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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
3
One of the Essentials of modern homes is a wealth of health knowledge and trusted products. Among them is the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, an ethical remedy approved by physicians and praised by the Well-Informed of the World for safe family use. Produced by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
Towne tells Browne his wife suffers severe nightly insomnia when he returns home late. The exchange reveals she has a serious sleep problem each night, affecting their home life. The Philadelphia Press quotes their dialogue.
A concise reflection on ethics argues that proper conduct depends on sincere, virtuous intent guiding actions rather than formal politeness alone. It emphasizes inner motives shaping outward behavior and social harmony.
A country minister receives his first church call and his wife eager to share the news. She meets a farmer’s wife who correctly reflects that happiness can mirror personal pride, recalling how their pig won a gold medal at the cattle show.
A letter from W. H. Pawson Jr reports 349 acres of grain in southern Alberta 1907 including 197 acres of spring wheat and 152 acres of oats. Wheat averaged 88 bushels per acre oats 74 with values $38.00 and $37.00 per acre. hay 50 tons at $13 per ton and 500 bushels of potatoes at 60 cents each.
In Warner Alberta January 9 1908 letter notes farming first year success. A L Werner raised 2515 bushels winter wheat on 100 acres breaking. Tenny Brothers 60 acres yielded 30 bushels per acre. Spring wheat 30, oats 50 to 80, barley 50, flax 10 to 15 on sod. Settlers report good country and livestock fat with grass. Fr Leffingwell signs. Government agent contacts advertised elsewhere.
A brief item notes a woman traveling back to Europe with 66 trunks and a duke, a dramatic contrast to a prior family arrival described as coming from Europe in steerage fifty years earlier.
Advertises PAZO ointment as a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or money back. Claims are presented as a money refund guarantee and mentions the condition of piles.
A compact collection of late 19th century clippings notes health warnings about microbes in food and claims Garfield Tea as a remedy for digestive organs and blood purification. Also includes a joke about a patient seeking sleep and an advertisement for Mrs Austin’s pancake flour for quick breakfast.
The Ho jon Post notes a rumored motive for a rash drowning attempt. A correspondent speculates his wife’s departure prompted the act, while an exchange questions the reasoning. The item preserves the local tone and uses cautious wording.
A child asks why bouillon cups have two handles and a nearby boy responds that it is because some people are left handed. The remark appears in Harper's Weekly as a light venting moment.
A quotation notes that a rocking chair in a woman's kitchen suggests she performs all her own chores. It reflects a belief about gender roles and domestic labor.
Eva vows to outrun rivals by fleeing with a coachman but a friend elopes with an air ship pilot instead. The oddly phrased tale follows a series of elopements among youths and their romance choices.
In a New York Sun exchange, Becker jokes Roosevelt should start an employment agency to help others find work. The remark prompts light speculation on Roosevelt taking a practical public service role.
A summer resident questions a $150 price for a calm moon faced horse. Mr Jameson replies the horse is thirty years old and cost more than that yearly, arguing he should at least get equal value. The exchange treats value and sentiment in a lighthearted bar of the era.
Before Queen Olga of Greece acted there was no state provision for the sick poor. She now visits infirmaries and supports a home for seamen of all nations. Her charity provides small dowries to help sailors in King George's service wed their chosen brides.
Mrs. Mary E. H. Rouse of Cambridge New York credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her long standing kidney and back pain after a severe fall. She experienced constant pains high kidney disturbance and weight loss before relief and recovery followed. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A historical ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children’s Home. Claims cure for constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and worms with 30 000 testimonials. Sold by druggists 25 cents. Sample free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
An old West tale shows a missionary seeking lodging with a prosperous Swede who hates having Indians around. The Swede defends his preference by quoting scripture and humorously claiming a separate heavenly mansion for his own house. The anecdote ends with a wry twist about inclusion and hospitality.
A Philadelphia School Board member describes a northern Pennsylvania one room school where a stern teacher keeps students at desks yet allows occasional bites from lunch. He recalls a pie distracted pupil and the quip "listening with one ear and eating pie with the other."
An old surgeon recalls giving up coffee after trembling hands and insomnia nearly ruined his precision. He credits Postum with stabilizing his nerves, normalizing circulation, and ending dizziness, urging readers to boil it as directed and consider it a national drink.
The text centers on Jesus declaring I am the bread of life and explains belief in him as the path to eternal life. It contrasts earthly hunger with spiritual sustenance and outlines Jesus mission, the Father’s will, and the promise of resurrection for those who believe.
An eminent singer of foreign birth dined with a mature group of women. His host's nineteen year old daughter sat on his left and, as dishes slowed, he complimented her in Latin saying she “seemed like a flower among vegetables.” She replied with demure humor about first place in his thoughts at dinner.
Stella and Belle engage in a high stakes bridge game with playful banter about cooking, as Harper's Bazar notes their lively exchange and competitive play.
A fragment from Perliner Fliegende Blaetter quotes a playful exchange about Ostend as a dream destination and a husband’s preference for shared dreams over longing for Ostend. The brief dialogue contrasts travel longing with domestic affection.
Local notice from the Pittsburg Post reports Tired Tiffins in jail over a winter dispute with a brief exchange implying a physical pull and a declared no.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly features a portly man on a railroad train asking to sit on another passenger's hat. The reply suggests seating first, then questioning, yielding a lighthearted moment.
Miss Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn New York president of the Young People's Christian Temperance Association endorses Peruna as a valuable nerve and blood remedy. She cites personal experience noting improved strength digestion and tissue building especially for women and young mothers. Dr Hartman has prescribed Peruna to thousands of women and receives many letters of thanks.
