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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
6
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy to cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, remove sour and fermenting food and foul gases, and relieve constipation. It claims no griping and ease overnight with nightly use, targeting headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion and sour stomach.
Dr. A I Soresi a New York surgeon who stunned the London medical congress by claiming he would graft dead limbs onto living bodies will resume experiments in New York. He says he has only grafted dog limbs so far noting the need for proper instruments and patience. He reports the grafted dogs remain sound though time is crucial for human subjects.
Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas testifies he recovered from five years of heart trouble after taking six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills over a year. He reports improved heart function, dizzy spells, breath, and backache relief and invites correspondence. The ad promotes Dodds Kidney Pills at 60c per box and offers free household hints and national anthem music.
Mrs B A Hitchcock of Canaan and an officer of the Litchfield County Equal Franchise league writes to a local paper about taming angleworms to come to her hand. She describes feeding them and using a knock on the earth and a whistle to summon them, noting one large worm was cross-eyed.
The article traces how early Egyptians divided day and night into twelve hours and how, by 293 B C, the Romans used a sundial. It notes water clocks appearing in 158 B C and describes Roman public criers marking time before clocks. It cites English methods such as candles and wax lights attributed to Alfred in 886.
A clubman at the Knickerbocker in New York recalls summer escapes naming Bad Nauheim and Newport as favored spots. The exchange hints at fashionable travel and social chatter among circles in the city.
Julia Bottomley notes top coats are best bought ready made from reliable manufacturers due to economy of scale. Styles include Norfolk jacket plaits and strapped belts. Fabrics range from corduroy to plush velvets with inner linings for light weaves.
A discussion of a novelty ring named Merry Thought Rings featuring a silver gilt grouse with a dog on the scent. The piece serves as a menu holder and desk seal or paper weight, with other game figures like dogs horses and stags as decorations. The items stand about an inch high and follow an old superstition about granting wishes.
A Victorian era guide details updating a bridal lingerie storage with shelves and a lace edged pantry shelf paper style. It notes edging materials like satin ribbon, lace, chiffon roses, and satin flowers, attached with tacks or stitching.
A prevailing fad features neck pieces of net and lace with sailor collars. The lightweight materials adapt to coats and dresses, require little cost, and offer extensive pattern variety. Patterns use doubled sheer nets, bias binding, and narrow lace inserts, with fichu ends attached to the collar.
The piece recounts Buddhas journey from Gaya to Sarnath and the ancient site at Sarnath near Benares. It notes the deer park, the great upstanding tope, carvings, and a column capital found there. It describes Buddhist ruins, 10th century destruction, and the modern view of Benares along the Ganges with crowded ghats and ruined fortifications.
The article surveys cathedrals in South America with Lima’s imposing cathedral as a focal point. It notes its 1635 cornerstone laid by Pizarro, burial before a silver altar, vast dim interior, side chapels, Peruvian artwork, and its setting on the gray stone plaza amid Lima’s cosmopolitan culture and colonial city plan.
A report from Philadelphia notes Mrs Daniel H Ferguson misplaced valuable jewelry in a bag at the Bellevue Hotel. A carrier pigeon returned a message to the Ferguson farm, prompting hotel officials to safeguard the jewelry in the office safe while efforts to recover the item continued.
An amusing Munich case centers on a drummer who, attracted by a girl in a store, offered $12 to mend a glove hole with a note. The woman kept the note and money, while the drummer pleaded it was a joke, leading to a legal confrontation.
Rev. Dr Stanley White reports during a trip to China he observed native men wearing cameralatinade or Hellenic style garments on the outside, sparking discussion in Orange, Tennessee about cultural dress influence.
A fragmented note suggests a reworked song title about the death of J Yearn. The legible lines hint at editorial alteration and possible biographical reference, with little additional context readable for a fuller item.
Patient details severe eczema with blotches itching and sores lasting two months. After trying multiple medicines, use of Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment yielded relief within two weeks and a full cure in a month. Signed by J. C. Corlett on Nov 19, 1912. Advertisement notes worldwide availability and request for samples via Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
Witty exchange suggests a man’s only successful craft is lobbying while he stands idle. The joke hinges on the irony of claiming work by doing nothing, highlighting the profession’s perceived prominence in political halls.
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