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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
7
A jumble of quotes and ads from a bygone era includes teaching tips for singing in class, Mary’s exhibition line about a wreath around her tummy tum, and a prescription ad for Allen’s Foot-Ease. It also features reflections on marriage and social quirks from the New York Press.
From the Rochester Te Rand a passage, translated by Ife, recounts a snobbish salon where talk of poets and music is derailed by boasting of dukes and barons. Fitzgerald leaves, and a hostess laments that “Tyrance knew a lord, too, but he’s dead.”
A reader recalls a pocketbook theft at a bargain matinee and a comical scavenger haul of items from lipstick to a lecture ticket. The fragment blends humor and crime, mentioning ads, clippings, and oddities from Harper's and Tit-Bits. The piece weaves reflections, jokes, and sensational snippets in a vintage newspaper column style.
The Detroit Irree Press notes city mottoes shift from dead languages to living lines aimed at fun and attention. Cities like Topeka and Seattle are cited with playful phrases such as Topeka Will and Seattle a rival’s tease, while other quirky slogans like San Francisco shakes things up and Milwaukee never brews trouble spark local amusement.
A quirky collection of witty lines and social observations on vanity politics and human foibles. It riffs on officeholders manners and curious aphorisms about honesty temper and consumer habits with humorous quips.
An old advertisement warns back pain signals kidney trouble and urges using Donna’s Kidney Pills. A Tennessee man describes severe illness before recovery after taking the product, claiming rapid improvement and return to health within two months. Sold by dealers, Foster-Milman Co, Buffalo.
A roadside tale relays a man finding a hat buried deep in mud. He taps it and a muffled voice asks what he is doing. The astonished finder learns the hat wearer is sunk up to his ears, on what is described as a deep mud incident.
A New York alderman warns that requesting credit breeds suspicion which often proves justified. He recalls a bartender tale of a seedy man asking to charge a beer until tomorrow, only to refuse buying anything after taking free lunch. The anecdote highlights distrust in casual credit.
A Notre Dame area notice advertises a home treatment for rheumatic and nerve pains. It asserts the remedy cleanses the blood, frees joints, and improves vitality, urging readers to contact Mrs. M. Summers in Notre Dame Indiana for proof.
The French president witnessed a definitive display by the Club de Cluen de Police showing dogs trained for real policing duties. Hales, the champion police dog, featured prominently, convincing authorities of the value of canine units in national security.
Charles Ferguson argues in the New York Atmerican that American architecture should grow indigenous from American soil and suit climate and American life, not import styles from Paris. He clashes with Warren and Kimball who favor slow evolution. he urges linking beauty to utility and national identity in design.
A reading of T. A. Daly's verse from the Catholic Standard and Times, celebrating spring's urge and flirtation with romance. The poem indulges rustic Irish imagery, yearning, and playful mischief as spring stirs desire and wanderlust.
A jumble of clipped reflections and quips from a Chicago News page. Witty lines poke at gullible cures, graft, referees, temper, love, and timely discipline, with playful wordplay on common phrases and social foibles. The tone mimics a humor column lampooning daily life and public figures.
Tobey, a Masten farmer, reported 40 missing ducklings from his pond. A large bullfrog was captured after the mass disappearance and shown at a local fish market. The frog reportedly pulled ducks underwater with a wide mouth and weighed about five pounds, described as Fairfield county's largest on record.
A woman’s strategy to manage a man lies in avoiding marriage, while a man’s guilt vanishes when unseen. The speaker distinguishes fools by education, notes a girl’s hidden knowledge of household help, and explains how guest presence or social status affects servant retention.
A worried mother recites months of failed treatments for her six month old daughter's eczema. After spending 20 to 80 dollars without relief, she began Cuticura Remedies and the child's face cleared by morning and the eruption vanished completely. The note is signed Mel P EB Gum bin from Sheldon Indiana dated July 13 1908. The report also mentions Salvini planning an autobiography and a remark about Normandy apple country and German trade.
A quirky column from The Papers highlights playful definitions from town ladies. Snippets include red tape as bureaucracy requiring special orders and a ship floating to keep occupants from tumbling out. A clever term for a young fox and a quip about science appear amid humorous lines.
A testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for a four year tumor and general female ills. It emphasizes avoiding hospital surgery, praising the remedy as a standard for thirty years and inviting readers to write for confidential advice to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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