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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
7
A 19th century advertorial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's health. It cites testimonials and letters from women in Lynn Massachusetts claiming cures, says the recipe is from roots and herbs, and claims it avoids drugs while restoring feminine health and preventing surgery.
A Pittsburg Post excerpt shows a young man removing cigars from his vest and placing them on a piano before opening his arms. The girl, however, does not respond and coldly tells him that he has loved before.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt promotes apples as a healthful bedtime snack. It claims apples aid digestion and sleep, boost brain function, stimulate the liver, disinfect the mouth, and prevent throat issues, urging readers to try a ripe apple before bed.
Montreal resident Mrs. J. B. Renaud recounts a twenty five year eczema case that swelled and peeled her leg to the knee. After six weeks of Cuticura Remedies the swelling faded and new skin formed, enabling her to walk without crutches. She credits the treatment with saving her life and notes a seven year remission.
The passage describes Belgium as a confused nationality with a mix of Flemish Walloons Germans and Spanish ancestry across great cities, portraying the Belgian as a brave little people.
The Great Pyramid spans thirteen and a half acres, rises 475 feet, and contains 90 million cubic feet of stone. Sir William Tite states it could not be rebuilt today for less than 150 million dollars.
A tale claims Dante the Italian poet imagined the plot and characters of his Divine Comedy when he was nine years old, shaping the later epic.
A collection of brief items citing moonlight affecting speech silences in stammerers, Holt county Missouri saloon closure, a hot water well in Piqua Ohio, X ray oyster sorting near Ceylon, a near alive burial in Einsiedeln, lightning and thunder distances, cocaine penalties in the Philippines, a Baptist church attendance drop, a mice eaten will in San Francisco, bananas cooled during transport, and a humorous exchange about English blood and Captain Cook.
Eustice Miles told a Chicago vegetarian dinner that rich sauces and exciting meats weaken digestion in the pursuit of strength. He likened such eaters to an embarrassed motorist who pawned his car to buy tires, calling it a very poor system indeed.
A humorous take on a man’s balancing act between business and faith. The Catholic Standard and Times notes his claim to stay on the right side of the church while impliedly favoring the secular outside.
A lighthearted Detroit Tribune snippet where a landlady asks if the tenant can pay today and the tragedian laments the ghost’s failure to walk, joking that the ghost instead took an airship.
A dialog shows Nan arguing about marrying for money and Miss Magley’s motive to wed, with Dick suggesting she felt compelled to accept due to his need and her wealth. The exchange hints at social pressures and financial leverage shaping marriage choices.
A historical notice promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children. It claims gums softening inflammation reduction pain relief and curing wind colic, priced at 25 scents a bottle.
Chronicle of the original Jewish temple in Jerusalem. Solomon built it around 1000 B C. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed it in 586 B C. Zerubbabel rebuilt it in 534 B C. Pompey partially destroyed it in 63 B C. Herod rebuilt it in 21 B C. Titus finally destroyed it in 70 A D.
A recorded ancient Greek jump attributed to Phayllus using weights and a springboard reportedly cleared 55 feet. The claim notes no living athlete could approach such a performance.
Mercury can be used only for temperatures between 40 and 675 degrees. Below this range alcohol is used and above it air thermometers are employed.
An elderly woman asks if the car goes to Twenty fourth street. The conductor, ex drug clerk, offers a workaround saying he can let her off twice at Twelfth street. The exchange appears in The Bohemian.
An elderly village woman asks if city life costs much. Her city nephew replies it costs no more to live there, but keeping up appearances costs three times as much. This quip from the New York World contrasts perceived urban expense with social vanity.
A quotation from Success Magazine notes Mrs Nuvoreesh recalling French pheasants singing the Mayonnaise as deeply touching and poignant.
A quip from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a proposal to write on the vice presidency paid at one dollar per word. The senator counters that earnings would be too low to justify padding the piece.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer brief relays a domestic quip between Mary and George about milk freshness and ice in the refrigerator. The exchange hints at everyday household friction with a light humorous tone.
The Glasgow Times notes Hoyle did not invent whist but popularized scientific play. A barrister by profession and Ireland’s prerogative registrar, Hoyle lived 1670 to 1767 and earned £1000 from his whist treatise, which ran to five editions in a year and was widely pirated. He lectured at a guinea per lesson, shaping probability calculations used to guide play with leading mathematicians at coffee houses.
In St Ives Huntingdonshire a 500 year old bridge chapel spans the Ouse once serving as a beacon lighthouse then a hostel and now a dwelling. Some rooms lie below river water level, a relic of the town’s long history and Cromwell connections.
The French artist Henrique de Vigne of Charles IX's era is credited with inventing billiard tables and formulating the game's rules. Origins are variably traced to China England Spain Italy and France. Shakespeare notes Antony and Cleopatra could play billiards as friends but omits details on the game's spread to Egypt.
