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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
7
In a humorous Tit-Bits excerpt villagers discuss hurried marriages and courtship durations. An old gentleman defends long courting, recounting his own nineteen year courtship prior to marriage, while others argue couples rush into wedlock without true understanding.
A fragment from a newspaper page notes a rivalry in fame around a pianist, with advertisements described as generating as much fuss as the musician’s name and instrument. Also referenced are a teething syrup jingle and a quip about taxes.
The Sierra mining district is forecast as a busy season with the E. B. Chafey strike near Dun Glen yielding rich ore. Ohio-Kentucky buys eight Nevada Pioche claims for 65000, while Salt Lake trading hits new highs with 4666519 shares worth 2848579.05. Montana and Utah copper prospects expand, including Garfield plant capacity and plans for quarterly dividends, as Park City maps and Bull Valley progress.
Two men died and three were seriously injured when a brick stable collapsed in Minneapolis. The disaster followed heavy weather with high winds and flooding, disrupting rail lines and causing property damage across several states. Authorities investigate cause as rescue crews search the wreckage.
A humorous exchange has Mrs Caller asking if she always gives her husband a necktie on his birthday. Mrs At home replies yes, noting the necktie is the “Game” one, played on him without his realization.
Patient recalls severe childhood eczema covering face and head. After medical advice, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used and the eruption cleared. The account, dated Oct 1907, notes no relapse. A second fragment describes a two year old boy noting sweat and a moment of heat on a father’s head.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a quoted maxim about labor and victory attributed to Thomas a Kempis style phrasing. It mentions tea bug and tasting sour, and references fighting and labor as prerequisites to rest and victory. The readable parts resemble old phrasing about effort and success.
An Atlanta Constitution reader tale describes a fisherman who naps on the river bank while a watchful alligator snatches his boots and a whisky jug. The gator, drunk on the whisky, whirls in the water and makes futile tree climbs, illustrating that gators draw the line at some things.
A child asks if their aunt ever married and hears a strange remark about finding a fool of a man for the homeliest woman. The aunt denies marriage, while the girl’s mother had spoken of a world where such a man exists and could be obtained.
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy by Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago. It claims to ease weak watery eyes and eye pain and notes the product is sold by all druggists for 50 cents with a 48 page book included in each package.
Quote humor notes a seller who has not missed his auto, claiming many sensations come from cleaning rugs. The exchange contrasts automotive sales with domestic chores as a playful observation.
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