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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
4
Dr. Talmage denounces extravagance as the core cause of financial distress and crime, urging readers to curb luxury purchases and debt. He cites personal ruin and burdened families, urging generous support for religious causes over display, and warns of divine judgment for wasteful living.
Column discusses avoiding needless words in serious discourse and the challenge of keeping to the point. A Louisville Courier-Journal note recounts a cat and kittens adopting a box of chicken eggs, with eggs hatching and the scene ending in a curious household anecdote.
A Mississippi English teacher, noted for vivacity yet fastidious word choice, enjoyed New York Chautauqua until a fortnight's end when her hostess moved her. A Boston lady, seated opposite, expressed regret that she would be missed and praised her dialect.
In a discussion on the poor lives a resired cheesemonger tells Lamb to bear in mind he "turned it all into cheese several years ago." Lamb looks at him steadily and acquiesces, noting the shift from milk to human phrasing.
A young man says he belongs to the Buffaloes and a girl asks about the Bears. The girl smiles as he explains Bears are a group that sometimes hugs people, revealing a playful, cryptic exchange in Baltimore humor.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note remarks on a Pittsburg millionaire who wed a ballet dancer after a two day courtship. The quip hints at the speed of the romance and the public’s wary view of rapid marriages in high society.
A playful quip about a poet praising a beloved's dimples ends with a twist as the misread line turns into pimples and sparks amusement. The exchange hints at near miss with misquotation and social reaction.
A religious teaching piece outlines Noah leaving the ark with his family and all living creatures. It notes the altar Noah built, offerings made, and God’s vow not to curse the earth again, with a lesson emphasis on grace, mercy, and the enduring cycles of seed time and harvest.
A Washington Star report quotes a Post Office official recalling a mirror scare used in the Philippines to deter birds from fruit trees. The trick involves hanging small mirrors on tree limbs with ample string so they swing in the wind to flash and frighten the birds. The method, said to be inexpensive and effective, has also been used in Michigan for years.
A Washington Star quote records a proud father saying his child is bound to become a great golf player. The father notes the boy’s first attempts at walking included a toe-in stance like a golf drive.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet notes a woman plans to save her words for the whist party that evening while a man remarks on the quiet day. The exchange captures casual social chatter in a local column.
The piece notes insects especially flies spread disease via feces and sputum and urges stronger control measures drawing on Cuban mosquito campaigns. It also recounts Mrs. McKinley’s warm encounter with a young boy named Arthur who aspires to be president and receives a kiss from the First Lady.
A Hebrew observer who attested for the plaintiff in a damages case admits strong interest in the outcome. He confirms discussing the verdict with the defendant’s Hebrew lawyer and even offers to bet a suit of clothes on the plaintiff’s victory. The judge reacts with concern.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a shift as Chinese laundrymen adopt American habits. One man plans to strike while another questions the motive, and another worker endures nineteen hours a day instead of twenty as local tensions mix with immigrant labor.
A recent elsiveddfod at Dolgelly cited Welsh speakers dropping from 1,006,100 in 1871 to 911,289 in 1891, a loss of 95,811 as population rose. Despite 1870 schools, practical English use outweighs Welsh, threatening language survival and impacting Irish elsewhere.
In Abilene Kansas a woman has not visited the business district for over twenty years. She has never seen the railroad depots or a train. The Presbyterian Church, over sixteen years old, also remains unseen by her. She is not ill or blind, merely a homebody whose yard defines her world.
An 8 sentence ad asserts deafness is incurable by local applications and only constitutional remedies work. It states deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and healing requires removing inflammation to restore tube function. The notice offers a $100 reward for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes circulars. It lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo selling Hall's pills at 75 cents and calls Hall's Family Pills the best.
A Brooklyn Life dialogue fragment shows a man deemed unable to join a fishing club due to lacking Har as well as fishing skill. The exchange hints at social gatekeeping and humor surrounding entry rules.
The American Journal of Archaeology notes that Hadrian wore a full beard and that beard wearing was common among men but not exclusive to him. Later reliefs on Trajan’s column and arches show both bearded and beardless figures, indicating beards were customary but not first introduced by Hadrian.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rorick of Buck Creek Indiana suffered severe rheumatism until using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports complete, permanent relief and no return of symptoms after stopping the pills. The anecdote spurs many Tippecanoe County residents to try the medicine. Also praise for Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments.
Pinchot argues for forest conservation and irrigation as key to national prosperity. He notes $50 million annual forest-fire losses and warns that cheap lumber and water are vital for industry and agriculture, with Roosevelt calling it a great internal question.
Tickets sold July 24 for the Baptist Young People's Union convention offer a five dollar Chicago round trip with return valid until July 30 and extendable to August 24 for 30 cents. Call ticket agents for particulars. R P Algeo D P A.
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