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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
7
An unnamed narrator recalls accompanying a friend to a duel like scene, quizzed about dates and days, then racing to a foe's office. The friend flees after a staged thriller moment, leaving the pair shaken and vowing to avoid further dramatic methods.
A nervous valet tells of czar Peter the Great enjoying dentist tricks. The czar orders a tooth to be removed from a wife feigning distress. The dentist, with his usual dexterity, extracts the tooth amid the husband’s profuse indignation.
A brief health column extols Borax as a universal household disinfectant and preventive. It claims Borax disinfects fabrics and surfaces, renders contagion powerless, and is as harmless as salt. It highlights easy use in hot water, availability from grocers, and multiple practical uses from whitening clothes to dandruff removal.
The passage recalls a Philadelphia house party where a younger son, after seating himself, greedily takes a large slice of bread. The clergyman, strict on propriety, prays with emphasis for grace and gratitude, remarking on what the youth has already received. Published in Harper's Weekly.
A 22 year old recalls eczema starting at four months and severe outbreaks until age three with Cuticura leading to healing in six months. The second fragment follows Bobby on a weeklong trip where his mother overprepares him and questions his hairbrush.
An OCR fragment mixes an old Castoria advertisement claiming a long history and safety for infants and children with a joke about a cook choosing sides and a line about a nerve restorer. It shows vintage product language and misread brands, with unclear context and nonsensical joins.
An old advertising feature touts a home remedy mixing half an ounce of Concentrated pine oil with two ounces of glycerine and half a pint of whisky. It claims to cure lung ailments and coughs within 24 hours, with dosage every four hours. The article warns buyers to avoid bulk pine oil and imitators, noting Globe Pharmaceutical Co. of Dayton, Ohio as the source and National Pure Food and Drug act protection.
In a morning classroom pupils corrected sentences on the board. Ignatius pondered and offered a corrected form. The piece ends with a note on laundry starch and introduces Defiance Starch as a stronger, thinner option for better fabric stiffness.
Fragmented ad text describes ear conditions including deafness and Eustachian tube issues. Mentions remedies and a Toledo company offering catarrh care and related products. Dense OCR reads as scattered medical note and vendor promotion with unclear dates or attribution.
Traveling salesmen boast in a Chicago hotel about firms’ reach. A drummer proclaims selling baby carriages, then flees the room, as Success Magazine notes. The piece also touts Defiance starch for fabrics and quotes Marcus Aurelius and Cicero in a fragmented collage of maxims.
A Victorian style note explains that sheer white wash goods gain allure from proper laundering and starching. It recommends Defiance Starch for strong, non thickening stiffness, promising a better overall appearance of home laundered fabrics.
A jumble of antique product pitches and phrases appears. It includes claims about Symper managing a cash register, references to Red Cross Ball Blue at leading grocers, Horace quotes, and various brand names such as PILES CURED IN 0 TO 14 DAYS and Single Binder Cigar. The text resembles a collage of era advertisements and slang.
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