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Newspaper
Natrona County Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
3
A stream of fragmented clippings spans spoofed cures, odd headlines, and curious claims from New York to Kalamazoo. We glimpse jokes on meat prices, fashion, and travel while references to politicians, detectives, and poets surface in a collage of humorous, unverified notes reflecting a bustling, rumor-filled era.
Niagara Falls August 7 reports large water diversions for industrial power. Projects aim to develop about five hundred thousand horsepower continuously from river above the Falls, with plans for further water use as development expands. Acetylene lighting from calcium carbide emerges as a growing business, supplying lighting for buildings and streets and promoting widespread industrial scales.
The document notes an artillery garrison unit in Alla nabed India inviting N 2s and other men to report to the quartermaster sergeant on June 1 for testing beer at the supply and transport warehouse. One unit and the beer selection will be held strictly responsible for losses or returns and must pay for any beer returned.
A female pike thirty two inches long caught on Barton Road, Norfolk, yielded two roaches, seven and four inches, two eight inch wire pieces, two steel spanners, two keys tied together, a portion of a aw, a fragment of iron, and a pan of Apanner when opened.
A fragment discusses H G Wells description of athletic young ladies with clear voices, suggesting savages may more nearly attain male stature than civilized races. The note contrasts freeing swing and beauty with evolving social perceptions.
Sound and Dollar, Monticello, Minn, August reports J W Moor’s recovery from Bright's Disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He recalls doctors' doom, a traveling salesman’s tale of cure, and his rapid restoration to health.
In a dated domestic note a housewife is urged to try Defance Cold Water Starch promising superior quality. The pamphlet claims the product uses 16 starch granules per packet versus 12 in rival brands and suggests regular use will meet all daily ironing needs.
A fragmented report describes a figure named Lewin with a "Single Binder" in a vague context. The text references a price factor, tobacco law, and a path toward perdition through persuasive speech. Details are unclear, with many garbled terms and missing connections.
A Ham Mondeport, New York cobbler claims twenty years of kidney trouble, backache, gravel and weight loss were cured eight years ago by Dean's Kidney Pills. He credits dramatic relief and subsequent good health since the treatment. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo advertises the remedy at 60 cents a box.
A Camden New Jersey mother Mary Sanders recalls her four month old baby covered in sores. She found relief using Culure Soap and Ointment which stopped the itching and allowed the child to sleep. Within a month all sores healed and sleep returned.
Fraudulent copy promotes Mother Gray and Australian Leaf claiming cures for female weaknesses backache kidney ailments and related complaints. Misleads readers with unverified health claims and dubious testimonials from an alleged New York distributor.
A Berlin stage show featured 43 renowned criminals portrayed in lavish costumes. An English performer dressed as Charles Pones sparked chatter by clashing with the upper echelons of crime, while a Berlin-based producer organized the event assigning disguises.
The plan to maintain children of the poor in cottages or homes rather than pauper wards gains traction in England. The London county reports spending 72 cents per capita for the poor last year, reflecting a shift away from pauperizing arrangements.
An expert on patent cases examines a dispute with Rutue Choate over a written note. Walters cannot read a word of JL from the reply. He asks Mr Choate to interpret his own writing. Choate replies that he cannot read his writing once the ink dries, but offers to explain what it is about if Walters reveals the content.
A mother from an Ohio town forwards a photo of her year old Grapehuta boy who has eaten only Grape-Nuts with milk or cream since age seven. He refuses turkey and other foods, yet remains healthy and handsome with a clear complexion. The note endorses Postum foods and the book The Road to Wellville.
Frederick W. White recalls elder Sothern as a world renowned Joker, sharing a Nova Scotia inn anecdote about birds of a feather. The piece cites Bathera, Batherton and the link to The American Cousin, plus notes on other stage figures and upcoming engagements.
Viola Allen renounces Shakespeare and heads to The Career of But ty Bingteion a Clyde Fitch drama. Rose Coghlan shifts from vaudeville to The Duke of Killirankle with Fanny Brough’s former role. Yvette Guilbert plans an American autumn recital program after London Paris tours. Loulet Allen signs for a New York Weber Municial role. Miss Fay remains for The Belle of Avenue A, a musical drama with period costumes and reproductions of early torian dances.
A reflective line notes that current life feels no worse than youth, suggesting maturity has altered perception rather than circumstances, and implies resilience or acclimation to ongoing challenges. The quote emphasizes enduring optimism despite time passing.
J McShall of Sioux City advertises farms for rent or sale on crop payments. The note warns about the term shoddy, describing it as scrap material or low quality cloth, implying caution in choosing farm offerings and goods.
A fragmented quote from an Atlanta Constitution piece asserts the futility of worrying about fate, lightning, thunder, and time. The garbled text reflects a newspaper clipping echoing a local columnist stance on life’s uncertainties and the limits of human control.
All Chipe of One Block Mr B Sparkes dies in Uffculme Devon after sixty years as manager of a local woolen factory. His father and grandfather served the same firm. his son now takes over. A fragment mentions Mme De latour of Paris discovering a brass box with gold coins valued at 1000 dollars in a floor hole during an unrelated incident.
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