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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
3
A man named Busiman grows exasperated with a failing telephone. He reports ten failed attempts to reach a number due to engaged lines, absences, or cuts. Finally he asks for Mr X and is met with a cold reply stating the caller merely rang to hand him a cigar.
A West End woman points out a baby sleeping on bare porch boards across the street. The husband notes there is no rug or paint on the boards, highlighting the sparse conditions reported by the Youngstown Telegram.
A brief exchange from the New Orleans Times-Democrat captures a light moment as one man says he feels bully after eating ox-tail soup and another says he feels like everything after hash.
A clipped aphorism about trouble prompting a man to climb a tree and the tree being burned to smoke him out. It contrasts a perilous quip with a view of luck as owing more than one can repay, reflecting cautious wit on misfortune and debt.
A Kansas man recounts lifelong coffee use causing stomach trouble and nervous headaches and credits switching to Postum with improved health. He says his older relatives followed, noting weight gain and better sleep after stopping coffee, praising Postum as a substitute.
Col Terence O Rourke in Rangoon follows a fatal scene at Sypher’s bungalow. He discovers Sypher murdered beside a steel safe and a note on the Pool of Flame jewel. The Irish adventurer contemplates the mission and the jewel’s elusive holder as intrigue thickens aboard the ship and in Calcutta.
O Rourke notes a clenched fist gripping a leather thong and a plain stiletto near the victim, suspects a European killer. He finds gloves with initials BH and an embroiderer mark on the wall, muses on Sypher's murderer and Beatrix, and discovers a second dying guest, Vicomte Raoul de Hyeres, on the veranda amid mounting questions.
A physician in Montpellier used a clever ruse when visiting unfamiliar towns. He pretended to lose his dog and had the town crier offer 25 souls as a reward. The crier listed the doctor’s tithes honors and residence, making him the talk of the town.
A Covington Missouri reader reports severe female troubles and weeks of decline. After trying Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she experienced relief and credits the remedy with rebuilding her system and avoiding surgery.
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