Irascibility Explained by Mrs Leedout In Shortspot
A fragmentary dialogue presents Mrs Leedout explaining her husband’s mood as a bid for reputation. He has read that brainy men are cranky and now behaves accordingly, seeking to establish his image.
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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
5
A fragmentary dialogue presents Mrs Leedout explaining her husband’s mood as a bid for reputation. He has read that brainy men are cranky and now behaves accordingly, seeking to establish his image.
Mrs John 8 Way of Independence Kansas credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney disorders. She describes swelling weakness and nervousness before use and remarks the cure is remarkable given her age. Henry Russell, head of the Boston opera, recalls mean people during a foreign talent tour and a box office fire incident prompting refunds.
A cheerful Irish woman complains the scales only weigh up to 100 pounds. A friend suggests stepping twice while a helper adds the figures. The tale ends noting contentment is preferable to riches, though many chase wealth.
Bob Dean, longtime deputy sheriff of Mississippi county, Arkansas, announced after a three week revival that he will retire from law enforcement to preach. He plans to hang Henry Coates, jailed in Osceola, Ark., before beginning his ministry, a task demanded by a governor’s dispensation. Coates killed Marshal Fergus and wounded Dean in an exchange of fire. Fergus’ body later recovered downstream. Dean’s decision has drawn wide local curiosity about the hanging and his future as a preacher.
Dane Emma Nielson and Idaho rancher H. Peterson faced immigration hurdles as officers suspected polygamy. After intervention by Idaho officials and U S immigration, Nielson was admitted and to marry Peterson in Rigby Idaho.
A widow in the east left four girls aged 4 to 11 with a note to the Children's Home in Boise Idaho. The mother hid funds for the children and sought release to remarry. An aunt had promised a home in Minneapolis.
Nine year old Albert Bundschu of Independence Missouri burned his tongue by pressing it to a cold iron pole to test its adhesive power in zero weather. He did this with several schoolmates.
In New Bedford Massachusetts Chandler Rogers of Seattle Washington awoke at the Emergency Hospital with physicians studying his case. Fourteen years earlier a man named Earl Keller lived in Seattle married a woman and then life vanished from his memory. Rogers recalled his identity after brain surgery and visited his sister in Boston before awakening to the real name again. He suspects robbery during the lapse.
Chicago ranks high in broad commerce yet hides a sharp niche in educational books. Rival publishers Three R's and Alphabet trade editors, old texts, and discounts to block second hand dealers, while hundreds of thousands of new and used school books move through Chicago yearly. In Minneapolis, a man braves below zero to win a small wager by wearing a straw hat.
Lawrenceburg report of Benjamin Kramer dying from appendicitis during a hunting trip. Surgeons found a loaded bed cartridge inside his appendix, details point to a fatal surgical finding and an unusual cause of death.
Appleton and Geneva letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for menstrual irregularities and nervous fatigue. Miss Bauer and Miss Suaves share long relief after two years of illness, while Miss McCanpress from Montrose observes renewed strength. The ad notes a 30 year history and invites readers to write for advice.
An OCR fragment promotes infant remedies including Fletcher's Castoria with claims of 30 years usage and signatures, plus Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It includes generic ad lines about refunds, itching, and warnings, with promotional rhymes and seemingly dubious claims.
An advertisement touts a remedy said to strengthen the stomach and liver, improve blood, and cure multiple conditions. It asserts its superiority to Golden Brewhess Discovery, claiming known ingredients and sworn attestation, urging readers to replace the latter with this product.
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