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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
3
A Chicago doctor praised L. T. Cooper and his New Discovery claiming the remedy repairs digestion to restore health. He cited fifty thousand Chicago users and shared Mrs. Hilda Pflueger’s six year stomach illness relief after trying the medicines.
A compact time card for the Evansville and Eastern Electric Railway lists working shifts and duty blocks. It records employee names, roles, start and end times, and any assigned signal or maintenance tasks for the day.
Train schedule notes Rockport departures and arrivals with No. 41 at 7 15 a m and No. 45 at 7 00 p m on weekdays, No 47 Sundays only, and arrivals No 40 at 10 35 a m No 44 at 9 52 p m. Direct connections at Lincoln City to Louisville east and connections to Huntingburg and St Louis west noted.
The text argues that low mood is sociological, not material, caused by minds shrinking from one another and causing strain. It suggests gradual healing of confidence or lifting people out of reactionary ruts by a power greater than themselves to restore normal business relations.
A husband and wife tease over love letters from a breach of promise case. He mocks the terms like my dear ducky and goosie poosie while she defends their charm as relics of courtship. She retrieves letters, then he urges burning them, calling them foolish yet precious.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that champagne corks come from Catalonia cork trees. It takes about thirty years to reach usable bark, with two additional eight year waits for better crops. Forty six years pass before material benefit, and top corks are hand cut to ensure proper size and shape to protect wine quality.
Cardinal Mazarin, while told he had two months to live, wandered the gallery in nightcap and dressing gown. He pointed to cherished works by Correggio Titian Caracci and lamented to quit them all. The scene captures his ardent lifelong love of art.
A recent benovolent society letter claimed a young man, sole supporter of his widow mother and infant brothers, funds his aged father. The secretary’s marginal note in the margin read The circumstances of the case are evidently exaggerated. London Tatler.
A clipped exchange from the Chicago Tribune shows Fellaire and Tufford Wnatt speaking of returning for more work after a previous dollar and a kick. The dialog hints at repeated collaboration and readiness for action.
A magistrate warns that any further interference during the proceedings will result in expulsion from the room as a prisoner mutters a chant and an odd illustration appears in the illustrated bits segment.
Old advertisement promotes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial trouble. It claims the syrup is pleasant to take and gently laxative expelling phlegm, sold by T. C. Basye.
In Memoirs of Famous Trials by Rev E V Burnaby an amusing tale of Lord Bowen a brilliant judge. He asks Mr Justice Mathew for a lift to the lord chancellor breakfast in 1883 with a rhymed note referencing Selborne’s tea and a light social misgivings about travel and attendance.
The custom of following a sneeze with a prayer dates back to ancient times. Straca notes origins among Assyrians who prayed after sneezing. Romans cried Jupiter for help. Homer and early Jewish writers mention the practice, found in many savage tribes.
The original New Zealanders are portrayed as the most ferocious cannibals and warlike natives. They are depicted as tall gaunt men with immense muscular strength and sharp craft, who practiced eating enemies and burying their dead with beliefs about the heart separating on the third day and rising to the clouds with an attendant spirit.
The New York Press notes three ways people bear life’s ills. Indifference is most common, philosophy most ostentatious, and religion most effective in addressing them.
A witty exchange unfolds as a charming hostess consoles a picky guest who has refused every dish. She expresses distress yet stays gracious, while the guest remains firm about his food standards. The moment plays on etiquette and social tension in a dining room setting.
The exchange features the captain vowing to slap a face in his house if seen again while Noble For eigner objects that it is a punishable offense. The judge acknowledges the tension and the potential offense.
A dated remark attributed to Lord Beaconsfield contrasts masculine firmness with female tact highlighting perceived strengths of women. This line reflects 19th century attitudes on gender and propriety.
The Indianapolis Sun endorses local option by townships and wards as democratic and essential to home rule. It argues each unit should decide local liquor questions, noting the platform includes a local option plank reflecting public demand and strong voter involvement.
Owner W. M. Foyd reveals Odd Stocking will run the season in Eureka on Mondays to Thursdays and at The Rockport Fairground on Fridays and Saturdays for 1908.
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