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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
7
A collage of wry observations and quips. It notes love regret misreads, evasive wit, and petty social foibles. The piece weaves brief verses, courtroom humor, and light poetry, ending with a street anecdote exchange about a hat and a response.
An odd ad mix offers telegraphy tuition and money for tuition plus jobs. It lists Queen City Business, Box 511 Denver Cal, a 142 acre farm near Bedford Indiana, and South Dakota Land Company offices in Highmore Rapid City and Hard Point. The text shifts to social observations on divorce and manners with jokey maxims and opinions.
A 1908 testimonial from Mrs. Wm. Hunt of Newark praises Cuticura for curing horrific eczema after months of suffering. The ad notes use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, with Potter Drug & Chem Corp as sole proprietors. Also referenced is a poem by William Watson and a fact about rose petals used in attar production.
A collage of light anecdotes and political jests spans travel misadventures on a Ventimile to San Remo route with a cow on the track, family quips about jelly etiquette, and humorous chatter between Bryan and Oyama. It also recalls Governor Folk praising gradual reform in Philadelphia and satirical exchanges about life insurance versus pistols, with assorted notes on crafts, manners, and hair strength.
In Logansport Indiana on August 11 a large python killed a 14 year old goat named Billy. The snake, about 37 feet long and weighing heavy, wrapped around the goat and began swallowing it after saliva covered the body. The snake died when it attempted to dislodge a horn stuck in its throat.
A Bellefontaine resident credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing long kidney trouble and related pains after years of suffering. The ad notes 50 cent boxes from Fea ter Milburn Co. and cites testimonials about relief and complete cure.
An old advertisement from Munyon's at 584 and Jefferson in Philadelphia claims their medicine can cure many conditions. It asserts doctors will judge your case and that if cure is possible you will be told, otherwise no obligation exists to provide treatment or advice.
Special from San Francisco reports the discovery of a fossilized peacock unearthed in California asphalt beds by Loye H. Miller of the University. Named California, the specimen is believed unique in the western hemisphere and marks a rare find of its family in fossilized form.
A salesman presents a 70 volume speeches collection priced at $850 with $1 down and monthly payments. The angelic buyer inspects the index and exposes missing figures, asserting the set does not include the world’s greatest talker.
A fragmented ad laden piece notes fishing lore and rail ads with lines about pools and muskellungo. It mentions a planned event or broadcast next week and a claim of a $185,000,000 world match bill tied to Chicago Tribune coverage. The text blends nautical imagery with promotional tone.
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