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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
6
A farmer, confronted by a neighbor, is asked how many horse power his machine has. He answers with a blunt forty, and the terse exchange becomes a small, humorous anecdote reflecting rural wit from a historical shard.
Mrs F Mt Carnicke of 130 Allen St Rochester says kidney and bladder pain swelled ankles and eye bags vanished after using Deans Kidney Pills. She notes months of illness and a doctor with no help, then a few weeks later a dramatic recovery. Promotion for Deans Kidney Pills and Dr Pierces Pleasant Pellets follow.
Chicago Special reports George H Reynolds head of Continental and Commercial Bank, age 45, epitomizes single minded business. He claims perfect health, no vacations without business, no drinking or smoking, no hobbies, works nine hours daily, married at 19 in Iowa, started as a bank messenger at fourteen, owns an automobile and rides weekly.
A New Haven exhibitor shipped a hen with a cat like head to New York. The bird, nose mouth whiskers and teeth resembling a cat, was shown in the lobby of an American Music Hall. A farmer from New Haven entered the creature hoping for a sensational poultry display.
The text presents disjointed reflections on affection, self discipline, and exchange. It mentions aging, advising behavior, and a vague notion of elevating oneself. The passage is scrambled with nonsensical phrases and lacks a coherent narrative or clear entities.
In Hampton's Magazine Peary recalls musk oxen as vital for winter provisions. Aided by three Kimes, he describes a week exploring Clements Markham Inlet and shooting a herd to sustain the party. The narrative blends hunting craft with stark hunger and survival stakes amid Arctic drift and cold.
A Mormon farmer named Jennings in Utah found a sandstone grindstone that yielded ironlike shine, sparking rumors of silver in sandstone. Barbee, a keen prospector, studied the site and believed he glimpsed silver, fueling excitement and caution among locals.
A loud Frenchman boasted of dueling exploits aboard a railway car. A small man reading a magazine calmly suggested refusing a duel. The exchange moved to threats and a mock nose twist, ending with a note on Turkey’s war prospects as the crowd watched.
Walter Rockwell of Gallaudet College earned a medal from Maud Edington's family for saving a girl swept into the whirlpool fifteen miles above Washington. Rockwell used a rope tied to a rock to reach and hold the unconscious girl until help arrived, and Dr. Draper spoke in Sign language during the medal ceremony.
The Hiawatha World reports a one legged robin returning to its known site three consecutive years as proof birds migrate to warmer times. This year its absence suggests it either perished or encountered trouble with a mischief maker. Lavender and rose perfumes are credited with purported benefits for beauty or scent care.
An 19th century style ad describes treating a sprain by hot bath soaks for minutes, followed by massage, then a snug rubber bandage and patient walking. It cites ballet dancers using the method for quick return to work. Also offered is a whitened handkerchief remedy using cream of tartar soak overnight and ironing to restore whiteness.
A dainty screen with two glass panes holds pressed flowers from Scotland painted in natural colors. Often the only livelihood for Highlands women, such screens are admired when light shines through. Margaret Carnegie watched and helped pluck the flowers for the artist. Similar folk art appears in English church windows and painted manufactures, with growing popularity.
A Harper's Bazaar note by Marianna Wheeler advises lightness and warmth in sleepwear for babies and children. It recommends loose nightgowns that do not confine movement or impede circulation, with feet covered and options like a drawstring hem or turn-up tap. Stockings are unnecessary.
Old fashioned kitchen notes offer vegetable hash with tender potatoes and carrots served with butter and pepper. Sandwich ideas use chopped fruit or cold meats with vegetables. Thick potato soup uses boiled water and milk, thickened. thick pen soup uses dried pens and onions. Carrot soup and Floating Island dessert are described with milk eggs and vanilla. Dutch salad with fish, prawns, or shrimp variants and French dressing. Creamed potatoes with cheese uses a white sauce, layered in a buttered dish.
A collection of quirky quotes and humorous exchanges from various papers. The items include a quip about trusting tailors, a light remark on married life, and a joke about children in divorce cases, with other brief notes on etiquette and neighbors.
A collage of dry wit from multiple U.S. papers features jokes on fortune telling, conscience, classical music turned ragtime, slow learners, Nero in Rome, resolving damages, umpire abuse, and a daughter referring a suitor to her father. The bits mirror each paper’s tone and punchlines.
A fragmentary exchange recalls humor and hardship as a worker jokes about losing a plumber job and a game of work with an unnamed colleague. The snippet hints at work culture and misfortune in a terse, era-tinged dialogue.
A vintage ad notes Tetterine cures for itching and skin ailments including warts, boils, and corns. It promotes mailing in two 60 cent boxes and offers a free liver pill with orders, touted by The Shuptrine Co of Savannah, Georgia.
James Terry White of Indianapolis News presents a somber verse as Twain’s glow fades at sunset. The speaker laments lost comrades and loves, yearning for the old tender handclasps and the comfort of friends gone before, expressing deep loneliness in final lines.
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