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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
3
The piece portrays thousands of American housewives sacrificing their lives to daily duties. It notes women suffer pains and aches in silence while trying to keep homes neat and children well dressed, urging that they deserve help to overcome the burden.
Mrs F Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs W P Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They say it helped them regain strength and enabled them to return to full daily work.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been a standard remedy for female ills and has helped many with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
A Chicago News item humorously notes a husband fears cross eyes from trying to balance income and expenses with his wife. The couple jokes about accounting strain as they discuss finances.
The New York Sun records Solomon praising a magic car pet as wives threaten to flee when he exclaims a magic “beat it” and the device flies away. Other husbands look on with envy.
A Bay City Michigan mother recounts her daughter's long battle with an itching rash. After years of salves and specialist care the eruption spread from behind the ears to the face and neck. She reports dramatic improvement after using Cutiura Remedies and urges others to try it.
A wry exchange from the St Paul Pioneer Press notes a husband and wife argue over carpet care. She implies nagging spurs better work while he concedes irritation may improve outcomes. The item reflects domestic humor rather than a serious event.
A promotional note touts Garfield Tea as beneficial for rheumatism and gout. It claims the tea purifies the blood cleanses the system and eradicates disease with a suggestion to drink before retiring.
A playful exchange notes Mrs Subbubs arranging Bridget's departure by having her ride backward, ensuring she does not realize she is leaving town. The scene contrasts with a housekeeper who uses Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes, referencing a large 207 package priced at 5 cents.
A playful exchange features Little Willie and his father discussing how rail way stocks are watered from a pool, with a Washington Star reference suggesting a humorous or metaphorical editorial tone.
Good for Sore Eyes claims Pettit's Lye Salve has cured eye diseases for over a century. The advertisement lists Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York as distributors for the product.
A quatrain style piece from the Emporia Gazette recounts the Ananias fable with vivid, if satirical, imagery. It urges readers to shun foolish tales and strive for virtue while portraying the punished liar as a warning.
A terse quote notes a well known local man in Yonkers with the remark that he owes everybody, reflecting the town’s opinion of his character. The line captures local sentiment and the idea of widespread debt without detailing any event or person names.
The Bengal lights recipe describes using niter and sulphur as base. To sparkle, four parts sulphur and four parts niter are combined with two parts fulminating mercury, gun powder, and one part antimony.
A courtroom quip notes that politeness fails when rude behavior dominates. The judge comments on seating etiquette and the consequences of boorish conduct in public spaces.
A Cleveland grocer shares a two year experience of leaving coffee for Postum Food Coffee. He reports reduced nervousness and stomach trouble, improving appetite and store duties. He urges others with similar issues to switch and notes recurring letters testifying to Postum's benefits.
A New York World report recounts a London urban legend about the 3,500 year old priestess of Amen-Ra in the British Museum. A photographer’s developed image allegedly shows the mummy alive with a menacing gaze, sparking fear and rumors of hoodoo belief among Londoners and prompting occult investigators to probe.
The Christian Science Sentinel print a state ment by Mary Baker Eddy arguing prayer against war while acknowledging naval armament may be necessary to prevent war and preserve peace, urging arbitration of national disputes and universal love among peoples.
Seaver-Wit Snyder mortgaged his farm to buy an automobile. The winter season turned the car into a stationary engine used to saw 234 cords of wood, press 389 bales of hay and straw, milk, separate and churn, cut feed for poultry and cattle, and pump house water. He estimates savings enough to clear the mortgage and leave $4.70 in the bank.
A vivid poem from the Baltimore Sun brims with imagery of a towering hat that shadows crowds and blocks the street. It travels through the city’s matinees, its influence felt as crowds gasp at its scale and spectacle.
A London man out shooting accidentally shoots his black retriever. Overcome with distress he later sees the dog return with its own tail in its mouth, shot clean off, a remarkable reminder of the incident reported by the Chicago Journal.
A valued relic, the King Philip war club, a three foot long war club decorated with black and white beads denoting slain persons, is owned by Mrs. William Fuller of North Warren. It cannot be secured for love or money though the Maine Historical Society has sought a loan.
In a Washington Star snippet an emotional actress says she is confident not from talent but from press agent promises. She hints at upcoming stories about her car, gowns, and domestic difficulties as prelude to future publicity.
A Pittsburg Post note recalls a reader who, despite recognizing James’s sharp language, suspects a concealed joker in his tale. The exchange hints at the author’s sly wit and subtle handling of irony.
A public park scene in Bohemian Magazine features a playful exchange about colors and gambling stakes. The woman enjoys gamboling on the green while a man insists on red and black, noting he played green for three hours last night.
Birds rely on wings for more than flight. Some species use wing claws or modified joints to climb on rocks trees or shorelines. This helps grip surfaces and maneuver across varied terrains.
An old man aboard a northbound day coach in Charlottesville Virginia asks a young colored boy about family, schooling, and prayers, offering five cents for apples. The brief encounter emphasizes trust and virtue in a dated Success Magazine vignette.
A Pittsburgh Post item notes a fiancé rejects a rumor by declaring I do, humorously disrupting a marriage question. The exchange centers on a claim about the couple’s union and ends with a witty rebuttal.
A concise dialogue highlights a sharp remark about slyness and a sudden burst of temper. The text contrasts prudence with passion within a moral frame suggesting service as a measure of rank in heaven.
William M. Chase tells a fresh tale of Jimmy Whistler at a dinner party. He notes Whistler forgot his tie, but Whistler defends his linen collar as perfect without a flimsy lawn add-on, and the dinner continues.
A Louisville Courier Journal anecdote notes that genius is seen as touchy and disruptive. It claims Dr. Johnson supposedly touches every post, while another says true geniuses touch every friend they meet, and persistently try.
A Detroit Free Press quip features a minister urging deeds over words and a woman asking if a telegram was ever sent. The exchange contrasts action with communication in a brief humor piece.
A Philadelphia Press item recalls Sir Bakeley warning his butler James to keep quiet about a saluting incident with the nurse maid. James agrees, noting that silence is golden.
The king of royal dancers Charles II reportedly spared no rest for his court dancing. Pepys notes the monarch rarely dances, yet whenever courtiers grew fatigued he would demand a round of country dances.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer blurb notes a bascinet was seen at the Brown home this morning. The item suggests an unexpected or curious visit related to a local household event.
New Zealand estimates an available coal supply of 1.2 billion tons with only up to 20 million touched. It marks the first British colony to experiment with state ownership of colliery property.
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