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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1907
Page
4
A collage of letters praises Peruna with family cures for catarrh and related ailments, including an endorsement from R Ward M Burtt of St Louis. The page also features humorous quips and short jokes about endurance race autos, teeth, a postmistress, and reform, reflecting light local humor and speculative ads of the era.
The Italian admiralty seeks about £8 million to build four new battleships described as dreadnoughts. Expected to mount eight 13.5 inch guns in a rhombus layout, they would exceed the pace of current Italian ships with speed above 22 knots and uniform belt armor. The project aims for a marked improvement over the Dreadnought, costing roughly £250,000 more per ship.
A fragment from a humorous page recounts Aristides the Just facing exile in Athens while newsboys cry Hextry and graphophones buzz with minstrel tunes. The tone reflects comic city gossip as a wandering observer notes his stubbornness and distant plans to return one day despite the ban. The piece closes with a punning exchange about a divorce prompted by a rainy washday.
An ad touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative. It emphasizes cleanliness of internal organs, lack of after effects, no need to increase dose, and approval by physicians. Genuine product manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co. is urged and sold by leading druggists.
London Truth laments the transport and feeding of pigeons from Italy for cuisine. Birds travel in crates over three days to Paris, where many die before being fed by humans. Surviving pigeons are served as dainties, raising concerns about origin and safety for consumers. Prices and branding notes follow, referencing Lewingle Binder cigars and Peoria factory.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt depicts a border landlady and a boarder discussing bread scarcity. The boarder warns of 80 percent rationing amid concerns over bread quality, implying potential civil unrest if shortages worsen.
One of the most common mood diseases catarrh is aggravated by weather changes. Begin treatment now with Hood's Sarsaparilla, claimed to provide radical and permanent cures. The ad cites 40,366 testimonials in two years proving its efficacy in purifying blood. Sold as chocolate tablets Satabs 10 with a $1 dose.
A quoted discussion centers on whether a business move was a merger or absorption. Jonah insists it was not a consolidation but the whale’s asset. The text features quirky lines about shoes and a reader’s Panama bat remark and salt in a sugar basin.
A simple home made remedy touted in Philadelphia and New York papers promises to cure rheumatism and kidney problems. It uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargox, and Compound Syrup Sarsparilia mixed with water and taken after meals and at bedtime. Authorities say it cleanses eliminative tissues and may improve urinary issues, with druggists able to supply ingredients.
A country merchant offers a boy $2 weekly plus room and board and the boy asks to buy food. He explains the more he eats the faster he can work or weigh up. The dialogue includes remarks about wild oats and a misquoted name.
A clipped, muddy excerpt shows a political debate where a farmer interrupts a candidate, accusing him of lacking courage to speak plainly. The exchange highlights tension between candidate rhetoric and rural voters during a tense gathering.
A scan of South Dakota notices shows inherited Indian lands for sale with enduring native names such as Edward Snow Boy Emily Crow Dog Joseph Red Leaf Little Bird and many more. The article notes French settler lineages and white paternal names like Meotte Archambeau Arconge and De Fond among heirs, alongside 1886 references to Hall's Catarrh Cure and a Toledo firm affidavit by Frank J Cheney & Co.
The court's decision in Kawananakoa v Kawanat?imabeth Kalanianole is ambiguously cited as Justice Holmes hesitated and avoided pronouncing certain names. The scene features a tense moment with Justice McKenna the only smile, while attorneys laugh. An unrelated product note suggests mothers use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A mosaic of snippets features a vain woman admiring a yellow and white object, a mirror scene with a gorilla decrying critics, a punchy ad for a penmanship course in Los Angeles, and a joke exchange about a man named Mr. Lefty. The collage includes social quips and light humor without a singular news event.
An engineer explains the plant uses a low pressure system and recycles steam. A visitor compares it to a sleeping car ventilation system. The scene ends with a reflection on being offered no other chance.
A fragmentary exchange mentions “his royal aids” as an English title for a manufacturer who serves the king or queen. The dialogue then veers into a quip about fools, with characters Miffkins and Billkins debating persuading fools. A stray line hints at social regulation about a girl leaving before she can get to something.
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