20 Jun 1895
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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1895
Page
1
A poem from the Young Folks department laments a land of postponed aims and wasted opportunities. It contrasts saved money and unspoken kindness with broken promises and unrealized fame, warning that the land of Pretty Soon remains distant and unreachable.
Our Letter to Our Young Folks describes long northern daylight and the rare phenomenon of the midnight sun. It invites questions for the editor and shares a humorous tale about a doll’s missing eyes told by Mrs. Buck, ending with affectionate sign off to young readers.
On a hot August afternoon John Matteson lies in clover with his dog Spot and resolves to leave home. He plans to return in about five years with fortune from the West, offering his parents a better life and promising Spot a silver collar. Elis mother notes his unusual silence at supper.
John Matteson leaves home with plans to seek fortune in the West after a farewell talk with a stranger who shares a fatherly warning. The man confesses a late return to care for his mother and shows the cost of wandering away. John then chooses to return home, torn between escape and duty, and we glimpse his mother’s prayers and forgiveness.
A Micronesian mission school boy shares his trousers with a barefoot classmate. He invites a nonreader dad to school, offers half his garment, and the pair briefly split the clothing, each wearing half as a neck scarf. The tale from Harper's Young People illustrates generosity and adaptation.
An examiner tests children with a word problem about codfish at eight cents a pound for six pounds. A boy answers that there would be no change, since the codfish cost forty eight cents and two cents remain. He would spend the two cents on candy and not take it home. A Texas student counters that three loaves for a quarter may be cheaper than three for thirty cents.
A young observer muses on animal necks noting frogs and toads avoid necks except bull frogs that sing at night. Turtles swallow their necks to hide, giraffes grow a neck to swallow food, snakes have necks along their tails and can swallow without chewing. Roosters and lions require necks to crow and roar.
A humorous vignette on women's dress from a piazza gathering. A polite young man tries to fit in while a girl boasts about a new duck gown, sparking chatter on material and season. The scene captures fashion vanity and social banter in a lively, period tone.
A fanciful riddle from Our Little Men and Women describes a spider weaving a red clay-like home. The poem extols a tiny architect whose self-contained mansion features a noiseless hinged door and luxurious, sturdy walls. The queen referenced hints at the spider’s role in creation. The riddle asks for the little fellow's name behind the mason-world fame.
Mr Simpkins asks why boys resist bedtime. Willie replies they don’t know enough. Willie loves sleep and dreams of an 17m wi pirate or a giant killer. He finds it safe in church since even if killed you’re alive again by breakfast.
A father expresses love to Jimmieboy with a playful arithmetic claim. Jimmieboy replies that his love equals two million dollars, then argues the father loves him three times as much, totaling six million dollars. The exchange mixes affection with numbers in Sharper’s Votaup People.
The piece urges a child named Fern to dance to the rain and celebrate the ruin through vivid, lyric imagery. It speaks of sun spun vesture, cloud made shade, and the gift of dew and rain, urging joy in upheaval and renewed growth as a defiant, whimsical refrain.
A street scene features a boy named Willie being warned by a friend that his mother is seeking him. The mother reportedly praises Willie highly, calling him the pride and comfort of the family, urging him to return home. Willie hesitates, unsure if he should stay hiding or go back.
A testimonial from Rev. Jas. H. Westbrook of Bowne Michigan asserts long lasting relief after ten months without piles following Pyramid Pile Cure use. The remedy claims universal effectiveness for all pile forms, reduces pain, irritation and constipation, and is sold by Pyramid Drug Co Albion Michigan in 50 cent and one dollar sizes.
Mrs M Wood of Ringwood Illinois describes three months of Restorative Nervine use with relief from chronic nervousness and insomnia. She previously suffered persistent nervous headaches and unsuccessful doctor visits before finding hoped for improvement.
An advertisement for Dr Miles Nervine claims benefits from the first bottle and offers prices for single and multiple bottles. The notice notes shipments prepaid on receipt of price by the Jer Miles Medical Co in Elkhart Indiana.
An advertisement from KLY BROTHERS in New York promotes a nasal cream balm. It claims to clear nasal passages, relieve sores, and restore taste and smell. The text suggests applying a particle into the nostrils three times daily and notes a price in cents.
A southern man trained sparrows to fly from cage to home with no bait beyond their love of home. He tested one by sending it 150 miles. the bird returned to its cage in a little over an hour and a half, proving sparrows could replace pigeons in wartime messaging.
A jumble of nursery lines and varied notices appears, touting Dean's Ointment for itching piles and Clinic Kidney Cure with patient testimonials. The fragment includes a child’s poem note about handwriting and a claim of cures for dropsy via Burdock Blood Bitters, linking to 19th century medical ads and light local color.
A travel health notice promotes Foley's Colic and Diarrhoea Cure as a preventive against bowel complaints from water or climate change. It also advertises Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry claiming one dose at onset stops diarrhoea.
An old advertisement extols Foley's Colic and Diarrhooda Cure as essential for households. It claims Dr. SShomaas' Helectric Oi as a sovereign remedy for croup and throat or lung diseases, citing benefits for children.
A reader testimonial from Joseph Stewart of Brookland New York cites six weeks use of Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh with success. Another customer, C Olmstead of Areota HL, notes similar relief for family and lists the price at fifty cents.
An old ad touts Foley's Sarsaparilla as cleansing the blood and restoring vigor, claiming it strengthens the system and boosts energy. Trial size priced at 50e, with contact details for S. E. Wait for purchase.
Route listings announce CHICAGO AND WEST MICHIGAN RAILWAY service to Grand Rapids Chicago Detroit and Lansing with connections to points East West and South. Apply H1Ok Azeul Traverse City WA.
Grand Rapids and Indiana R R time card lists schedules from Grand Rapids to Traverse City and intermediate towns. It notes trains from Cincinnati Chicago and Fort Wayne to Traverse City with various arrival and departure times and connecting routes.
Wing stations notes that the company reserves the right to change train arrival times at its pleasure. Signed by BA MITCHIELL and J W CONINGHAM, agents, Traverse City, Michigan.
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