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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
7
A New York Sun reader recounts landing a fourteen and a half pound pike on a faulty line after a long struggle. Tom Agnew at the store weighs the fish at fourteen and a half pounds and calls the claimant an infernal liar, the only surprising part of the tale.
The piece notes a craze for pedigree hunting as a form of lunacy. It mocks interest in distant ancestors and genealogical trees, calling it a trivial mania. It cites the London Tatler and remarks on Irish gentry pursuing 300 year old ancestral claims with little public significance.
Arrangements are nearly complete for the unveiling of a fine statue of the late Garret A. Hobart to stand before Paterson city hall New Jersey his hometown. President Roosevelt is asked to supervise the ceremony and is expected to attend the first published photograph of the statue.
At the Omaha exposition Chauncey M. Depew and S R Callaway visited a large hall for a famed performance. The crowd grew as shoppers sold tickets and Sterling Morton entered to greet them amid humor about the show.
Senator Hale has placed a magnificent bathtub in the Capitol at Washington for personal use.
Nebraska senator Dietrich famously keeps a nickel fifty cent alarm clock in his pocket to trigger memory of his many engagements. At breakfast in Washington he twisted the alarm at set times for each engagement and noted the clock rings to cue his day.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by a New York nurse at the Children's Home. Cures feverishness teething disorders moves bowels destroys worms. Over 30 000 testimonials. 25 cents at all druggists. Sample free. Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Storekeepers note Defiance Starch’s high quality and quantity blocks rival brands’ sales. A speaker at a banquet jokes that despite affirmations, he cannot locate the keyhole after drinking champagne. The piece ends with a wry reflection on the pleasures of counting expected profits.
Wabash advertised trips to New York City Atlantic City and Montreal for July 31 August 7 and 14. The excursions have been abandoned. The note observes some husbands are devoted to their wives while others are devoted to themselves.
An old advertisement promotes Red Gross Ball Blue for laundry and Defiance Starch as a preferred cold water starch. It also sells Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a humorous line about flattery. The ad urges shoppers to use these products at grocers.
Federal patent ads offer free advice and promise no fee unless successful. Illustrated catalogs claim forestable prices and savings. Lincoln Supply Co Omaha and Buggies and Harness ad copy resembles early 20th century trade notice.
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