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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1906
Page
4
A compact meditation contrasts hunger for love with the need to hate sin. It argues anxiety delays pleasure and claims greater love is mutual possession. It notes Christ did not rebuke tolerance within individuals, exploring themes of ownership and spiritual restraint.
The Philadelphia Record notes enduring debate on chorus girls and stage life. While some view the chorus as dangerous, others argue for nuance, yet most agree girls show indifference to promises. Contracts are often ignored unless the engagement holds real value, with managers sometimes resorting to law.
A French artist and three friends escaped a dramatic crash on a steep hillside near Brumate when their car struck a stone, plunged over a precipice, and was halted by a tree growing from the rock. They were rescued after hours of struggle.
A Cincinnati street conversation ends with a grim joke about burying a feeble aunt. The page then promotes caponizing cockerels for greater weight and price gains, recounting classroom bungling and warning against crude attempts. A doctor’s wife endorses Grape-Nuts as a nourishing aid, detailing recipes and patient benefits.
The Rev Allan Douglas Carlile preaches at Brooklyn's Troop Avenue Presbyterian Church after a unanimous call to fill the vacancy. He stresses that growth means Christlikeness, not adding new graces, and urges personal spiritual development through truth, the Spirit of God, and use of the means of grace.
A devotional prayer asking for guidance and acceptance of God’s will. The speaker seeks God’s mercy, asks for strength to accept crosses or consolations, and desires Christ to pray within. The prayer ends with a plea for God to teach the writer to pray.
A fragment describes a woman whose power lies in radiance, kindness, and selfless acts. It notes her smiles, tact, and unselfish thought that comfort others by sweet words, tending an invalid, and soothing a sobbing child, unseen by all but her loving heart. The passage praises her heavenly influence.
A devotional invocation titled A Heart Throb by Jeremy Taylor asks God to lift the speaker’s spirit, grant steadfast hope, and awaken a hunger for holiness. It seeks to transform daily labor into religious service and to join saints in eternal joy.
A Southern press writer notes that tribulation derives from tribulum the threshing tool. The piece describes life’s trials as God’s threshing instrument separating light from true goodness to prepare souls for heaven.
A concise meditation on the virtue of benevolence, declaring that goodness of heart is humanity's brightest honor and the ray of divinity that dignifies people.
A simple open-mesh wire basket, commonly used for frying, proves a handy tool beyond frying. It speeds washing lettuce, watercress, and other fruits and greens. simply hold the basket under running water to wash and drain without removing produce.
An English reader explains a traditional method of brewing tea. Do not pour boiling water directly on the tea to avoid scorching. Fill the pot with boiling water, add leaves, cover for a minute, then draw for four minutes, stir, and strain. Reuse leaves for a second infusion if desired, while keeping the fresh brew hot for serving.
Believers in the raw egg diet urge eating eggs soon after laying. Popular method uses a drop of vinegar in a glass, egg broken in, topped with more vinegar salt and pepper, then swallowed whole. Diet blends advise meals before breakfast but not daily, with periodic breaks to avoid sulfur buildup.
A reader’s collection of homemaking tips covers cleaning solutions for ants grease stains and ink, stain removal with cornmeal salt water ammonia and alcohol, window glass and stove polish, fabric whitening with cream of tartar, and perfume from orms root. Also includes hair care with salt water and silvering piano keys with muslin and alcohol.
The Delineator notes 1906 Summer girls will wear frills bright color effects from parasol to boots. Gowns mix light silks mauve blue and pastels with semi tailors, bolero models and new ceintures. Sleeves puffed to elbow, velvet-inlaid trim, bracelets, garters, and tulle bows accentuate the look.
Mrs Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma suffered months of intense itching and welts over her body and face. She followed Cuticura Remedies exactly as directed and experienced quick relief until fully well, now recommending them to others. June 28, 1905.
The passage lists various patent medicines and claims their cures for nervous disorders, teething and stomach issues, with references to Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Dr. H. R. Knixe, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Woolford's Sanitary Lotion, and other tonics. It notes prices and distribution by druggists and mail order, alongside stray phrases and misprints.
Letters from readers claim Peruna cured stomach catarrh after years of illness and doctor visits. Mary O'Brien of Brooklyn says five weeks cured her stomach catarrh, Henneman of Oakland reports improvement, and Smail of Astoria credits Peruna as a great tonic amid summer heat.
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