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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
7
Motivational poem by Edgar A. Guest urging effort over fear. It argues success comes from trying despite steep odds and that opportunity favors those who persist. The piece cites famous examples and contrasts “I can’t” with action.
In Galesburg Mrs Ward loses a diamond from a dressing table. The boot boy is jailed on circumstantial evidence until, two years later, the ring is found embedded in a cat's tail. It reveals the child’s kitten stuck tale and the cat carried the ring unnoticed. The boot boy is released.
The old Knox College building on Spadina Avenue Toronto faces demolition to make way for a $1,000,000 12 story red granite and brick structure by British Canadian Department Stores Limited. The site, circle shaped with a 400 foot diameter, will have a through arcade and is expected to open by August 1910. The article notes sentimental objections fading as commercial value dominates.
A town visit by Mrs Hayseed recounts a bustling scene at a big store. She notes a commotion as a clerk loudly shouts cash after she pays, prompting quick attention from several errand boys and curious onlookers.
A witty aside notes Reggy de Soft’s famed high handshake as Harry jokes about social manners. The line suggests a playful scene involving cups and ladies at a tea gathering.
A Cleveland Leader blurb plays with misheard phrases and a joke about Mrs. Brown's carriage causing neighbors to wonder if Browns keep horses. The exchange pivots on mistaken impressions about wealth and status in a small town.
A reluctant witness pauses as a cross-examiner emphasizes that memory under oath governs testimony. The exchange highlights the tension between recall and sworn accountability in the courtroom.
Mr Dustin Stax admits difficulty writing his own name while acknowledging forgetfulness since investigations began. The Washington Star notes the issue arises as he signs a check to pay a government fine.
The Chicago Tribune notes humorously that Miss Granston selects a sporting man as her latest husband, a baseball fan, amid commentary on marriage to athletic figures.
A sharp exchange from a Philadelphia reader provokes a broader city rebuke. The letter accuses a local figure of arrogance and mocks his demeanor while calling out public figures tied to the Chicago Tribune's remarks.
In a casual chatter column from the Baltimore American, a remark about a man named Binks features a stylish new carriage described as a chaise. The coachman calls it a shag doover, reflecting light urban chatter and fashion senses of the era.
A fragment from Baltimore’s American newspaper discusses writing tools and a fountain pen as a metaphor for sourcing water. The piece hints at practical choices and writerly habits without a clear event or person.
A local druggist touts a home remedy recipe using pine concentrate glycerine and whiskey in measured doses for four hour intervals. The note accompanies a humorous exchange about fat men and burglary, illustrating light dialogue in a newspaper column.
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to strengthen the constitution, and offers a $100 reward for any uncured case. Includes testimonial note and a prompt to try Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Lippincott’s humor the De Jones girl tells playmate Lucy van Smith they have a new papa Mr Jones. Lucy retorts they didn’t like him either. Spohn’s Distemper Cure advertises relief for equine distemper pink eye and poultry disease with dosing options and agent opportunities.
Maud I recalls Jack Clubberly attending church with the group on Sunday. Bell-Yes notes the amused scene as the surprised heathen asked the usher to check his hat and coat.
An old newspaper ad extols Murine eye remedy for red weak weary watery eyes with claims of relief and purity under drug laws. It includes price request prompts from Miller Holmes St. Paul and Crescent Creamery Co. St. Paul. Also contains quotes from Carlyle Caesar and Shakespeare and notices about buying cream cow hides.
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