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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
An advertisement and caricature-like vignettes describe Peruna tonics endorsed by Edward M Burtt of St Louis and Charles Levy of New York for catarrh relief in multiple family members. A separate humorous piece portrays Mr Baxter reforming his courtship of appearances after a theater trip, aided by a buoyant bystander.
Prince Dahra of Egypt visits America to study cotton and praises the U S industry for its wisdom. He recounts a Pennsylvanian undergraduate tale in which a brave yet clever man saves a girl during skating, noting the line between bravery and cleverness.
A man in a flat building recalled a loud racket in his home last night. Screams from a rear flat drew onlookers as neighbors speculated. Then a deep male voice, groping in the dark, lamented he would seek a policeman if he could locate his pants.
A mother asks Uncle Josh whether to cultivate Daisy's voice to impress a relative from the country. He replies yes, suggesting cultivation then seeding down, while commenting on the region's warmth and reliance on steam pipes for heat.
On a bright September morning James Whitcomb Riley encountered many acquaintances. They greeted him with polite weather remarks, which amused him. He quipped at the door in reply that he had heard the day was “highly spoken of.”
A reader testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as reducing indigestion and enabling weight gain for heavy meat eaters. It cites a man who rose from 95 to 125 pounds and a wife who gained 40 pounds, plus a neighbor who avoids indigestion after adopting the cereal. The ad ends with the slogan There’s a Reason and a reference to The Road to Wellville.
Recent discoveries shed light on Canaanite burial rites. Bodies were placed in rock caves or man made pits in contracted poses with stones and earth piled atop. Food and drink vessels, cooked meat with a knife, and a saucer to keep it warm were left nearby along with weapons and ornaments, signaling belief in life after death.
A description from Scribner's Magazine portrays a galleon as a merchant ship transformed by fate into a focal point of battle. It notes its square rigged structure, tall stern, and bulky poops worsted by a blunt heavy stem that hinders speed and steering. It highlights landlubber instincts influencing naval tactics and the rough, stand-up nature of maneuvers.
Dave Mills recalls about 500 new keys a year at the Euclid with keys returned by mail and guests carrying keys in pockets. A Des Moines man apologized for not returning a key, which fit his home front door and saved his wife from losing theirs.
The king of Spain travels incognito as the Duke of Toledo and lately bore the title Count of Cavalonga on journeys. This recalls the 718 battle at Cavalonga where Pelayo halted Moorish forces, his troops storming rearguards while Pelayo led a cavalry charge. Victory led to his proclamation as king in the triumph village. TheCounts of Cavalonga have carried the title since.
In a busy household a simple device between dining room and kitchen speeds calls. A bell button in the upstairs hall is rung by the maid for each family member’s number like 1-2, 3, 4-4. If no one answers, the maid knows the person is not home.
In Belizane France a dignified stork named Marinette, owned by Hilaire Borge, lost a left leg to gangrene after a broken bone failed to heal. After amputation she regained two-legged mobility, one leg being wooden, following treatment by a local practitioner.
A reflective essay traces Jesus from childhood to divine vocation, comparing unfolding perfection to art and poetry. It notes Mary’s influence, Nazareth life, and the Jerusalem pilgrimages shaping wisdom and favor with God, ending on the sacred hour of Messiahship.
A devotional piece extols Christ as light and savior who reveals fate beyond the tomb. It lauds marriage unity, care for the elderly and orphans, hospitals built through Christian mercy, and the gospel s abolition of slavery. It calls Christians to cherish labor, peace, and a faithful life distinct from pagan past.
The article proclaims Christmas as the sweetest happiest day of the season the time when the Prince of Peace enters walks of men to shape destinies. It highlights gift giving joy and the jingling bells of Kris Kringle as signs of merriment and echoes the angels message peace on earth good will toward men.
Beloved Father, as Christendom kneels at the manger, we seek a new Spirit and songs. Turn hearts to children, bring joy to the hopeless, guide the wayward, strengthen the trembler, open eyes, and soften ears. May Jesus birthday spark a new creation in us all. Amen.
Eighty five women bootblacks are numbered among the industrial workers of the United States.
The passage highlights the real spirit of Christmas as giving not getting. It urges treating others as we wish to be treated and declares love as conquering hate jealousy war and wrong. It critiques idle talkers who never start what they intend to do, calling Christmas tide a splendid opportunity for amtica.
The excerpt argues that enduring affliction and disciplined trials proof a person chosen for sacred use. It likens refined metalwork to human spirit and intellect, stating only the ductile, flexible souls endure hammering to become useful tools for delicate purposes, contrasting brittle, coarse spirits.
