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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
3
A humorous item notes Uncle Cy expounding on his workload as he reveals seven assistants do his work. A visiting friend jokingly asks if he has organized a trust, highlighting the mix of work ethic and satire in the scene.
A pharmacist suggests an onion as a remedy to keep the chaps away from Edythe's lips. The dialogue portrays a practical, humorous exchange in a period setting. The line captures a simple, everyday solution offered by a druggist to a curious person.
A comic montage shows a newlywed couple quarrelling over money for a gown and a husband accusing his wife of ingratitude. A joke about Captain Kidd finds a pirate lamenting buried treasure and cremation. A suitor refuses to accept gifts after marriage, planning a settlement from his father in law.
A crafty politician dodges questions by claiming his wife was the source while the spokesman asserts she refused to talk. Meanwhile four year old Willie encounters a snake, rushing home to report a “tall waggin e” without a dog, prompting a child’s surprised call to his mother.
Doctors dumbfounded and druggists astonished as St Jacobs Oil touted as a universal remedy for rheumatism. Certificates from publishers, ministers, druggists and patients claim relief and cures after few applications, with growing sales and high satisfaction.
Private letters from Sorrento reveal that F Marion Crawford's health has caused his family significant anxiety. Reports say a serious hemorrhage left him weak, but he recuperated quickly and his condition has since been more satisfactory.
A brief dated Feb 16 1900 from Trinity Springs Indiana mocks violin makers and players. It refers to Pino’s Cure for Consumption as a dubious claim and recalls the so called discoverer of Cremona varnish visiting New York newspaper offices. The piece quips about the abundance of good violins and laments the presence of bad violinists.
A writer in Cosmopolitan offers advice on marriage and bachelorhood through a story of Jimmy Banka who marries, fathers a child, and learns that babies require care. The piece warns that happiness has a price like wealth and status, and cautions that you cannot enjoy all facets of life without consequences.
A fashionable actress recounts being refused a horse by a livery keeper after insisting on riding side saddle. She calls the side saddle an invention of the devil and notes her attempt to ride for exercise was thwarted.
Six sheets measuring ten by fifteen inches feature pastel reproductions in colors by Bryson. The calendar is available on receipt of twenty five cents in coins or stamps. Address F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago to order.
A postal card from Billville carries blessings of fortune and family triumph. It notes mortgage payoff, a brother’s release from a fall, and a father securing $1000 from railroad work, with a homespun blessing about Providence.
Letters from Catholic Sisters across the United States laud Peruna as a safeguard against climate and disease. A Detroit institution cites relief for laceyritis and throat catarrh after using Peruna, with further use hoped to cure. Dr. Hartman, Columbus, argues Peruna's value and invites inquiries for free literature and medical guidance.
Names on a British pension list from George era include Lady Barrow, adopted daughter of John Wilson Croker, and the mother of Sir William Anson MP. Secretary Moody struggles to retain officers as many apply for retirement under the navy personnel act, with no mechanism to prevent retirements at advanced ranks.
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