Getting Old
Despondent fair one complains of aging. friend consoles her by noting others say she looks very young. The exchange has a Punch magazine tone with humorous contrast on age perception.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
2
Despondent fair one complains of aging. friend consoles her by noting others say she looks very young. The exchange has a Punch magazine tone with humorous contrast on age perception.
After a popular performance in Baltimore, the audience refused to leave and shouted for their money back as the star Hamad faced the lobby crowd.
A caller asks if the moon affects humanity and Mrs. Lushforth replies that she believes life would be less burdensome only if the moon’s influence disappeared simultaneously. The exchange appears in the Indianapolis Press.
A publicized cartoon frames an angry politician threatening arrest over a belated portrayal. The politician protests his likeness, insisting the image does not reflect his self-perception, while the cartoonist defends the depiction as satire.
Twenty five years after leaving Indiana Rev Hf Thompson labored among Choctaws and Creek Indians in the West. A Wagoner Oklahoma illness led doctors to declare no cure until he used Dodd's Kidney Pills, which he credits with restoring health at age 68. The article also notes California fruit dealers shipping 60 million cans annually.
A Chicago angler Alfred Hausler recounts battling three giant alligator gars in Old Town Lake near Helena Arkansas. He killed the three with a hatchet after a long struggle. Other notes report families leaving Bostwick for Alberta, farms near Turner, smallpox near Wood Laver, and plans for a telephone line from Ainsworth to Key Paha. Local rail semaphore at Louisville and West Point admission for Hugh D. Schultz are also noted along with Meadow Grove church plans and Cass County publishers discussing associations.
Herman Drosse of Charlottenburg Germany introduces an automatic razor using a series of spiral cutters driven without a fixed guard to trim whiskers. The inventor claims it marks a fresh direction in shaving apparatus though practicality remains in doubt.
In a tense pageant a farmer and family watch Miranda as she shows a hand sewn rag carpet. The committee inspects the roll while Miranda and her husband urge faith and courage. The scene ends with the prize decision looming and the crowd anxious.
Letters from women across the country praise Peruna as a cure for catarrh and nervous debility. Testimonials claim relief from throat and stomach catarrh and improved digestion after using Peruna, with Dr. Hartman offering free advice to readers.
The design uses spiral blades on a rotating cylinder operated by squeezing grips. One hand steadies the cutters while the other guides the device across the face. Claimed advantages include infrequent sharpening, reduced skin wounds, and use in poor light or by unsteady hands. A power barber shop version is also shown as potentially practical.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt recalls a mistress learning of her maid’s honesty and competence after a replacement confides that Katy could make tapioca meringue. The tale highlights domestic discretion and the evolving judgment of servants in modern households.
The Savage Bachelor column notes a landlady quip about a young couple’s understanding. An Indianapolis paper mentions a telephone as standard equipment for all Cincinnati public schools. It is believed Niagara Falls power will supply Toronto starting January 1, 1903.
In a London Tit-Bits tale a man who had lived forty years without emotion finally confesses his love to a woman who waits. She urges him as she nears 35 to seize the chance, and a sudden realization leads him to act at last.
A Philadelphia Press note recalls Mr Phamliman exclaiming that a young man and Maude are still in the parlor after midnight. Mrs Phamiliman asserts she can hear no sounds downstairs proving their presence as a circumstantial clue. Leather production is noted as occurring in many parts of South Africa.
It is reported in Oregon that Angora goats are susceptible to stomach worms just as sheep are. The remedies used for sheep prove effective for goats, suggesting similar treatment and care.
Dialogue shows a flat agent insisting no children are permitted while a tenant claims there are none. The agent questions the walls’ damage and the tenant dismisses it as elbow impacts. The exchange hints at a humorous misunderstanding in a domestic setting.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on a boy named Willie with a stranger asking his name in a cryptic exchange. The piece reads like a vignette from a city scene titled Chicago News with a child named Willie referenced.
An odd exchange explores remnants from ancient Egypt and a modern craft claim. A fossil roach and petrified office towel are found while a worker claims hand cutting can produce 6,000 watch-glasses in a day.
A fragmented exchange suggests a debate over a boy who writes fiction for magazines and is questioned about his professional status and audience. The snippet references Gotham and letters to the New York Statesman, indicating media writing topics.
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