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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
Two diners argued if a pineapple was a fruit or a vegetable. They asked the waiter John for clarity. He answered with a pun, declaring a pineapple is neither fruit nor vegetable and claiming it is a dextra.
The Romans used small stones called calculi for counting, giving rise to the word calculate. This etymology links arithmetic practices to linguistic roots and shows how numeric notions entered language through counting tools.
A collection of maxims urging caution in expansion and pride. It contrasts a javelin that may miss its mark with a bouquet that never does. It warns that greatness requires accepting others may think little of you.
Nell asks about Mr. Sillicus vices and Belle jokes he has none noting his memberships in a glee club an amateur dramatic society and his poetry writing in a colorful Philadelphia Record style note.
A column cites Mrs. Knicker and Mrs. Becker discussing a cook being discharged over a quarrel about a cousin’s husband who works as a watchman for a trust, illustrating a tainted rumor in New York society.
The excerpt humorously recalls Jonah and the whale with Mrs Midge and Midge speculating on his reaction. The quip suggests Jonah imagined being in a sheath gown, reflecting satirical dialogue rather than a factual event.
A quip from the St. Louis Post Dispatch notes that when a woman says she has nothing to wear she often means she has nothing to air. The witty aside highlights fashion and social attitudes.
A compact aphorism from the Philadelphia Press notes that a sweetheart cannot be too good to be true, unlike other flattering labels like too giddy too old or too new. The line emphasizes unwavering trust in a truly virtuous beloved.
A brief note argues there is no proof camels ever existed in a wild state. It questions historical claims of free roaming populations and suggests evidence for domestication origins rather than wild feral populations.
A brief Brooklyn Life item notes the discovery of a child with a book, prompting exclamations from Mabel Mamma and George. The phrase Found by the Child underscores a domestic moment and the significance of the found item within a home setting.
Consumers are urged to keep whites bright by using Red Cross Ball Blue sold by grocers in a 20 oz package for five cents. This detergent promotes vivid whiteness for fabrics and is widely available in stores.
Stella reportedly received duplicate wedding presents, mirroring items from Bella’s first marriage. The New York Sun notes both ceremonies featured identical gifts, highlighting repeated patterns in the celebrations.
Advertising notice offering a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Claims relief for tired sweaty hot swollen feet and helps fit new or tight shoes. Promotes as a cure for corns and bunions with sale at druggists and shoe stores.
A solicitor recalls a comical case where a client, cheated by a livery stable keeper, seeks revenge by paying a sovereign for a horse to Windsor. The plan backfires when the stable owner delivers a horse to Windsor, but the client realizes the ruse as his adviser explains the trick. The anecdote from Pearson's Weekly illustrates legal cleverness and streetwise deception.
Describes Spanish farming with a simple wooden plow, a single handle and tongue, hitched to two small oxen or mules. The driver steadies balance by foot placement and uses a rear extension to prevent the plow from jumping out of the ground.
A letter promotes Postum as relief from coffee related spells and unconsciousness. A 70 year old man reports eight months of improved health after switching from coffee to Postum, with fewer spells and better sleep. The testimonial ends by noting the brand and a cited booklet.
The piece surveys unsolved astronomical questions from the moon's activity to the sun's heating trend, and the Universe’s structure including the Milky Way. It weighs whether the Galaxy is a ring or disc, how the sun moves within it, and whether a cosmic center governs all gravitation.
A naval scene explains that eight bells marks the hour on ships not the number of bells seen. The nautical day begins at noon and ends at noon, with bells struck every half hour and corrected at noon by the navigator or chronometer.
The Arkansas Gazette recounts a historical law from the short lived State of Franklin dated 1788. It lists governors and officials paid in deer skins raccoon skins beaver skins and mink skins and notes the region extended to the Mississippi with Memphis as a trading post.
A giant eight foot automaton called Hercules the Iron Man frightened campers in an American park. An oil fire and steam powered him as he wandered, dodging trees and a lake, until he toppled at the gate and lay still as the steam faded.
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows Ragson Tatters begging a woman for a dime to die in peace while Mrs. Goodart questions him, noting a smell of liquor on his breath and Ragson replying that liquor is killing him.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt describes Lake Mangishlak on the Caspian peninsula. Grasse is praised for its perfumes while Mangishlak emits a violet odor from seaweed Polydhystia Violacea. Visitors note mauve water and salt-crystal banks as a curious, headache-inducing feature.
A young woman presented in a severe state at the city mission with scabies incipient paresis rheumatism and sores from scratching. After seven weeks of care using Cuticura products she improved, slept better, and in five weeks could seek work. Laura Jane Bates 85 Fifth Ave New York March 11 1907.
Observations note scant furniture in Turkish bedrooms with rarely a chair visible. Rooms feature a few mats and beds laid directly on the floor, reflecting a simple domestic arrangement.
A mosaic of odd lines on consumer goods and social maxims. It lampoons trust, hunger, work, and propriety with brief aphorisms. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and a fireman's hose with playful observations.
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh through internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars to any case it fails to cure and urge sending for testimonials. Sold by all druggists at 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Frankfurter Zeitung writer cites a thirteenth century author noting savants who could conduct lightning to a designated spot, indicating early knowledge of lightning rods in Spain seven centuries ago.
The Kansas City Journal notes a quip on governorship pay. A speaker dismisses salary concerns, suggesting hiring staff for 10 dollars a week and a governor earning more on the chautauqua circuit.
A note on the English language lists forty one distinct sounds. It identifies phonetic elements and compares sounds in different spellings. This overview highlights the richness of English pronunciation and the variety of phonemes that comprise spoken speech.
Mrs A J Davis of Murray Kentucky says Dean’s Kidney Pills cured her kidney disease in three weeks. She suffered dizzy spells back pains and grip, then symptoms vanished. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Some women have a tantalizing kiss me quick purr over a telephone.
A historic advertisement praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving women's suffering. Claims include numerous testimonials, non drugged formula from roots and herbs, and notes it can avoid surgical operations. Emphasizes availability at the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory with many letters of cure.
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