A Rendezvous in 1911
A man waits for two hours with no sign of his companion in this brief 1911 scene. The tension builds as time passes without a reunion, capturing a quiet moment of anticipation.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
2
A man waits for two hours with no sign of his companion in this brief 1911 scene. The tension builds as time passes without a reunion, capturing a quiet moment of anticipation.
O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year ordeal with black swellings on face neck and body. He used three sets of Cutiura Remedies and reports rapid improvement with recovery. Potter Drug and Chemical Company presents the testimonial from Boston as the sole endorsement of the product.
Susan B. Anthony, noted for plain dress, admitted a feminine vanity for silk stockings. She joked they lift her spirits and help her deliver speeches, saying they make her feel as if she is walking among the clouds and soaring with eloquence.
An urging to eat Quaker Oats daily for thirty days starting November first. The plan claims increased health vigor and strength, with reduced meat and greasy foods, and emphasizes giving children a full share. Packaged in regular and large family sizes.
In Arkansas hills a woman recounts her four pound birth and being placed in a cigar box as a cradle. Friends listen with interest as she shares her early hardships in a Kansas City Times column.
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases, once deemed incurable. Science shows it is constitutional, requiring constitutional treatment. F. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo Ohio sells Catarrh Cure, taken internally, 10 drops to a teaspoonful, claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Miss Elder-Dick boasts a rose in hair makes her look younger. Miss Younger-Gee teases about more adornments as others favor their own choices. A stray ad line touts Single Binder cigar and a general note on great men not appearing in evening dress.
A 15 year old virgin named Virginia dies to spark Rome's resistance against Appius Claudius and the decemvirate. Lucius Virginius and Icilius lead mobs and armies to overturn tyranny, restoring the tribunate and popular rights. The tale endures in song and drama after two millennia.
The German empress has opened and supported numerous philanthropical groups in Berlin, notably the Central Association of German Actresses. She donates court and evening gowns to the society, while Berlin society members donate or sell clothes cheaply to aid actresses. The charity aims to supply costumes at low cost and improve social standards on the German stage.
A mood of fear runs through parts of Scotland as temperance gains momentum. Edinburgh reports the return of "Dynamizards" or drinkers using naphtha as a potent intoxicant. The naphtha, a milky alcohol mix, contains methyl alcohol, petroleum, and minimal water, and it kills quickly.
The animal trainer falls ill and his wife takes over. The owner questions her experience and she replies she can manage the beasts as her husband does. The owner agrees he does. She quips she can manage him just as easily.
A Boston Herald quotation notes a saying about each person following their own trade and even applies it to horses, framing work and craft as natural paths for all.
The United States operates three tuberculosis sanatoria for military and maritime personnel. Fort Bayard New Mexico serves soldiers and officers in the regular army. A merchant marine seamen facility and a coast service unit in Fort Stanton New Mexico. The navy staff runs a Las Animas Colorado hospital for officers and enlisted men.
A reader memoir notes a couple, John and Grace, silently dining as the husband eats a soup plate, half a fish, an entree, roast beef, and a sweet without speaking, illustrating an uneasy domestic scene observed by a magazine reader.
Canon Hensley Henson at a New Haven dinner during Yale lectures condemned the English archbishop’s attire. He recalled a Kansas church sermon in knee breeches gaiters and apron, noting the town paper described the archbishop as wearing Highland dress.
Advert says Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder helps feet and tight shoes. It claims to cure swollen hot sweating and aching feet and growing nails and to help break in new shoes. Available at druggists 25 cents with trial by mail from LeRoy New York. Elbert Hubbard quote included.
The U S Government purchased 25 gross or 3 600 boxes of Rough on Rats to send to the Panama Canal Zone. The product is billed as old reliable and unbeatable exterminator with price tags 15c 25c and T5c.
A Baltimore American quotation discusses indifference to the primary election as a possible secondary concern. An advertisement promotes Hamlins Wizard Oil as a universal remedy for sprains cuts wounds burns and scalds with confident claims of relief.
A clipped quotation describes a fellow who treats anything mean as a joke if it targets him. The line characterizes a self centered, defensive personality through a witty taunt.
An advertisement proclaims Pettit's Eye Salve restores vision for diseased or injured eyes sold by Howard Brothers in Buffalo New York. It asserts the product’s effectiveness and notes the need for an unbiased view to see both sides of a question.
Washington dealer says censors of fashion influence a clear drop in hat prices. Store heads claim millinery styles, like extreme shapes, failed to sell as men and husbands rejected the latest designs, forcing prices down from high past seasons.
Milwaukee woman Emma IMS E shares a year of suffering ending with relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter, among thousands received by the Lynn Mass company, urges discouraged women to seek advice and consider the remedy before surgery.
A manager at the Martham school in England offers prizes to pupils who arrive with the cleanest shoes, aiming to encourage neatness among attendees.
An old advertisement praises Allen Coors Road Lung Balsam as a quick harmless remedy for irritation and breath issues. It claims druggists sell 25c 6c and 1.00 bottle sizes and compares brave men to bulldogs unafraid of danger.
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