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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
8
A reader from Columbus Georgia describes severe back pain and fatigue due to kidney problems. After using Deans Kidney Pills, weight recovered from 125 to 170 pounds, with no recurrence over five years. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box. Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
The English novelist George Meredith died May 18 and was cremated at Dorking. His ashes were placed in a black metal urn and returned to his Dorking home. No official reason has been given for denying burial in Westminster Abbey, with Victoria era authors already represented there.
A study in Engineering News counts vehicles on seven Rhode Island roads over eight hours. Motor vehicles total 71,202 versus 696 horse drawn vehicles. Touring cars with 4 to 7 seats number 848. Most horse drawn were light weight with rubber tires.
An Ohio woman who died at 115 credited onions as a key aid to longevity. She reportedly ate onions twice daily since girlhood, both cooked and raw, and even near the end insisted on her favorite dish. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the onion as the potential life extender rather than its accompaniments.
A woman reads Easter wedding announcements in the Evening Paper Catholic Times of London and ponders the meanings of names. She notes William means good and James means beloved, then wonders what George means, with her mother joking that George may mean business.
Brooklyn Life notes Ned questions happiness after Ted-Tom wed a divorcee. The bride has not revealed she was a fool to leave her first husband for the marriage, leaving the couple in uncertain happiness.
Peel and segment three oranges, mix with lemon juice and sugar. Make a soft dough with butter milk and baking powder, bake in a buttered pan, then add sugar vanilla and orange jelly with whipped cream before serving as a pudding.
A Louisville Courier-Journal ad describes a spring hat with a thirty-foot front and absurd embellishments. The salesman touts the item as desirable and unbeatable for twice the money, mocking exaggerated catalog rhetoric.
The Druggist explains the remark I found a halo in my soda water and FT guess the boy was careless about shaving that lee in Louisville Courier Journal.
Uncle Dan tells children a story of a mysterious stump bear seen only at dusk and near pastures. He explains the bear never chases, but can vanish if touched, and that the creature is feared by many yet harmless to those brave enough to approach with care. The tale blends folklore with pets and family lore from Youth's Companion.
A light note from the New York Press describes a Dicker social where gifts are traded for new buys. Also from the New York Tribune a memory of releasing a small beach frog that grew lean, then hopped away to freedom, leaving the author to feel mixed about keeping pets.
The piece describes parlor tricks involving sleight of hand and mental influence, including a mirror-based drawing game. It also recounts a schoolyard chicken theft by boys drifting chickens onto railroad tracks, then a tale of Rosie the girl trading shoes with Katie to help a friend, shared by a Home Herald reader.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a muddled school party scene with names like Nelly Aunt Lady and references to a prettiest girl in school. Text appears garbled, lacking clear event or outcome but hints at a social gathering and who attends.
Prof Arthur Martin Wheeler of Yale has delivered his Waterloo lecture for twenty five years, still drawing large crowds in College Street Hall. Undergraduates fill seats, and Wheeler notes he changes focus each year while seeking to revise the legend of Waterloo and credit among Wellington and the Prussians.
Charles Taylor, a veteran jockey, died this winter at 103, after a long career on racetracks in Canada and the United States. He reportedly won about 70 percent of roughly 1,700 races, lived in White River Junction, Vermont for fifty years, and remained active to the end, claiming work kept him healthy. He never married, rarely used tobacco or liquor, and preferred calm routine. He rode his last race at 96 and passed after a four week pneumonia illness.
The report notes Maine fox pelts exceed 50 000 from Aroostook County yearly with about 25 000 pelts elsewhere, totaling over 75 000. Prices peak last winter with prime pelts at 4 50 to 5, while common skins around 3 56. Rare varieties include cross fox at 3, silver gray at 200 to 300, and pine black potentially 800 to 1600.
A New York Sun report notes heated calls for preventing owners from taking cars out without prior knowledge. The exchange highlights frustration over authority and safety in vehicle use.
A spoofing ad notes a domestic eye remedy and pills aimed at readers, followed by satirical quote about a busy elevator boy and tray collecting in a New York apartment house. The second item references the New York Journal of Commerce reflecting on the downfall of financial giants and shift in business ethics.
A fragment from the Louisville Couriere Journal questions town likeness to wives and public habits. The dialogue mentions women as ravishing flowers and good victuals while discussing wifes and a wife beater, with odd phonetic spellings and local humor about public perception.
A patient with a yearlong severe itch and dry scaly skin describes relief after two or three applications of Cuticura Ointment followed by continued use with Cuticura Soap. The treatment, from a dermatology hospital, led to a complete cure and is tied to mentions of Cuticura products and manufacturer notices.
A book ad touts Memoirs of Pan Byow the clown of Our Daddies as humorous. It promises a 600 page volume of adventures, anecdotes, and satirical insights from a life around national celebrities, including Nice of One Horse Show. Postpaid delivery to New York for $1.50 by Book Publishing House, 124 Leonard Street.
Fragmentary news style note reflecting on the cowboy myth fading into modernization. Mentions Indian tradition, labor costs, grazing lands, and consumer impact. Includes voter-like phrases and a wedding scene with a doctor authorizing a kiss.
A Rockland Maine testimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured backache and female weakness after three bottles. It extols Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts inviting sick women to write for free advice, asserting the remedy restores health.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a humorous mix up as a cat naps on a new hat, causing a comical situation in downtown. The brief item centers on playful mischief and local tone.
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