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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
7
A Detroit Free Press quip on marriage then contrasts between wartime bravado and daily acts. It notes a man who praises others’ looks harms his wife, flowers at home hint at romance, and changes in honesty and habits after marriage. It closes with humor about shirtsleeves and linen.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Post features a man in a suit explaining why bicyclists assume he plays golf. The respondent counters by noting golfers think he rides a wheel, despite not knowing a golf link from a vacant lot.
A player laments his grandmother’s death that interrupts a baseball game, blaming her for ruining his chance to play. The remark reveals tension and the impact of personal tragedy on sports competition.
An old consumer notice extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy beyond which rheumatic illness cannot progress and claims it cures dyspepsia liver complaints fever and ague debility and nervousness. It also reviews Dobbins Electric Soap as economical family soap and promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption with a testimonial from Lovisa Lindman in Bethany Missouri.
A playful, fictional plot portrays Queen Victoria as the central figure in a romantic drama staged in Siamese theaters. The outline has her to marry a Siamese king in Ceylon, then the match falls apart and she invades to be repulsed, with the king later yielding and marrying her in a twist of melodrama.
Mrs. Hanna Kornay, famed Syrian visitor to the World's Fair, starts a women's club at her home near Beirut, the first of its kind in the region. It is growing fast and attracts interest from local influential people.
Letters from readers nationwide credit Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief from womb displacement and ulceration symptoms. They describe backache dizziness and fear easing as they gain happiness and usefulness after using the remedy.
Miss Ella Collin of New York to marry King John Hobbs, ruler of the New Hebrides, after a romance sparked in New York. Hobbs, born in South Carolina, rose from wanderer to king by allying with natives and leading campaigns in the South Seas.
The article argues insanity has no exact human analogue but notes animals can lose self control under stress. Accounts include cattle in towns, battlehorses at Balaklava biting, a hot summer horse attacking animals and people, and veterinary injuries. It cites congenital skull malformation and Romanes on delusions in cats dogs and monkeys.
Policemen were stationed at cross streets near St Barnabas's Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia to enforce a 1794 law prohibiting milkmen from distributing milk on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The move follows a request by Pastor James R. Lubbitt to Director Riter to curb vehicle noise during services.
The piece advises tired and stressed readers to bathe in hot water until drowsiness appears within three minutes. After drying with a coarse Turkish towel, they should sleep and wake refreshed. The bath is claimed to prevent sleepless nights and even severe morning headaches.
A Chautauquan writer argues many cracker phrases are merely old English idioms. He cites Fielding and Burke to show the resemblance to a cracker neighbor's speech as he borrows meat and worries about being dis Furnished.
A man staying with Father Healy at Bray walks the coast with his host. He claims relief from chronic dyspepsia after drinking salt water fresh from the tide. Father Healy warns that a second swallow would not be missed.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a bank and Meifough with unclear context and missing details. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond a bank location.
A reflective poem recounts sorrow entering life then eased by a linnet from a jay choir whose music promises joy. December gloom recedes as a fresher glory lights the field and lawn and the visitor fades away.
A collection of light humor and witticisms from multiple papers. The jokes cover lawyers, spouses, parents, and everyday teases about coffee substitutes, grammar, debts, and social observations. Several quips mention readers and common social quirks in a playful tone.
The article details Malagasy cooking with rice as a staple and manioc preparations. It notes watered rice that stays whole and soft, boiling methods for yams and manioc, and the use of native coffee though brewing is lengthy. Fresh poultry and game are boiled for easy plucking, with grazing grass fuel and earthen hearths shaping roasted, boiled, and baked dishes.
A South traveler describes Abyssinia as having three climates by altitude. The low valleys yield bananas dates indigo cotton and tropical plants with elephants lions giraffes zebras and gazelles. The intermediate zone resembles Sicily or Andalusia. The high region offers good pasture for flocks and herds.
The text notes that Democrats are stronger within the state and across the country, highlighting a broad political advantage. It emphasizes their influence at both local and national levels, suggesting momentum for the party.
In Bath New York Uncle Billy Hubbell recalls decades of rheumatic pain from a life as express messenger and traveler. After trying many remedies he credits Pink Pills for Pale People with erasing his pain for several months and restoring mobility. The notice promotes Dr Williams Medicine Company pills as a blood builder and nerve restorer available by mail order.
The New York Sun contrasts old wood-burning locomotives with modern coal-fired engines. It notes the smokestack's shrinking height, boiler size, and clearance under bridges, with tall engines featuring stacks nearly touching the headlight and other top components.
Help wanted for men who can generate business to sell monthly installment bonds. Liberal commissions and bonus offered. Apply U S Bond and Mortgage Company Atlanta Georgia.
A 14 year old boy rides a bicycle along a driveway while pushing a lawn mower beside him. The scene occurs beside a handsome house with velvety lawn near the Soldier's Home, illustrating the boy's ingenuity and determination.
A quotation from the Indianapolis Journal features Mr. N. Peck advising a young man that true bliss comes with a home of his own. The young man objects, then acknowledges the thrill of downtown hours of liberty as a contrast to domestic bliss.
An old advertisement claims a remedy cured a five year tetter after one box, priced 50 cents mailed from T. Shoptrine in Savannah Georgia. The note adds a moral line about rising above offense.
Slow's This We offer One ee. Dollars Reward for the case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J. Chesy & Co. and other Toledo druggists sign as endorsers. Hall's Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous membranes. Price 75c per bottle. Testimonials free. Family Pills also advertised.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a tired man and his gloomy wife arguing after a political convention. She urges acceptance of the outcome and warns against running, while he muses on the friendliness of supporters and the risk of opposition backlash.
A pious fool writes a story and shares it with people who ignore him. He reads it to long eared animals grazing in a field, who listen but still show no interest. One beast retorts that if they were not asses they would not have listened, delivering the moral that there are other asses.
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