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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
1
An advertisement touts Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles and other ailments. It claims a small bottle often cures and offers a sworn test in a made up misprint. Dr E W Hall of St Louis is listed as supplier.
The article recounts how the saying wise men of Gotham arose when King John passed through Gotham Nottingham. Citizens faced royal retinue hardships and devised pranks showing clever resistance. The king suspended his route and deemed Gotham a gathering place of madmen.
Meriwether notes in the Missouri Historical Review that workers in the early 1600s faced daily food allowances of about 18 cents for men and 12 cents for women. Wages varied by trade from blacksmiths to tailor and maid, with meals often provided or counted separately.
The piece catalogs regional terms used for strangers in U S cities. Philadelphia uses Mach Seattle calls strangers Bo Denver Breezy western style Bill Chicago Jack New York Broadwayite Ikey Louisville Colonel Boston Neighbor and more. It notes these terms spread from subcultures to polite society.
The article notes piano making requires a wide range of high quality timber from Canadian spiney American oak whitewood Honduras mahogany and English beech. Sounding boards use Swiss pine from Abies Excelsa. Timber is seasoned in a special heating chamber with days of dry air exposure. The piano rose in popularity only after much of the eighteenth century.
An English weekly recalls young Sir James Barrie as the most troublesome pupil at Dumfries academy. Later the famed author returned to his village Bickermauire to visit after achieving fame and fortune, with locals noting his boyhood nickname and spirited pranks.
A historical tale explains a shrine built from the visit of legendary warrior Yamatoduke to Shimodaira. Kemachiya entertained him with song and dance as he rested, then departed, leaving a dying child and mother in sorrow. The shrine’s purpose remains debated as tribute or honor.
The article recounts Captain Cook's encounter with a kangaroo reported by an Aboriginal chief. The chief's term sounded like "Ranga roo" to sailors, leading to a mispronounced English label. The piece notes the true sounds and meanings were garbled in translation.
The article recalls the centenary of the pansy and credits Lady Mary Bennett, daughter of the Earl of Tankerville, with selecting a wild viola tri color and starting cultivation. Her seedlings showed promise, leading to systematic selection and the rise of the pansy as a popular garden flower by leading growers.
Frye a St Joseph motorman reports relief from long standing stomach trouble after using Tanlae. He describes improved appetite, restored strength, better sleep, and no more back pain or dizziness. Tanlae is advertised as sold everywhere.
A dated note warns that the worst way to ruin a freckle is to smear it with rouge. The remark reflects playful beauty lore and era specific cosmetics superstition.
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