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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
7
An alleged home made mixture claimed to relieve kidney and bladder trouble is described as harmless and effective by a New York newspaper authority. The recipe lists Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to be taken after meals and at night.
A great tenor recalls testing a phonograph with a flute solo and hearing himself perfectly. The salesman offers the instrument on instalments, but the narrator chooses to sell the flute instead, declining to buy the phonograph. The tale highlights the device’s revealing nature and the hook of personal value.
A man bursts into a bat shop mistaking James McNeil Whistler for an employee. Whistler quips that neither the bat nor the stranger’s coat and trousers suit him, highlighting the informal remark from the humorous piece Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree in Everybody's.
A Huntsville Alabama woman reports long term coffee use caused severe stomach trouble. After 40 years of coffee and 20 years of symptoms she quit coffee and found relief drinking Postum. She says four months of Postum improved her life and sleep.
A comic tale recalls a farmer blaming a lightning rod salesman after a barn burns on a dark night with no lanterns. The Rochester Herald vignette ends with the quip about keeping rods lit. Also noted is Richard Canfield leaving Saratoga, citing finances and payoffs as reason, followed by a joke about a suitor bribing fate with money.
An Anoka Minnesota man Levi P. Brockway reports five months in hospital ended with incurable diagnosis and six months to live. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for recovery, stating improved heart, lungs, eyes, and kidney function. Advertisement notes 50 cents per box Foster Millburn Co Buffalo New York.
A sharp faced boy with a drooping eyelid slipped a button to a Broadway tailor and urged him to sew a pair of pants on it. The puzzled tailor declined saying he had plenty of work, but the boy pressed to drum up business as he walked away down the block.
A lonely flat dweller recalls visiting two sisters who live in a long flat at opposite ends and constantly quarrel when not speaking to each other, then returns home feeling satisfied. The remark captures a wry, observant mood about human idiosyncrasies.
A reflective excerpt urges leaders to seek constant opportunities to aid thousands while warning that every moment in high office carries the risk of harming millions through careless actions. The tone emphasizes public duty and vigilance in governance.
The article profiles Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria as Europe’s sole royal doctor. It notes his 5000th cataract operation, his wife as assistant, and patients flocking to his hospital with free care for the poor. It recalls his treatment of the Kaiser after an eight year old accident at sea.
Instructions state the Milk Pail remains free of staleness sliminess and stickiness when washed with Bolax and water at a ratio of 1 tablespoon per quart of water.
A quote from Drummond argues that a man must not pursue self denial as an end but to gain a real compensation proportionate to effort, underscoring utilitarian motive in restraint.
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