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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
3
A boy defends keeping a few old marbles while his mother decries gambling as wicked. She threatens to tell his father about the silver dish won at a euchre party, but the boy doubts any consequence.
A father in Sedgwick Illinois recounts his son's struggle with dropsy. After two doctors declared no hope, he stopped their treatment and used Dodd's Kidney Pills. Within eight days swelling vanished and continued briefly, ending with a healthy, active child. The account extols the pills as life saving.
Skeptics doubted Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies when first launched but years of success have created a vast nationwide following. Leading scientists and physicians now acknowledge the merit of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related medicines among American women.
The text notes brutal widow customs among Hottentots and a ritual of finger cutting. It covers smokeless powder haze through violet glasses, Japanese chrysanthemum sculptures, and a Tokyo garden scene. It cites a New York subway progress claim and a hard rain India train wreck. It ends with a steam ship Orde oil combustion method.
The London Spectator compares the Doukhobor pilgrimage with a Murut case in Borneo where a self-styled prophet induced tribesmen to leap from trees believing they could fly. Dozens died and survivors and locals maintained faith. the prophet was jailed yet locals still trusted him.
A dialogue notes Miggles Old Gotrox and Wiggles on smart remarks as a luxury for the rich, implying continual quips in a witty exchange.
The humorous exchange centers on a quarrel over slippers as Mrs Trotter questions the problem and her husband suggests the footwear may be too large. A witty stage moment adds lightness to the revue.
Imperial council at Saratoga New York holds an excursion July 7 to 10. Nickel Plate Road offers a round trip fare with tickets on sale July 7 to 7 and valid to return July 20. For full particulars contact nearest ticket office or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana 102.
Kerwin outlines a scheme to graft the common house fly onto a parnyard hen claiming a fly lays 20 000 eggs per season. Parker asks for details as Kerwin envisions a path to easy street through this odd agricultural concept.
First Church of Christ Scientist members plan an excursion to Boston from June 28 to July 1 with one round trip fare. Tickets go on sale June 25 26 27 and allow return to July 2 703 or August 1 for a small fee. Inquiries to C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind T P A.
The bumble onion contains allyl sulphide oil causing watering eyes when peeled. Cooking loses much allyl, but sulfur compounds remain. On ions are noted as a remedy for colds and provide relief for chronic bronchitis.
One fare for round trip within 200 miles from selling station via Nickel Plate Road. Tickets on sale July 8. Fourth of July good to return July 6. See nearest agent or address C. A. Aster lin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Ind. 101.
A quip frames echoes as a sly trick that can peel away a final word from a doubting listener. The exchange features a boy asking about echoes and a father offering a wry, philosophical definition.
Nickel Plate Road offers a low fare excursion to Chautauqua New York on July 3 and July 24 1903. Tickets are valid to return within thirty days. For details contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind. 100
Very low rates and special inducements via Nickel Plate Road. Tickets on sale July 2 3 4 5 good returning July 12 subject to extension to September 1 703 if desired See nearest agent or address C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind
A brief quotation defines a diplomatist as any man whose wife respects him, attributed to Life. The wry line reflects gendered humor about diplomacy and marriage in a compact, single-idea joke.
Nickel Plate Road offers greatly reduced rates for the Denver International Convention as tickets go on sale July 6 and 7. Fares are valid for return through August 18. For details contact a local agent or A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fort Wayne Indiana.
Mrs Lashem declares relief after a dentist pull while a cruel companion dismisses the ache as over, signaling a harsh exchange about pain and payoff in a terse domestic moment.
A fragment from a 20th century column raises a hypothetical about modern warfare. The reader is prompted to consider actions if placed in Bess’s position, reflecting public concern and moral inquiry of the period.
A. A. Boyce of near Trenton Missouri describes severe kidney back and side pain that left him unable to walk. After wife bought Dean's Kidney Pills from Chas. A. Foster's drug store he followed directions and the pain gradually vanished. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. Price is 50 cents per box.
Blacker and Whitson discuss Dr Thirdly's congregation plans for a rest in Europe this summer. The congregation believes they are entitled to it. Mrs Austin promotes Buckwheat cakes as tender and crispy and a grocer can provide details.
A humorous quote from the Atlanta Constitution depicts a colored elder joking that a boy fond of trading would sell his return ticket if allowed to visit heaven for a holiday, insisting he would not be blown back by a hurricane.
Advertising notice offering rubber stamps of all kinds made to order. Includes self inking daters and ink pads. Promotes sending for a catalogue to Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Fragmentary text shows jokes about death and medicine, a personal ad for a stamp, pancake promotion, a lost prestige quip, a Shawnee Okla name, and a note on Lajoie’s .400 season with random product plugs and quotes. The tone feels like a collage of public notices and ads with few clear events.
Ad copy praising Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for treating obstinate constitutional humours including scrofula, rashes, eczema, and hair loss. Claims infant and child cures, home adoption, and prosperity of the treatment with prices and distributor details.
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