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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
4
A historic note from Poor Tone Weekly describes how in Sweden the best man evolved from a role defending the groom from rivals to a respected yet ornamental participant in marriage ceremonies. Warrior grooms awaited a gallant successor, while best men were arranged and later retained even after their practical purpose faded.
In a London paperhouse tale the eccentric proprietor visits and spots a veteran worker with a black eye. He tests sobriety by eyeing the inked face and rewards the only clearly dirty worker with a week of extra pay, praising the appearance of effort.
A fishery board researcher aboard the government steamer Gold Boeker observed migratory birds showing a strong sense of direction. An oyster catcher perched on the deck tolerated a head wind but shifted with the ship when course changed, then resumed its original bearing once the boat returned to course.
A scattered collage notes Norwegian dining patterns with tea and coffee times, likens winter darkness to mood effects, cites cultural snatches from journals and Puck, and ends with a notice praising Chamberlain's Salve as a versatile skin healer sold by druggists.
A London engineering firm Cobbett & Co. lost a bid to a cheaper American tender for the Kaura bridge project for the Russian government after a single accident destroyed plans. The delay led to Russia repudiating the contract and Cobbett & Co. declaring bankruptcy. The Kaura bridge is now reportedly American built.
A discussion of the wooden horse as a medieval and early modern punishment used in England for petty theft and insubordination, including its construction and cruel enhancements. The fragment also touches on genealogical anecdotes about the Conyers and Grenville families, noting touches of Caroline era intrigue and a misattributed high office.
The piece surveys a naturalist’s clever senses used to track a rabbit under a boat, with a humorous aside on perception. It then discusses Curacao schools teaching multiple languages Dutch French Spanish August and Papiamento to diverse foreign students. It ends with brief quotes on tact and the dull return of dividends from bad investments.
A newspaper ad touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a sure cure for coughs colds bronchitis and all pulmonary diseases for all ages. It urges readers not to neglect a lingering cough and notes North Bank Pharmacy sells it while subscriptions to the Review are available.
Anecdotes on ship disaster improvisations during an arctic expedition, a British teacher testing railway terms with a bright pupil, a seaside holiday mishearing, and a French study of English pronunciation with comical renderings. Includes lamp chimneys used as salvage and pickle bottles repurposed as chimneys.
A Philadelphia bound young worker seeks lodging and finds a fine house with a cemetery view. The landlady touts the cheerful outlook while the applicant hesitates, asking if the view includes a graveyard. The landlady assures him, noting how comforting it will be to feel not there.
A fragmented look at arsenic usage notes widespread historical use in Austria and peasant faith in beauty and strength effects. It mentions Arwule trade to Japan and several European countries, plus limited U.S. areas, with ironic snippets from various quoted sources and sayings about social status and heredity.
A Jacksonville Iowa boy, son of Chris D Peterson, suffered a violent croup attack. After giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, thick phlegm emerged and the child was saved from choking. The remedy is sold by all good druggists.
A Cleveland area ad endorses the D D D Prescriptions or Oil of Wintergreen Compound from the D D D Co Chicago as superior for sprained ankles. It claims quick relief using Chamberlains Liniment, with potential recovery in under a week and often within three days, sold by reputable druggists.
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