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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
7
A Cleveland delegation met John D Rockfeller and heard a counsel to focus on higher things. The next day oil rose a cent. The column also notes medical ads for Chamberlains Salve and Chamberlains Cough Remedy, and local notices on courthouse portico plans, corn yields, city loans, and various regional briefs from Pike county to Randolph county.
A local ad extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective against neglected colds and related throat and lung troubles. It urges sufferers to seek the remedy from T. C. Basye and links early treatment to avoiding major illnesses and costs.
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims relief from constipation and digestive issues without gripping, offers a free trial bottle, and provides address for Dr. W B Caldwell in Monticello, TL.
A boy recalls a reckless swap with Mugsy and a barlow knife trade. His father jokes he will be a man, while his mother laments the boy's rough growth as she shields him. The piece closes with a reflective note on charity and sacrifice.
A Rutgers Targum piece critiques hazing as an ongoing educational yet harmful rite across life stages from college to marriage. It mocks defense of hazing as harmless and highlights its perceived role in churning publicity for colleges, athletic teams, and social groups.
The peasant painter Millet struggled through years of poverty with support from his wife. After finally settling in a Barbizon cottage he created The Angelus, once saved from destruction, which now ranks among world’s most valued paintings and helped him gain immortality in art.
A quarrel over scratched potato rows leads two neighbors to shoot each other’s hens. One man later claims he sold his hens, while the other keeps killing hens and tossing them back. After repeated incidents, a final blow lands on the head and the men switch to eating pheasants instead of hens.
Two Canadians boast of rivers that heat or mineralize salmon as they swim upstream. One river’s salmon are said to be ready boiled by the time they reach high springs. The other river yields salmon mineralized by tin mine ore, ready tinned for packing and sale.
The article notes modern embalmers lack full knowledge of ancient Egyptian methods. It cites Herodotus and Diodorus describing three embalming modes, with the first costing about $2,000, the second less, and the third affordable for all.
The piece notes Spain as onion country, with Mr. Shaw author of Spain of Today offering a brief poem on travel truth over stylistic imitation. It hints at garlic imagery, mentioning garlic everywhere except in beverages.
A Philadelphia Ledger fragment records a dialogue about drinking with quoted lines. The exchange shows one speaker fearing dependency while another claims past cure through price and current thirst as the only force.
The New York Journal cites a witty exchange about self esteem and neighborly love. It notes the first star catalogue being published around 1590.
A city girl arrives at a southern farm seeking health and solace. Johnnie, a rough but devoted farmer’s son, falls in love and tends her through illness and joy, earning her affection though she cannot return his marriage proposal. He pledges steadfast love even as she departs, hopeful of return.
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