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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
8
The page blends local family happenings with community notices. Mentions of Sunday gatherings at M Johns, actions of Sallie Tidins and Ella Burton, and various visits show a small town network. Ads praise DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and a sermon on temperance, with reminders of church events and proverbs about kindness.
The text surveys sleeping positions across species from gudgeons and pikes to toads and marsupials. It notes fish lie resting on sand or mud with eyes open, and many hibernate or sleep in holes. It covers primates and various mammals, mentioning posture adaptations and shelter choices in winter and during rest periods.
Fragments show residents attending gatherings and visits. Names include Walker Pass dinner with Newcomer family and Hinshaw hosting a daughter, Collins and Miller visiting, Edwards entertaining Taylor and daughters, and Swain visiting his parents.
Fragmented OCR lists names and visits in North Adams and nearby towns. Mentions McMurtry and Æon David of Sheridan visiting. A.J. Fox family from Ekin. Belle Barrett visiting Boxley. Miss Cox visiting Sheridan grandparents. Leemmet and Lips? contributions. various calls at L.A. Staley home. commencement exercises in Hills. social visits to relatives and farms.
Mr Bill McRain sells groceries by sample to Ohio households while farmers buy eagerly Elwood Moore a Spanish war veteran and Democrat attends the Democratic convention Mrs Dr Aldred minds George Stephens infant son as his sons go to Chicago for work on salary of
An old advertisement promotes Dr Shoops Restorative as a natural stomach tonic claiming to soothe indigestion and heartburn without drugs. It urges readers to take a tablet or liquid for internal digestion and promises restoration of the stomach lining. The ad mentions retail names and prices and touts nature’s help.
The Detroit News Tribune describes how bears dogs wolves and foxes curl up for rest while rodents like rats sleep rolled into a ball. Hedgehogs hide by day among stones brush or hollow trees then roll up with head and paws tucked under their belly resembling a chestnut bar.
A drunken Trishman sits in a street corner saloon chair and jokes with a neighbor a pompous cleric about race and ancestry. The Irish man remarks on the odd country and recalls a time as a bog trotter while noting two dago descendants of Julius Caesar shining their brogans.
The article explains honey dew as either insect excretion from aphides or a leaf exudation. It notes the sweet saccharine liquid remains a botanical mystery and quotes Jeray attributing the phenomenon to atmospheric factors, common on island trees in temperate regions.
A beaster draws an admiring crowd for feats he claims to have done. A smaller man who knew him tells a friend the beaster never did those deeds. The small man argues that personal honesty matters more than the beaster’s reputation to the crowd.
The highland dress, a relic of Caesar's invasion, has persisted as national garb due to its practicality. Wrapped in the plaid, the Highlander withstands soaking mist and storms, while the loose undergarment aids wading torrents and climbing rugged terrain.
Leslie's Weekly notes a likeness between Abraham Lincoln and John Hay. Both were humorously inclined and spoke in plain clear language. Hay, as Lincoln's disciple, echoes his master in style and spirit, especially in charitable ideas and classical oratory.
A brief dialogue shows a child named Johnny expressing a wish to be a preacher. The minister questions the choice, and Johnny explains that sermons bring relief because people give them the best food in the house to eat when they see him coming.
A compact note listing CAREY as real estate loan agents for farms and town property with the Todd Building and phone number 43. The fragment suggests services for agricultural and municipal property lending and brokerage.
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