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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
6
Mrs S D Ellison of LaMar Missouri testifies to kidney trouble ending in bed rest and pain. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with quick relief and a complete cure, noting the product’s availability from all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Gertrude declares her marrying criterion a genius while Bertie responds with grateful delight at their match. The exchange signals witty matrimonial expectations between two characters.
At a national meeting in Atlanta the National Association of Bill Posters pledged 1,200,000 dollars for tuberculosis publicity. Posters across the United States and Canada will promote prevention and cure on 3,500 billboards. The Poster Printers' Association adds 200,000 dollars of printing and paper under the joint effort led by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
The Atchison Globe describes a family dispute with a mother fainting after Chauncey pours water on her. Four doctors attend her as she remains in swoon this afternoon while accusing remarks about the family circulate.
A quip about marriage timing. A man asks about his wife’s first husband’s death when he married her. The response claims the husband was dead about eight months, followed by a remark that they had been engaged nearly two years. The exchange plays on timing and assumptions in a light humorous way.
A reader reports chronic nightmares and sleep loss from coffee improving after switching to Postum. The letter says nerves and sleep improved, praising Postum as a healthier drink and urging others to quit coffee.
The essay traces how flowers shape the scenery through seasons, from daffodils and tulips to wild roses and broom. It contrasts colors and moods, notes how hawthorn signals spring, and laments time’s swift passing as beauty fades and youth wanes.
Companion of irritated divines came to the front with order to the waiter. Joaquin Miller will establish a colony of poets in Fruitvale California. He says poets will argue and squabble over authors like Matthew Arnold Swinburne Tennyson and Keats which is delightful and sensible. A joke about Maine divines ends with a waiter asking for two spittoons.
A brief exchange from Cleveland Leader features a sharp retort about a creeping nuisance with humor. The dialogue captures a playful back and forth reflecting everyday newsroom wit.
A Realist proclaims belief in realism and reveals a witticism about writing a sonnet to the gas company with a defective meter, eliciting shocked amusement from the interviewer.
A self described speaker tells aspiring men he built his career by winning favor with influential people. He explains that popularity with those who had pull propelled him to his current high position. The exchange showcases a salesman like view of advancement through connections.
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