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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1911
Page
7
The piece argues motherhood is challenging but manageable with proper preparation and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims the remedy helps women become normal, healthy, and strong and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
Capt Archibald W Butt, the president's military aide, is awakened by a late night caller who cancels a nine o’clock appointment by telephone. Butt notes telephoning has become a habit in Washington inviting morning disturbances and early chatter.
A well known manufacturer plans a district office and seeks a resident distributor. Requires $600 to $3,000 cash and stock for immediate orders, with $100 to $200 monthly compensation plus commissions and expenses per district size. Permanent arrangement, references required. Write promptly to 230 West Huron St Chicago.
A light humor piece describes a new gown drawing a compliment from a restaurant owner who invites the wearer to sit by the window to add tone to the establishment. The anecdote hinges on polite social exchange and attire.
Use Allen's Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes for tired aching feet. It takes the sting out of corns and bunions and makes walking a delight. Sold everywhere, no substitutes. For free trial package address A. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
In a playful exchange at the masquerade, she asks if her costume suits her, and he replies with enthusiastic praise, noting she would be lovely in any disguise. The moment captures lighthearted flirtation and social grace.
A vintage advertisement urges readers not to wait for pain from headache toothache earache or injury claiming Hamlins Wizard Oil will cure it and prompting readers to obtain a bottle now.
A quotation attributed to Babcock emphasizes personal accountability for the final path of one’s life rather than the birth circumstances. It frames moral duty as the act of shaping one’s own end.
Poem laments hotel tip culture with lines about cabmen porters and staff rushing guests. Wry critique of tip expectations references Poe and modern hospitality life and the cost of service.
A humorous tip explains how a bald man can remove flies from the head by placing sugar on a shelf at head height. Flies are drawn to sugar, and the sugar attracts them away from the scalp. Carrying multiple sugar lumps provides a quick, portable emergency solution.
Epham Snowball and Elazarus Mashuntum discuss a man who refuses to send a razzah for a dance. Snowball laments missing a ride to the event and complains the neighbor did not comply, instead sending a safety razzah.
A dissatisfied employer tells a discharged employee to quit and the worker signals by pressing the fire alarm button. The exchange highlights a rule placard stating In Case of Fire Press This Button as the man leaves.
In the excerpt from Study and Seclusion a speaker notes the joy of returning to merry dances after forty days of abstinence. The passage reflects on denying self candy and theaters during Lent to fund the learning of dancing rituals.
Advertises Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the best family laxative. Claims gentle action, natural strengthening, and need to buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product with the company name on the front of every package. Also promotes regular use for headaches colds indigestion and other ailments.
Farmers seek Southern Minnesota land deals with Willis and Whittlesey of Jasesville Mian. Readers urged to write for best farms and investments and to save commissions by buying directly.
The fragment notes a birth dated the second of April and comments on delays in life. No additional context or entities are provided.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports New York City now operates twelve open air schools and classes with fourteen more planned by fall. Chicago runs six open air classes and Boston five.
A man recalls mentioning seeing Dr. Parkhurst on Madison Avenue and wonders if the doctor is sharing that sight with others. a woman quips that if he is, it will be more interesting than the man’s tale.
A widow recounts life insurance rejection due to heart trouble and how switching from coffee to Postum improved her health. She reports headaches neuralgia subsiding, weight gain, better appetite, and a strengthened heart enabling pass of a medical exam seven years after starting Postum.
In southern Arizona a group of fifty trappers arrived from a quarterly roundup to sell pelts in Tombstone. They brought roughly 3 000 skunks 700 coyotes 200 wildcats and many lynxes bears and mountain lions. County bounties ranged from 1 for skunks 2 for coyotes 1 for wildcats and 10 for larger predators, totaling about 5 000 paid in three days in one county.
An old column outlines magical and medical toothache cures used by Romans. Prescriptions include dog ash mixed with typhus oil, a water snakes vertebra for gum scarification, lizards bone or chicken bone with moon timing, lemon juice with mallow bugs for earache, and even placing a worm or adder heart in a tooth. A preventive note suggests eating two rats a month.
A Boston clergyman mocks money talk before collection while a prayer meeting adopts hymn No. 95 reduced from 100. The era's vernacular shifts with commercialism and telephone jargon as a Jewell City minister announces hymn No. 101 at a church gathering.
An unprecedented Irish shipping disaster sees five schooners sail from Ballinacurra Cork vanish at once. Thirty four lives are lost with all other nearby ships reaching their destinations. Lloyds records no prior such disappearance on a single day for short coastal voyages.
A local ironworker welcomed a baby son named Matt as a running joke about naming him Mat after a friend. The joke turns when the father reveals the child is Matthress, not Mat. The quip appears in a Youngstown Telegram item.
A heated dialogue reveals Parker accusing Harker of repeating a private remark. Harker counters by naming Barlow, who is blamed for leaking information, escalating suspicions among the trio.
A terse exchange hints at a conflict over influence as Powell asserts independence and resists being placed under another's authority. The dialogue suggests tension and a stance to avoid domination.
M R Wilson of Humboldt Nebraska suffered kidney disease with dark secretions painful passages stiffness backache nervous and dizzy spells swollen limbs and fatigue. After trying many remedies he improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills and soon was entirely well. Remember the name for sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Oliver Herford and a friend stroll a district filled with laundry lines. His companion notes how the garments obscure the sky and mar the view, and Herford comments quietly on the scene with a wry, concise remark.
A concise historical observation notes ambition as a powerful force shaping a man's effort and potential. It frames ambition as a driving longing that can elevate a person toward notable achievement and distinction.
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