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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
5
The poem laments hardship and despair from Chicago Inter Ocean with lines about a forty acre field finished and a discouraging week ending, noting the fish won't bite and the Sunday shade calls from Simpson's Run. It portrays bleak rural toil and waning hope as a mood of drought and fatigue.
After the second Bull Run a Confederate soldier aids a wounded 15 year old Zouave named Karl Nesbit. The boy later recovers in Virginia with Elsie Somers, then Karl returns to New York and Yale with Ralph Edwards, saving Ralph from a dormitory fire. He and Elsie grow closer as memories of war and loss unfold.
The article advises light bed coverings, old soft linen, cheese cloth for handkerchiefs, and carbolic treatment for linens. It recommends folding and soaking removed bed linen in carbolic solution, daily floor wiping, a grate fire for ventilation, maintaining about 65 degrees, cooling bowls of ice in summer, not letting food stand in the room, and keeping ware clean and in the patient’s room.
Weekly sponge leaves with gloves to avoid yellow edges native to palms. Do not water from above unless wipe the leaf. otherwise moisture causes yellowing. Cover plants when dusting to keep pores clear and ensure daily rotation toward light for even growth. avoid gas light and air rooms twice daily.
The Philadelphia Record notes a move toward more stylish bedroom water sets. It cites a dark blue dais y Doulton design covering cream, Wedgewood repro patterns once used, an old time landscape motif, and a pale yellow green wistaria decoration from Germany with a broad low bowl and dignified pitcher.
Repairing kid gloves from a torn edge uses a paper pattern and oversewing on the wrong side with silk thread. The Household Ledger outlines frying techniques for fried frogs legs clam fritters barley food and cake fritters with simple steps and ingredients.
Historical data shows 467 steamboats on the Rhine in 1884, rising to 1,183 in a later period, reflecting dramatic growth in river transport and regional shipping.
A Scottish sermon tale recounts a pastor who spoke at length in slow deliberate fashion. When asked if his preaching satisfied a visiting friend he replied it was a fair discourse yet it pained him to see the folk so fresh and wide awake. He doubted it was long nor sound enough.
William Ball of Caddo Kentucky says he recovered from a long illness and severe kidney trouble after using three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports improved sleep, restored energy, and the ability to breathe freely again, claiming he could climb a mountain without drawing a long breath.
A witty exchange defines the difference between poets and prose writers. The poet seeks the infinite and soars upward while the prose writer stays grounded and fills longing with pork and beans.
An 19th century advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free, taken internally. It claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials and a 76 cent bottle price.
A conversation mocks perceived value as one says a woman is priceless like gold while another counters she isn’t as valuable as a miniature portrait she herself painted, highlighting vanity and social judgment.
The Nickel Plate Road offers very low excursion rates for parties of five or more traveling between any stations on the line within 100 miles and returning the same day. Passengers must buy tickets before leaving the starting point and agents may not sell these tickets within five minutes of the advertised departure time.
A youth asks what death is and the sage responds that death often results from a man’s relentless efforts to earn a living. The exchange frames mortality as a consequence of strenuous toil.
Advertisement notes Allen's Woot-Vase foot powder relieves tightness from new shoes and helps with corns buns and sweaty feet. It costs 25c and is sold by druggists and shoe stores with a sample offer. Also includes a testimonial about Piso’s Cure and a weight guideline and a quotation on memory.
An old ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes. It suggests 2 ounces per package and claims it will make fabrics look white as snow.
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