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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1911
Page
5
A Wisconsin seed seller advertises Luxuriant hardy Alfalfa Clover and various farm seeds including Billion 8 Grass and Silver King Barley with yields claimed. It promotes mail order packets, tempting prices, and a Chicago area mailing address for catalogs and offers.
A historical note recounts a check issued by Speaker Joseph G. Cannon to a book agent after an unwanted edition arrived. The back of the check bore a playful inscription accusing the edition of being overpriced yet crediting the agent for a sly sales effort. The anecdote appears in Human Life and features Col. Henry Casson as sergeant-at-arms.
A prompt new Unitarian cook, Nellie, reassures her mistress after being told to prepare oatmeal just right. The mistress stresses not watery, not hard or dry, while Nellie boasts prior experience in Unitarian homes, hinting at a humorous regional joke about dietary norms.
The article traces Lucy and its variants Lucía Lucinda Lucienne Lucette Lucretia Lucrece and related forms across languages and eras. It notes Latin roots meaning light, historical bearers such as Saint Lucy, and cultural echoes in England France Italy Spain Wales Ireland and beyond with references to literature, opera and notable figures.
The article traces Sophie and Sophia as historical given names across Europe, noting royal women and empresses such as Sophia of Constantinople, Sophie of Denmark, and Sophia Dorothea. It links the name to Santa Sophia meaning sacred wisdom and mentions cultural variants and symbols like the red mulberry as emblem.
The article traces Nataly and its variants across languages and regions from Natal day origins to Christmas connotations. It notes forms in French German Spanish Italian Greek Russian and Slav versions, mentions notable Natalys including Nataly, dowager queen of Servia, and Nataly Von Eschatruth the German novelist, with brief biographical hints.
The text traces the name Bridget from Brighid with its meaning strength, noting Saint Brighid of Kildare and her role as mother superior. It covers international variations Brigitta Birgitta Bridgit and related forms in Scotland Sweden Portugal Italy and more, plus folklore linked to Bridget. It cites legends of Brighid and a blind lover recognizing her after twenty years.
The text traces Elvira and Albina as variants from Latin roots meaning white or bright, linking to Bye origins and royal names. It notes historical forms Al vare Alberta and connects Elvira to early fame in music and literature, citing Mozart Don Giovanni Verdi Brogot and other writers who used the name for heroines and characters.
A shopper complains about a misleading label on a can of potted ham, noting the tin bears the phrase Potted Meat with no clear manufacturer or clarifying details. The incident highlights consumer frustration with unclear branding and mislabeling.
The Lisbon wife of Theophilo Braga portrays contentment and pride in the new president while rejecting palace life. She recalls a long marriage, childless sorrow, and a simple country home, insisting she will not move to a grand residence. She praises English newspapers and expresses republican ideals with affection for Edward VII.
A New Yorker and an Omaha man debate whether New York has more divorces than other American cities. The New Yorker claims New York’s size and news output inflate divorce visibility, while the Omaha man bets proportion matters more. A test on Broadway ends comically when a passerby approaches.
Mrs. W H Kaiser of Whitney Nebraska describes frequent night urination swelling feet and a dropsical condition. After four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills she reports being entirely cured. Doan's available from dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A dialogue shows a worker being fired with the other consoling him that the job was wasteful and the boss confirms the dismissal to Young Bill with a sad tone.
Advertisement recounts a long relief story for a facial and scalp eruption using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after failure with other doctors. The narrator, G. M. Macfarland of New York City, credits two months of Cuticura use with complete relief and promotes the products with a purchase offer and free skin disease booklet.
Safety notice urges mothers to inspect each Castoria bottle for infants and children ensuring contents are genuine and properly labeled to protect young users from unsafe products.
An old advertisement touts Spohn Medical Co distemper cure for horses and dogs. Claims cure for distemper and other diseases, with bottles sold nationwide and priced 9.50 and 1.00. Manufacturer contact in Gouhen Indiana seeks agents.
A playful exchange contrasts art and food as a joke about a painter offering a kitchen scene and a dozen eggs. The climactic weather line notes the weather as a convenient chat topic yet hints at awkward phrasing in polite talk.
An old advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve from Howard Bros. Buffalo New York for inflammation itching eye aches vision defects and light sensitivity. It warns many men fail to value home until needing fire insurance.
A humorous Victorian tone item describing Mrs. Jones as unobservant and prone to exaggeration after an overblown ballooning mishap near a storm. a widow narrator laments the incident and mocks a woman named Mrs. Jones.
A quip contrasts humility with car ownership, suggesting motorists often apologize for their success. Interwoven are brand names and satirical lines about tonics and cures, hinting at vanity, health fixes, and misused wisdom. The fragment mocks self importance and parodic remedies.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy purifying and enriching the blood with 40 366 testimonials in two years. It promotes Hood's in liquid or tablet form for spring humors and blood diseases, warning of impurities from winter living and urging use this season. It includes a quip about flying costs and training.
USE ALLENS FOOT-EASE the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes. It makes your feet feel easy and comfortable and makes walking a delight. Sold everywhere. 2c. equal substitutes. For free trial package, address Allen S.Olmstead, LeRoy, N.Y.
A mixed, disjointed page fragment promotes tonics Garfield Tea and Ham lina Wizard Oil for health claims. It references piles cures with Trask's Ointment and a Practical Study offer, plus aphorisms and stray lines about love and politics.
A reader recounts Bran bread aiding a constipation sufferer to discard medicines and regain normal function. The recipe lists five tablespoons syrup four and a half teaspoons soda one cup sweet milk one cup flour eight cups bran one teaspoon salt and instructs baking in a moderate oven. Prior to 1825 women's shoes lacked heels.
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