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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
6
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a stomach targeted remedy for poor appetite sour stomach gas and nausea claiming the stomach will work better after use It promises improved digestion stronger nerves and muscles and offers a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat Consumers can buy 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 with mail order available.
A compact meditation on All Fools Day describing its playful customs in Paris Scotland and England. It notes the tradition of pranks and the saying boomerang returns and suggests an ancient ancestry with roots in Roman and Hindu practices.
An ad by The United Shoe Machinery Company Boston Mass claims machine-made shoes cost less through lower royalties. It states average payments for all machines produce two thirds of US shoes with under 1.33 cents per pair, and top royalties under 5 cents, plus an average royalty under 22.3 cents per pair. It invites readers to write for details.
A youthful professor explains how bark tells tree species during a woodland stroll. A curious listener asks if the same bark method could identify dog breeds, prompting a playful exchange about classification and language.
Two friends, Anne and Mabel, discuss an awkward moment with Toady Johnson. Mabel explains she yielded under pressure when he placed his arm around her waist, revealing social tension and confidences in a 19th century style.
A newspaper fragment urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for infants and children noting its thirty year use. It cites a Town Tales quotation about a girl with crown like hair and a man described as living by contract in a brief, varied snippet.
The last surviving dog named Obersten from Amundsen's South Pole expedition is noted. The piece recalls the fleet of sturdy dogs that accompanied Captain Roald Amundsen on the historic polar journey.
The speed of a carrier pigeon for 100 miles is about 125 feet per second.
The piece surveys China's ancient stone towers built for defense and idol worship. It notes solid stone foundations, durable masonry, and no recorded leaning towers despite centuries of winds and storms. Vegetation sprouts in soil pockets within crumbling structures, while the wall and towers remain notable engineering feats.
Mrs. Harry Chadwick of Marcus Hook Pennsylvania and her husband awakened to find their faces black from smoke as an oil stove burned beside them. He threw the burning stove out the window to escape the danger.
Goethe claimed a wall apparitional encounter as im agination. Byron, Johnson, Swendenborg, Loyola, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Cromwell, Ben Jonson, Cellini, Napoleon and others reportedly witnessed visions or heard voices. The piece catalogs famed figures noting spectral experiences and omens shaping their actions.
A London man reportedly forged a ring containing his wife’s cremated ashes by extracting iron from the remains and setting it in a ring, claiming normal iron levels in bodies allow use as a gemstone substitute. The London Cremation company cites a widow who requested her husband’s ashes be mixed with hers. Ashes are increasingly compressed into small inscribed tablets as cremation grows.
The article notes Cordova in Spain as a historic cathedral city once a Moorish capital. Its great cathedral began as a mosque in 770, and a view of the interior highlights the captives' column.
F Martin Duncan at the Royal Photographic Society exhibit declares the hermit crab the greatest house hunter. In aquarium demonstrations two crabs with a selection of whelk shells continually swap shells. When only two shells remain, fights erupt and the victor occupies the rival shell, then seeks his original shell again within minutes.
The article describes crude wooden cannons used in revolutions in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic detailing construction with tough logs rawhide bindings and heat treatment. It also covers Marquess of Sligo Lord Altamont and his family during the Indian mutiny including a nurse disguising a child and a silver wedding celebration note.
The speaker doubts that peering into the great beyond would improve humanity. If portals opened and secrets revealed, sacred realities might degrade to common talk. True progress lies in a life quality that carries the sense of near eternal love and goodness.
A Hackensack official quips the line God made the files dont swat them to describe handling the summer pest issue. The piece also notes a Hackensack youth caught sampling jam and includes unrelated ads and quips about constipation remedies and dating wisdom.
Dr. J. H. Rindlaub of Fargo offers eye ear nose and throat care. A fragment mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and a retail price of 25 cents. A moral line about kindness is included.
The article traces the history of hairpins and pins from ancient times to the Middle Ages, noting examples found in Salamis and now in the British Museum. It mentions Saxon pins, brass and gold heads, and garnets and pearls, with references to biblical use and medieval fashion. It cites 1347 royal wardrobe removals in France and Catherine Howard importing pins in 1540, followed by brass replacing iron and price changes by 1560.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes a doctor’s diagnosis answered quickly as the speaker wore their shabbiest suit, implying a quick verdict and humorous restraint. The exchange highlights dry humor about medical assessment and attire.
A witty judge quips about what boxes to take for an opera party. A sentimental girl is noted as missing at a wedding, with bafflement over a missing dainty handkerchief.
North Bangor New York Mrs James J Stacy reports relief from female weakness headaches and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ann Arbor Michigan Mrs L E Wyckoff says it cured hemorrhages and severe pains enabling her to stop doctor visits. The ad claims the remedy from roots and herbs can cure women's diseases and invites trials.
A Stockton California bank scene ends in tragedy as Mrs Gruesky hands a cashier a bundle of papers described as her life savings totaling about 1200 dollars. A child reportedly dropped into a bucket of lime two days earlier, leading to the grim events.
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