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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
7
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of female troubles and failed treatments. She cites relief from displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and pain and urges other troubled women to try the remedy.
A Berlin resident recounted a case where a neighbor nicknamed his mongrel dog Schultz to mock the man. The magistrate tested the name aloud and ordered the neighbor to change the dog's name under threat of a fine.
An old-time angler from the New York Sun explains a paradox in fishing behavior. He notes that full stomachs bite eagerly while hungry trout ignore bait, a pattern not limited to brook trout. He adds that pickeral with prey protruding from their mouths still grab live bait, evidence from extensive fishing experience.
A farmer who prides himself on his fattening pigs buys a pair from a neighbor. At eight weeks the pigs look small to him so he jokes about keeping the cat shut up a few days to prevent any surprise.
A Pittsburg Post quotation notes that the average man uses about 300 words while a New Yorker relies on three words Broadway money and fierce. The remark highlights regional linguistic differences in a concise newsy quip.
Visitor in a prison asks about a con vict standing nearby and the guard confirms he is a trusty. The exchange hints at the inmate's trusted role within the facility.
Good housekeepers favor Red Cross Ball Blue as a leading laundry aid sold at grocers for 5 cents per package.
A fragment from Life features heated remarks about Bilger eloping with his partner. The discussion questions moral suitability and the wife’s pending dinner party, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Pettit's Eye Salve promises to restore normal conditions for diseased or injured eyes. Distributed by Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York.
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard, a history professor, has taken up statistics with notable energy. He told colleague Professor Grandgent in the yard that mortality figures show a man dies every time he breathes, a remark reported by Lippincott's.
A 16 year old girl visits sick and wounded soldiers after Cuba with cheerful care. She offers to pray for them and a soldier asks her to request that he become her son in law, revealing his desire to marry her. The tale from Harper's Weekly highlights compassion among volunteers.
An advertising testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a nourishment that boosts strength and nerve power. A New York man claims night work fatigue faded after using the cereal, noting a 20 pound weight gain and lasting energy while traveling. The letter is from Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan with a plug for The Road to Wellville.
Julia Marlowe praises Peruna as a remedy that aids digestion and nourishes the nerves. The ad claims Peruna relieves stomach catarrh and nervous debility, with a Wallace California reader stating six years of stomach trouble vanished after using the product.
The Holy Carpet of Turkey is a red velvet textile embroidered in gold. It takes a year to craft and is entrusted by the sultan to Egyptian pilgrims for placement on the tomb of the Prophet at Mecca. After ceremonies it is replaced and brought back to Cairo, a right passed down in the male line for centuries.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and inflamed gums. It claims to soften gums ease pain and cure wind colic. A bottle is offered for sale.
A Chicago News quip contrasts anti tobacco sentiment with a smoker who recalls puffing a large black cigar for half an hour and feeling not quite flat enough. The exchange frames humor around smoking habits and self image.
A quick witticism from the Detroit Free Press notes a father occupied downtown watching a scoreboard while a child’s mother works at the washboard, highlighting busy household life and the era’s humor.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in hospital and a prognosis of six months to live before using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says his heart smothering spells weakness and kidney issues disappeared and he is now well. The claim notes it was sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The doctor advised rest for the elder's ailing wife but church devotion compelled her to hear her pastor. With the doctor’s plan, a sermon was transmitted by telephone to her room. Ten minutes after the sermon began she fell asleep, much to the elder's glee.
A Kansas City Journal quip records a broker calling a boy "no good as an office boy" for having no memory. The junior partner asks whether to fire him or bring him into the firm as a reflection on character.
A wry remark notes that a woman with a sense of humor may use wit as a clever deception, presenting humor as an artful skill rather than mere amusement.
A father plans to marry a widow, Norton, for his children’s sake. Anne, heartbroken by the prospect of a stepmother and her beloved Charles Edward, letters him in anger. He arrives with his mother to meet the father, and the gathering leads to an unexpected union of two families as Anne and Charles Edward look toward marriage after school.
A Philadelphia Press line contrasts Madge with a little hand mirror. Madge speaks without reflecting while the mirror reflects without speaking, highlighting a character study of vanity and self-perception.
A brief joke scene features a man named Wood giving playful answers about his and his wife's name. The exchange ends with a punchy double entendre and a light, humorous tone.
A tobacconist recalls the sultan’s royal cigarette habit. He notes Turkish tobacco yields the finest cigarettes, costing about 25 cents each if imported, and describes a small, airy palace workshop where skilled workers turn out royal blends. A hundredweight of leaves is rejected for every pound deemed flawless.
Robert Louis Stevenson and an eccentric acquaintance heard Sir Charles Halle play in London. The German-born musician impressed with a strict British air. After the concert they walked to Marble Arch in silence until the friend described the elderly statesman's piano manner as austere and chilling.
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her son's severe infant eczema described by doctors as the worst seen. After using Curicura Remedies starting at age three years four months the condition improved in two months and cleared in six months. October 94 1905.
A Cleveland Leader remark coins a humorous image of an aesthetic artist who smokes chewing tobacco in a rubber pipe and boasts of delicate health. The uncle warns you you can't tell what someone does from appearance.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative that cleanses and relieves without debility or dosage increases. It claims physicians approve its safe component parts and urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. and via leading druggists.
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