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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
10
A Chicago News tale narrates how two sailors survived a typhoon by corking bottles into a raft. They floated bottle houses and a bottle mast then traded for pearls in Albert Town New Zealand before selling the haul in Sydney to buy their own ship.
The excerpt notes Cora’s fondness for all-inclusive prayers. One night she offered a discriminating petition asking for blessings for mother, father, and all of us, plus everything good and blessings for friends and what’s good for them.
Beatrice Nebraska resident Mrs R B Carin reports severe left side pain prompting three doctors to operate she avoided surgery and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief and restored health now mother of two. In Cary Maine Mrs Hayward Sowers shares similar relief after suffering with pains in both sides backache nervousness and sleeplessness she began the compound and regained strength and appetite.
A fragment discusses hot water as a curative agent for colds and illnesses, claiming relief from neuritis rheumatism and early cold stages. It contrasts hot baths with Turkish baths and hints at benefits for temperate-climate living, then shifts to movie-going and a quip about discretion and valor at a club.
An advertised claim offers cure for piles within six to fourteen days using Toor drugging with a money back refund if PAZOOINTMENT fails. It targets itching bleeding or protruding piles and promises results in short treatment windows.
Frederick Nietzsche argued music is a nerve poison and warned against certain composers like Wagner and Tschaikowsky. He claimed such music deranges listeners minds. Tschaikowsky is said to have killed himself after finishing his Sixth Symphony, a work linked by some to self destructive actions and dubbed the death by own action Symphony.
A dialog about marriage prospects features a young man offering his weekly earnings of $10 and claiming to be worth $50, as quoted from Lippincott's Magazine. The exchange reflects humorous social customs and monetary jokes from the era.
The Philosopher of Folly notes that when humor exposes our own faults and others, it is time to impose restraint. The remark underscores self awareness and caution in wit.
In a tale from Seventy Years of Irish Life by W. R. Le Fanu, a gray parrot staying with a Captain Druid and wife disrupts morning prayers by loudly declaring the vote on the Lord's Prayer. The bird, kept from the breakfast room for safety, speaks during the end of prayers, prompting a humorous finish.
In Dublin a humorous exchange unfolds as the Rev Dr Marshall, a very large man, asks a driver for the fare to Drumcondra. The driver impedes with comic reverent mishearing before insisting he enter the car, joking that the horse will not move if it sees him.
A witty exchange from Wit and Humor of American Statesman imagines a suffragette asking a statesman what post a woman would hold if admitted to government. The reply jokes that she would manage an institution for the deaf and dumb to either teach them to talk or compel her to stay silent.
A dialogue features Yeast doubting pawnbrokers' livelihoods and Crimsonbeak stating Switzerland exports about 10,000,000 watches annually.
The article surveys battle casualties from sieges and engagements including Gibraltar Salaman ca Waterloo Crimea Me nteres Trouville Lorgny Alma Inkerman and Waterloo again. It notes low kill rates per shots fired and high endurance of troops with Britain often suffering or inflicting notable losses alongside allied forces.
An old lighthouse at La Coruna possibly built by Trajan with inscription naming Servius Lupus as architect. The 27 by 120 foot stone tower has six exterior stories reached by a circular staircase. Restored 1684, ruined late 18th century, rebuilt in 1707 by the Spanish government.
A clock in Bareilles near Sedan stands as the town’s notable relic, stopped at 12:30 after rifle fire during the siege of Bazeilles in September. Reports note a German clockmaker’s fame and a forthcoming German Heilsage.
In fall 1783 Mrs Siddons visited Dr Johnson. Kemble relayed Boswell an account noting Johnson’s witty remark about her needing a seat, a playful jab reflecting the actress’s fame. The episode shows the social esteem Johnson accorded to Siddons.
Use cold meats such as chicken and ham or veal and ham with short crust pastry. Combine diced meat with white or brown sauce and parsley, season, fill pastry rounds, cover with lids, seal, glaze, and bake twenty minutes until firm. Cool on a sieve.
Allen's Foot-Ease offers a cure for foot sweat and calluses with a melting Sees product. The ad claims the remedy relieves and prevents discomfort. Available at all druggists with price not stated. Free trial offered. Olmsted, New York.
A fragment shows a gunman boasting of a fake weapon and a partner calling a roll stage money. The text shifts to a Mothers will find Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy for children during teething.
A letter addressed to John Brown Esquire sat in a German post compartment awaiting retrieval. A guide book warns this form may be mistaken for a name and confusingly used.
In Germany ferns are increasingly used to pack food for transport, a practice that began in England and has spread. It reportedly yields excellent results for shipping fresh fruit butter fish and other perishable foods requiring careful handling.
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