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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
8
A street discussion about who invented prosperity ends with a pawnbroker quipping that the inventor of interest was no slouch. The scene features a Southern boarding school girl and a taxon of trivial observations about cars and life preservers.
A San Francisco peace conference discusses disarmament, with a radical speaker urging destruction of hoodlums on the Pacific comet. The scene includes remarks about The Hague and a London bishop’s humor, and a New York divines dinner anecdote about beggar sermons and charitable gifts.
A quip filled piece laments the clash of offense and content and pokes at manners, familiars, and civic routines. It notes the rise of larger farm animals, critiques child discipline and shopping for entertainment, and mentions the scheduled bill due at month’s start. It also hints at aviation flight lessons and a new ship project influenced by them.
A New Jersey town’s prominent citizen, a Sunday school superintendent, druggist, and editor, was found in a hotel bar when a New Yorker sought to buy his drug store. He claimed never to drink as a superintendent or druggist, but admitted occasional alcohol as editor, an anecdote the New Yorker says teaches not to interrupt speakers. Autogenous welding by Robert Hopfeldt fuses aluminum wires directly.
A tired man on a homeward trolley trip is annoyed by three middle aged ladies returning from a summer tour. With a bow he asks which of them will honor him by taking his seat, prompting them to study advertisements and he resumes his seat in triumph.
A witty column presents blunt maxims about marriage and cynicism. It notes that wedlock does not guarantee happiness, and compares people to postage stamps whose value declines when stuck on themselves. It also warns that cynicism is easily cultivated by clinging to sentiment.
Mrs Joannah Straw of Canton Ohio reports three years of back pain headaches dizziness and kidney issues. After starting Dou s Kidney Pills at age 81 she improves to the condition of a 50 year old, working eating and sleeping well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
A country schoolmaster quizzes students with a math problem about covering a 20 by 40 roof with boards. A new boy grabs his hat and tries to leave, claiming he cannot be a carpenter and should not learn from others. The master’s question prompts humorous confusion about carpenters and learners.
An old testimonial from Mrs. R. R. Risley of Piermont New Hampshire recounts a baby with severe eczema treated with Cuticura remedies. The mother claims the child improved within two months and was fully cured in six months after using all three Cuticura products. The date cited is October 24 1905.
Dream guidance claims mischief fate from pins and bad omens. A dream firing an actor signals trouble and a “soupe” fate while chances of a game show a wrong hand. A golden harp dream hints near heaven and poor luck. A giant turtle portends financial hardship and crawling escape. A young girl dreaming of a marriage proposal foresees an unexpected outcome.
An American tour tale shows a countess criticizing financiers while a young hopeful seeks a job at a bank. The exchange highlights a clash between wealth and integrity and hints at a Malayan railway project opening mineral and agricultural prospects.
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and that nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh and curable by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It offers $100 for any deafness cured by catarrh not helped by the remedy and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A concise collection of pointed aphorisms on friendship loss, usurious interest, deception by agents, and social commentary. The narrator notes that a friend’s loss is tragic, agents frequently lie, and success hinges on clever agents. It also remarks on sharp talk about scarcity of hired girls among women.
A Wheel ing West Virginia cemetery shows a widow inscribing a epitaph for her late husband James Perkins. The inscription marks him as thirty years senior partner of Perkins & Parker, now Parker & Co, noting his business legacy after his death and the widow's remarriage to Parker.
A farmer of the new school recalls his father, an old school farmer, consulting the almanac for Christmas weather and a voyage abroad. The tale notes the almanac’s mixed accuracy and includes a quip about testing weather aboard a ship. Emperor Joseph of Austria is mentioned in a separate line about audiences.
A reader story touts Grape Nuts as improving digestion and strength. It claims heavy meat eaters suffer from undigested food and cites individuals who gained weight and feel better after using the product from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan.
Eben M Byers, Pittsburgs famed golfer, vented about slow players at a dinner describing a slow golfer at Minglewood. He laments blocking brisk play and recalls a passerby who joked that his shot was croquet, not golf, after a near miss between bow legs.
A North Carolina lawyer recounts Judge Buxton’s first appearance when a young solicitor led a prosecution with little evidence. The jury returned guilty, and a juror later admitted they doubted the defendant’s guilt but kept from undermining a young attorney.
A loosely related collection of quips on aging, social behavior, and human foibles. The lines poke at fatigue, loyalty, courtship, and law, mixing colors of irony and social commentary across humorous observations. The tone mirrors a casual, old newspaper aside or column fragment.
Tim strongarm laborer oversees brick carrying on a ship. The load proves excessive as a gang plank breaks causing bricks to spill into the water. Tim surfaces and calls for a rope before sinking again, threatening to drop more bricks if not rescued.
A reflective, aphoristic note contrasts the GOP body's concerns with wealth and ethics. It sketches a ironic view of self-interest and the allure of money, suggesting printers favor indulgence over mathematical rigor. The piece reads as a wry social commentary.
The text promotes a world trusted remedy Syrup of Vigs and Elixir of Senna as a genuine ethical laxative. It urges purchase from the California Vig Syrup Co. and notes availability through leading druggists.
Jefferson Ave Saint Louis Missouri writes that Peruna has given entire satisfaction in his family and friends, recommending its use. Charles Levy New York reports Peruna cured his son’s catarrh and his own throat nose and ears issues after two bottles. Peruna Tablets are available for those who prefer solid medicine. Free Peruna Almanac for 1908 offered by druggists.
A Camden mother intervened as two children argued over a doll. She warned she would take the doll away if the quarrel continued. One child insisted they were not quarrelling but addressing custody in a divorce case involving Jennie.
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