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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
7
An early morning excursion by a group of young men and three women ends in blissful verses until misadventure. They travel through pastoral scenery and share a sunny day, but a sudden storm forces a hasty return. A mishap leads to a light crash as they regroup and head home.
A nine year old prodigy jokes about higher morality and citizenship while a pair of humorous quips adds light social irony. The dialogue contrasts a child’s confident theories with an adult’s cautious interpretations in a newspaper feature style.
A collection of quips and snippets from a period paper includes a gag about attending a convention hall without a ticket and a joke about cockroach control using plaster of Paris. It also notes a mysterious death by own action and a clipped dialogue about pronunciation and slang from the Indianapolis News.
A clipped humorous fragment mentions a steeple jack up high and a joking conversation about weeds and wealth. It references a likely landed proprietor and a cigar manufacturer, with a quip about a newspaper poet not being a real reporter. The tone imitates a late 19th century column strip.
A manager hires a life insurance solicitor after questioning a recent applicant about a prior stint in jail. The applicant confirms a courtroom term for assault, saying he beat a man who refused insured work. The manager approves employment immediately.
A Philadelphia North American note warns against gambling with the ball saying the man loses when the ball is tossed and the odds are against you. The moral emphasizes the risk of chance games and the danger of overconfidence.
In a Washington Star excerpt, Mr Erastus Pinkly jokes that the idea of steamships without horses is old, while Miss Hi anil Brown counters that such talk is mere rhetoric. She adds that the notion is a back-number scheme comparing steamships to muleless canal-boats.
In a matinee conversation, a theater critic asks about favorite haunt experiences. Mr. Barnes-Tormer replies that haunt roles are not his specialty, noting he once played the ghost in Hamlet. Detroit Free Press reports the exchange.
In a brief Omaha Bee item, Miss Sentiment asks if an eligible widower faced disappointments in love. He replies yes, twice married and once rejected, noting two and a half life events in matter-of-fact terms.
A boy who fled school asks what the teacher told today and the reply mentions Samson and a lady who cut his hair. A Washington Star wire notes locals doubt the tale, calling it another Schley story.
In a clipped Pasquinade style snippet from Detrait Free Press the narrator recalls a thunderbolt striking near his wife causing temporary speechlessness while discussing party refreshments and a swim break. Bobby explains the liquid refreshments were skipped by the group.
A Philadelphia Press quote notes a man started a hotel and also ran Lit, promoting the adjacent old established place as a hotel without the discomforts of home. The remark contrasts new hospitality efforts with a familiar street scene.
Gerald questions how Ananias earned his reputation as a philandering figure. Geraldine suggests Sapphirs was told she was the only woman he had ever loved, reflecting social gossip and romantic intrigue in the dialogue.
A Washington Star quip recalls Mr. Meekton apologizing for Henrietta’s club fare. The Chicago Tribune vignette shows a job applicant deemed unsuitable due to dental work, contrasting expectations and costs. The piece ends with a wry note on practical hiring.
The piece promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a 10 cent health aid claiming bowel relief and natural movements. A humorous exchange features Miss Mam Brown dismissing claims as old talk, comparing a ship to a mulee canal boat and noting a back-number economy.
Northwestern inventors reported several patents insued last week listing George E. Corey Madison Minnesota Leon D How ard Marston 8 D sulky attachment for harrows William Li Hull Alpha Minnesota peat extractor Joseph D Lew in St Pan Minnesota garment supporters Irving B Quist Atwater Mian adjustable eccentric argent Daniel Swenson Twin Valley Mian has catcher and precide notes. Uncertainty over proposals and family banter appear in quoted dialogue from the Chicago Tribune.
A humorous note recounts medical men testing Allen's Foot Bane powder to shrink shoe size with a playful miscue. A stout hotel guest bets he can distinguish spirits by taste, fails, and declares the drink genuine brandy then whisky before realizing water was used.
A fragment from Atlantic Monthly lauds sailing ships over steamers and praises companionship at sea. It muses that government quality stems from the governed, and reflects on repentance, ignorance, and the writer’s waning life.
The Pine Arts Journal highlights St Marys Academy Notre Dame Indiana in a feature praising its 40th year opening September 4 1900. It notes the rigorous curriculum on par with Vassar and Bryn Mawr, devoted teachers, and excellent classroom facilities meals clothing and climate as marks of educational Christian dedication.
The reader laments the decline of traditional children’s ceremonies and asks folklorists whether the old practice of forfeits in games remains. He recalls penalties levied during play as a ritual, noting its beauty and significance as a poetic exercise per the Boston Transcript.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a nine year old named Jimmie. He claims higher moral influence is not tied to being a good citizen and that the speaker is afraid of the police. The passage conveys a child’s introspective remark in a casual exchange.
The Magna Mud and Lithia Water Cure at Indiana Mineral Springs Indiana offers rest recreation and health for overworked professionals and rheumatism sufferers. The grounds feature scenic drives good gravel roads and ample accommodations under Major H L Kramer with a Mudlavia Magazine upon inquiry.
A London Globe report notes a shift as medical opinion softens toward fruit beverages for gout. Fruitarians gain followers among adherents while caution remains about overreliance. Doctors warn that uncooked fruit can ease some gout yet trigger headaches or attacks in long-standing cases.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad announces Home Seeker’s excursion tickets to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas. One fare plus two dollars for round trip with fifteen day outbound limit and twenty one day return limit. New wide vestibibed train runs Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth daily at 1 0 p m with reclining chair cars. For details contact an agent of the railroad.
A North Omaha two year old, keen to imitate adults, pronounces a request for a growler when asked about the hot room. Her parents’ beer and liquor routine, noted by a visiting prohibitionist pair, shows how quickly children absorb adult speech and habits.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the cure for swollen smarting burning sweating feet corns and bunions. It urges shaking the powder into shoes and says samples are free while listing 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores and mail order to Allen 8 Oluisted LeRoy NY.
A Chicago Record item notes a consumer balking at paying for soda water before drinking. The attendant explains the charge, while the patron fears the drink may be more poisoned than usual.
A jumble of quotations and stray phrases appears from various sources including politics, fashion dyes, and classic ad copy. It mentions Putnam face less dyes and a wish list like a tent a gun and a cigar store in the back yard. It includes quotes attributed to George Washington and H. W. Beecher.
A sale note touts Coke Dandruff Cura promising to cure dandruff and prevent hair loss for $1.00. The ad also makes strained references to marriage as a remedy and to soothing crying infants with a carriage and a baw rolling phrase.
In a disorderly conduct hearing the prisoner claimed fishing as the defense while before Judge The accused, initially charged with drunkenness, was discharged on the drunkenness charge and held for perjury after a prolonged courtroom exchange. The incident centers on the judge probing the truth of the claim and the ensuing decision.
Fifty thousand women testify in grateful letters to Mrs. Pinkham about relief from painful periods. Menstruation strains a woman's vitality. if pain, irregularity, or excessive flow occur, write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn Mass, for advice.
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