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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
2
A compact gag collection from various papers includes quips about walking as a lost art, bicycle misadventures, an insane asylum remark about Gruet, and jokes on fashion sense. Snappy exchanges touch on courtship, money borrowing, and social pretenses, reflecting light, era-tinged humor.
Chicago Inter Ocean recounts Henry Curtin, Civil War veteran, who lines his den walls with artificial legs received from the government since 1865. He explains the grim joke to visitors, labeling and dating each prosthesis, now numbering 35 and counting, in a humorous but odd display. The item also includes quick clippings: a court damages case about an oil tank fire and a quip from Es tERstazy on matrimony and deception.
The article challenges the common view of Lucrezia Borgia as particularly attractive and strong willed. It cites sources praising her beauty but notes medals from Ferrara depict a maidenly, soft faced, gentle figure with deliberate calm rather than fierce ambition, suggesting calumny shaped her image.
A 19th century Omaha Bee story profiles a young woman who oversees the city’s fire and police dispatch. From a glass-topped table in the east exchange she logs patrols, triggers gong signals, and coordinates fire alarms by radio and telephony, guiding foremen and reporters with exact blaze locations.
The Rocky Ford Ditch Company will hold its annual meeting on Monday January 8 1900 at 10 p m in the companys Rocky Ford Colorado office. Election of directors and other business. C F Cover President. December 1599. 30-32.
An old advertisement touts Karl's Root Tea as a cure for headaches from overwork. It claims blood and tissue benefits with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied, priced at 25 and 50 cents. Also promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine and Acker's English Remedy with refunds. Entries list pharmacies Cratcher's and Enterpr ise Office.
A description of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a preventive for croup starting with hoarseness and a rough cough. Claims it has a twenty five year perfect record and is widely used in homes. Mention of Dr. Kearby sales agent.
Instruction urges subscribers to compare payment dates with address slips on the Enterprise. It states the due date advances with payment amount and requests complaints if credit is not properly updated. Emphasizes careful checking to avoid account tangles.
Wanted several bright and honest persons to represent us as managers in this and nearby counties. Urgent pay $900 a year and expenses. Straight salary, no more or less. Office work at home with references required. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets refund if not genuine. L B Q on each tablet.
A damaged page shows multiple medicinal claims for Moki Tea curing headaches digestion and skin eruptions, with prices 25 and 3 cents, from Cretcher's Pharmacy. Also advertised are ACKER's Dyspepsia Tablets at 25 and 50 cents, and US postal notices about employment, real estate listings, a cough remedy with a money back guarantee, and The National Land List real estate paper from Green Ridge Missouri.
An advertisement touts Shilom as a worldwide remedy for coughs colds and consumption used for decades with many cures of incipient consumption and relief in early stages. It promises refunds if not satisfied and lists price details and the Opera House Pharmacy as the sole supplier.
Advert for a managerial position in Salay and nearby counties offering a year and expenses, straight bona fide salary, office work dominated by references and banking contact. Includes instructions to enclose self addressed envelope and reference to The Dominion Company Chicago. Also mentions health claim ad copy and job printing samples.
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