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Newspaper
Kingsbury County Independent
Location
De Smet, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
7
New York has set aside 500000 to buy athletic fields for city high schools and opened the first on Staten Island for Curtis High School named after George William Curtis. The aim is to provide every city high school with a field and equip schools with roofs for exercise.
Dialogue snippet shows Natalie and Estelle debating a man’s courage to propose. Natalie suggests he hesitates, while Estelle wonders if his courage lies in not proposing. The exchange hints at romantic tension and social expectations.
Over the last decade fifty two hotels in New York City show valuations on the assessor books totaling hundreds of millions. The Waldorf Astoria is assessed at 12.16 million and the Plaza at 7.6 million with others including the Astor 5 million and the Belmont 3.875 million. Also promotes Oklahoma farm lands investments and praises Paris May atmosphere as uplifting.
A mother recalls her infant’s Cuban Itch terrible symptoms. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child slept better within days and healed in two weeks at a cost of seventy five cents. The account, dated May 17, 1906, claims life saved.
In a terse domestic moment Annabel questions a man about his feelings for Arthur while she beats carpets in the yard with her hair in a towel, and the man still expresses a desire to marry her.
An Howard Bros. Buffalo advertisement touts Pettit Eye Salve for 2%e soothing tired eyes and reducing aches congested inflamed and sore eyes. A French scientist M Bertin notes Jer sey island once part of Europe and an abbey charter required a plank to reach the island at low water. The sea’s encroachment is shown by France to island travel time now an hour by steamer.
Mrs Pinkham of the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts takes a three month European vacation. She sails with her son Arthur W Pinkham and younger family members on May 20. They plan travel to Naples and visit several European cities.
A writer dubbed a second story man is accused of rewriting others work and passing it off as his own. The quibbler notes the author’s habit of presenting altered stories as his own.
Figures indicate teachers as a group live longer lives, highlighting longevity trends among educators. The data point to a resilient profession with sustained lifespan advantages over other occupations.
American engineers faced rising superstitious fear among Cebu Philippines miners after a hoax claiming blood from a Filipino child revealed coal underground. Villagers armed with bolos and spears required constabulary protection while officials explained the myth. Petition asks 10 cents for a get rich book from Larchmont Farm Inc West Camp NY.
A ranchman notes teal in a nearby pond and hires Legrand to shoot them. After successive mornings of empty returns, Legrand finally bags six teal in a single shot, explaining he lined them up to drop all at once.
A playful lines pairing Bone-Stone figure with a girl, hinting at a pun about crushed stone when she sits on his knee. The stanza uses light innuendo and wordplay to evoke rural or rustic humor.
A New York Evening Post critical column questions the mishandling of the ambassadorial appointment to Germany for Dr. Hill. It contrasts Berlin’s social display with earlier diplomats like Bancroft and March, suggesting diplomacy should balance ability and modest means over lavish spending. It notes international envy from Berlin and London and laments the shift from scholarly, modest representations to wealth-driven prestige.
The piece urges Cambridge to keep its kindergartens open and lauds the kindergarten as a core, successful form of education. It quotes President Eliot on its value and credits Froebel with linking child development to the social environment, family, state, and constructive work.
A Brooklyn Eagle letter praises the new Ways and Means Committee quarters calling them a royal suite. Four rooms are reserved with a main 60 by 20 foot chamber to become a showplace. The throne faces north with semicircular seating, an elevated platform, and a revolving document table for witness use.
The Philadelphia Ledger details a flirtatious scene where a bashful George is pressed by a pretty girl about proposing during a leap year. She admits she would have accepted, and later she expresses pride in not taking advantage of the season.
The interview quotes Andrew Carnegie saying he supports temperate habits among workers aboard his yacht. He recounts reproving a man for wearing a blue ribbon while drinking and notes he is not a bigot yet offers a 10 percent bonus to sailors and engineers who vow to abstain from liquor.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to stop sweating and cure corns bunions and ingrown nails while easing tight shoes. It claims free samples and lists Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY as contact. The Harriman system begins Snake River cut off work to create a water level grade from Portland to Pocatello, 729 miles. It asserts an economic edge over rivals. Also invites West Texas land inquiries from W M Sandifer Knox City.
Humboldt wrestling champion Frank Gotch offers public guidance on health. He stresses moderation in exercise and the value of cleanliness deep breathing ventilation and balanced routines for a healthy body and mind.
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran, longtime Blair resident, credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing his advanced kidney troubles after long back pain and urinary stoppage. His wife also used the pills and was cured. Sold by all dealers for 0 cents a box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
An old Texan boasts of his cow that supposedly bears milk since birth yet never calves. A New York clubman recalls a tearoom incident where a pin in ice cream nearly cost him his life, with a waiter humorously noting most patrons sip rather than chew.
A Philadelphia Record tale recounts a Dublin immigrant who sought citizenship. Asked who would succeed the president if both president and VP died, he replied with a grin that the undertaker would get the job. The judge allowed the naturalization.
A fragmentary column notes Miss De Witt and Mrs Blank dressed well but with hands bearing marks of labor. A passerby offers a brisk remedy for headaches washing the face with cold water, claiming quick pore opening and blood flow relief and noting personal success.
In a playful dialogue Percy and Daisy joke about a last waltz leaving him light headed. Daisy remarks the sensation is common for him and suggests he may not notice it anymore.
Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Ind Ter reports seven years of female troubles ending in renewed strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement promotes the remedy as a standard 30 year treatment for displacements inflammations ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration offering free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
An observer notes that slot machines often fail to dispense gum and coins as riders rush for subways. People inspect pans for leftover gum and test machines fearing losses while others hope for a free piece.
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