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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
3
A collage of light humor and quips from multiple 19th and early 20th century papers. Exchanges include playful barbs about prosperity, wordweight, poets and editors, plus short dialogues on vanity, gardening, and social missteps. Notable bits reference Jinx, the Houston Post, and the Louisville Courier-Journal.
A public health advisory warns mothers against giving narcotic tonics like paregoric laudanum or morphine to children. It notes these drugs can sedate and kill in overdoses and urges checking labels and consulting a physician. Castoria is claimed to contain no narcotics if it bears the Fletcher signature.
Garden note advises strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries be planted at least three and a half feet apart. Recommends commercial fertilizer as best for berries. Gives dust control tip with soapy water and warns to avoid loosening roots when harvesting. Also mentions accident insurance for workers in Jolland and Philippine Spanish speaking rate.
A Chicago mother recounts a year long severe facial and neck itching treated unsuccessfully by many doctors and colleges. After trying Cuticura Soup Ointment and Resolvent Pils along with Cuticura Soap the child shows marked improvement and is described as the picture of health.
Sheep provide fertility for orchards but should not be kept near small trees as they gnaw and damage them. Use up the raspberry canes now and set two long wires three feet high as supports. Clip runners of new strawberries in year one to strengthen the parent plant. A mix of one part bismuth to three of vaseline creamed together serves as a gentle eczema and burn treatment for skin inflammations.
A Swiss couple married after a 45 year courtship. They began engagement in youth, the man promised to earn 56000 dollars before marriage, and in America he sent about 3000 love letters. The article blends advice on homestead tasks and old fashioned tips with light humor and domestic hints.
Miss Sophia Wtttleson of Evanston Minnesota writes that after twenty five years of chronic catarrh and a severe cough Peruna restored her health. She reports the remedy cured the catarrh and greatly improved her wellness. Also notes Peruna tablets as an alternative form and mentions Man a lin laxative from the same company Columbus Ohio.
A farmer advises using stakes with red cloth to deter crows hawks and other predators. The fluttering flag signals chicks are unwanted and helps protect the flock from feathered threats.
A farmer advises keeping teeth close to corn rows to target weeds. He notes weeds near hills cause mischief and warns sunset peak reflects a golden light, while rust on tin containers may taint dairy milk at all stages.
Mrs S A Williams of Gardiner Maine reports health restoration after three months avoiding surgical operation. Chicago’s Alvina Sperling credits the remedy with curing a tumor and inflammation without surgery. The advertisement touts thirty years of use and invites sick women to write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham's Company.
A collection of humorous quips and brief exchanges from newspapers. Snippets include a mill girl recalling a shaky romance, a domestic quarrel over summer stove duty, jokes about insurance and astonishment, a wife who buys what she wants, and a station gatekeeper's gag about train bargains.
The passage portrays Mrs Green and two speakers discussing appearances and social behavior at a golf club. One speaker admits preferring to observe men tending the greens, implying contentment from watching others perform work rather than playing.
A quotation from the Washington Star features Mr. Plodden A. Long explaining that a professional investor calculated the future value of putting aside a few hundred dollars yearly before Long could. The exchange centers on missing opportunity and hindsight in financial planning.
The beautiful heiress confesses to the baron that she fears suitors seek her for her fortune. He asks if she truly fears this, and she admits concern, while the baron asks her to avoid dwelling on the negative.
A brief New York Sun exchange shows one chauffeur refusing to turn back after striking a person and the other quipping he might run over him again. The exchange reflects a grim, dark-humor tone about urban danger.
A proverb about a boy who boasts of future deeds and a man who boasted of past acts highlights vanity and the paradox of aging. The exchange contrasts youth’s grand plans with adulthood’s retrospective pride.
A fragmented squib from the Press comments on a line about Old Gotrox leaving a thousand tons of coal in trust until the youngest child comes of age. It riffs on Windily and Milkins with a pun about plowing one’s own horn and a factory whistle.
A joking dialogue asks why the bridegroom’s attendant is named the best man. A fussy bachelor quips it is because he is the best off after marriage. The exchange adds a aside about penny care and avoiding get-rich-quick schemes.
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