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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
3
Health note explains conjunctivitis forms and symptoms from mild itching to severe discharge. Emphasizes contagiousness, hygiene to prevent spread, and simple home treatment with saline or boric solutions. Advises medical consult if symptoms persist to prevent eye damage. Also includes brief wartime grenade discovery and quips.
In a European tale a Chinese servant declares he would rather die than bear his mistress’s singing. He attempts poison and opium, then leaps from a balcony but lands on a car tire box, narrowly escaping harm. The lyric artist and police intervene, and the man is to be repatriated. The incident is linked to a London Telegraph report.
The article traces the adoption of trousers after the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War and notes early opposition from religious figures. It cites a 1820 Sheffield Nonconformist chapel trust clause barring preachers in trousers and mentions Methodist leaders wary of fashion, with Father Reece among the last to adopt the style.
A Chicago Daily News dialogue shows Evelina the cook and a groceryman debating Willie's mounting plans to marry. They joke about widows, money, and pride as Willie eyes furniture-store windows, while Evelina argues about love and partnership in a witty, local-tone chat.
A rural convict asks only one question at a judge's court and finding humor in the Supreme Court. The tale recounts legal figures, ministers, and a missionary, with a farm judge aiding preachers and a smokehouse meat mystery. Also notes on corset wearers and male fashion in Pall Mall Magazine.
A provocative note argues for new laws governing corsetry for men, challenging the view of corsets as strictly female attire. The piece outlines social and moral implications, urging readers to consider regulatory options for men wearing corsets in public and at work.
An article notes electro magnets lifting six ton loads, with 1200 pound Illinois Steel magnet and Belgium use in foundries. It explains switch controlled operation, single worker oversight, and dropping action. Also mentions magnets breaking old castings for reuse and a joke about a man doing nothing.
Dr M A Stein describes excavations in a desert site north of Niva where a third century A D settlement was cleared. About thirty dwellings yielded artifacts showing Greco Buddhist influence and Kharosthi tablets. A local official’s room hid a small archive with wooden covers and clay seals, illustrating early intercultural exchange between the west and far east.
A reporter recalls John Jacob Astor and a temperance exhorted tale about figures and compound interest. In a suburb scene a red faced man, with teeth freshly pulled, rebukes the financier for prying into figures and asserts his own rough arithmetic and anger.
A New York Press observation notes aging signs in men and women with a focus on hands and gait. It quotes a girl and a woman discussing how aging reveals itself in the body, contrasting intellect and physical decline seen in a once-bright mind now moving slowly and sadly along a hallway.
A visitor notes in a country paper that Jonas Jones, the town druggist, is sojourning, prompting a heated response from a native who calls it libel. The exchange centers on the town’s health and Jones’s prosperity.
In a brief quip from Catholic Standard and Times a speaker jokes that Woldby planned to awaken his lineage but found disturbing family “branches.” A woman with face powder is likened to a man drinking whisky, a line noted as widely known.
A collage of jokes and quips drawn from several papers. snippets feature witty exchanges about marriage wealth and social class, a reporter’s ambition, travel annoyances, and a minister’s return. Named papers include the Cleveland Leader Philadelphia Ledger and Punch with observations on servants, fashion, and daily life.
A Grand Magazine note explains that a wedding ring worn thin and broken is believed to signal the death of a spouse. The piece suggests the superstition persisted, prompting manufacturers to craft thicker heavier rings today.
Cleopatra remarks on the scene from her barge during a Nile voyage. Antony replies that he secured her a seat on the river, eliciting amused laughter from the rowers.
A Houston Post snippet notes a jovial crowd and a quirky line about an uncle’s death leaving the man a jet of cold cash. The fragment hints at a humorous setup or anecdote in a contemporary column. The source emphasizes tone over full details.
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