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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Childrenz with claims it soothes gums reduces inflammation relieves wind colic and costs 25 cents per bottle. The notice also hints that men react badly when their names appear in print in small type.
A Spokane mother recounts a dark night accident with carbolic acid on her baby’s back. She credits Cuticura Ointment for rapid healing without a scar after two weeks, and notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold worldwide with free samples via Cuticura, Boston.
A district nurse sent fuel food and clothing to Mary's house. Days later she found the family warm and happy. The mother praised the nurse and prayed for divine blessing and a warm afterlife.
A long reader note lists stamp positions and their coded messages. It cites top right for business or friendship, upside down for questions or statements, and various other placements signaling sentiments like love, engagement, suspicion, or farewell, with examples for single and two cent stamps.
The note offers farewell supper quotes about departure and memory from poets, plus ideas for place cards: forget-me-nots and blue ribbon. It emphasizes lingering ties with friends and the warmth of parting.
A pantry tip from a bygone kitchen column suggests placing candles in the icebox for 24 hours to slow burning. The hostess can light dining rooms with candles around the room and at each plate, mantel, and sideboard, noting shaded versions at individual places.
Henry Van Dyke lines from The Sun Dial at Wells College speak of a shadow dividing future from past and the present moment as the only hour in hand. Madame Merri notes the sun dial’s beauty and the unreturning line of time.
A description of how Alpine peaks display changing colors at sunrise and sunset. The article explains the sequence from reddish sunrise hues to the earth shadow, then the afterglow or recoloration of Mont Blanc, its rarity, duration, and explanations involving the purple light and atmospheric dust.
Benjamin Goldberg and Julius Verban, partners in a Passaic produce business, kept counterfeit bills after a 1 year earlier robbery. When two masked robbers halted their wagon at gunpoint, the men were forced to surrender $10,000 in bogus money while only $110 of real cash was recovered from beneath the wagon seat.
A baby pig owned by Mrs Whitney Newton becomes the latest society pet in Denver Colorado. The pig is cared for daily with washed skin combed and perfumed and sleeps in a downy bed each night near its mistress.
The two Abernathy brothers who rode through Indianapolis on motorcycles to New York ended up at a newspaper man’s home. After guests stayed with N. M. the boys surprised him by praying at bedtime and next morning invited him to church, prompting his admission he had not attended church in six months.
In Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island women report relief from menstrual and related pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mia and Anna Ha ne Ben describe improved health and energy, noting less bearing down pain and blue mood, with statements of gratitude and renewed daily vigor.
George Keough located the long vanished Cinnabar mine seven miles from Mina after a search of over thirty years. Ore assays showed high quicksilver content, sparking a district rush to Hawthorne and surrounding areas. The explorer Hawthorne wandered desert routes, ending near New Boston, describing two petrified trees near the mound once noted by the late prospector who died thirteen years ago.
City Attorney Daniel W. Hoan recalls a humorous ad offering pen leaking tips for 25 cents. A man asked for help and was advised to stop putting ink in the pen, a quip illustrating a point about fountain pen issues in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A newly married man avoids object thrown by his wife in a domestic dispute. The incident highlights tensions in a young couple's home as neighbors report the disturbance.
A shopper spent four hours in a department store visiting every area without buying a item. A salesman finally asked if she was shopping and she replied she was indeed shopping to take inventory.
A suffragette in the Colony club smok ing room calls the English a heavy handed race. She recalls hearing Mrs. Pankhurst in Woodstock and the farmer chairman's quip that praised her as the grand old woman, a jab at male politeness.
A dialogue notes that in Italy about 600,000 people work in rearing silkworms. Mrs Flatbush responds with a hopeful wish that they are raised properly by their families and society.
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