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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
4
A Baltimore Sun poem recalling a mother's unseen cost and quiet strength. The speaker reflects on a kiss "on the baby's face" and a son's departure, the daughter's care, and a mother's sorrow as lights fade and prayers rise. The verse centers on maternal devotion and unrecognized sacrifice.
A narrator recalls a statuesque figure called a knight in shining armor in the third room of the Metropolitan Museum. Hundreds have gathered around the railings to view it, yet only three people know its secret. The piece and its mystery provoke various theories among those connected to it.
The sculptor Foulard, inspired by a nocturnal vision, carves a life size statue from chalk then intensifies work toward marble. As he nears completion a sudden tremor reveals a pink human arm within the statue causing shock and fear in the room.
A narrator and artist Foulard uncover a marble statue of a woman revealed from chalk. The figure’s face and serene eyes inspire awe as they wonder if she is alive or dead. To protect the secret, they place armor around the statue in Cranston museum, concealing that a woman lies inside.
A historical anecdote recalls Dick Wella a Virginia porter who for decades served meals from a basket on a Baltimore and Ohio Railway spur from Harpers Ferry to Strasburg. Northern veterans attending Newmarket ceremonies heard his witty reply to a gentleman asking where he sourced his chicken. The exchange highlights regional speech and humor of the era.
A nostalgic poem about bedtime battles with parents and the ritual of going to sleep ends with a warm family moment. The piece shifts to a Washington Star feature on Marquesas Islands tattooed athletes and towering chiefs, noting their stilts and athletic displays as part of island culture.
A playful scene describes three jolly frogs strolling in Frog Town on a sunny day with light hearts. The piece also explains the Scotch game Cat in the Hole where six holes form a diamond and players dodge sticks while the ball is hurled, with rounds ending in eliminations.
A columnist explains a folk method for forecasting weather by watching the smallest cloud. If it shrinks and vanishes, fair weather follows. if it grows, rain is near. The idea rests on charged air drawing clouds together or breaking them apart as electricity diffuses.
Turtles are captured at night on moonlit shores as they come to lay eggs. Hunters flip them onto their backs and leave them until the next day for removal. The process relies on the turtles’ slow movement and predictable nesting behavior.
A list advises children to refrain from idleness rudeness jealousy vanity stubbornness and envy. It cautions against boasting and against taking pleasure in others failures while urging pride ambition and proper conduct.
A fragment notes that after age forty compliments on looks mostly come from women who do not mean them and from drunken men.
A scene on a street ends with a gentleman in gloves producing a small box and promoting his bottled mucilage as the crowd disperses. A bootblack and two bystanders watch as the man asserts his motto Stick to It and offers the patent product at a small price. The crowd dissolves except for the lone critic who spoke earlier.
A wa department official recalls a visitor seeking a reliable peace status in the Philippines. The official acknowledges not everywhere is peaceful and hints that peace timing is unknowable. He suggests consulting the census report and notes the brutal requirement of lead to pacify a resistant individual, mentioning ammunition shipments from the quartermaster.
A New Jersey reader testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased backache swelling and urinary trouble, improving her general health. She reports swollen feet puffiness dizziness and irregular kidney action before using the product. She credits the pills with restoring health and urges others to buy from dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss China clinging to traditional farming methods and local remedies. Mentions Toledo Ohio origin of a cure marketed from 10 drops to a full dosage, with testimonials and a claim of blood system effects. Advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation as a separate remedy.
A fragment suggests four girls pursue work while wearing pencils in back belts as a funny or curious fashion note. The text reflects a light, quirky scene without clear outcomes or names.
Eleanor Franklin notes in Leslie's Weekly that a Japanese laborer averages less than eight dollars a month, enough to support a family of five or six. Families enjoy simple pleasures like flower-gazing and modest picnics, with rice tea and fish for meals, while workdays run from sunrise to sunset and pay covers basic needs.
Fragmentary note argues that mocking the church stems from fear of vitality and power misused. It contrasts hearing the Word with mistaken humility and hints at a warning or exhortation about faith and fruit.
Mrs Pinkham extends a cordial invitation to correspond with her. As Lydia E Pinkham’s daughter-in-law she has advised sick women free of charge for twenty five years. Her letters offer valued guidance to ailing workers. Address Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass.
A brief exchange notes that spring issues of magazines are wonderfully interesting and praises the fine line of refrigerator advertisements found in Dismakes and American Spectator.
An advertisement promotes Mull's Belch Waters as a cure for stomach ailments including belching and indigestion. It claims absorption cures without drugs, offering a free box to prove effectiveness and warns that drugs harm the stomach. The pitch asserts medical science supports the remedy and that the offer may not reappear.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cure for nervous diseases with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise via Dr. H R Kite Philadelphia. It also markets Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething with promises of easing gums inflammation and wind colic, urging buyability amid bold, sensational phrasing.
A damaged ad fragment promotes Belch Wafers sold by mail from GHAPE Co at 8238 3d Ave. dock Island. It instructs buyers to send a coupon with name and druggist and to include stamps for sample bottles and future orders.
Mrs. Agnes Wright of Irwin Pennsylvania recalls eight years ago her son suffered severe eye ulcers from vaccination. He was hospitalized seven months with eye and facial infections. She credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with curing his condition and keeping it from scarring.
A witty exchange from Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville recalls Colley Grattan, the Irish novelist, with an American woman remarking on his flattened nose and his reply about a broken bridge. The scene reflects character and readiness in social banter.
Mrs Hiram Offen questions why the new cooke left her last job. The reply says the women clashed over differences between their automobiles and frequent disputes about their makes. The Philadelphia Press item captures a humorous exchange about car talk and domestic strife.
The article notes that some substances deadly to humans are harmless to animals, with horses tolerating large antimony doses and goats surviving tobacco, while dogs and cats show greater sensitivity to chloroform, dying sooner than humans in its presence.
In a clipped Washington Star style exchange, Meandering Mike declines to join the mendi can trade, saying he feels pity for those who impose on hard workers but cannot share their fate.
The article argues white bread causes dyspepsia by delaying starch digestion in the stomach. It describes natural diastase in whole grains and praises Grape-Nuts for pre-digesting starch through moisture and warmth, claiming it eases bowel troubles and replaces bread after ten days to two weeks.
The author argues that each tradesman should stick to his line and not dabble in others work. He asserts paint manufacturers alone truly know how to make proper paint using correct equipment, while painters and farmers risk costly failures by improvising.
In a tense moment Betty and Gertrude argue over celebrating their mother's silver wedding at the last minute. The sisters debate decor and expense while mother resists, leaving the planned festivities in doubt as they try to salvage the day.
Essay traces Confucianism’s rise under Tokugawa Ieyasu and its decline as Western learning and Buddhist influence reshaped Japan. It notes early state use of Confucian classics for loyalty, the limited spread among scholars, and the eventual dominance of Western thought eroding Confucian influence.
Columbia Tennessee resident Mittie Jones writes of a years long battle with dyspepsia ending in bed confinement. After trying many doctors she credits her recovery to several bottles of Petuna, claiming initial little effect but eventual cure and life saved.
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