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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
10
A Baltimore American poem recollects the old hand organ amid sunlit streets and nostalgic tunes like Jim Crowe and Annie Laurie. It recalls memories of bygone days, cherishing the sweet old songs and gentle marching rhythm as life and memory revive.
Teddy Redmond and his father rush to meet a late train at Weeping Water but a sudden prairie blizzard traps them apart. Teddy uses a makeshift telegraph line and a ball of twine to guide his worried mother and stranded relatives home, while rescuers navigate the whiteout to safety.
A Montreal Family Herald note recalls letting Teddy use the clothesline for his telegraph today, describing a practical, everyday scene as families juggle chores and communication methods.
A veteran horse dealer explains that horse value hinges on buyer fit rather than intrinsic worth. Success depends on discerning buyer type, recognizing fine points like ear shape eye size and muzzle, and matching horses to the right customers to preserve trust and profit. The craft requires study of human nature and keen sales judgment.
An 19th century note reports that men show sharper senses in taste smell hearing sight and touch and endure pain more intensely. The dentist cites tests comparing gall in water smell of prussic acid and a ticking watch to prove men are five times sharper in several senses while women tolerate pain with less acuteness. The piece includes a humorous aside about Edward Everett Hale and a quip about Grover Cleveland’s rhetoric.
In Berne Switzerland an exhibition will display 1785 varieties of sausages. A quirky note mentions a spouse seeking to sweep a spot where her husband sits with his chair and newspaper on Sunday morning, highlighting a domestic detail amid the event.
The National Irrigation congress will convene in Boise on September 3 with Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota urging reclamation. William F. Smythe promotes the cause, while Deadwood plans to send a large delegation and invite the fifteenth annual session to the Black Hills. Indiana Governor J Frank Hanley has named 94 delegates, and Utah raises a $5000 fund for its delegates.
Fraternal orders plan permanent structures on the Spokane fair grounds this year including the Woodmen of the World. They held a picnic on the grounds on the 19th and started a log house to be finished before the fair opener. The Modern Woodmen of America will also build a headquarters and stage entertaining events. Other lodges contemplate similar moves. The W C T U built last year and will improve its building before September 24.
A testimonial from J A Haywood of Lufkin Tex describes backache and kidney troubles linked to sawmill work. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the gravel passed and back pain ceased, with no bladder issues since. The ad notes 50 cents a box and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sellers.
In a Cleveland Leader item a man named Jimmy alleges another man Johnny is a liar. Jimmy recalls Johnny claiming his grandfather lost a limb in every battle and boasted he fought in more than forty battles.
Three Griffin women died while bathing in a pond as a younger sister watched helplessly. The victims are Mrs. Bernice Spangler, Miss Pearl Ramsey, and Miss Beulah Hancock.
A collage of vintage snippets including burlesque dialogue about a burglar dining room and a chafing dish, a 100 dollar reward for catarrh cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo, testimonials and drug ads for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Dr Kline's Restorer, plus witty exchanges on engagement rules and horse training jokes.
Readers can obtain a full size package of 20-Mule-Team Borax, a bar of Borax Soap, and a 7x14 inch souvenir picture in 10 colors, all free after sending 10 cents in silver stamps plus name, address, and dealer. The Pacific Coast Borax Co. advertises an additional 32 page booklet with 1000 uses for Borax and related beauty and household tips.
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