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Spencer News

Location

Spencer, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1909

Page

7

Ifsinlins Wizard Oil Heals Aches Across The World

A line extols Ifsinlins Wizard Oil banishing sprains bruises cuts and bumps daily across the year in homes around the globe promising relief for little children’s injuries and everyday harms.

Pointed Paragraphs from Chicago News

Quotes from Chicago News offer blunt commentary on temperaments and finances. It notes that dignity matters more than a stern face, money alone cannot buy sense, honest labor is meaningful for those who value it, and personal finances reflect marital status.

Chicago News

Clerical mix up in jury pool ends in comic oath

In New York First District Court Justice Joseph questions a German juror Herman Kaufman about a certificate claiming he is dead. Kaufman swears he is alive, prompting the judge to instruct further inquiry and the commissioner to verify the misprint. The court stakes a perjury probe if false.

New York Times First District Joseph Herman Kaufman

A Sight for the Elk and Other Curiosities at a Kansas Fair

A country fair in Kansas features elk on display where a keeper teases a visitor by promising to bring out all the animals to meet him and his 17 children, a comic scene signaling the crowd’s amusement. Also noted are Mr. Perry Davis painkiller ads and a ventriloquist turtle gag from the Boston Record, a sale notice for Brule County farms in South Dakota, and an Uncle Sam style medicinal blurb.

Kansas Boston Brule Co S. D Missouri Valley L. L, Hagaman, Puktwana Phe

Finding Lost Money in a Provincial Railway Station

Amusing tale from Tit-Bits about a sleepy station waiting room where a dropped half sovereign triggers a village-wide hunt. A lachrymose man claims a fragment and quips that only a halfpenny remains, prompting a chorus of accidental finders as others join the search for the rest. Also notes eye salve ad and a report that five Australian states seek to borrow 60 million dollars for railways and public works.

The Genuine Syrup of Figs Elixir of Senna Ad

The advertisement extols the California Fig Syrup Co. claim of a pure Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna made with medicinal plant principles. It warns buyers to demand the full company name on packaging to avoid imitations and ensure genuine benefits.

California Fig Syrup Co

Harper county farmer stops train to mail letter

The Kansas City Star recounts a Harper county farmer near a rail line who frantically waved his cap to halt a moving train so he could mail a letter. The conductor warns him, but the farmer insists he did stop it, illustrating the urge to show off when money is involved.

Kansas City Star R. P. McCulloch Harper County Tie

Dog Tales of Courage and Companionship Across Cities

A collage of dog stories from a soldier tribute page recounts a mongrel saved by a mail carrier named Nop who calmly retrieved a sack of mail, rescued by local kindness. It also recalls a heroic dog train leader, Flood, and his dog perishing in a snowbound death, a horse and dog Apple episode on a wagon, plus anecdotes of a giant Berlin St Bernard and dogs at Versailles cafes.

The Soldier Tribune Palmer St. Gernard Pooa Plaod Fort Chiturehill Winnipeg Pheyo Dr. Blood Nita Othe Flood Dogele Berlin St. Bernard Paris Versailles

Volcanic misreports and odd quips from the press

A San Francisco Call excerpt notes that many so called eruptions abroad and in California are caused by fires or gas rather than true volcanism. It cites French mine shaft incidents near Mons and a Santa Monica canyon flare. The piece explains a near sea shore volcano near Los Angeles is a fire event, not geological volcanism, likely harmless.

France Mons Santa Monica Mountains Los Angeles

Prom Success Magazine Child Admits Brick Incident

A broken brick tale recounted by Prom Success Magazine Marton child who confessed to smashing a brick with her father's watch to her mother. The humorous anecdote implies caution in reporting misdeeds and highlights family reactions.

Prom Success Marton Shila Norway

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