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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1917
Page
6
Fragmentary report shows a distressed speaker demanding release of a prisoner as a judge considers charges described as grammatically imperfect. The scene hints at a courtroom cadence with a call to proceed to the next case.
An advertisement touts a Cincinnati invention freezone for corns and calluses. A few drops on the sore corn allegedly relieves pain, then the drying compound shrivels the tissue and lets the corn lift away with the fingers. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist or have a wholesale house supply a bottle.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a homely aunt and a pretty niece speaking in a cautious tone about being followed by unseen young men. The exchange hints at comic or domestic tension in a bygone voice.
A brief exchange questions cooking pork and beans but shifts to a different query about obtaining EMF. The remark hints at a misdirected culinary discussion and unclear focus.
A Princeton gardener confronts wartime demands to plant beans. He jokes that beans will flood winter meals. a bystander predicts people will learn to love many things including beans as the war continues and shortages bite.
An old advertisement promises complete removal of freckles using a double strength preparation. It guarantees satisfaction or money back if the freckles fail to disappear, urging readers to purchase and apply the product daily. The piece ends with a brief, humorous exchange between a wife and husband about temptations near shops.
A folk saying warns that success favors the quick but not the idle, underscoring that effort matters more than sheer speed. The adage reflects a common moral about diligence and persistence across communities.
A letter by Mark Twain, resurfaced by Harper & Brothers, explains why he published Joan of Arc anonymously. He sought a serious tone, avoided his humorist name, faced critics, and finally revealed authorship two years later, claiming his revenge on speculation.
An Irish parishioner recalls a Sunday sermon about judgment day and asks the priest if notorious figures will be present. The pastor assures that all will be there, including Cain and Abel, David and Goliath, Brain Born and Oliver Cromwell, and even A O H and A P A, all gathered for the first day.
Frank Bullen, noted author and lecturer, recounts a visit to an American apartment hotel where soda water was unavailable. Despite milk plentiful, he fails to obtain soda until a janitor is asked for help and, for a dollar, returns with milk and washing soda in ten minutes.
A detailed list of grain and hay prices in Cincinnati including Fleur-Winter patents at 14.75 15.35 and 14.25 14.76, Cora-No. 2 white and No. 3 white around 1.73, hay categories from timothy to clover, oats and wheat quotes, butter eggs poultry and live stock prices for cattle calves hogs and other provisions. The report compiles current market quotes from multiple grains and livestock categories.
Three men fish a day when a bottle labeled bait and alcohol inspires fatal thoughts two men plan to dispose of bodies the third suggests pouring him back in the bottle. Alabama health official calls citizens the greatest national asset and urges care of mental moral and physical health. A traveler’s tale closes the brief note with a humor line.
The excerpt discusses the laxative nature of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a spring medicine. It also advises storing honey in a dry warm place to prevent moisture damage to combs and notes that people vary in appreciating beauty vs. ornaments.
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