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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
5
The former Ohio governor George Hoadly recalls a grueling stretch during a campaign in his state. He describes arriving exhausted at a hotel where the proprietor quizzically asks his identity before acknowledging him.
The legend of the guillotine misstates Dr. Guillotin as its inventor. He proposed humane decapitation for all, but did not create the device. The term arose after a French physician Louis recommended a machine, and popular lore linked the name to Guillotin’s remark about his machine.
A colorful micro scene from a period piece shows a pastor urging trust in the Lord as a Black worker recalls survival tales. The dialogue touches faith, fear, and a whale myth, set in a plantation era mood from a Women’s Home Companion snippet.
Miss Frances Gardner of 369 Jackson Boulevard Chicago Illinois writes that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her kidney complaints after five years and $100 spent on remedies. She reports better health digestion and sleep and recommends the product sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Oster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The old custom in Holland used wind mills to signal life events. Marriages see the mill stopped with the wheel arms slanting and sails unfurled. births show a more acute angle with upper sails unfurled. a full upright cross signals death. Mothers are advised Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
Dellents Hint praises Miss Sharpe for conveying subtle hints that avoid offense. The anecdote recalls a prior scene where Mr Staylite was offered light refreshments after a remark, followed by breakfast plates as a courteous gesture.
An ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the true blood purifier and general tonic. It claims remarkable cures and says it eradicates humors from pimples to scrofula.
The telegram note claims Dutch troops in Bali slaughtered about 400 people, mostly women and children, with many choosing death by self-destruction in a ritual called poo poo tan. The account mentions a Bali prince and others dying by own action after surrender, illustrating a grim pattern cited by Uncle Allen Sparks.
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case, touts Mallards Catarrh Cure made by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio, and includes endorsements from Jos Wm Walding and Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. It claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure is internal and affects the mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered free and price per bottle.
The National Magazine notes Bath Maine inseparably linked to U S merchant marine and ship building, comparing its historic role to Pittsburg’s iron industry. Once a bustling port with West Indies and Europe trade, Bath now sits distant from major routes yet retains the City of Ships sobriquet.
Fragmentary note describes a 2 a.m. break in or disturbance at a house with a man leaving and another figure, the scene captured in a Houston Chronicle clipping. The readable text includes exclamations and a reference to a hat being slammed as a man heads to a corner.
Francis Scott Key predicted reverent audience reaction to his now famous song. The text notes a theater performance where the audience rises as one, grabbing wraps and fleeing the hall in unison at the music.
An old warning on constipation notes most laxatives lose effect with continued use while Brandreth's Pills remain reliable with the same dose for fifty years. The article touts Brandreth's Pills as a century old standard remedy for constipation and related blood impurity, available plain or sugar-coated in drugstores.
Charlemagne is claimed as a Frenchman by Gauls yet lacks a permanent monument site. The statue has stood on a temporary wooden pedestal in Notre Dame’s precincts along the Seine for twenty years, covered by waterproof canvas. Jeans Meay
An OCR fragment shows various items including Castoria ads for infants, a police candidacy remark, a Chicago Tribune quote, a $0.10 course offer promising dollars, a Drymore System ad, a payment plan for Marconi Wireless, a land sale near a shipping station, and a prospectus for fertile acres in California. The readable entities include Castoria, Chicago Tribune, Marconi Wireless, W. P., Geo. Bb. Wright, Los Angeles, Artesian Water Belt, and Spring and Second.
A Washington Star excerpt recounts young George Washington’s father recalling the famous cherry tree anecdote and the lesson about honesty. The narrator notes Washington’s silence and reflects on whether truthfulness is learned or inherited.
Orpheum presents a high quality Christmas week program with Julius Steger and Helen Mar Wilcox plus William H. Pas and John Romano making debut appearances. Kathrine Nugent known as Flora Wigwins will perform in vaudeville with imitations of state figures. Parisian dancer Mile Dziria, Chas Serra the famed gymnast, and the Leightons join in a varied lineup with new motion pictures to close.
The Christmas attraction at the Grand Opera House is a Southern play titled Under Southern Skies. The production features 27 actors with the same cast and scenery as the Belasco Theatre run in New York, praised nationwide for its originality and charm.
Marianna Whittlesey, 16 months old of Emporia Kansas, wears a dress once owned by a presidential baby during old Virginia days. The frock traveled from Ellen Windsor to Mrs Chapin and J C Whittlesey before reaching Horace Whittlesey. The garment features a low neck, short sleeves, Mount Mellick embroidery, and French knots on fine linen.
An advertisement promises permanent cures for fits and nervous pains using Dr. R. H. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. It invites readers to send for a free trial booklet from 81 Arch Street Philadelphia PA. The ad repeats with period and misprints.
A new Austrian post office debt collection scheme uses postal staff to recover unpaid accounts. Tradesmen in Vienna send bills to the capital, which transmits them to Budapest where postmen deliver or return notices. If payment is refused, creditors are promptly informed and time is saved.
A young man, claiming he will not be present for dinner, asks the hotel to inform the cook. He says he must meet someone and may be away, leaving the staff unsure why he is so considerate about meals. The exchange occurs at the National hotel.
Advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease cures ingrowing bunions with free sample by mail. Mentions Le Roy New York address. Also includes a stray historical claim about average age of dwarfs increasing from eighteen to 35 percent in the sixteenth century to today.
A fragmented line from a Houston Post page evokes a flawed compliment and a tug of memory. The quirky quote hints at shifting beauty standards and a bout of nostalgia tied to a past figure in the city’s social scene.
Local chatter notes an exclusive area on Lake Shore Drive with sharp remarks about who may access it and mentions walking a mile or arriving by carriage. The fragment hints at social thresholds and vanity in a dated dialogue.
A newspaper snippet relays a joke about a jealous husband warning his wife and a tale of Sir Henry Irving’s wit. Henry B. Stanford recounts Irving rebuking an actor during a Brockin scene at the Lyceum Theatre in London with a grim quip about being in hell rather than picnicking on Hampstead Heath.
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