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Newspaper
Keota News
Location
Keota, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
7
A North Yakima farmer testifies in court about firing into a flock of geese and bringing down two. He describes discovering a 500 foot set line with 50 hooks, a goose snagged on bait, and a chained otter and an 18 pound carp hauled from a hole under a stump. The piece mocks sensational press coverage and hints at further scandal.
A French newspaper runs a voting contest asking readers to list ten virtues for women. Sixty virtues named so far, with the top seven unchanged: Goodness, orderly conduct, devotion, thrift, gentleness, intelligence and amiability. Meekness sits last with 96 votes, while the first three range from 17,000 to 19,000 votes.
The Atlantic City authorities approve a sanitary precaution requiring oysters to be carried with shells intact in public. Waiters have been seen exposing the bare oyster to germs, prompting the health department to intervene to protect public health.
The piece notes Ohio leading in college numbers and recalls a troubling incident at West Lafayette where twenty girls were harmed in a dormitory incident. The author laments adolescent behavior and hints civilization may eventually improve student conduct.
The automobile mile record stands at 25.40 seconds while the locomotive trails. The aeroplane may emerge as a future competitor in rapid transit feats.
Leser recalls a fourteen year sufferer who found relief after using Deans Kidney Pills. The testimonial describes edema chills and backache then rapid improvement and cured status. Sold by druggists and stores for 60 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Norwegian composer Johann Severin Svenasen dies in Copenhagen. He was born in Christiania in 1840. The report mentions the Volga ferry disaster with thirty drownings and ongoing efforts to raise the battleship Maine.
Across the state legislature both houses approve a measure granting women the vote. In Virginia a deadly storm causes widespread damage and fatalities along the James River with many vessels sinking and suspected deaths.
The letter recounts a Toronto birth in 1908 and a severe skin rash that covered the child. After failed remedies and hospital outpatient care, a move to Duluth coincided with Cuticura products leading to a complete, lasting cure by May 1910, with continued use of Cuticura Soap for the child's baths.
An old advertisement from Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago offers a free 48 page Eye Book and personalized advice on Marine Remedies for eye troubles. It claims benefits such as soothing eye pain and suitability for sore eyes and weak eyes and markets a 60 cent bottle for adults and babies.
While Bilkins is away on a lengthy business trip he receives a letter from his wife ending with a puzzling line about their baby being well and brighter. The missive closes with loving regards, prompting lingering questions from Bilkins.
A claim that Garfield Tea helps regulate the liver and overcome constipation. The notice presents the product as a remedy with unspecified claims and no scientifically established efficacy.
A brief quotation from Diogenes presents friendship as two people sharing a single soul. It reflects ancient stoic thought on unity, mutual support, and spiritual connection.
A playful exchange about Vamp Dumpty on a wall with a quip that he might hold it down. The line riffs on the old Humpty Dumpty theme with a pun on stability.
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