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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
7
A brief observation notes that men's manners shift with the rank or position of the person they speak to. The behavior varies from courteous to brusque depending on whether the addressee holds authority, esteem, or familiarity.
Wealthier than any brother sovereign with a million legions and over a hundred twenty million subjects the Czar of all the Russias is urged to adopt Pillsbury's Vitos as his regular breakfast diet. The line ends with a remark about the man with time to burn never giving the world any light.
An ad for Cuticura claims to cure a twenty five year skin humor covering head neck and shoulders with offensive discharge. A Boston reader praises it. A porter jokes about Dr Blank and a backwoodsman witnesses a lawyer asks about a non-possibility with a comical reply.
A fragmented newspaper snippet touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior and cheaper per ounce, alongside assorted notices and testimonials. The piece mixes health claims, patent medicine ads, and social quirks with random references to Toledo and Lucan County, reflecting period advertising tone.
A historic relic, the first communion cup used by the Avon Massachusetts Baptist Society, organized in 1784, celebrated its 126th anniversary. The pewter cup holds about a half pint and is kept by Deacon W Elmer Crane. Originally there were two cups, but the companion cup’s location is unknown. The first communion with this cup was on the first Sunday in March 1785.
Deacon Charles Packard once owned the early form of the cup which he gave to Marcus M. Porter, then in Avon and later a Stoughton resident and Baptist deacon. Porter recently donated the cup to the society during its 126th anniversary celebration, revealing its existence to few.
A long established English pastime survives in Yorkshire where arrows three feet long are hurled using a string wound round the hand and arrow butt. A skilled thrower can reach about one hundred fifty yards, and the sport may gain college games status due to its blend of strength and precision.
A Boston Transcript overview notes Chantilly and Maisons-Laffite, two Englishward towns near Paris, now crowded with English sportsmen trainers and jockeys. A grand arable labeled BOX-HALL, an English Tavern, and an English Protestant Episcopal church dot the streets. English clergy are familiar figures, making these towns seem as English as parts of England.
An almost complete Mentone Man skeleton found in a Mentane cave in March 1872 reveals a tall, well formed figure with an 85 degree facial angle. The find, with cave lions and bears, includes 22 perforated teeth likely forming a chaplet and aligns with Engis skull as among the oldest human remains, supporting early human brain power.
Last Sunday evening Frank Chin Guey was baptized in the First Baptist church of Portland Maine. It marks the first Chinaman baptism in the state. The church maintains a Sunday school class of fourteen Chinamen.
Frank Hoskins hunted near Farmington river in Connecticut and killed an eagle measuring about six feet from wingtip to wingtip. The remarkable bird’s size sparked local attention and highlighted wildlife encountered during a hunting trip.
A condensed portrait of Lydia E Pinkham describing the origin of her Vegetable Compound and recounting how the Panic of 1873 led to its sale in drug stores. The article traces the period’s impact on marketing remedies and the spread of her preparation to the public.
A 19th century portrait of Lydia E Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts. The piece traces her early life as a teacher and mother, her botanical remedies, and the creation of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a family financial downturn. It notes the product's rise through self advertising and archival case records guiding women worldwide. It highlights her foresight in training her daughter in law to continue the work and the enduring record of patient cases.
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