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Newspaper
The Clayton Enterprise
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
6
A Chicago dye-house worker suffered chronic hand sores despite three doctors. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, symptoms began to improve in three days and hands became smooth and clean, allowing continued work. Testimony by Mrs A El Maurer, 2240 State St, Chicago, July 1905.
A New York painter recalls meeting Mortimer Menpes in Pont-Aven Brittany. The Pont-Aven hotel is a museum of Breton chests and beds and hosts paintings donated by Harrison Penfold Pauline Palmer and others. Menpes recalls Whistler as a joker who refused to answer a hereditary question saying Heaven has granted me no offspring.
A gifted writer once said to be unrecognizable by wife wrote a popular magazine tale for money. A Newark tea prompts witty dialogue about husbands and beer, and Berlin society forms a deaf club where members meet weekly to converse via ear trumpets, sharing sign language over tea in luxury rooms.
A longtime user recounts nervous dyspepsia relief after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. She and her husband noticed calmer nerves and steadier brain function, with eight years of use and improved overall health. The testimonial, from Postum Co of Battle Creek, notes increased brain and nerve power as a result of choosing Postum. Look for The Road to Wellville on the package.
A fault finder laments inconsistent calf liver notices in shops. He cites variations such as calf's liver calves liver and calves livery in Columbus Avenue. He asks for a clear grammatical rule and suggests using calves livers when more liver is needed than one calf can supply.
An archival note describes midsummer eye bonfires in Paris led by the king. The main fuel was a tree, with ashes taken home by villagers for luck. Louis XIV was the last to personally kindle such fires. Earlier fires reportedly burned cats, with officials paid to supply them. a fox and linen bag for cats are mentioned as part of royal entertainments.
Dr Alcott opposes servants as it weakens family life and urges the wife to prepare appetizing meals, maintain neatness, dress children well, and welcome the husband at home with smiles. Emerson calls Alcott the greatest intellect since Plato and praises a letter to Carlyle praising him.
W Holtz, a native of the fatherland, argues all stars emit identical rays but brighter stars show longer rays. He notes that rays differ between the left and right eyes and rotate with head movement. Concludes rays originate outside the stars, not in the eye, from retina sensitiveness.
At Lullingborne Castle in Kent, Sir William and Lacy Emily Taft-Dyke keep a leather bag of coins. Tradition says the heir and his bride must place a coin in the bag at marriage, and the offertory must never be counted or misfortune will befall the newly wed couple.
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