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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
4
A Columbus Ohio reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her Change of Life symptoms including nervousness and headaches. The letter supports the product's long standing claim as a standard female remedy, with Mrs Pinkham inviting sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
A drummer asks the Hayfield hotel landlord about bed stuffing. The landlord boasts of using the best straw in the county. The drummer remarks that he now understands the straw’s source behind the camel’s back reference. The exchange ends with a crude interjection.
Advice on preserving cut flowers by inserting stem ends into slits in potatoes. Secure stems firmly so they stay upright. An ordinary potato kept at moderate temperature can keep flowers fresh for about two weeks.
A brake man on Welsh railways must name stations like Ffestiniog Bettws y coed Llandegai and Penmaenmawr in clear fashion tourists often mishear the announcements in this country as well.
The item references a photographed subject described as not very good and mentions upholding justice toward the artist. It also advertises Mrs. Winslow’s soothing syrup for children teething, claiming relief from pain, inflammation, wind colic, and a full bottle cure.
Molly questions her father about a $500 bank balance and a strange admission. George confirms the sum was borrowed, revealing a tense exchange. The snippet hints at financial or trust tension within a family.
Instructions advise covering grease stains with French chalk then sprinkling benzine. Let the benzine evaporate and brush away the chalk. If the stain remains, repeat the process until it disappears.
A reflective piece likens futile habits in marriage and business to animals driven by gentle, ineffective cues. It argues that soft, continual pressure yields little progress, while aiming for lofty ideals can ruin practical growth.
The piece argues favorite rooms arise naturally, not by design, often starting as nurseries and evolving into intimate spaces. They avoid gloom, attract success and comfort, and seem to confer luck for activities like sewing, studying, and social events.
Describes Chinese walled cities with walls thirty to forty feet high and sixteen to thirty feet thick. Notes Hsianfu is encircled by a wall sixteen miles in circumference.
A humorous Baltimore American quip cites Nell asking what a panic is and explains it as a convenient husband’s excuse for funds for clothes repairs house fixes or outings. The line reflects playful gendered wit from a newspaper literary page.
A mother recalls her child suffering widespread eczema and painful itching. After consulting a physician she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and was entirely cured, returning to normal with no further flare ups. The testimonial cites Miss Anabel Wilson of North Branch Michigan reporting on October 20, 1907.
Ancient Egyptians used rocking cradles for babies many centuries before Christ. Belzoni copied pictures showing an Egyptian mother at work with her foot on the cradle.
Advertises a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Promises relief for tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and helps new or tight shoes fit. Claims to cure corns and bunions and lists all druggists and shoe stores as sellers priced at 23 cents.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption jokes about a neighbor with a squeaky lawn mower and an oil bottle left on the doormat. The punch line implies the oil was used on the neighbor’s hair.
An old ad claims yellowed laundry can be restored to white using Red Cross Ball Blue. It notes large 20 oz packages are sold by grocers for 5 cents.
Near Interurban Station in Indianapolis a business advertises sale at a sacrifice due to sickness. The notice gives contact as J. J. B. at 622 Law Building, Indianapolis, Ind. 1t.
Evelyn reveals her sisterly truth to Madelon amid a tense scene with Hugh. Madelon confronts trust and heartache, and Evelyn offers forgiveness as they face a difficult future together. The pair reconcile after a year of separation and hardship.
A collection of curiosities and quirks including Paris shoes 1527, Chinese clock dials, Elizabethan beard tax, Japanese red white roses, beggar taxes, hotel number 13 removal, Persian laughter norms, London organ grinders, Paris police dog capture, Mexican pineapple fiber uses, a Saint Paul man starving for mental rest, a Berlin beggar with phonograph, and Maine paper coincidences about four children each announcing a new granddaughter in one week.
Theodore Hook forged 4000 letters to tradesmen and others inviting them to call at Mrs Tottenham's Berners Street house. Daybreak to midnight crowds arrived in waves of hundreds including chimney sweeps bakers doctors dentists priests ministers undertakers and fishmongers. The Bank of England governor the Duke of Gloucester and the Lord Mayor also came. Police investigated but Hook remained undetected.
