A Good Memory
A character boasts a strong memory and quick wits linking to both mother and father. The speaker emphasizes that the boy’s cleverness stems from his memory and inherited traits.
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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
188
A character boasts a strong memory and quick wits linking to both mother and father. The speaker emphasizes that the boy’s cleverness stems from his memory and inherited traits.
A soft-voiced Salvation Army girl with a bundle of War Cries pauses at an apartment building entrance to share gospel tidings but is interrupted by the janitor who directs her to take it to the rear door.
In a courtroom exchange a judge remarks on a defendant’s crooked fingers as a reason for his speech impairment. The defendant replies that his fingers are crooked because he is deaf and mute. The dispute centers on communication difficulties in the case.
Unclear fragment mentions a pancake floor and Mrs. Austin with no coherent event or names to confirm a full news item.
In a sermon Rev. J. Cumming Smith argues God remains almighty but shows himself in changing manifestations. He contrasts ancient awe with modern benevolence and calls for active faith reflected in public life, charity, schools, and social reform. The cure for agnosticism is living evidence of spiritual power today.
The Treasury and Capitol enforce strict rules on entering with bundles. Visitors may bring items in but must explain large packages when leaving. Security tightened during Sherman repeal debates and Spanish war era. cameras later allowed in Congress.
Pearson's Magazine notes camels in Africa serve many roles from plowing with a woman to drawing water from old wells. They haul vast dates from oases and bear tented divans for Arab women, sometimes two women and children sharing a camel.
A playful exchange as an insurance agent asks a lady her age to confirm legal capacity for a contract. The woman rebukes the remark, and the agent quickly backtracks, insisting only on verifying age to ensure the contract is valid.
A remark about Jones questions his awareness as a well informed man. The speaker contends Jones could not name six men in his own home.
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It states the remedy works internally on blood and mucous surfaces and doubles as a constitution builder. A $100 reward is offered for any uncured case with testimonials available.
Travel deals announce sharply reduced excursion fares to Alabama to Wyoming with selling dates on Nov 4 and 18 Dec 2 and 16 Jan 6 and 20 Feb 3 and 17 March 3 and 17 April 7 and 21. For details call Big Four Route agents or write Warren J. Lynch Cincinnati Ohio.
A Baltimore American quote notes a speaker with an incandescent beard declaring life insurance salesmen are queer. The counter question prompts the assertion that insurers push dire mortality fears to secure applications and then convince themselves the insured will live long before issuing a policy.
Mrs. Clara J. Sherbourne of 257 Cumberland Street Portland Maine lauds Doan's Kidney Pills noting rapid relief from years of back pain and kidney trouble. She credits the medicine with restoring her health after a severe illness and invites others to contact her for details. A free trial offer is available from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with price 50 cents per box.
The scene shows Hackford, a struggling author, lamenting postage expenses that may reach thirty dollars annually. A companion responds with astonishment, noting fifty dollars a year for stamps to send work to publishers, and Hackford explains he must pay postage both ways.
A quip from a Philadelphia Press exchange shows a new vestryman asking the minister to preach with notes. The old minister replies he would use notes if they were five or ten dollar bills.
Ad touts Dr Wood s Nor way Pine Syrup as pleasant and harmless for coughs colds bronchitis and asthma. The copy promises positive care and self mastery with its use.
An advertisement argues indigestion is best cured by removing its cause through Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Drops. It asserts the remedy regulates the stomach effectively, adding a roofing metaphor about foundations.
A vintage ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a laundry aid claiming whiter laundry. It markets a 20 oz package priced at five cents and highlights its whitening effect.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Dr Kline's Creat Nerve Restore promising relief from fits and nervousness after one day of use. It offers a free $8 trial bottle and treatise from Dr RB H Kline Ltd in Philadelphia.
Mrs May Havre Ed erton Wis reports health recovery after two months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularities and uterine troubles. She gained weight, relief from back pains, and credits the product with her renewed health and absence of headaches.
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