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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1895
Page
3
An advertising pitch extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that pleases the taste while cleansing the system. It claims to dispel colds headaches and fevers and to act on the kidneys liver and bowels without weakness, asserting millions of satisfied users and medical approval.
Henry Childs Merwin cites a Century essay on the horse market. Read the eye and head for character, seek intelligent and gentle or clearly bad traits, and judge ears, feet, and back shape to pick a well made, compact horse with balanced proportions.
The piece lauds Washington for forging a treaty with Japan recognizing Japan as a mature modern power. It notes courts extending jurisdiction, possible customs arrangements, and patent rights sharing. It argues war has solidified Japan's adoption of Western methods, ending any return to old Oriental practices.
A Paris Texas report details an 18 month old child who fell feet first into a twenty nine foot bore hole beside a farmer's house. Neighbors dug a square shaft and tunnel to rescue the child after twenty three hours. The child cried for mother during the ordeal and is expected to recover.
A fragment states there are 00 negroes in the universe of Europe, a line that appears as unreliable OCR text and lacks verifiable context or sources.
A 19th century tale recounts Pelham Pharmacy in Asheville endorsing No-To-Bac as a tobacco cure. A letter from J C Fogleman claims his 8 year old boy and he both were cured after using No-To-Bac, prompting local chatter and authorities to verify the anecdote.
The article describes twenty young San Francisco women forming whistling classes led by Miss Gertrude Judd under the tutelage of Mrs. Shaw. It details the audition tests, the required vocal and mouth formation, the blunt discipline, and notes that whistling resembles singing with timbre and range differences, but sexes share similar whistle tones.
A Sunday school skit shows Johnnie asking Miss Jones about why he failed to bind nets last spring. Miss Jones wears an oriole in her hat, and Johnnie replies the birds were meant to grow big enough to wear them, reflecting light humor.
An excerpt from Harper's Magazine reproduces archaic racial slurs in a historical voice. The text presents a speaker urging whites to act with false gentility while admitting racial contempt and coercive prejudice. The piece catalogs derogatory terms and attitudes shaping a toxic racial stereotype.
A captioned New York Herald note recounts a loudly talkative woman around age twenty five entering Herald Square on a Broadway car. Her loud remarks and teasing banter spark amusement and eventual urging to depart as her escort stays quiet. The scene highlights public etiquette and age concealment amid mixed reactions.
San Francisco women form a whistling class of twenty led by Miss Gertrude Judd trained by Mrs. Shaw. Entry tests ensure whistlers sing with clear technique not raw lungs. The craft parallels male whistle culture, while critiques note similar skill across genders and the challenge of grading.
A disrupted scene unfolds near Herald Square as a woman, age unspecified, loudly speaks of her birthday and attire drawing attention from passersby. Her escort reacts with sternness, urging to move on while the crowd laughs at the intimate exchange.
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