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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
3
A comic dialogue features Mrs Henpeck asking about a worse man habit and Mr Henpeck answering with a quip about a smoking lamp. The exchange ends with Mrs Henpeck prompting for another joke, capturing lighthearted domestic humor.
An article from Good Health argues that people harm their health by overworking, irregular meals, noise, poor air, and neglect, instead treating illness with rest and doctors while neglecting daily wellness. the piece urges consistent, healthy habits and proper rest.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century advisory piece weighs best time to send children abroad. It argues against delaying and against rushing, suggesting ages around four as ideal for travel to England France and Italy with early exposure. The note closes with a humorous reference to an opera.
English explorer A Henry Savage Landor plans a south pole expedition arguing Shackleton failed with a bulky crew. He favors a small, hardy caravan lightly equipped and hints at using an airship for the voyage.
A quirky exchange features a sailor praising a parrot’s swearing, noting every time the bird speaks a bad word it gives them a chance to learn new ones. The fragment hints at a mishmash of garbled text and a broken narrative about tickets and pieces lost after a six dollar bill.
A poetic reflection on the meaning of home, contrasting bustling life with domestic peace. It paints home as a sanctuary where loved ones gather, children await a father, and Disinterested love prevails. The piece ends with a New York Weekly quotation about home’s quiet resilience.
The death of Rev. Dr. William Ashmore, an American Baptist missionary, recalls how a self financed 1863 Swatow lot purchase turned profitable as harbor land filled in, enabling a fortune. He used profits to fund a theological seminary, later served as missionary secretary in Boston, then returned to China for 15 more years of service.
A wealthy auctioneer’s act of reducing a daughter’s inheritance to a small annuity for adopting socialist views recalls old English ideas on wills. Blackstone notes Roman practice of deeming a will defective if any child is omitted, with even a tiny legacy seen as evidence the testator remained sane. The tale of Sheridan and son Tom illustrates the saying Father I’ll cut you off with a shilling, echoing the modern jest about preferring wealth now.
In a spirited exchange, Mr. Sirius Barker questions whether the railway magnate should continue growing wealth. He queries if profit motives justify vast gains so the owner can travel by motor while avoiding his own trains and the public's use of midways.
An elderly woman from Henrietta Texas testifies that fifteen years of kidney trouble left her bedridden for two years. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she regained strength, can work like others, and recommends the product. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY for 0 cents a box. Remember the name Dean's.
Dialogue reveals tension over money and status as a husband questions why his wife comments on each expense. The exchange implies prior assurances of wealth and a dawning awareness of financial reality before marriage.
A 1908 Pittsburg reader reports severe scalp scaling and hair loss after typhoid fever. After using two cakes of Cuth ura Soap and a box of Cuth ura Ointment, scalp cleared and hair thicker. Also notes other items and ads including Rough on products and Marseilles sting deaths.
Firet Milliner confirms north pole hat design. Flecond Milliner notes dispute may arise between purchaser and her husband over ownership or purchase terms.
Excerpted snippets show graft talk from ex New York commissioner Bingham amid jokes about church collections and a deacon horse purchase. Also included are snippets on poverty and consumption, happiness, and light quips about manners and retail scandal, all in a breezy late 19th or early 20th century observed tone.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet mixed with ad copy and quotes. It mentions PEPTIPS EYE SALVE, Howard lites, Duffalo New York, and various quotes about generosity and perception. The readable items include product names, a Dickens quote, and scattered phrases.
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