A fashionable New York reception showcases a newly appointed young editor who boasts of his status. He asks the hostess's 18 year old daughter how she views newspapers. She replies simply that the only paper she knows is the one delivered each morning.
An elderly suitor in a Denver News Times item declares love with death wishes. The blooming maid responds with disbelief and a quip about the ad. The fragment preserves a period’s social tone and wit.
An advertisement extols a reputable health product, highlighting ethical remedies and world approval. It promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative, urging buyers to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version through leading druggists.
The text notes Romans and emperors as skilled archers. It cites Domitian firing arrows between boys’ hands in the circus without wounding, Commodus boasting perfect aim, and examples of silencing wild beasts with a single shaft. It mentions lions, ostriches, and semicircular arrowheads used in executions and hunt alike.
A verbose, quirky paragraph tests pronunciation and dictionary use. It features Cleopatra in an oasis contemplating economic details, a critic with a courteous diagnosis, a vase with an accusting apparatus, and a national appendicitis expert at obsequies.
A kind hearted but tightfisted man, troubled by a visiting card request, asks how to avoid enabling a drinker. His friend suggests declaring no money and lending all to him. After testing, the man returns, still uneasy, and waits for repayment to settle his conscience.
A vintage home tip explains soaking rusty keys in paraffin oil for a day or two to soften rust. After soaking the oil should have loosened the corrosion, making removal with a light rub easy.
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes medical terms as playful disease nicknames. One doctor mentions buttercup fever while another speaker recalls a case of jack rose fever from last winter as a joke about illness.
A satirical exchange between a conceited young physician and Knox remarks that if people followed his advice there would be fewer tubercular ailments. The Philadelphia Press notes the witty dialogue and public reception.
A reader shares how coffee caused sleeplessness and palpitations and how switching to Postum, prepared properly, improved health. Her husband eventually agrees to try Postum, leading to a coffee-free household and better color and wellbeing.
The sermon by Father Vaughan, brother of the late Cardinal, urges happiness in marriage. He advises husbands to be calm and supportive and wives to maintain a tidy home and temper. He stresses sympathy, courtesy, and avoiding nagging or scolding, while urging partners to respect differences and avoid excess.
Lord Palmerston and Sir James Padget discuss a stranger on Bond Street who saluted the statesman and spoke of an old complaint. The man’s face clouded as he paused, then hurried away. The exchange reveals and underscores the old fellow’s age and ailments in a light, amused tone.
Hearit, a famed dramatic critic, visits Stratford on Shakespeare's birthday and asks a street sweeper near Irving's Inn who the fuss is about. The sweeper, in winter garb, replies that Shakespeare wrote, hinting at his authorship across local jokes and shop names.
A judge comments on plans for a personal house built to suit the builder’s ideas. The owner invites others to inspect the corner residence as an example of the project.
A playful dialogue about finding a life partner during leap year. The speakers joke about proposing to a man they believe they cannot live without and settling for a man they think they can live with. The banter presents light social commentary in a humorous, theatrical tone.
A witty exchange between a sarcastic lady and an egotistic man from the New York Press recounts a quip about his sight. The man claims an oculist told him his sight is perfect while the woman hints at two Ls.
A dialogue contrasts a lesser known poet Scribbles with De Riter, noting wealth as a factor. Scribbles quips that De Riter has money for stamps, while the other asserts De Riter is not well off, highlighting financial status in literary success.
The Chicago Tribune recounts William Tell shooting the apple from his son's head and, after telling his son to hustle for the crowd, fires his press agent named Gessler to vent his frustration.
A succinct proverb suggests that a person’s value is not tied to skill alone. The saying implies that moral worth affects outcomes, even in seemingly simple tasks like fishing, inviting reflection on merit and capability.
An advertisement describes a prospect to obtain a home and farm with an equal share in a large land enterprise. It touts 500000 acres under option, 100000 acres of timber, fertile soil and a railroad building plan. Easy payments offered. readers urged to write for literature from LA Prosperidad Colony Association, Dept. H, Los Angeles.
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