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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
4
The Citizen-Republican notes the completion of the second government artesian well on the banks of Lake Andes. It mentions Dr Shoop's Cough Cure and urges use by mothers for children, touting its gentle bronchial healing properties and safe, non harsh ingredients.
A fragmented passage recalls George Eliotwait asking for the chief lesson learned, answered with Tolerance. The speaker mentions being expected by two women and notes a card game of two to four moves held with deep interest, reflecting on patience and endurance.
A dramatic Travel Magazine account recalls a puma cub’s bold attempts to challenge its dam in a Frankfurt zoo enclosure. The mother’s savage defense left several cubs cowering while one brave youngster fought back, leading to a grim outcome as the tenser scene ended with the death of the spirited cub and the taxidermist abandoning plans.
The piece explains the tuppence as a two penny sum equal to four US cents, omnipresent in London life. It funds meals at cheap and midrange restaurants, tips for waiters, and fares on transport, taxis, and porters, shaping daily choices and social interactions across classes.
A veteran juggler explains that mastery demands extreme patience and relentless practice. He details balancing tricks with glasses, hats, billiard balls, and a cannon ball, noting precise eye focus and nerve control to avoid disaster.
The article explains surfacing as coating close grained woods such as white pine birch cherry whitewood tupelo sycamore gum and hemlock with shellac then sanding to a smooth finish. This seals the surface so oil from varnish is not absorbed and prepares the wood for varnish.
A Georgia paper quotes an Irish remark on rail riding calling it courting death, noting the Houston Post recounts an Irishman who would rather walk than ride the rail for honor.
A brief, clipped exchange notes the torment in the speaker tone and audience reaction. A quote from Filegende Blatter appears, followed by a witty remark about distinguishing principles from prejudices, attributed to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Excerpt from My Memoirs by Alexandre Dumas describing his father a brigadier general famed for extraordinary strength and horatius deeds in Tyrol and Mont Cents. The narrative recalls his arm power, climbing tactics, and stealthy nighttime raids against Piedmontese troops.
Ambroise Pare, a barber surgeon in the sixteenth century, recounts in 1537 how cauterizing wounds before ligatures caused brutal pain and poor healing. He describes replacing harsh cauteries with a digestive of egg yolks oil of roses and turpentine, noting patients recovered better and he vowed never to burn gunshot wounds again.
Keats proposes a toast at Haydon's table denouncing Newton for destroying the poetry of the rainbow by reducing it to prism. Wordsworth seeks an explanation while the assembled artists toast to the savant, accepting the controversial remark.
A Dr Shoop offer promises $100 for any recent grippe or acute cold that a 25 cent box of Preventics will not cure. The ad asserts Preventics contain no quinine or laxatives, no harsh ingredients and are safe for feverish children. Delivered by Ht W Russell Drug Co with 48 Preventics per package.
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