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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
3
Mrs. Obe Witmer a Joplin Missouri druggist circular to customers asserts no patent medicine equals Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. He says it is sold and recommended by dealers. Also advertised Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets cure sick headache and are for sale by all dealers.
In the height of the Terror, judge Oudinot orders many to death. A girl, Clochette de Forcinet, stands before him and asks if she is in the right position as she faces the blade. A moment of doubt leads him to delay her execution, altering a brutal day in revolutionary France.
The cocoanut palm dominates Ceylon life and economy. It is valued for sustenance, commerce, and land wealth, with nearly 20 million trees shaping estates and legal disputes over ownership complicating railroad construction across the island. Strong local attachment to palm trees drives litigation and inheritance.
A Washington Post quotation recounts a Confederate deserter in the Civil War who was executed by firing squad. The young man, captured after deserting to the enemy, faced death with heroism, his coffin borne as the guard and cavalry formed a hollow square. The piece frames the act as a necessary wartime deterrent.
A London Chronicle excerpt explains Lawrence Kirk snuffboxes first made at Kin Cardineshire by a cripple named Sunday. He lacked a patent and shared the cutting secret with a joiner who grew rich while Sunday died poor. The boxes, cut from solid wood, cost about threepence in materials and paint.
An item from Munich Medical Weekly reports Dr J Bamberger noting injury from tobacco depends on smoking method. Mouthpiece use or keeping cigar end dry reduces absorption of combustion products. He suggests an absorbent cotton saturated with chloride of iron in the holder to render some harmful products harmless.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes two kinds of miserable men in marriage. One who regrets ever marrying and one who claims he never did. The remark frames matrimony as a source of misfortune for some men.
A Chicago News line quotes Speaker I declaring equal ability with both hands and retorts from the gallery urging the audience to place their left hand in their right hand pocket. The brief notes a playful exchange on dexterity.
A humorous dialogue where a patient asks for medical tips for a head cold and a doctor replies with a quip about sneezing. The exchange showcases playful miscommunication and light medical banter without medical instruction.
A quote attributed to Emerson frames conversation as an art that elevates humanity, offering a view of dialogue as a craft enriching social life and thought. The remark emphasizes listening, balance, and the persuasive power of thoughtful speech.
The London Globe reports on artificial sweetening of certain sugars in European factories. A cone apparatus with multiple tiny holes yields suction tubes that draw sweetening liquid through the cone. Fragments in lump sugar are sometimes dust or pressed scraps lacking proper crystal formation and dissolving more slowly.
The British system distinguishes hard labor by period and type from penal servitude. Hard labor ranges from a few days to two years with two classes of punishment including treadmill or capstan work, while the second class is set by justices. Penal servitude replaces transportation, starting nine months of hard labor, then public works with potential reductions for good behavior, up to about one year in five.
In Champery Switzerland the 1726 St Theodule church features a pierced crown tower with a gilt saint, an antiquated clock, and an enigmatic inscription. The cryptic lines, linked to a fuller rendering about the serpent, Christ’s blood, and sweetness, have long puzzled travelers.
The text notes animals avoid rain but rarely build shelters. Monkeys lean against tree trunks for protection yet lack roofs. Cattle huddle exposed in downpours, lacking shelter. Orangutans even with tree platforms do not roof, though Dyaks report heavy rain prompts leaf coverings from large ferns.
A youth, Daniel Webster, disliked labor but spoke with quick wit. While mowing, he complained about how his scythe was hung. His father advised freely to hang it as Dan wished. Dan promptly hung the tool on a nearby tree and declared, There, father, it's hung to suit me now.
In a Dallas News item a conversation turns on a surprising business twist as Tom becomes a silent partner. The exchange notes his marriage and the new partnership, implying a shift in personal and professional plans.
A terse quotation urges constant demonstration of merit and self-justification through work. It quotes Thomas Wentworth Higginson: if one’s efforts do not vindicate themselves, they cannot be vindicated by others. The line emphasizes personal accountability and performance.
The Cleveland Leader quotes readers debating railroad companies as beaten robbers. The exchange notes that the firms do not even try to cover their tracks, reflecting public anger over rail conduct.
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