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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
6
A young surveyor, working from dawn to dusk, learns self reliance after his employer fails. Hungry and exhausted, a farmer offers lunch and pays a half-dollar for a noon-day mark, turning a sixty-cent start into a thriving supply that funds his surveys and yields six dollars in profit.
A school teacher learns two boys have no mother and a father, a house painter, cares for them with warmth. Despite poverty, the attic home becomes a palace in their eyes as the father teaches patience, duty, and resilience, shaping high minded sons through love and daily work.
A Florida resident decries a freeze as depressing and harmful to both finances and spirits. The piece depicts waking to icy damage in groves and the lasting gloom over pockets and optimism, highlighting the emotional and economic impact of cold weather on Floridians.
A proverb warns that hoping to sit and wait for a golden opportunity implies a lack of real need. It frames patient restraint as absence of urgency, suggesting the wiser path is proactive effort rather than passive expectation.
A reflective line likens the world to a musical piece with many sharps and flats. It suggests life’s harmony arises from contrasts and diverse experiences shaping perception and rhythm.
Er nest Seton Thompson argues minds matter as much as bodies for caged animals. He cites Woodward's Gardens keeper who kept animals alive sixteen years, then shot. Animals in cages show repetitive, tiresome behavior. they seek exercise and mental engagement to resist dull lives. Separate notes describe W A Hines's recovery using Dr King’s New Discovery and a testimonial praising Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Dr. D B Cargile of Washita NT reports Mrs Brewer cured of scrofula after years of suffering. Terrible head and face sores vanished with Electric Bitters, praised as the best blood purifier and remedy for eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils running sores. It purports to purify blood boost digestion and strength. Only 50c, sold by W O Foster Druggist guaranteed.
A housekeeper notes vast waste in meal prep and envisions future food as compressed pills and wafers. Tea aroma survives in tiny balls, mineral water in a pill, and meat forms as a roast slice or extract. The system lowers cost, reduces waste, and aids workers and explorers with portable, year’s supply style nourishment.
The passage extols looking ahead with hope as the source of achievement. It contrasts common contentment with the drive of nation builders and religious apostles who glimpse possible victories. It asserts that brave foresight brings a new life and great deeds.
A note explains that madder is used for coloring red and states that red will cause eight cows to become madder.
Homeseekers excursion tickets will be sold by the Iowa Central Railway on the first and third Tuesdays in May June July and August covering Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo territory. One fare plus two debars for round trip. Ask coupon ticket agents about territory dates sale limit and other details or address Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
One dollar size Celery Tonic 50c, six bottles 2.50 at Wagley and Smead's. For printing needs call the Record by telephone and we will visit to quote. Hickory and Centerville coal from C B Jaaper and Co. Phone 76, 128. Advertise in the Record for your spring business.
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