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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
4
Poem imagery portrays a newborn heir cherished by earth and sea, his cradle receiving gifts of light and nature. The speaker foresees sunlight, fragrant meadows, and wine of flowers as the child grows, until he treads his father’s grave and learns to sleep to the music of wind and wave.
A widow and a bachelor debate New Year resolutions and vows, noting how small temptations tempt men more than grand pledges. They reflect on honesty, fidelity, and the paradox that promises often attract more than they deter, amid wry observations about marriages and temptations.
A long reflection on the drum in French military history contrasts its storied role with modern training reforms under the 1905 conscription law. The piece weighs the drum as symbol against the need to allocate scarce manpower to actual fighting, arguing the public may resist losing a cherished emblem amid calls for efficiency.
Mr Grayboy reflects on age and kindness on the elevated and in the street. A young man reading a newspaper and a trucking driver show considerate behavior toward an older man, prompting Grayboy to admit his illusion of youth is gently challenged by ordinary acts of politeness.
Bertha Runkle describes China’s New Year as the year's great holiday with families hanging lanterns and setting off firecrackers. Children dress in vivid jackets and trousers, girls wear pins or gold and jade, boys braid a pigtail, and many attend theater or play while appearing grown up.
A discussion of long standing New Year customs includes the Chinese practice of New Year's visiting cards. These silk backed or fine paper cards list the owner’s many titles, making the set large and highly valued. Cards are rolled for transport and are often returned to their owners.
The passage quotes Harper's Magazine on the sedition law under Adams, noting its harsh punishment for false or treasonous publications. It argues the act was propelled by the administration party, targeting criticism and opinion, and reflects on the president's role and the era's hostile press climate.
A compact outlook on intellect praising a mind that can grasp both grand and minute matters. It asserts the value of balance in cognition, aligning strength with versatility and breadth of understanding.
The article states that by season's end the United States will send at least six million dollars to Europe as a tribute to musical art. It breaks down the total: opera companies, mainly foreigners, with about one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars to Europe. concert singers pianists and violinists excluding Paderewski and Kubelik adding around five hundred thousand. foreign royalties for operas and sheet music totaling five hundred thousand. plus additional payments for musical comedies and popular songs of foreign origin.
A village tale recalls the Dewberry family who lived in the lane house. After oil discovery they boast a mansion on the hill, three automobiles, and a daughter engaged to a real duke. They now call themselves Du Barry, abandoning the plain Dewberry name at the gate.
A cook shop man recalls the dirty realities of poor neighborhoods where lazy cooks thrive. He recounts finding odd items in food from wedding rings to a meerschaum pipe and describes a bride who burned feathers off a turkey after whisky pouring.
A woman in a red sunbonnet questions ambition while reading society news. Uncle Hank, sharpening a snare, dismisses the idea and jokes about traps. Lucy resists flashy wealth and clout, keeping to simple catches like rabbits and possums.
A pair of neighbors trade a quirky tale of coop secrecy. One man asks if trouble with hens still lingers. The other says they are kept shut up now. He explains his nightly trick of placing eggs on the grass then collecting them at dawn.
A mother recounts her infant's severe Cuban itch case. After trying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the baby slept better, sores dried, and within two weeks was well. She notes the treatment cost 75 cents and claims it saved his life. May 17, 1906.
A Washington clergyman muses between emotion and form in faith and recalls a Richmond sermon. He recounts an elderly deacon’s prayer that blends humor and vivid imagery, invoking gospel plow, truth, and salvation with rustic phrasing.
A terse exchange reveals marital tension as a husband mocks Fitz Jones calling him an idiot and comments on his wife’s charm. The wife retorts that fools often wed pretty women, highlighting a sharp domestic quarrel in a single scene.
A Century argument on poetry urges writers to connect with human thought and life, tracing a path to the deepest sources of experience. It emphasizes mining real feelings to create resonant verse.
A traveling salesman recalls a small town with artesian water praised as analyzed and found to be half hydrogen. At the courthouse square pump, an old man jokes that the water has been scanned and found to be half hydrophoby, highlighting a humorous misreading of the claim.
A brief dialogue torn from a page shows a cheerful greeting met with a cutting rejoinder. The exchange emphasizes social friction as one character misreads warmth while the other counters with terse sarcasm.
An eclectic clipping showcases a cheeky exchange about marriage and wit, followed by an advertisement for Dr. Klines nerve restorer promising a free trial bottle. The page also touts Browns Bronchial Traches as a long reputed remedy for hoarseness and throat ailments, ending with a Plautus quote.
An advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. The copy markets PAZO ointment at 650c and asserts rare justification for any excuse.
In Pennsylvania the Camp Sanitarium, aided by the state, treats tuberculosis patients and reports that 75 percent have recovered or greatly improved. The facility aims to curb the disease with structured care and medical oversight.
A Washington scientist, famed as a hard taskmaster to officials and staff, hints to his attendant that a world voyage may occur. The attendant notes the trip would involve crossing east to west, causing a day to be lost, and the attendant eagerly agrees for a day off. Harper's Weekly.
A five year old girl visiting her aunt in the country loves milk. After being allowed a large amount, she is refused more and replies that there are two whole cowfuls out in the barn, implying an abundance of milk.
A young man was seen admiring a letter on a street corner then attempted to stuff it into a fire alarm box. A passerby, noting the gesture, cautioned him that his heart was on fire but advised using the box at the next corner. Firemen complain about alarm misuse via letters.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures constitutional disease through internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer 100 dollars for any untreated case and urge readers to request testimonials while noting price and accompanying laxative pills.
A Sunday school teacher asks the riddle what is the final end of man and a boy answers The letter N The exchange showcases a child’s witty wordplay in a classroom setting
Market reports from Cincinnati Chicago and New York list prices for livestock grains and commodities. Includes calves hogs sheep hay butter eggs apples potatoes tobacco and flour with varied bid offers and regional figures from December 20.
A lively dialogue recounts suitors who threaten extreme acts after a woman refuses them. One man vows to leave the earth and sails away in an airship, another vows to dive beneath the waves within an hour, and a third is revealed as a submarine lieutenant, all amid ironic, darkly humorous exchanges.
An Italian named Costsiglioni nearly sank in Grimsby York's dock when a trimmer named Taylor lowered two men by the feet over the dock side. He seized the rescuer's coat and held on for several minutes until hoops and ropes were found to complete the rescue.
The note reflects on a shift from the iron age to a forthcoming golden era. It credits ancestors for past travel and frames progress as a transition to a brighter future. The statement carries a philosophical tone rather than a specific event or date.
A fragment recounts a club party scene with a Silk umbrella borrowed by a woman named Singleton and the narrator recalling borrowing it from Mrs. Trumper. The excerpt includes a wry line about truth and intention and ends with random ad like phrases and a patent medicine claim.
A cautious saying notes that bluffing works only if one can maintain control and secrecy. It reflects a belief that deception succeeds when the acting party prevents exposure and consequences.
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