Mrs Wipedunks Jenkinson argues magazines are costly and unnecessary and suggests borrowing instead. She notes annual costs of four dollars plus binding and shelving, totaling about eighty five dollars over ten years, urging thrift and avoiding purchase.
At a Lakewood dinner gathering two men Herbert Manly of Philadelphia and Graham White of New York competed in felling trees on a private estate aided by fifty spectators. The duel sparked bets and ended when both agreed the task exceeded expectations.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube can be cured only by constitutional treatment. States nine of ten deafness cases due to catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved. Includes address J Cheney Co Toledo and drugstore sales. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Following a fierce gale and blizzard, occupants of top-story offices in tall buildings report nausea from noticeable swaying. The sensation resembles an earthquake effect, prompting the playful term mal de scraper and mal de seism to describe the motion-induced illness.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as the only medicine needed to cure a cold in one day. It mentions signature by E. W. Grove and a price of 25 cents, appealing to a broad, global usage.
An unofficial estimate places about eight million telephones in use worldwide, reached in a little over 30 years. Modern business would stagger if the hello instrument failed, but a sudden lapse in electric light invention would have a far more visible impact after twenty five years of development.
The fragment presents a dialog on shame and stinginess, contrasting moral judgment with human behavior. It frames a critique of greed and prompt retort about why begging is morally questionable. No clear context or names, but conveys a heated moral exchange.
Detroit Free Press quote describes a man who calls weekly, mistaken for a book collector, but is identified as a lawyer pursuing my wife's alimony. The exchange hints at ongoing private dispute and the caller's persistent presence.
In a Kansas City Times dialogue, a tanker asks if beliefs include equal suffrage and Enpeck replies with humor about being bossed by his wife, asserting he deserves an equal chance. The exchange captures gender roles and public discourse of the era.
A fragment from Harper's Weekly notes a joke about Gotrox nearly finishing Christmas cigars from his wife. Gunbusta remarks he met him and that he said he was almost at the end of his rope, signaling strain or tension.
A Japanese speaker criticizes Western media for using the term Japanese or Japs, arguing Nippon or Nihon are proper, while Japs implies derision. He notes White outsiders in Japan avoid insults, and explains respectful terms like gayojin for Western men, warning against a revival of the old foreign devil word.
The passage argues there is no single American girl type. It notes American beauty cannot be defined by a sole standard and that true beauty will emerge only after social problems are resolved, education advances, freedoms expand, and social conditions solidify into a national identity.
A newlywed from the country feels homesick in a New York studio as a neighbor from downstairs asks to borrow sugar and offers the use of the telephone. The scene highlights neighborly warmth and a contrast with country friendliness.
Reported quip from Hicks about his wife delaying funds after a visit to the office. The Catholic Standard and Times records the exchange as a brief anecdote on financial hesitation.
A caller at the White House asks Mr. President if he has hunted the wild boar. The president replies with a wry twist, saying he has not hunted the boar but the wild bore hunts him. Providence Journal carries the exchange.
In the Interior feature the typhoid germ humorously declares it fights best when down, as the grip microbe questions the idea. The Catholic Standard is cited as the source for this wry exchange.
Advert describes remarkable grass promising three crops a year and large yields with 100 acres producing 3800 dollars of seed sales and 300 tons of hay. Promises original seed catalog for 10 cents plus postage and samples of Billion Dollar Grass and other seeds. Includes price notes and contact in La Crosse Wisconsin.
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge Tennessee reports her daughter recovered from severe eczema with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. A boy in the family also healed from poison oak after twelve days using only Cuticura products.
A stage manager questions why a performer was ejected while a stage carpenter recalls someone striking a match near the fire proof curtain. The exchange highlights theatre safety concerns and potential risk to the set.
The New York Sun notes playful conspiracy talk about the president and mockery of accusations, with Becker quipping that even if accused of snoring he would blame Wall Street. The item reflects editorials and wit on political perception.
Nothing so cheap for a good wholesome hearty breakfast as Mrs. Austins pancake flour. At all grocers.
A man enters a drug store asking for preparations to remove hair. The druggist confirms and the customer explains he is nearly bald and seeks to remove the remaining hair in one sweep to end the agony. The scene is cited as from Success Magazine.
A famous actor recounts touring the South and entering a town club where the attendant explains the dispensary system offering corn liquor beer and wine. The remark mirrors Harper's Weekly flavor and suggests the era’s beverage culture in the region.
A stern mother scolds Johnny while Willy fantasizes about becoming president. Johnny argues for a turn at digging in the sewer, highlighting family contrasts and childhood mischief.
The Knicker-The Coinage Committee voted to restore the motto on the coin, while Bocker argues it would only bring the coin back to the pocket, per the New York Sun.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. EB. W Grove on box 25 cents.
A philosophical reflection compares fullness to bread and emptiness to air, suggesting true nourishment requires more than empty sounds. The saying contrasts material abundance with spiritual or emotional fulfillment, implying listening alone cannot satisfy deep hunger.
Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory writes that after seven years of female troubles she was run down and nervous. She consulted doctors without relief, wrote to Mrs Pinkham and used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She is now strong and well.
A 19th century advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female illnesses. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities menstrual pains backache and nervous prostration and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A witty exchange reveals a heroine who claims her face is her fortune while the Count boasts that his name will win him an heiress, highlighting social games of class and marriage.
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