A Baltimore American remark questions Mary’s sudden preservation impulse contrasting impulse with premeditation, noting preservation as a put-up job and suggesting deliberate planning behind the act.
A wry New York Sun quip notes Adam and Eve tasting knowledge lamenting they have no parents to critique their grammar. The line frames early human curiosity as both bitter and ironic.
Dialogue shows Mrs Savemm and Mr Savemm discussing ancient soap origins and when women recognized wrapper value, quoted in a humorous poke from Puck.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
A man recounts gifting cigars to his wife. He explains he carried them to the office where they were stolen. She apologizes and he responds with a grim quip about the thief. The exchange has a darkly humorous edge.
An outsider visits a home, stumbles through introductions, and names Mr Hotchkiss while clarifying his identity amid a humorous mix up, as reported by the Cleveland Leader. The scene centers on a cautious father and a nervous suitor in a witty meeting.
A newspaper feature quotes a philosopher tone describing life as an anvil and humanity as clay. The quote emphasizes that painful blows may shape us most, shaping character through hardship.
A compact comic exchange features Mrs Mooney asking the title question and Mooney answering with a blunt burial remark. The brief joke captures a sharp, darkly humorous tone.
A fragmented note describes HoganPhwat becoming an Pat while Grogan details a mishap where a jelly mish causes an auto horn to be mistaken for a whistle and a worker halts at the street crossing. Puck style.
An old advertisement proclaims All Up-to-Date Houseleepers use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes clean and sweet as new, urging grocers to stock the product.
A brief Chicago News quip describes a husband noting his wife, a queer woman, uses a hammer to drive a tack instead of a hair brush in a humorous domestic aside.
Guidelines describe removing grease spots from carpet or matting by covering with French chalk then sprinkling benzine. Allow benzine to evaporate and brush away chalk. If stain remains, repeat the process.
The walled cities of China are well named as most are ringed by walls thirty to forty feet high and sixteen to thirty feet thick. Hsianfu is noted for a wall sixteen miles in circumference.
A dialogue excerpt features Miss Cayenne declining a male offer to be a brother, questioning social privilege and gender expectations. The Washington Star vignette exposes attitudes toward romance and autonomy in a brisk exchange.
A comical dialogue from Harvard Lampoon about a sailor who falls overboard. The first mate jokes that there was no alarm because the person was "all in," highlighting a humorous, self-contained exchange.
A witty exchange from the Houston Post features Algy seeking nerve to propose to a girl while a friend mocks him with slang about being a lobster. The dialogue captures playful banter and local humor.
A small grocery ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry agent. It touts a 2 ounce package priced at five cents and urges readers to ask their grocer for the product.
In Baltimore a courtroom exchange reveals a dispute over where a prisoner struck the plaintiff, with one side insisting the blow landed between the eyes while another mentions the courthouse and post office area as the scene.
In a Baltimore American quote Nell asks about panic and is told it serves as a husband’s excuse for money for clothes house fixes or a small outing. The wry remark reflects domestic finance humor from a 19th or early 20th century press.
A humorous note from Chicago News about a wife joining a Dont Worry club and then worrying herself half to death while trying not to worry as her husband tells the anecdote.
In the Detroit Tribune Ella-Julia asserts nineteen summers while Flora-Well counters she is about twenty five. The exchange centers on feminine charity and credibility in the community discourse.
Advertisement offers a book claiming to teach wealth without work, priced 10 cents instead of 25 cents, with a limited supply from Larchmont Farm, Inc., located in West Camp, New York.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip cites doctors noting puttercup fever and a self claimed jack rose fever from last winter. The exchange references illness as a joke about medical terms and romance.
The poem parodies racing gossip and personal stakes with playful bragging about a bank roll and coffee as a twist. It contrasts last week’s brag with a lighter, humorous present, mentioning Harvard Lampoon in a cheeky tone.
An elderly swain professes he would die for the blooming maid. She replies with a sharp jest about his head, delivering a witty exchange in a Denver News Times column.
A quip from Chicago News features John defending cigars as his spendthrift wife urges savings. She warns she would redirect the saved funds to other frivolities, prompting a playful jab about household finance.
A Detroit Tribune exchange quotes a moralizer and a demoralizer debating a proverb about a prophet lacking honor locally yet always facing rivals. The dialogue underscores local scrutiny and external challenge in a concise satirical note.
The quoted judge remarks that a noble grafter heads a mighty trust and that his lordship should humble his proud soul to the dust, suggesting a reversal of power and a moral judgment on the glittering wealth behind the trust.
In the St. Paul Pioneer Press excerpt, a humorous exchange centers on a tall suitor missing a May festival proposal. The girl alleges an error, while the speaker notes accepting two chances that day, framing a lighthearted social mishap.
St Peter says no room as the ladies wear wide halos this year and the judge notes the odd scene surrounding the entry.
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