By the Side of the Road Poetic Reflection
Poem by W. El Annoin reflecting on humble living and friendship by the road. It contrasts varied souls and urges simple companionship with humanity amid life’s striving and flaws.
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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1903
Page
4
Poem by W. El Annoin reflecting on humble living and friendship by the road. It contrasts varied souls and urges simple companionship with humanity amid life’s striving and flaws.
In a tightly woven village tale, Honora contemplates marriage to Silas as Lisette and Pan’s futures unfold. Lisette returns from schooling with plans to wed Silas, but Honora’s sacrifice and resolve drive a quiet, transformative decision at Curtis Cottage amid holly and a blue silk wedding dress.
To launder delicate Parmentis use Ivory Soap and careful washing. If water does not fade colors Ivory Soap will not. Avoid extreme heat sun and hot irons. The note links a tool and money to affluence, a wry proverb.
Justice Laughlin in the New York Supreme Court issued a permanent injunction with costs against Manhattan dealers for selling a powder imitating Font-Ease. Allen B. Olmsted of Le Roy, N.Y., owns Foot-Ease and the ruling upholds the trademark, holding others liable for attempting to profit from the advertising of a similar preparation.
A dramatic health diablogue alleges nine of ten ailments begin with constipation and warns of serious later trouble. It cites medical statistics, claims constipation surpasses consumption in danger, and touts ASCARET tablets as a world leading remedy with genuine metal box branding and a distinctive long-tailed C.
Mrs Lavka L Bannya of Washington D C testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves female diseases and is a trusted household remedy for young and old women. The letter claims no equal medicine and urges acceptance as convincing proof of genuineness.
A damaged magic trick manual describes concealing a candle end in a hat during a staged mishap. The sequence includes theatrics with a candle, needle, and hat, followed by a boastful tale about King Edward VII in the People's Friend and a boy's humorous ignorance.
A fragmentary poem recalls forty fairies and foxes in a frantic scene. Fireflies flicker and fairies falter as foxes flee, leaving the forest filled with fear and fatigue. The verse ends with fairies fainting as youth’s companion echoes.
A tin can of noble birth shuns kitchen gossip and social climber coal scuttles. A small boy later bores holes in the can, revealing the dangers of haughty pretensions.
An 19th or early 20th century ad-style notice promotes Dean's Kidney Pills claiming to ease kidney and bladder issues such as swelling dropsy nocturnal bedwetting and urine with brick dust. The testimonial mentions Mrs James Beck of Rome New York praising relief from various ailments including heart palpitations sleeplessness and nervous symptoms.
A surreal fable describes a man attempting to convert a tin can into a clock and discards the vessel into a coal scuttle and garbage barrel. The tale ends with a wry moral about tender feelings and revenge among inanimate objects.
A reader asks how to prepare shells. Wash off mud with an old toothbrush, soak to loosen soft parts, and avoid sudden temperature changes. Boil after soaking, remove soft parts with tools, and rub a small amount of gasoline into cracks to prevent cracking, then wipe clean.
The piece explains why foolscap paper bears a cap symbol. It notes Cromwell placed the cap of liberty stamp on government paper after Charles I's execution, and Charles II, upon seeing it, discarded the paper and rejected the symbol as a fool’s cap.
Reported to cure fits and nervous complaints after first day’s use. Package includes 93 tris bottle and treatise from Dr H. Kurst of 881 Arch St Philadelphia.
An 1900 advertisement extols Allen's Foot Eaze as the sole cure for swollen, sore, and tired feet with a powder to shake into shoes. It cites druggists and shoe stores as outlets and includes a faulty unrelated sample line and dated testimonials.
Betsy, a city child, tells a visitor it costs 100 to own a baby and claims eight or ten siblings. Her mother corrects her, and Betsy explains she wished for more children and imagined a larger family to spare her mother from poverty.
An old advertisement touts Mason's Cream of Olives to relieve nasal congestion with topical application and claims relief from catarrh croup pimples neuralgia eczema burns and piles. It promises safety and mercury-free formula with a 25 cent price and an ornament free offer.
The article surveys roasting stands selling chestnuts and peanuts with dozens of roasters from simple $1 models to elaborate $50 machines. It notes shift in operators from Italians to Russian Hebrews Greeks and Levantines and the rise of portable waffle irons and popcorn pedl ers fading due to outdoor popping limits.
Birkenhead coroner reports the death of Annie Morgan a 45 year old nurse at Liscard Nursing Institute found dead on Hack Ferry pier. Inquiry notes years of demanding work and a recent decline in mental health tied to a patient death fifteen months earlier. Coroner cites distress in nursing duties and commends matrons for monitoring physical readiness and support.
James D. Hague recalls a remarkable diving feat by Hawaiian natives in the South Seas. A diver descended to forty to fifty feet to detach a hawser from a submerged spar-buoy. He surfaced after a long submersion, declaring he untied the hawser with his knife in his teeth rather than cutting it.
Reading puzzle text hints at a quirky figure who seeks knowledge. The lines suggest a playful description of someone eager to learn, with a focus on imaginative output emerging from curiosity.
There are no mechanical morals Temperament will be a poor excuse at judgment tomorrow's sin holds even semblance of pleasure The last man makes the poorest speed Lust cannot be eliminated by legislation Reforms are ripe as soon as they are right He honors himself who pays homage to God A light familiarity is worse than formalit y The most serious problem in society is that of self There is no virtue where there is no possibility of vice The most damaging success is that of succeeding the first time The home without religion will mean the family without righteousness The things that give us greatest pain are the ones most highly prized It is a good deal easier to curse another man's sin than to cure one own
The League of Women for the Protection of Birds in Europe calls on women to stop wearing aigrettes and crests from North American white herons. The Geneva branch warns fashion endangers heron colonies, urging restraint as hunters kill birds during nesting season and their young starve.
Two people first meet and quickly become friends after discovering they both endorse the same breakfast food, noting a surprising early bonding moment.
A veteran named T. H. Mars credits Peruna for relief after twenty years of catarrh of the kidneys. The ad claims Peruna targets the disease root by relieving stagnant blood in the kidneys and stimulating excretion of toxins, preventing convulsions.
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