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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
7
Local notices mix of editor troubles and law stories along with health ads and bank plans. Reports include postmaster pay dispute, traction line extension appeals, a editor's social misstep, stomach remedies sales, and a new state bank planned at Georgetown with $25 000 capital led by Robert Kelley.
A Boonville Enquirer item recalls a widow mourning her late husband and a minister’s remark about his happiness in heaven. The column then notes a local court fine of 4 dollars 40 cents for chickens running at large, arguing the penalty seems small to garden owners whose plots are pecked by various poultry breeds.
After a spell of La Grippe, Mrs F J Norton of Freeville New York reports: Nervine restored her strength and vitality. The ad warns La Grippe weakens the system and urges convalescence with Nervine to prevent further illness, promising money back if not benefited.
A tale contrasts a president of the Kindly Band who spreads kindness with the meek home figure who roars on the bleachers. At games he becomes a fire eating rooter, cursing the umpire, while at home he yields to his wife. Detroit Free Press.
Wanted salesmen to sell Stark Trees with weekly cash pay. Territory is open and immediate openings available. Stark Trees boast an 83 year record and are described as easy to sell and the best trees in town.
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative and liver tonic. It cites jaundice signs and bilious symptoms as liver trouble, praises a free test bottle offer, and provides doctor contact in Monticello Michigan with a local seller name.
A colored parson takes leave from his congregation delivering a pointed farewell about love, generosity, and communal ties. He jokes on church life and ends by saying he becomes chaplain of the state prison. The piece closes with Blair's meditation on interconnected happiness and misfortune.
A Georgia boy writes in the Atlanta Constitution that the possum is not a bear and is always grinning. He imagines the animal taking threats to kill and eat in good humor, wondering if the creature is merely good-natured or born to grin.
The passage recalls Eratosthenes in 250 B C teaching the earth’s rotundity and a sphere with poles axis equator and Arctic and Antarctic circles. It notes Roman discussions of a spherical earth and the creation of globes illustrating those ideas.
In England parcels post brings trophies of sport to friends across the island. During the holiday rush the system is overwhelmed by mail and a flood of garbage men and wagons attempt cleanup in London.
The statesman Webster was asked at a dinner in his honor how he varied his eating. He replied that he varies in eating by sometimes eating more but never less, a crisp retort reflecting his steady approach to meals.
Regina and Esther Anslem face pressure after their father's death as Regina plans to work to support them and refuses a rich suitor Dr. Brightright. Esther confesses she intercepted Regina letters to Neal Maxwell, but Regina decides to resume contact with Neal and write him herself.
A Paris charity bazaar stall features a bold young dandy who asks for a ringlet of hair. The vender in stride clips a sock into a hairpiece and sells it for 500 francs, leaving the astonished buyer to depart.
A fashionable tailor notes men protect straw hats in rain while women stay serene. He observes men shelter, keep hats hidden, and shield hats with coats or newspapers, contrasting with women who appear unfazed by showers.
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