18 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
1
Bill Arp muses on time as a perishable elastic construct and the present tense of God. He recalls vivid life moments, blasts vanity, and notes 1899 years since Christ's birth as the turning point of the calendar. The piece links time, faith, and the Anno Domini dating system.
A vivid profile extols Oklahoma Territory’s growth from scattered towns to thriving cities. El Reno Enid Heaverly Union City Chickasha Hammond Oklahoma City and Guthrie emerge as rapid, promising centers with new opera houses and cultural life. The piece notes rough exterior masking keen, thoughtful settlers eager to shape a developing nation.
Willie recalls a dream where St Peter sends him to a chalk ladder to heaven and writes sins on each rung. He wakes to his father’s question, and the punchline lands as the father descends for more chalk. The light anecdote reflects a child’s //humor at breakfast.
In a humorous sketch from New Boarder-Well, boarders boast of a mutual protective association with ironclad rules. They recall a law mandating every member eat a prune or pay a $10 fine, a rule the landlady enforced by banning prunes as too dear.
In October 1896 an editor suffered a severe lung cold that jeopardized his health. After trying local treatment, he used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, reporting immediate improvement and full restoration after three bottles. Published by B. EpwAkps, Wyatt, Illinois, and sold by E. Curry & Company.
Mrs. F. W. Garner of 3308 Fourteenth Street preserves Tobias Lear's account of General Washington's last illness and death. The narrative covers weather, bleeding, medical attempts, and the General's calm resignation as he dies.
The article explains a chemical fire engine using sixty gallon water tanks with soda and sulfuric acid to generate gas at high pressure. It describes dual tanks, charging method, and how the gas blankets the fire to suffocate it, noting widespread use in cities and a demo with soda water.
The dialogue spins a confusing wordplay about time and tense with lines about next station and what was or is. The speaker insists the question about the next station matters little as tense shifts dominate the exchange.
A local endorsement claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the best medicine for babies and small children. It highlights its pleasant taste rapid cures for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and notes extensive use with no failures. Sold by J Be Curry & Company.
Mrs Ada E Hart of Groton South Dakota recounts a near fatal lung illness that doctors deemed fatal. She credits Dr Kings New Discovery for her recovery after eight bottles and notes trials bottles were offered at Curry & Co Drug Store with guarantee or refund.
A Chicago Times-Herald piece recalls a family Christmas deception where a father played Santa. The child audience waited for gifts as lights dimmed, only to see the father misjudge his entrance. The gag underscores the moment the myth of Santa is shattered for the children.
Mr. W. H. Stapleton of Herminie Pa says Chamberlain's Pain Balm eases rheumatic pain after a single application. He notes many remedies failed but Pain Balm proved best among those he tried. Sold by J E Curry & Company.
Judge Clark asks regimental historians to approve engravings for each regiment drawn from wartime daguerreotypes. The plan, endorsed by the North Carolina Veterans Association, would feature about six images per regiment with no state funds for engraving, costs borne by contributors.
A New York Herald dialogue questions how a mother could nurture beauty in a homely daughter. Advice centers on environment, education, cuisine, and wholesome influences. It argues youth is shaped by air, scenery, discipline, and supportive, simply dressed upbringing to reveal innate potential.
A brief quip notes the paleface asking about smoking a cigar and the red man replying he is a smokeless engine, illustrating a line about reading comic papers through a Plains child.
A newspaper item notes a child named Johnny claiming he used an air rifle to shoot sparrows to test pills given by a doctor. The remark prompts caution about medical advice and child behavior in a humorous, provincial tone.
Julia Morrison James was found not guilty of murdering Frank Leidenheimer of the Mr Plaster of Paris Company. The court heard her dramatic post verdict speech thanking the jury and promising a lecture tour on risks facing young women in theater.
A surgeon recalls a strange case of a young man with a crushed nose who refused cosmetic repair. The patient, later identified in a wanted embezzler case, sailed to the Argentine Republic before detectives linked him to the damaged countenance. The exact motive remains unknown.
A brief Town Topics item presents a remark about quick wit and honesty. The note highlights sharp retorts and the ability to spot deception, implying a social or competitive edge in clever conversation. The piece emphasizes verbal skill and perceptive judgment.
Advert describes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal cure for skin eruptions ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts burns and other injuries. It claims to relieve pain and achiness, priced at 25 cents per box and sold by J E Curry and Company, local druggists.
A lighthearted exchange centers on a quoted tombstone designer who calls the Gates Ajar concept handsome. The widow agrees it is exactly what she desires, recalling her late husband’s habit of never closing a door without notice.
A vintage health ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for poor digestion and weak health. It claims the pills unlock indomitable will and energy, improving stomach liver kidneys and bowels, with availability at J. E. Curry & Co's for 25e.
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