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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
2
A collection of humorous tales and misstatements from famed authors and everyday life. Jokes about taxation without representation, mispronounced phrases, and witty exchanges highlight quirks in language and perception across historical figures and ordinary people.
Lace owes its existence to men who funded and fostered its growth from church vestments to courtly attire. Earlier patrons, including popes and prelates, supported its production and paid well, shaping lace into a masculine fashion statement across eras and portraits.
Houston wife Mrs Bessie L Hicks describes three years of female troubles and liver issues then recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the medicine and promises it will help as it did for her.
Report notes wide velvet ribbons appearing as a new fad on the seats of fashion critics and socialites. The look draws attention at events and is described as a bold, luxurious styling choice shaping current style conversations.
An item notes remedies and fabrics such as linen pockets and eyelets, mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies, and cites Belgium postal guidance recommending red envelopes for Brussels, yellow for other Belgian points, and green for foreign letters to speed mail delivery.
Perry Davis Painkiller advertisement notes relief claims and cautions. It discusses currency values in Colombia, export duties on cows, and reports of copper, gold and silver discoveries on distant islands. Mining men await regulatory publication before exploiting new finds in Suva and western Australia.
The article notes nearly two million dollars worth of tea exported from Shanghai to the United States in 1908. It describes devil fish or octopuses up to 200 pounds, amphibious and seen wobbling on tentacles in search of sweet potato patches. Natives kill them with clubs and jars are lowered to the bottom to lure the creatures.
Woman from Columbus Ohio writes that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her chronic back pain irregular kidney secretions and nerve exhaustion after other remedies failed. She reports prompt relief and lasting cure. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Dollarness gowns noted as fashion trend for city wear and young girls.
Reading from a confusing tariff notice, Olmeted Le Roy NM shows duty rates for a range of goods. Corking tied items, penknives and screws face high duties while school chalk and keys also incur steep tariffs.
A fragment mentions home methods for curing piles with care and privacy. It hints at self healing and personal remedies without professional intervention.
The ad promotes Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills claiming they regulate bowels aid digestion and clear complexions. It lists price 25 cents and notes the Philadelphia address. A second note mentions large 1907 opium import figures for medical and smoking uses and annual herring catches in the North Sea and Atlantic.
Repeated notes promote Cascarets candy tablets as a mild laxative for quick relief. Mentions vent-pocket boxes at drugstores and CCC marking. Also remarks on gold-filled teeth of valuable English racehorses and theatres in Canada receiving subsidies and maple sugar production around 18 million pounds annually.
An advertisement promotes P TITS EYE SALVE from Howard Bros Buffalo NY for eye discomfort. The text notes two patte ships authorized by the last congress to be laid down next fall with heavier batteries. It cites Japan’s merchant steamers totaling 1 618 with 101 over 3 000 tons and mentions fashion notes on shoes linen pockets and hats with eyelet cords.
Brief notes describe use of a soft clingy fabric and a pouty cgutache inspired design. The item emphasizes texture and silhouette, with fashion cues suggesting subtle sheen and form fitting style.
A miscellany of quirks and figures spans weapons and industry to language and folklore. Dozens of facts touch on armies, earthquakes, industry metrics, and curious anecdotes about kings, blindness aid, and antique cannons, all compiled from scattered notes and historic trivia.
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