovery after using Grape Nuts with gains of 25 pounds and restored brain power after years of illness. He praises the food as scientifically made, nourishing, and delicious and vows to advocate for it publicly.
A rich suburban employer asks Pat how long he can keep drinking cheap whiskey. Pat answers in his blunt wit that he will drink all his life unless he is killed, illustrating stubborn humor noted by Harper's Weekly.
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her son then four months old with severe eczema spreading over his body. After trying many patent medicines she used all three Cuticura remedies at age three years four months and saw improvement in two months and full recovery in six months.
A simple ceremony presented President Diaz with a military painting of the Battle of Puebla. Created by Francisco de P Mendoza a professor at the national school of fine arts and the military college the work was commissioned by governors from 12 Mexican states and given as a personal gift to the chief magistrate. The scene shows Gen Diaz in action as Mexican forces win fame and save the day at Puebla.
The Shanghai Times editor argues the jail is fuller due to ending the cangue and bamboo penalties. He notes China uses bamboo punishment widely and urges reintroduction, warning against turning the settlement into an experimental field.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer reports tourists touring England with a guide who provides historic facts. The guide points to a tower claiming it dates to William the Conqueror and a listener questions the accuracy of the claim.
A New York scientist and Yale singing alumnus tries soothing his youngest child with a mock glee club recital. He begins a second verse when a 14 year old girl from the neighboring family interrupts, asking him to stop singing and let the baby cry instead due to a sick person nearby.
A satirical exchange quotes an Englishman praising American humor and recounting misheard phrases in a restaurant. The anecdote highlights linguistic confusion as a waiter delivers items misinterpreted from the conversation, including sinkahs and pink ink. The piece ends with a playful note on cross cultural humor.
Halifax consul general W R Holloway cites Manchester report of an invention to deprive coal of its smoky flaw by extracting olla sald to produce smoke and calling the product coalite, claimed to resemble coke and cost one third of coal. Five acres near Manchester bought for large works to produce it.
A damaged notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with claimed internal efficacy and references to F J Cheney & Co Toledo wholesale druggists. The text asserts reliability of new ads and lists names and positions without clear dates or context.
A jealous suitor pleads with Misa Helen as a blushing girl objects to his persistence. The infatuated young reporter promises to keep his account down to two hundred fifty words while the late hour looms.
An ad touts a cure claiming to relieve foot pain and swelling with a product called Druggiste Price Bie. It includes a garbled address line and a quoted aphorism from Madame Swetchine about doing for others to ease one’s own thoughts.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a teething aid for children and claims it calms the gums, eases wind, and appeals to many men willing to pay for it.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a blood improving tonic to cure nervous ailments and paralysis fears. It cites Mrs Harriet Porter of South Medford Mass and claims the pills restore red blood, strengthen nerves, and aid various conditions from neuralgia to anemia and post fever headaches.
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