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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1899
Page
3
Charles D. Poston, hailed as the Father of Arizona, has been granted a $254 monthly pension by the territory. The first delegate to Congress from Arizona, he is described as a seasoned traveler with tales of China sea pirates and his governance of Tubac.
Three hours of brain work harms tissue more than a day of physical exercise. Advertisements tout Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an appetite enhancer and dyspepsia cure. Allen's Foot-Ease promises foot relief for corns bunions and other foot ailments at 25 cents. Texas moves to teach humane animal care in public schools. Piso's Cure for Consumption cited as effective by Mrs. J Nichols in Princeton Indiana. Seasonal imagery of pavements fizz and fans whizz accompanies ad copy.
A colonial tale shows natives submitting rifles for vaccination to avert spirits, then German jury rules split on guilt with six six leading to acquittal and seven five deferring to court. Ohio advertises Hall’s Catarrh Cure, while Kipling’s dog bite yields donations. A Rio Grande dining car service update promises enhanced meals on through trains. Miscellaneous notes warn of liver danger signals and teething remedies.
A brief comic item from a Cleveland Plain Dealer column recounts a family dinner where a young boy Tommy seized the largest cake slice. The mother reminds him of Dr Choker’s presence, and Tommy retorts with a sharp, indelible look about his cake choice.
A fragmentary exchange questions how an armless man might make love, with a casual reply that he speaks offhand. The lines suggest a quirky, candid dialogue about intimacy and capability.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer describes a scene with a cannibal chief shading his eyes as a lone figure crawls from the jungle. The chief proclaims the figure as his son returning home and calls Mbongwa to prepare a feast while ordering the killing of the Kaffir.
A short tale recalls Tommy and Willie aged five and six with frequent squabbles. Tommy hopes to give a gift for Willie's birthday but hesitates due to Willie being bigger. A mother’s prompt hints at kindness despite rivalry.
In Tit Bits a man on trial for having five wives pleads, the judge questions his villainy while the prisoner claims he sought only to marry well. The exchange highlights a sharp, ironic courtroom moment.
Detroit Free Press notes a fragment where Parke and another speaker discuss a moment to select a present for a wife. The dialogue hints at a planned gift, with the phrase on your own hook and a wife-focused context.
A testimonial letter from Mrs Drena Remicker of Revisevaza Lxp praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoring her health after long back pain fatigue and menstrual distress. It urges women to seek early help from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass and notes she offers free advice.
A brief quip from the New York World contrasts marital strain with practical virtue. The wife laments her husband’s diminished love while the maid questions the depth of the claim as the wife declares she can no longer endure misery. The note ends with a maxim about actions over sentiment.
Balm marketed for foot comfort claims to let one wear shoes one size smaller. It promises relief from swollen hot feet sweating aching feet and ingrown nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a trial package free by mail from Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Society leaders are people of excellent intellect taste and refinement. In travel they seek the best service obtainable and their patronage of the Union Pacific, one of the best proofs of life’s superiority, is noted. Tickets office, Old Stand, 201 Main.
The latest government census in India shows 6,016,759 girls aged 8 to 9 already married, with about 170,000 of them widows, highlighting entrenched child marriage and its consequences.
The pleasant method and beneficial effects of Strvup or Fies, manufactured by Catrrersta Fie Sreup Co., show the value of extracting liquid laxative principles from medicinal plants. It acts on the liver and bowels, cleanses the system, and gently relieves habitual constipation, using senna and aromatic plants in a taste pleasing formula.
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