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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
6
A letter from Lenora Bodenhamer describes long stomach trouble and fear, asserting Peruna and Manalin relieved her symptoms after medical advice. She urges others with similar complaints to try Peruna, noting the volume of testimonials in Hartman’s files.
Dialogue fragments show a boy given a watch for school to track lateness and a remark on Defiance Starch as a superior, economical cleaner. The humor touches on an editor versus orator in a light, everyday street conversation.
The exchange features Senator Sorghum admitting he has not arranged fraud prevention in the election. He boasts that he has set up measures to render the opposition’s fraud nearly invisible by comparison, effectively deeming their actions insignificant.
Dr Williams Pink Pills advertised as a cure for general debility, low appetite, breathlessness, sleep issues, and weak blood. A testimonial from J G Haver of Chelsea, Massachusetts describes long illness and recovery after using the pills. The ad touts anemia and other disorders tied to poor nourishment, offers pamphlet and diet book, and lists 50 cents per box with six boxes for 50.
The narrator parts with a clergyman friend after a tense exchange about Morgan the caretaker who injured himself while cleaning. Morgan asks to wire Bir Pickering about the accident and provides Pickering’s New York address. They part at the gate as the man hurries off toward the resort village.
In Chapter XI the narrator confronts Bates in the library as he stockpiles candles and vows to dynamite a shell top. The exchange reveals Bates’s ruthless nature and Morgan’s link to Mr. Pickering’s lake house. The narrator then probes walls for secret passages, growling at slow progress and growing exasperation.
A narrator explores a hidden underground passage beneath a house, discovering a trap door and a wind tunnel. He reaches a crypt at St Agathe's chapel and encounters Olivia Gladys Armstrong playing the organ, sparking a tense, teasing exchange about his presence and her departure from Glenarm. The scene ends with a tease of continued encounters.
An OCR fragment notes Krause’s Cold Cure sold by druggists for La Grippe with a generic claim of purifying the blood. It includes a quip about debtors and the world, citing a Kansas City Times quote about paying the debt of nature first. A separate line praises Defiance Starch for laundry use and home ironing benefits.
Sunshine the Great Disinfectant urges daily sun to sanitize homes and deter pests though it may fade fabrics. It promotes Defiance Starch for laundry, claiming stronger, thinner application. Also includes odd anecdotes and ads for medical cures and patent remedies with scattered names and locations.
The term whiskers shifts from upper lip hair to slang for a brazen lie in the seventeenth century. It traces to brushes and swishes from a small brush to metaphorical “whoppers” in older speech, with Johnson noting hair on the lip or cheek.
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