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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
5
An English lady recalls a tale of a small Japanese charm that brought misfortune each time she wore it. Her son later sent the jewel to a Paris museum expert, who identified the charm as an omen of illness, and the woman never wore it again.
A clipped humorous item notes exaggerated costs tied to a Mormon marriage in a Boston Tran. column. The snippet plays on social customs and travel rates with a wry tone, referencing a minister's concession for excursions.
An old classified style ad promotes sewing machines with the offer Any make you choose $31.00 on time with a cash discount. It invites readers to write to Club Pi o Diego Sewing Machine Co SL in San Diego Cal. Also includes a dialect quote about responsibility and weather from Uncle Eben.
A Washington Star quote frames a debate on funding a library saying the money may be tainted yet sustains fiction on its shelves. The exchange contrasts ethical concerns with the value of preserving literary works.
An old sea captain at Rotherhithe laughs at port side sneezes and cats aboard ships, saying such superstitions are quaint yarns. He notes petrels predict weather, but modern steamers rely on engines. A Nautical Magazine piece on lost romance admits crossing the line is only remembered on passenger ships, winds now rare on propeller ships.
A collection of aphorisms on faith, self control, and virtue. It contrasts trust in the Lord with worldly wealth, praises self mastery, warns against fault finding, and urges proactive good deeds rather than passive hope.
Thirty years after Porfirio Diaz rose to power Mexico faced widespread brigandage. Diaz proposed enrolling captured bandits as rurales, paying double their claimed weekly earnings and offering reform through service to the state. If rejected, brigands would be hunted down. The policy shifted lawlessness toward a state police arm. In a separate anecdote a bishop recalls a pickpocket killed with the bishop’s watch in hand, left with the watch clutched as he died.
In 1883 the clash between Sam Randall and John G Carlisle defined party leadership. Randall, handsome yet imperfectly studied, faced Carlisle a master lawyer and reformer who joined the Union Congress after years of study and service. Carlisle’s clear statements and partisan restraint contrasted with Randall’s forceful presence and dynamic appeal.
A Chicago inventor patents a foot operated mop wringer with two rolling irons and a spring to separate the mop for hands free wringing. Also described is a transatlantic steamer using electric stoves arranged like a typewriter keyboard, with an automatic egg pulling mechanism and cleaner cooking aboard.
A garbled mix of humorous quips and recipe fragments appears, including advice on teething remedies, a Philadelphia mayor’s critique of greed, and several tested dishes. The text offers recipes for lobster with coral, baked chowder, snow cake, and stuffed pepper dishes, with step by step instructions and ingredient lists.
Local promotion for Heartsease described as best treatment for female diseases prepared by a 25 year specialist. Offers contact at Dr. M. A. Kester 1125 West 23nd St Los Angeles and home phone B 1056 for more details.
The scene depicts a tense exchange where one boy teases another about kissing and a quick command to leave the room. The dialogue implies playful mischief and parental or authoritative intervention.
An unsophisticated stranger officer remarks on discounts at Googan Wan handherd per eint. The fragmentary note hints at a practice or question about discounts offered to outsiders at local fruit stalls. The source text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
A robber found valuables ready for departure as a lantern lit a golden haired child asleep. He still fled, leaving the scene, with the child unaware and unharmed. The tale blends street crime with a curious domestic snapshot from a Philadelphia ledge.
An old advertisement for Allen’s Foot-Ease powder claims it tightens new shoes and eases sweating, calluses, hot feet, and tired aching feet. Sold by all druggists with trial packages mailed free. Address listed as LeRoy New York. A brief social note mentions calling when someone wasn’t home. Philadelphia Press.
An advertisement touts Kilne's Great Nerve Restorer promising cures for dance fits and nervous issues. It urges readers to request a trial and treatise from Dr. Kiln H. KI at Arch Street Philadelphia. The quirky ad copy suggests medical miracle claims amid other short notes in the page.
In a domestic dialogue a husband and wife discuss a new railway motor car concept. He quips about a gyroscopic tongue and a single rail that would run all day until the motive power fails, prompting a mild remonstration from the wife.
An unnamed speaker insists on drafting his theories personally after a recent event involving Harriman. He questions whether he is Sir Philip Francis or Murat Taltstead, then pivots to a critique of King George III. The passage ends with a fragmented note about Junius.
Milton Crogier, a neighbor known as the boy with growing prospects, is slated to become a regular college orator. Uncle Haycroft-Fine notes Milt’s skill in addressing personal equations and academic discussion, presenting himself as an old-hand speaker.
An advertisement from Warren Co. promises permanent removal of facial hair without injuring sensitive skin for 50 cents, routing inquiries to lock box 479 G. P. O. in Los Angeles.
A fragment notes a salesman praising springs as easy while a buyer frets about accidentally hitting someone, illustrating cautious optimism in auto sales. The dialogue hints at safety concerns in a casual discussion about the automobile’s features.
A distressed mother confronts her children who confess they were playing a game of Russian roulette style danger with a pretend czar, resulting in a chaotic room and unsettled scene.
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