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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
4
A tale notes that true friendship reveals itself by temperament. At a dying poor man's funeral Squire Tighfish shows rare warmth, recalling a friend who never asked for money. Neighbors joke about tying up loose ends and shelving excuses, doubting any man can achieve such restraint.
A reflective note on helping others and bearing burdens, followed by a medical explainer on myopia. The text discusses how kindness uplifts weary hearts and then explains nearsightedness in children, its progression, risk of malignant myopia, signs, the limits of non medical diagnostics, and preventive schoolroom measures and the need for proper glasses.
A Vermont anecdote tells how a young bride visiting her brother faced a charging bull while berry picking. She improvised by using a hat and pails, creating a loud clamor beneath her dress to scare the animal away. The mother’s quick thinking saved her, and the tale ends with family laughter and plans for husking bees.
At a recent London gathering, Lady Henry Somerset was ill and absent. A replacement explained that the great temperance worker has been overworked and warned against exhausting the source of support.
A popular English minister staying in Glasgow on a Wesleyan Missionary Society deputation revealed he had never tasted apples or any green fruit. The family was amazed until a cautious cousin quipped that perhaps he had not been in Paradise, implying no original fat.
A visiting gentleman in Maine recalls a humorous summer among local boarders as a friendly woman offers cheerful mockery and warnings after he swallows a haddock bone. A family member gently reassures with homey humor about lingering bone risks.
A humorous exchange features a Frenchman replying to a compliment about youth. When a lady claims she looks twenty, he quips that half of what he hears is true, implying she is forty, and plays on the idea of doubt in compliments.
Mrs D W Williams, wife of a farmer on Route 6, describes prolonged weakness and nervousness. She credits Cardui for strengthening her and restoring health after back pain, headaches, and sleepless nights. Thousands of women have found relief, encouraging others to try it wherever sold.
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