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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
5
Dr J B Kinsinger osteopathic physician advertises a Greensburg Indiana office in Hamilton Block. He notes graduation from Americana School of Osteopathy Kirksville MO and offers Tuesday and Saturday hours 9 00 to 4 00 with free consultation and phone number 433.
Oscar Slater who murdered Miss Gilchrist in Glasgow insists on being called Mr Slater and dresses in fine linen and boots in prison. Other condemned men show vanity or request specific food and comfort as they await execution. The piece notes changes in food policy and recalls cases from Pearsons Weekly.
A girl living with her aunt confronts the aunt’s selfishness after an accident in the cellar. The maid-niece shouts she will break the dish, slams it against the cellar wall, and the aunt reacts with shock, retreating to bed for a week. The London Telegraph notes the scene.
The London Answers roundup lists how speakers in various regions pronounce place names differently. Hap pisburgh Norfolk becomes Hazeboro while Abergavenny loses a syllable to Aber venny. St Neots may sound Snoots and Cirencester ranges Sister to Sizeter.
A grave young medical man enters a parlor and uses a purple vial and syringe to inject a love germ into Penel. She protests but he boasts of Coccu s amoritis making her fall in love, a farcical tale of romantic manipulation in Brooklyn Life.
A servant reports that a newspaper reporter plans questions the great man can answer only by nod or shake. The great man explains he has a stiff neck and cannot speak clearly while the interview is arranged.
The article argues tears cleanse and nourish the eye, noting tears’ chemical makeup and their beneficial role. It contrasts male and female tear responses, attributing differences to nerve sensitivity and sympathy, and cites an Exchange note about apes lacking lachrymal glands.
A Philadelphia fire brigade offer to Abraham Lincoln is recounted. The presidents says he is not head of Washington’s fire department but merely the president of the United States, ending a long winded committee visit.
The article notes brilliant hues on tropical reef fish around the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It discusses theories of warning coloration due to natural selection, while acknowledging many species are actually good to eat.
A newspaper advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal treatment for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to send for testimonials. pills for constipation are also recommended.
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