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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
4
Letters from patients and a physician promote Peruna as a permanent remedy for catarrh. Advertised cures include sprays and injections, with testimonials from J W Jewelers and others. The Hartman Sanitarium offers free pamphlets and medical guidance.
The article surveys marriage customs from Russia Siam and Argentina to Bengal Kolarians Bohemia and Bohemia highlighting daily presents, fixed month lengths, fines for delaying marriage, elopement of professionals, rapid engagements and a record seven ty five year courtship ending with a deathbed wedding on the eve of the groom’s hundredth birthday.
The London Telegraph reports the Shah of Iran showing mercy to delaying a dentist by joking about pulling a molar from each counselor. The tale tests whether his kindness extends to attendants, with the grand vizier alone remaining unimpressed as others react to the royal jest.
Berlin Correspondence reports Herr Namentos admits in a startling letter that the coal cellar is almost bare and urges immediate orders for coal to avert a cold kitchen. He pleads conscience and warns not to blame him, while a London Telegraph echo notes gossip about the couple.
The dispatches from Mexico on bubonic plague raise alarms about cross border spread. Health officials urge preventive measures to avoid lax conditions and costly consequences, noting past lapses when outbreaks reached Honolulu San Francisco and beyond.
The article recalls Raleigh's introduction of potatoes and tobacco to Ireland, noting his oppressive stance near Cork and Youghal. It mentions Cobbett's critique of the potato, Raleigh's own indulgence in the crop, and a tourist’s claim of visiting Raleigh's garden site and a tree where he supposedly smoked his first pipe while a servant dumped water on him.
A woman bought a sealskin coat for 2000 dollars and wore it all day with the price tag still attached. She was initially confused and embarrassed when reminded of the price, but saw the humor after recalling the surprised expressions of others.
Sir Philip Burne Jones withdraws The Vampire from Russell's Gallery in New York and ships it to Chicago then back to England unless someone pays $20,000. Vanderbilt offered $15,000 earlier but balked. several men secured the painting for transport as the English artist plans return to England within two weeks.
A New York Evening Sun quip describes a game where participants must strike a match and hold silence. The winner is the one who endures the longest before uttering the expletive, earning a prize.
Freeland Kansas March 9 One of Harp er County's prosperous farmers is N H Mead who left Clarence New York thirty four years ago and settled in Kansas He harvested over one hundred forty acres of wheat last year Yet his health suffered with Kidney and Bladder trouble until Dodd s Kidney Pills restored his health He reports the remedy works wonders and cured him noting relief from the start.
A quip contrasts old fashioned romance with a cautious reply about engagements. The Philadelphia Press ad urges readers to join a mail order business with promises of easy success and home work. An old line warns a boy he will fail if told he cannot amount to anything.
Miss Miami Brown quotes men as fickle. Miss Olina Jeffenson- Tompkins asks what happened. She says Rastus Pinkley tried to kiss her and, to avoid seeming bold, she struck him with a flat iron, and he jilts her in return.
Ad claims permanent cure for fits and nervousness after first day of use. Offers free 62.00 trial bottle and treatise from Dr. R. W. Kline Ltd at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia. Also notes a side remark about historically square playing cards possibly original form.
New Year's Day sees Miss De Style answering a heavy number of telephone calls while Miss Gunbusts remains a popular figure. The humorous chatter notes Miss De Style’s role as a switchboard operator for police communications.
A wife and husband discuss a young man courting their daughter. The wife wonders if he is prudent or bears a grudge against the cas company, leaving the couple puzzled about his intentions.
In the Boston Transcript dialogue Norton recalls giving up his seat to a woman in black. Spinks agrees he has felt uneasy since childhood when he saw a woman with a strap in her hand, reflecting a cautious attitude toward fairness and public behavior.
The fragment presents a claim that Seso-Ruyter is not an author but a born chemist. It suggests that each novel he writes becomes a drug on the market, attributed to Brook Iyn Fagle, though the passage is ambiguous and highly stylized.
A dialogue reflects a horse theft attempt and a confessed auto theft. The speaker jokes about stealing a vehicle and failing to move it beyond three miles per hour, questioning the charm of a trotter’s theft.
A merchant, Karl Namenkcs, hurried to the office after breakfast when his wife handed him a letter with strict instructions to read only in his office. He complies, intrigued by the unusual request and awaits the contenido.
The Syracuse Herald quotes a Q and A on Johnson's purchase of a coal dealer. It states there was no goodwill involved and frames the deal as a straightforward acquisition of a coal business.
A witty exchange notes a young looking woman and a man who doubts she is as young as she appears. The quip plays on perception and age with humor.
A Life magazine quotation argues a woman using makeup deceives only herself with a sharp remark about vanity and self perception. The line reflects mid-century attitudes toward beauty and gender.
A concise aphorism noting that bad luck is often self produced by foolish choices. It implies misfortune reflects poor judgment more than fate. The quote foregrounds personal accountability over external blame.
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