Nikaleiff Petrovich Starodvorsky, jailed in April 1884 at age 21, recounts 18 months in St Peter and St Paul Prison, St Petersburg. Cells flooded, rats swarmed during floods, one prisoner watched a child as rats threatened it, food poor with cockroaches. Forty eight inmates saw five commit suicide, three shot themselves, three died by madness, nine died from illness. He says insane and sane prisoners shared the same wards, and he lived beside a noble mad detainee for a year and a half.
The Boston Record notes college clubs at Yale and Harvard as rising employment channels. The Yale Club of New York and New Haven university bureau report demand for Yale men exceeding supply, and Harvard faces similar demand. A Pennsylvanian Harvard graduate and a Western Harvard graduate met through the university and formed a business alliance.
Priscilla visits a small friend unknown to her mother. On return, Mrs. Parsons notices a soiled dress. She asks what Mrs. Blakeslee would think, and Priscilla replies that Mrs. Blakeslee would be too polite to mention it.
The text notes 27 percent of men and 45 percent of women dream frequently. It states a general rule that the weaker sex shows twice as much tendency to dreaming as the opposite sex.
A green, flint hard Amazon stone found near Colorado Springs, Colorado, is in broad demand. A German firm ordered all that could be procured, indicating strong interest and market scarcity for the material.
A man trained a tiny stream of water to drop on a rock, and over five years it wore a seven inch deep hole in solid stone. He could have made the same hole in fifteen minutes with a chisel and hammer.
The Lugspite weather station in Bavaria houses the world’s largest lightning conductor. It descends three and a half miles down the mountainside to a lake, marking a remarkable engineering achievement.
Mrs Joannah Straw of Canton South Dakota credits Dean's Kidney Pills with ending three years of rheumatic pain in her back and general ill health. At 81 she reports improved strength, sleep, appetite and energy, saying she is as well as a 50 year old. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Mrs Blank cooked for a week after losing her cook and earned an ermine cloak from Judge Blank. Mrs Jerome told the tale to her husband, who quipped that a week of kitchen service would earn a long crepe veil for his wife, a witty social aside from the San Francisco Argonaut.
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her son’s severe eczema starting at four months and spreading over his body. After trying many patent medicines, she used all three Cuticura remedies and within two months saw improvement, with full recovery in six months.
A mistreated boarder leaves, rises as a popular dentist, and exacts payback by opening a rival practice opposite the old boarding house. In bold window letters he proclaims specialty work on steel pointed boarding house teeth, a striking local jab at his former landlady.
An evening service in a Maine village records the senior deacon Dominicus Jordan offering scriptural remarks on the death of Miss Simpkins. He notes universal respect for Simpkins and concludes with the verse The Lord is no respecter of persons, saying she has died and gone to the Lord.
By local applications, as they cannot reach the dis eased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that's by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or in perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Dear ness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi tion, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & UCO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7c. Jake Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A reflective verse sketching daily joys and minor troubles. It moves through playful mischief, school days, later years, and enduring hope, offering a compact meditation on life’s small doses of laughter and sorrow.
An old advertisement urges caregivers to examine every CASTORIA bottle for the signature of Io and to trust it as a safe remedy for infants and children. It extols the product as the kind you have always bought and notes its use for over 30 years.
A Washington Star joke frames a father asking how to tell Belinda is in love. The mother replies that every time the telephone rings Belinda thinks it is for her, illustrating a lighthearted marital quip about romance and attention.
Quote attributed to George Eliot on the need for native capacity and honest persevering effort as the key to lasting achievement.
Fragmented OCR reads a line about a cold cure product quoted as bromide or quinine with a price around 25 cents. The text is incomplete but suggests a retailer advertising a medicinal product for colds. No clear date or entity beyond generic references.
Actress Marie Cahill discusses selecting chorus girls for her new play using the Bertillon measurement system. She says it helps avoid mirage and illustrates with a father and son dialogue about marriage and illusion, reflecting on perception vs reality.
Bobby endures his mother’s long reminders as he and his father prepare for a weeklong trip. She checks his bag insisting he needs a hairbrush and more, while he insists he has all he requires and confuses OD with vacation.
A London Chronicle fragment notes a laborer who gives his weekly wages to his wife who, to gain an advantage, buys tobacco in two half ounce portions. An unrelated ad promises Dr Kline's nerve restorer with a free trial bottle. An old bachelor quips that some women marry for a listener who cannot escape.
PAZO Ointment guarantees curing any pile condition itching bleeding or protruding within 6 to 14 days or a refund. The ad claims relief and offers a money back guarantee for piles.
A crank is defined as a person who believes others view them as cranky. The remark captures a meta view of self-perception and how critics label unconventional thinkers in public discourse.
The advertisement asserts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative option offering cleansing and gentle relief without debility. It notes the product acts naturally, has known physician-approved components, and should be purchased only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. for best results.
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