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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
7
A clipped fragment shows a debate between a woman and a preacher about sleep and germs during a sermon. Dr Pounder is referenced, with remarks suggesting signs of an easy conscience and the preacher defending the value of sleep.
Fragments reveal a speaker lamenting punishment for trampling corn as a squash vine ruminates on garden disruption and a wish for Wilbur. The dialogue hints at rural garden tensions and a missing closing sentiment.
Fragmented health claims mix patent medicines and tonics with flying machine lore. Discounted cures promise vigor and relief from fits, malaria, and teething distress, citing testimonials from readers and sellers.
A joke about an Irishman and a Frenchman arguing over a friend’s nationality. The Frenchman insists birth in France makes him French, while Pat retorts with a quip about a cat having kittens in an oven to prove biscuits would result. Attributed to the Christian Guardian per the San Francisco Wave.
A fragment recalls an outing after a theatre show where a family enjoyed a lavish supper, described as perfectly lovely and costing “ever so much.” The memory centers on the child’s excited detail and the mother’s reaction in Mercury.
A guest asks Harold about climbing, he replies that he climbs by climbing over his father, and the father climbs over mountains. The exchange presents playful wordplay on climbing and family dynamics.
The article extols modesty in women and claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures displacements and womb related pains. It asserts women suffer from misdiagnosed conditions and praise Pinkham for extensive experience and maternal guidance.
Gem expert George F Kunz discusses a new beauty introduced in jewelry within the last twenty years. He notes its color ranges from yellowish green to emerald, its fiery refractive qualities like zircon, and a greenish diamond-like sheen. He mentions how it pairs with white broadcloth and gold braid for a stylish cape look.
Georgiana Lee Morrell, a Vassar graduate and former Brooklyn Girls’ High School teacher, was the first woman at Heidelberg to attend English lectures and earned a degree by translating a Middle English poem from the Auchinleck manuscript in Edinburgh. Alice Luce, a Gottingen doctorate recipient, studied at Wellesley and Leipzig between graduation and her Gottingen tenure. New York Independent.
A New Orleans Picayune excerpt recounts a mother horrified by dirt on her children and a neighbor praising sand play. The exchange highlights differing parenting attitudes toward dirt and cleanliness, with one mother proposing sand in the yard to keep dresses clean.
A revived fashion for earrings prompts physicians to warn of blood poisoning from ear piercing. The piece questions the appeal of earrings, noting potential ear deformation and urging health over style, while criticizing fashion as a poor guide for public virtue.
Fashion notes detail shifts from oversized to tight sleeves praised by Paris New York circles. Princess of Wales favors smaller sleeves while Duke of York discourages large designs. Sleeveless jackets endure, with mixed trends and multiple social figures highlighted.
The column notes white duck wallets with silver clasps, green and red white cut glass rose bowls, primrose bedrooms with pale pink ceilings, and bold statements on travelers with bicycles. It highlights white dresses as in fashion, lace on crash gowns, and a shift from white kid gloves to pale straw gray or mastic gloves.
New England Homestead discusses practical laundry design features for new houses. It recommends a second floor chute from the bathroom to the laundry for dropping soiled clothes, and a possible interior closet chute from the china closet to the laundry. It also suggests a wall mounted rack with hooks and a drip pan, plus a small closet for soap and powders. It advises flooring choices and maintenance for moisture control.
An article describes repairing cracked granite enamelware using copper rivets and washers, or copper wire for small holes. It notes the method works if the surrounding granite isn’t weakened and mentions simple repairs done under home conditions. The piece also references a woman demonstrating repairs and later suggests painting to extend durability.
Prague customs officials seized a bust of Victor Hugo and found a collection of anarchist writings hidden inside the hollow. The incident highlights ongoing tensions over political materials and art in transit.
Dispatch from Concord, North Carolina reports that local small black capitalists plan a cotton mill operated entirely by Negro labor. Leader N Coleman estimates $25,000 to $50,000 in assets and hopes stock can be raised from Negroes, with white friends aiding if needed. He predicts the mill may be built and running this year.
Help wanted for men who can generate monthly business for talisman bonds. Liberal commissions and bonuses offered. Apply U S Bond and Mortgage Company Atlanta Ga.
Two men discuss a friend who insists he found an absolute ly perfect fountain pen though skepticism remains. They note the device supposedly writes consistently and records may be kept, with no formal club affiliation but signs it is functioning.
The dialogue features a husband questioning paying a woman twelve dollars a month while he does all the work. The wife replies neighbors would claim she did her own chores if she did not employ a girl.
The Washington Star notes a banter between Mr Blykin and his wife about temper and philosophy. He defends moods while she jokes about modern facilities and Socrates. The mock comparison turns on a punctured back tire and stolen repair kit in a humorous aside.
A perpetually indignant man notes to Congress the need for a universal standard of weights and measures. He quips that fifty pounds of ice should weigh the same in July as in April, highlighting the craving for consistent weights.
An advertisement bundle touts Syrup of Figs as safe for women and urges purchasing the California Fig Syrup Company product. It warns against mercury in catarrh ointments, promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, claims no mercury, and notes Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye-Water and Mall's Family Pills with prices.
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