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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
4
Difficult digestion known as dyspepsia causes irritable moods and poor appetite. Pills claim permanent cures for thousands of severe cases. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promoted as the best cathartic remedy.
The item questions whether insomnia is contagious and notes how it affects the speaker when the baby has it. It also promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil with a price of 60 cents a bottle as a remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia.
An advertisement claims FITS can be permanently cured with Kline's Great Nerve. It promises relief from nervousness and a free $2.00 trial bottle from Arch Street in Philadelphia. The text also mentions an ancient camel route near Jerusalem and Nabla as background.
Ethel reports Mr Field is serious about his handling of a matter. A mother notes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup as a top comfort for teething children.
A fragment from a Brooklyn Eagle humor item shows Pat O’Hoolahan claiming he mixed yellow paint with granite for two coats to save time, prompting Ottinger’s surprised objection. Nearby, a quip about a model spouse contrasts a deaf and dumb wife with a deaf husband.
An advertisement states deafness stems from a chronic mucous condition of the Eustachian tube and promises a $100 reward for any catarrh related deafness that cannot be cured. It promotes Hell's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co and notes availability of circulars from Toledo, with a joke line from London Punch at the end.
Last summer an electric railroad reached Chamounix foot of Mount Blanc enabling Geneva to Chamounix in three and three quarters hours. Recently the journey was by diligence and took most of a day, showing a dramatic time reduction from prior delays.
Kepert Thompson of the Philadelphia zoo reports the bullfrog as extremely voracious for its size, preferring birds like sparrows and young snipe. The creature lies in wait by water, leaps to swallow its prey, and otherwise feeds on worms insects and other moving fare, with predators including water birds snakes and boys.
A Cornwall inn near Land's End is claimed as the first and last house in England, with a sign touting it to coastbound tourists though a cottage has since been added nearer the cliffs. The article notes how landlords exploit such quirks for business and recounts habits of gold leaf packing in Bible and Book of Common Prayer sheets. It also warns that cockroaches spread globally via ships, alongside rats, noting their shared habitation on vessels.
The Persian government will send 10 youths, sons of noble families, to Europe for education at state expense. Selected towns for their sojourn are London Moscow St Peters burg Berlin and Vienna.
A remark from Cleveland Plata Deater describes a Syracuse boy with a notably sharp brain. The comment compares the boy to having a head like a bucket shop.
The passage discusses a physician who uses medicine for the heart framed as wit and humor and notes that an umbrella’s ownership may not lie with the person who holds it. It juxtaposes humor with practical ownership.
A brief Scottish dialogue scene centers on Sandy and Tammas asking for a small drink before going home. The exchange ends with Tammas insisting the glass will decide when to drink, leaving the moment unresolved.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption exchange, Andrew Carnegie is described as small and short before a claim that he has 60,000,000 to give away, highlighting a paradoxical view of wealth and influence.
A light exchange about value and risk unfolds as a couple recalls a marriage proposal. The dialogue highlights doubts about worth and a willingness to take chances.
A historical note explains a Chinese pen crafted from salt hair used to paint the curiously formed letters of the Chinese alphabet, highlighting its age and unique material.
A playful exchange between a husband and wife about money. The husband complains about pockets while the wife asserts she has money of her own. The joke hinges on pockets being easy to search.
A dialogic humor item from Smart Set about a man named Paul and his plan to marry the widow, with a sly suggestion he has a better offer, reflecting witty social banter of the period.
Dialogue scene shows Mr Dobbs and Mr Hobbs in a tense exchange as they travel toward the racecourse with a hint of misfortune and anxiety about the journey back. The mood suggests a later consequence tied to the day’s events.
Utica New York resident Anna M Tucker recounts near fatal nerve and stomach illness after childbirth. She credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health after several doctors could not help and urges others to try the remedy. The ad touts pills as a cure for many ailments and lists price and purchase details. A joke about hiring a married man closes the piece.
Mrs. Frank Canter of 3 Merrill Street Amesbury Massachusetts credits Lydia E Pinkham Blood Purifier Dry Form Compound Liver Pills and Sana tive Wash with curing her long standing infertility and debilitating pelvic and back pain after two years of illness and failed treatments.
A humorous exchange highlights a reforming couple and a punchline about mismatched accents. A salesman jokes about stock as a customer asks for a blue necktie to match his eyes, noting only ties matching the nose are available.
A quip from the Chicago Tribune features a wealthy patient asking for a leg amputation bill. The eminent surgeon replies with a price, the patient offers payment, and the exchange ends with the remark that the leg cannot be restored to full length.
Tom laments being broke and asks for money. Dick suggests writing to friends, but Tom finds he has too many friends and wishes for a stranger. The joke hinges on the idea that social networks can feel burdensome when money is tight.
A Boston woman advocates a prohibition on boiling or roasting chestnuts arguing the practice causes the painful death of worms. She insists the worms have rights equal to humans, in a stance reported by the New York Tribune.
The passage lists weekly rations for European armies, detailing sugar in England and France, two gallons of beer in Russia, half a gallon of wine in Italy, three pounds of fish in Spain, and five ounces of butter in Belgium.
A Boston Herald item quotes a teacher explaining an island as a body of land entirely surrounded by water using Cuba as an example. A child says their father claims an ambitious act will occur before they finish.
The Chicago Tribune notes a foreign visitor marveling at Niagara Falls and joking about moving it nearer Buffalo. He asks why the falls are so far from Buffalo and whether it is part of the Pan-American Expo.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a playful exchange about a man described as aimless. A specimen of his toe-written note was sent to a handwriting analyst who replied she found him left handed, adding a humorous bite to the gossip column.
Johnny answers the teacher with great eagerness naming Goliath as the figure he most wishes to see in heaven, as reported by the Boston Herald.
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes Stormington Barnes suggesting another actor s public mockery seeks to paint him as professional jealousy. The Crooklyn Eagle adds a domestic scene with Mrs Boreum failing to control Willie, threatening a cozy corner.
A Washington Star item quotes a fair girl torn between marrying a man who professes love yet works in the weather bureau. She questions if his truthfulness should sway her decision while the beau cites his weather job as a factor in trust.
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas, born in 1788, credits Peruna with his long life and good health. He states catarrh underlies coughs and colds and praises Dr Hartman’s books and Peruna as the main remedy, noting it helps especially the elderly. A free book on catarrh is offered by The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
A lighthearted report notes a boy named Billy slipping from a camping trip to visit farmhouses for discreet meals. The exchange reveals casual mischief and rural hospitality during the outing.
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