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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
3
A boy named Willie endures a painful dentist visit after his mother accompanies him. He recalls the golden text from Sunday school, suffer little children to come unto me, which he repeats to ease the pain. The scene blends home humor with a moral moment from the child.
Special Sunday School lesson recalls Paul and companions in Malta and Egypt. It covers their voyage to Rhegium Puteoli and Rome, meetings with Christians, the imperial guards, Jewish reception, and Gentile outreach. It notes Paul’s two years in his own rented house, epistles, and tradition of martyrdom under Nero.
Minnie Turner of Oklahoma reports quick relief from backache kidney pains and swollen limbs using Dean's Kidney Pills. She credits rapid health improvement after five boxes and urges others to remember the product name, sold by dealers for 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N.Y.
New York Tribune notes an employment agency matron, amid many applicants, saying she prefers girls who have worked in ministers' families because they learn to economize. The manager questions the blunt inquiry, and the matron admits economy is the reason for the preference.
The late Prof. Jowett of Oxford, famed for latitude in early heresy trials, faced a blunt student challenge. The master warned that if the student did not find evidence of a God by five o'clock that afternoon, he must leave the college.
A vintage ad style piece argues farm hands crave hearty Quaker Oats porridge with sugar and cream. It touts oats as sustaining for a long workday and highlights large family packages, contrasting vigor with fatigue and noting a sick head of the house who loses appetite.
Cited warnings warn against ointments for catarrh containing mercury. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo claims internal action on blood and mucous membranes. The ad also promotes Dr. Chester’s pills for constipation and lists testimonials as free.
Mrs Bright notes newspapers mock men avoiding marriage. Mr B cites no marriages in heaven. Bright jokes they may be seeking a little heaven on earth.
A brief cartoon caption from Illustrated Bite depicts Mrs Toozle reconciled to the death of her first husband while her second remains unresolved. The panel blends humor with marital fate, reflecting early 20th century societal tropes.
A man begins to tell a woman about his past love affairs and signals he plans to add another to the list, hinting at ongoing romantic history and possible future revelations.
Councilman F A Drew teased William H Lee president of Merchants LaClede National Bank by posing as a reporter. The prank aimed to elicit views on Missouri prohibition causing Lee to be called from bed. The banker corrected the joke, clarifying he is a financier not a whisky expert.
A New York friend reports a three year old son aboard a transatlantic trip voraciously ate an entire box of Cuticura Ointment spread on graham crackers. The note claims the product is pure and harmless and could be safely eaten by children.
A man laments love unreturned and the sting of gifts that fail to win affection. He grieves that his beloved will not reciprocate, nor accept the presents he gave, leaving him in deeper disappointment than her absence.
A collage of quips and comic exchanges spans family rows over baths and stomachs, thief watching a train, and satire on cooks and marriage. The tone mimics playful period sketches with quick gags and social commentary.
The Bristol correspondent laments the theft of the broad bench at Mulberry Street wharf, noting its fitting place for lovers, melancholic thinkers, and companionship by the moonlit water. The missing bench leaves only two upright posts, forcing people to eye the calm stream from the edge of the wharf.
After days of calls for Peary and Dr Cook updates the arctic club secretary retires. A voice demanding an ambulance presses the panic button. The secretary denies ordering one and threats erupt, culminating in a vow to ride in the ambulance himself.
A Baltimore physician reports six months of Resinol use in many skin disease and chronic ulcer case recoveries with prompt, pleasing results. The notes include quips about chocolate and humorous exchanges, reflecting light tone items found in a newspaper column.
Physician advised taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in change of life. A Columbus woman reports better health and able to work again after use. A Graniteville, VI woman also attests to restored health and strength. For thirty years the remedy has been standard for female ills and widely used by women in communities.
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