Local notices and ads from Bon Bourne weekly paper
News and notices include J W and Mike Nips traveling to Parker to take possession of a purchased drug store, M and St L railroad track work starting at Watertown, a note on Galveston sea wall, Dr King’s New Discovery testimonial from Waco, a Beresford Harp Orchestra manager’s marriage at Elk Point, Delmont Record on the wedding, and a recruitment ad from Towan Suman Co in Chicago offering campaign fund and post signs with weekly pay.
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Messrs
J. W
Mike Nips
Parker
Hutchinson Herald
Galveston
Baw
Goodloe
Dotson
Waco
Tex
Dr. King
Russelldrugetore
Beresford Harp Orchestra
J. J. Vogeli
Emma Miller
Elk Point
Delmont
Towan Suman Co
Landolphr St
Chicago
Mystery Solved by Ming's New Life Pills Ad
A brief advertisement claims Ming's New Life Pills solve bilious attacks and habitual constipation. The copy, signed by John N Pleasnt of Magnalia Ind, touts thirty pills to give perfect relief with a boldly framed promise and local price note in early type.
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R. Ming
Lath
John N. Pleasnt
Magnalia
Ind
Stauton
Rug
AlOre
Portuguese Bullfights Show Skill and Padding for Safety
The account notes padded stumps on lorns and cautious riding to avoid contact with bulls. Banderillas are planted in the bull’s neck by foot and horse riders, provoking irritation but not described as torture. Both bull and horse avoid deaths, though costumes may rival Spanish displays.
A Woman's Revenge on Men’s Fashion Styles
A Spinster narrator laments men’s clothing, calling current fashions incomprehensible. She mocks tall hats with jam pot ledges and tight dingy blue sacks, describing a shiny metal collar and harsh styling as uglier with each new trend.
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M. A. PL
A Lofty Death At Asama Volcano In Japan
A young Japanese man despondent over life leapt into the crater of Mount Asama. He left a note citing despair and seeking a splendid death to rise above the sky amid the volcano’s smoky summit.
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Asama
Japan
Unalaked Lime Unsinked Mime Moisture Absorber Note
A paragraph notes an unusual moisture absorbing material called Unalaked Lime Unsinked Mime. It claims its extraordinary capacity to absorb moisture helps prevent rust in tools. Workmen who keep a piece in tool boxes claim it keeps tools in heat condition by absorbing moisture.
A Safety Match Playful Exchange
A humorous line rounds a child asking what a safety match is and a father replies with a groan worthy joke about a baldheaded man marrying an armless Wollan. The quip leans on wordplay and domestic banter from a light page.
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Mr. Henpecker
Wollan
Poor Fellow Abs Browne Lived High and Glutted
Fragmentary dialogue portrays Abs Browne as living richly and indulging in lavish victuals. The speaker mocks his extravagant habits and mocks his perceived excesses with humor.
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Abs
Browne
Malnprop
Two Biographical Styles in Johnson and Boswell
A brief note compares Johnson and Boswell as biographers, noting Johnson’s straightforward narrative of life and character with Boswell’s dramatic method that lets the subject reveal himself. The piece also weaves in adjacently presented anecdotes about salads and artists, illustrating varied prose.
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Johnson
Iis
Boswell
Chateter
Roswell
Willian T. Brewster
Forum
Monkeys and Fleas Myth Debunked in Zoology Note
The piece argues against the belief that monkeys are infested with fleas or parasites. It notes zoologists’ view that monkeys have no fleas and that observed scratching is due to the removal of hardened sebaceous matter from glands, deeming the flea idea fictitious.
Sun Spots and Freckles Bring Witty Connexion
Sir Robert Ball spoke on Sun Spots and Solar Chemistry, meeting a young woman who missed his lecture. He quipped that the talk on sun spots might not have delighted her, to which she replied that freckles have been her lifelong concern, making the exchange playful and revealing.
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Robert Ball
Hhe Baid
Two epitaphs from Maine cemeteries
Epitaph from Bridgerton Cemetery Bridgerton Me says she was, words fail to tell what a wife should be Bho was all that. From Bar Harbor Me comes a fond farewell I reach my arms out fondly but clasp the open air There is nothing of my darling but the shoes he used to wear.
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Bridgeton
Bar Harbor
The Good and Beautiful Land Vision Quote
Olive Schreiner speaks of longing for the good and beautiful land. She imagines Moses on a mountain with the land at his feet and contemplates strength and entry. The lament suggests a desire seen but unreachable.
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Moses
Neho
Olive Schreiner
Melancholy Hook Jones and a curious marriage proposal
In a cheerful note the speaker calls Hook Jones the most melancholy fellow, then recalls a proposal by Hoe expressed as a humorous question about becoming his widow. The exchange hints at quirky social banter of a past era.
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Hook—Jones
Rook
Hoe
Coral Island church and Seychelles reach back to Eden myths
The narrative blends a critique of modern finance with a depiction of the coral isle church on the Isle of Mabe in the Seychelles. It describes how coral houses rise from the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to 114 islands about 1,400 miles east of Aden and 1,000 miles from Zanzibar, shaded by towering palms and fernlike leaves.
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Isle of Mabe
Seychelles Islands
Indian Ocean
Aden
Zanzibar
The Boring of Glawn by Wet Clay and Tubes
The article describes boring glass plates using rotating brass tubes filled with water and pulverized emergent powder. A disk of wet clay concentrates a hole, molten flux poured in, and the glass cracks along the hole outline as a quick local expansion occurs. The method applies to tubes and cylinders in factories.
Moderation In Exercise Opinion From Detroit Free Press
The piece questions the value of moderate exercise, arguing many cannot sustain it and proposing a simpler approach. It suggests mild routines like fresh air and walking, discouraging overexertion and praising gradual activity.
Anticipating Him. Katharine’s jest at wedding crowd
Bob introduces his club friends at the depot platform and Katharine replies with a playful warning that a newly married man brings many sick friends to sit up with. The crowd reacts with surprise to the quip about a lonely moon and sick friends.
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Katharine
Bob
Columbus Dispatch
Not o £ Much Account
A jumble of quips and sayings from the Catholic Standard and Times includes malapropisms about the lord chief justice, a verger's joke, Edith and Mr Green, and a playful misreading of a delicate operation.
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England
Richard Webster
Yaas
Cholly Braneless
Miss Peppery
Catholic Standard and Times
Bringing It Home Burden and a Revealing Mirror
A dialogue excerpt features a father questioning his daughter about future living arrangements if she marries. The daughter retorts with a sharp remark inviting him to reflect on himself in the mirror. The exchange critiques divine perfection versus human flaws.
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Shortleigh
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