Mourning Clothes and a Distant Relative
Mrs Boynton notices her colored gardener in crepe hat. She asks if the loss is near or distant. He replies with humor that the relation is distant, about twenty five miles.
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
3
Appreciation Coming and a Husband's Value
A brief quoted exchange shows Mrs. Goodman advising that appreciation arises only after loss. Mrs. Nage agrees, noting the husband is insured. The Cincinnati Enquirer caption frames the dialogue as a snippet reflecting on value and life insurance.
Dearest Baby Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham Product
Mrs Verna Wilkes of Plattsburg Mississippi credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling a healthy baby after prior infertility from nervous depression and female troubles. The ad appeals to other women to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg, Miss
Lydia E. Pinkham
Verna Wilkes
Plattsburg
Miss
Resinol Promises Relief for Skin Troubles
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap touted to stop itching and heal eczema ringworm and other skin eruptions. Claims include pimples blackheads and rashes yielding quickly with physician recommended use. Available from druggists at 25c for soap 50c and 1 and via parcel post from Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore MD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. OK
Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Social structure shapes spending in Europe and America
The piece contrasts fixed European caste with fluid U S social levels. It argues Europeans rarely alter status through spending, while Americans, especially the third class in New York, lavishly display wealth to fake social value. It likens conspicuous consumption to counterfeit securities in a metropolitan gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Feathered Architect of Bullock's Oriole Nests
The Bullock's oriole builds sturdy hanging nests in Colorado trees from Denver suburbs to Durango and Grand Junction. Using strings, fibers, horsehair and leaves, the nests attach securely to swaying branches and resist gale forces. The roosts often borrow twigs from house finch nests. eggs number three to six with young orioles described as rockaby babies among treetops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Durango
Grand Junction
Bullock
Oriole
Bird World
Rocky Mountain Herald
Old Siege Guns Discarded for Modern Field Weapons
The army will retire 56 inch siege guns and ?-inch howitzers in favor of modern artillery. A new 7.6 inch howitzer with a 250 pound projectile will be moved on a heavy carriage drawn by eight horses, then mounted on a vehicle pulled by eight more. The 4.7 inch field gun and the 6 inch field howitzer are reclassified as field artillery. Two batteries have the new 4.7 inch long recoil gun, at Fort Sill Oklahoma and West Point New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Okla
West Point
N. Y
Indians to Build Model Village on Graham Island
The Skidegates of Graham Island Graham Island South end plan a full electrical power system sewer water works and fire fighting apparatus for their village in the coming year. The Skidegates are noted for a top Indian band regarded as the best in Canada or the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Charlotte Islands
Skidegates
Graham Island
Canada
United States
Vancouver Sun
Australian Justice Delivers Quirky First Case Verdict
An Australian justice of the peace delivers a humorous wrapping note after hearing his first case. He says there have been many tales told and he does not know who has told them. He fines £2 and warns that a guilty verdict will yield a light punishment, while a not guilty result will urge better company.
FLOWERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD CARE FOR LONG-LASTING BLOOMS
Tips from Delineator on keeping cut flowers fresh for a week or more. Soak stems in water, cleanse the vase daily, keep flowers cool, and recut stems each morning to avoid air bubbles.
The Card Club Joke Exchange Lunch Quip
A lighthearted card club scene features banter about a wife’s luncheon at her table. The speaker notes no one has surpassed her lunch so far, hinting at a friendly competition and domestic humor.
Baby Cured From Severe Rash With Cuticura Products
Mrs Annie Saunders recounts a six week old baby’s severe face and body rash with crusting itch and hair loss. After trying remedies, a Cuticura sample led to improvement and a full cure following use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Ad notes world-wide sales and free samples via Cuticura Department L Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe, Wis
Mre
Annie Saunders
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Its Place: A Bright Exchange Over a Sleepy Hollow Chair
A brief dialogue asks where to place a quirky chair. The reply suggests marking the spot on the carpet map, turning a domestic question into a tiny, humorous charting moment.
Small Towns Win in Shoe Makers Battle
A promotional note from United Shoe Machinery Co claims big manufacturers oppose fair terms, while small firms gain from equal treatment. The ad urges readers to contact for details and mentions fresh stocks from Mrs. Austins Bag Buckwheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Shoe Machinery Co
Boston
Mass
Adv
Man Turns Profit While Wife Remains Uninspired
A provocative line hints at a tale of wealth pursued despite domestic friction. The sharp remark signals possible marital strain as a man seeks fortune, suggesting tension between ambition and partnership within a historical social setting.
Stringent Austrian Building Laws Regarded Strict
Austrian building regulations enforce solid interior to exterior construction with plaster concrete bricks and laths. Interior walls predominantly plas ter and concrete. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets advertised for stomach liver and bowels. Sugar coated tiny granules easy to take. The average girl treats a new acquaintance better than an old friend. the old friend thinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Dr. Pierce
Noisy boiler shop now on the market and ad lines
A fragmented ad page notes a boiler shop with loud operations and mentions wheat on hand at grocers. An old slogan urges listening on the job and avoiding talk. Mrs Winson’s Soothing Syrup advertises teething relief for children at 25 cents a bottle.
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