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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
6
A satirical piece on the brain as nervous system headquarters and the body as a business, noting the brain's responses when called and the spine’s role in gynecology jokes. It contrasts permanent and transient hair in different groups and mentions historic numbering of hairs per Lippincott's.
An angler praises the pipefish fathering young in a unique pouch like a kangaroo of the sea. The piece then shares a Cornhill Magazine anecdote about Wills and Edmund Kean, recalling Kean’s dramatic Macbeth scene and a later encounter at a Fleet Street chop house where a stranger reveals himself as Kean.
An elderly patient thanks a doctor for a medicine sent home by his wife after years of illness. The patient believes it cured a cough when used for rheumatism. The doctor says the prescription is his favorite and usually cures coughs if taken in time.
A Hungarian farmer Jan Hirsch ordered one hundred visiting cards in Budapest but printing swapped his name to Mavisch. Facing loss, he filed a petition to change his name and won approval, becoming Jan Mavisch.
Paris Journal notes a playful exchange about breaking a water bottle. Benoit admits the mishap and jokes that counting pieces is tricky, ending on a light quip about the difficulty of picking up many fragments.
A stray dialogue snippet shows a wife asking about her husband’s poker habits while a brief, unclear exchange hints at social gambling or table activity. The text is fragmented and lacks a clear event or outcome to summarize.
A mangled clipping notes a man spending two hours trying to discover what is wrong with him and his wife amid a fragmentary reference to a London Telegraph context.
A reader recounts a man named Tim and his family arguing over his grueling schedule. Mrs Hornby notes Timmy’s Sundays are busy with church and family, while the caller emphasizes how little rest he gets from Monday to Saturday.
The Sturgis News-Democrat reflects on a fountain of life in God’s universe, a mysterious stream whose waters grant strength and hope. It describes sleep as a daily journey from despair to renewed life and courage, with a mother rising renewed each morning.
The term humble pie derives from umbles or numbles the deer entrails once used in a pie. It was valued in Scotland and northern England and appeared on Pepys era menus for special occasions. The modern insult eat humble pie likely arose from sound similarity rather than meaning.
An American writer notes a line in Troilus and Cressida that echoes gravity but argues Shakespeare did not anticipate Newton. The article contrasts poetic imagery with scientific law, asserting a vast gap between Shakespeare's metaphor and Newtonian gravity.
A schoolteacher defines moral courage as doing what is right despite sneers. A boy recalls sharing candy and questions whether eating it all himself, despite others' claims of stinginess, still reflects moral courage.
An anxious patron urges consulting more physicians while the family doctor remains hopeful, insisting there is still some chance. The exchange appears in a New York Weekly feature.
Two men discuss what an endurance test means as they brag about their respective car brands in a Lou Louisville Courier Journal excerpt.
In a light exchange a gallant man claims to be forty on his birthday while a witty widow counters that he is twenty. The flirtatious dialogue turns on age and belief, with playful mischief between the pair.
The dialogue features Mrs Blunt and Miss Kitty discussing marriage and flowers. Mrs Blunt claims she had no husband before marriage, while a quotation from William James on optimism versus pessimism frames the exchange.
Amusing London Standard description of queer life in a Johannesburg block where one room serves as home and dining room
The secretary of the senate notes the proper formal label for the head of the Supreme Court. He explains that the official title is chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, and that earlier presidents erred by using longer phrases. Cleveland first used the correct designation with Melville Fuller.
A Cincinnati Enquirer critique argues that fifty dollar dinners in New York mimic costly foreign ingredients rather than superior cooking. The chef contends exotic products like cane sugar, wild rice, live England brought sole, Russian sterlet, and oversized hothouse fruit drive price, while native options are often better.
A Philadelphia dealer collected antique auctioneers hourglasses as a unique relics set. One glass features tortoise shell and mother of pearl, another amber and gold, and a third teak and ivory. The seller used sand running out to finalize bids, avoiding disputes and confusion.
A clergyman paid a dentist a nominal fee for teeth work and later offered a volume of his own writings as payment. The fly leaf bore the Psalm quotation And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. Source cite Harper's Weekly.
George Ade once found himself stranded in a small town and visited a barbershop for a shave. After the operation the humorist lifted a handkerchief and told the barber he had missed his vocation calling him an oyster opener.
The Houston Post quotes a bride stating she married a man who loves her but also notes she has learned he loves money. The exchange highlights a pragmatic view of marriage and affection tied to financial interest.
A man explains his upcoming wedding to Miss Mullins is delayed because she wed young Dobson yesterday, leaving him surprised by the turn of events. The scene depicts a domestic complication and a sudden change in plans.
A playful exchange asks if oxygen is what oxen breathe and if nitrogen is what people breathe at night. The deeper quote contemplates aging as the extract of past life by De Maistre.
Mr J S Eggleson of Maple Landing Iowa credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with curing a severe winter grip after wife and he suffered weeks of cold like symptoms. The notice states the remedies were used and quickly ended the grip and bills Columbia Pharmacy for sale. It also references a part time typewriter position offered by Omar W Rich Inv Co.
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