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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
7
A collage of old quips and jokes on thriftiness and domestic life. Brief anecdotes touch on marriage roles, wit about women and men, and comic misunderstandings. Includes references to satirical voices and sources like Satire Balt and Detroit Free Press.
Too Eager Fred Poyner, a Chicago dentist, spoke at a Banquet hosted by the Deni association. He recounted a gypsy released from jail and asked what she was jailed for, then retold a brief joke about finding a horse and the owner’s loss. The piece then notes fashion of mid century afternoon gowns with collars and voile, chiffon, net, and embroidered details.
A Battle Creek expert, a teacher, tests a breakfast claim. She reports two years of indigestion from simple meals and credits hot Potassium and Grape Nuts with stabilizing her digestion and aiding weight gain. The testimonial cites improved nervous energy and daily performance.
Louisa Barris a wealthy Englishwoman confronts a Brussels murder tied to Luke de Mountford her fiancé. Phillip de Mountford arrives as heir and Luke is suspected. Corroborating evidence, a blood stained stick, and a coroner inquiry threaten Luke while Louisa defends him. Colonel Harris and Sir Thomas Ryder confront guilt and loyalties as the case unfolds.
Colonel Harris returns to Langhaim to find Luke and Louisa settled by the fire as a murder mystery looms. Luke suspects an enemy killed Philip, while Louisa seeks clarity from her father about what Uncle Ryder relayed. The inquest looms and tensions rise as investigators probe motives and alibis.
In Holidayshurs Pennsylvania a forged bronze tablet of local notables turns out to be painted cheap pine. The deception spurred an official probe amid indignation from local lawyers and residents who financed the display.
In Flasbight a Penntman recalls a quip about fortune knocking once at every door. The tale ties to Miss Fortune and a Belfast note on Rome rule agitation. Belfast now contributes about three quarters of Ireland customs and excise revenue, reflecting the period’s tax concerns.
Vivid account from Lady Henry Somerset on kindness to London children. A hospital visit shows a crippled boy enduring pain without flinch while doctors change a cast. The boy explains he imagined a bee sting to cope, teaching patience and resilience.
A Lebanon, Ohio reader describes long suffering with eczema on the thigh and scalp. After trying treatments with no relief, they used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. itching ceased within minutes and fully cured, with dandruff also cleared. The ad notes sample availability and Boston address.
A fragment shows a conflict over an engagement to Cholly. One character argues he cannot truly love due to short, seven-page letters, revealing underlying doubts and tensions in the relationship.
The scene at Oak Hall centered on a temperance gathering with the hall described as crowded and lively. A humorous exchange between two Beetles notes the gathering and its purpose, though details are sparse.
Senator Dixon compared a political ploy to a flagrant railway case. A brief scene at a station shows two men, one short and the other tall, planning to use a half ticket while questioning a beard and a mole as harmless tricks.
William Shaw, secretary of the Christian Endeavor society, spoke at a Doston gathering, recounting a Whittle Back Bay girl curious about the word devil. The aunt corrected her, while the child hoped to tell her Yale brother about the meetings.
A fragment mentions a joke about purchasing an automobile and a wife prompting savings on gasoline for cleaning gloves. Paxton Toilet Co of Reoston Mass offers a free large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic, a cleansing germicidal toilet preparation, to any woman upon request in a clean houses ad.
Two testimonials from women in Peoria and Jessup praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from inflammation after doctors warned of surgery. The notices urge women with female ills to try the remedy before operative measures.
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