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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
7
Mme De Meissner portrays Russian country life with a grand manor by Moscow, its imperial origins, a marble church, and a revered sacred image carried in a rural ceremony. The piece notes horse culture, peasant crafts, noble households, and the era’s social fabric including aged pensioners, country visits, and village life.
Local report notes Joseph Benjamin of 710 North Eleventh Street opened three barrels of homemade wine in the rear of his property and dumped it onto flames threatening three buildings. Firefighters arrived and the danger was averted. The item reflects period commentary from the Philadelphia North American and cites Shakespeare and Pepys in a broader editorial vein.
This dainty back and front one piece frock requires minimal sewing with a seam under the arm and a hem. Launderable and easy to fit, it features a white piece with insertion and can be made in gingham linen serge mohair or plaids. For five years, one and three quarter yards of 36 inch material needed. Pattern mailed for 10 cents with coupon order.
Pattern No 5799 offers a dainty white lawn apron with a princess front and embroidered trim. Suitable in crows barred muslin linen gingham and pereale, medium size needs four and three eighths yards of 3 8 inch material. Send 10 cents to pattern department with size name and address.
Abraham Hunsberger of Lansdale fights a loft battle with rats, killing 28 while about as many escape. He uses a hoe to fend off the furious swarm, rats leaping at him as he retreats through a stuck trap door and continues the fight with the weapon’s handle.
A local solicitor driving to the fourth green at Newark golf course sent a ball into the River Devon and killed a two pound Mah. The ball and the fish were recovered bearing the same injury marks.
A vivid reminiscence recalls Brick Mor's famed home run at the Recreation Grounds in San Francisco during the final game of a Branford series as 3 to 2 led to a dramatic slide and a clash with a batted ball. The tale blends crowd roars, a close call at the plate, and a surprising rebound off a seat, then shifts to a San Francisco Chronicle note on a legal anecdote about cautious phrasing in opinions.
An ornate, drawled parable mixes a circus prank with a giant snake, a stolen egg, and a growing creature devouring poultry and an incubator before a hired man ends the chase. It weaves humor with social commentary on overburdened middle classes and a barbarium of innate desires.
The Stradivarius known as the Songs violin sold at a London auction for 2500 dollars. It is noted as one of the finest Stradivarius violins. The report mentions bears hibernating in mild winters and seeking nests or shallow excavations.
A wartime anecdote recalls a Private struck by a fall chill at camp. The captain questions the seriousness as the private grows pale and heavy. The drill sergeant escorts him to the hospital tent where the doctor’s medicine prompts further chill from the attending corporal.
A reader describes severe blood impurity causing weakness, insomnia, numbness, and back pain. After two doctors failed to help, treatment with Dr Williams Pink Pills led to improved appetite, sleep, and overall health with continued use. The ad cites cost and ordering details from the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady, N Y.
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