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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
2
In a barber shop a colored man and a patron trade dreary weather notes and quiet sighs. The colored man ends with a line from a philosopher about having nothing and time to act. Jones wonders which philosopher is quoted. The Indianapolis News muses on Socrates and Xantippe long after their deaths.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as pure wheat and barley food, asserting digestion ease and brain-nerve benefits from phosphate of potassium. It cites Dr. Geo W Carey on brain matter and urges daily use for vitality, calm, and balanced moods.
A lyrical fragment expresses longing and intimate imagery with phrases of longing, light, and closeness. The speaker vows devotion and closeness regardless of distance, mentioning sunbeams, melting weather, and echoes of affection.
The article surveys St Valentine customs from New York to Derbyshire and Lorraine. It notes diverse methods of expressing affection from pasteboard valentines and cooing postcards to telephone messages and morning window observations. Regional rites include sweeping the girl’s house in Derbyshire and hay threats in Norfolk and Devon, with marriages foretold by hempseed rituals and charity from German villages.
The poem by Richard Henry Stoddard extols Abraham Lincoln as a natural, powerful leader who guided the nation with humor and eloquence. It highlights his strong arms, decisive mind, and burdened yet steadfast service to the commonwealth, ending with reverent tribute to the fallen president.
A July 12 1864 incident near Washington reports President Lincoln escaping serious harm while walking with troops at Fort Stevens as Gen Early’s forces attacked. Adjutant General William P Roome recollects seeing a bullet pass overhead, while Lincoln remained concentrated on defense and morale amid surrounding bombardment.
An unidentified female writer describes personal recovery from morning appetite issues and fatigue during nursing. She credits Grape-Nuts with sustaining energy for herself and her months old baby, noting improved mood and alertness after adopting a small daily serving with milk.
A bill to fund the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition for 1909 in Seattle seeks a 1.175 million dollar appropriation for government, Alaska, Hawaii, Philippines, and fisheries exhibits. It emphasizes no loan from Congress and notes broad support from Washington, other states, and international manufacturers.
The piece notes five million miners worldwide with more than a third in the British empire. It recounts nail wound care for horses using hot fat and claims this method causes little pain and often cures. A local snippet laments high coal and timber prices and mentions cotton bales for fuel in Billville.
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