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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1894
Page
5
An ex speaker from Maine, Reed, is mocked for a small mustache as a conductor recalls a station incident. Reed complains a mustache draws no notice and quips that a man must be small to be noticed. The tale highlights public perception of facial hair and prominence.
Fragmented ad copy notes a phrenologist with a claim of a constitutional cure and a farmer's praise for Salter's World’s Fair wheat yielding 40 to 70 bushels per acre. Mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for various ailments and seeds from John A. Salter Co. Details include prices, growers, and catalogue offer.
A sermon argues death by own action is the worst crime, citing historic cases from Demosthenes to Napoleon and modern defaulters. It rebukes infidelity and urges Christians to endure trials, insisting suicide remains treason to life and to God, with pastoral emphasis on faith, mortality, and eternal reward.
Windsor castle hosts two state dinner services in gold and silver valued at about £2,000,000, with gold service costing over £12,000 for 120 diners. Spanish Armada diamonds, a 7,000 ounce silver wine cooler by Rundell & Bridge, a jewel peacock and diamond tiger head highlight the collection. The plate is Crown property, while Queen Victoria owns separate sets for Hathors and Osborne.
Levi Elsey, a Detroit builder of forty years, recalls life in the city and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his varicose veins and restoring vigor. He says stopping and restarting the pills yields the same health benefits and recommends them to others. The pills are touted as a blood and nerve tonic, sold by dealers or mailed from Schenectady NY.
The article argues Indian mothers cultivate keeping infants lips closed from infancy to prevent future throat or lung disease. They press the baby's lips shut at sleep, a habit said to endure into adulthood, though mothers often overlook early open-mouth tendencies.
A practical Englishman learns his wife’s seaside trip did not slim her. she weighed 175 pounds before leaving and ten pounds heavier after returning. She explains that the true loss is in her expense account, which she says proves she has shed far more money than weight.
The report states that the student did not complete his course with tying honors after injuring his right knee mid term. Austen notes the setback as the cause and mentions the affected term and impact on academic standing.
In an Austin saloon Colonel Percy Yerger tells Major Witherspoon he contemplates collecting half his wife's life insurance. He jokes that since she is half dead with fear each night, under law and equity he might claim half the policy.
A man living near Onion Creek in Texas came to Austin and shared a conversation about Pete Jackson. The exchange suggests Jackson died and was surrounded by the best wishes of the entire neighborhood, with remarks on the manner of death being digestion of limbs.
Promote health with a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the system without weakening kidneys or liver. The California Fig Syrup Co markets Syrup of Figs in 50c and $1 bottles, with the company name on every package to prevent substitutes.
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