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Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
5
In Drearyhurst, Uncle Welby Gosh notes a nearby restaurant offering the best meal this side of Chicango. They warn customers it may be a little expensive and remind that a sack costs 35 counts, as stated by the Chicago Times.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder offered by Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Claims quick relief for tired sweaty hot swollen feet and helps shoes fit better. Also advertised as a cure for corns and bunions available at all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Excerpts show Wareham Long and Tufford Knott clashing over opinions as they debate footwear and etiquette aboard a journey. The Chicago Tribune notes a light humorous tone amid a slice of travel banter with a Parisian sheath skirt novelty teased alongside a Coney Island sales promotion.
A waiter in London quips he must resign after the governor orders him to eat mushrooms in front of customers to prove they are edible fungi. The remark is framed as a humorous London Tit-Dits item.
A Frenchman recalls a great uncle who buried 4000 louis under a pear tree, thieves stole some, the uncle replanted the earth, and after a renewed hidden stash the neighbor advises hiding all funds in the same spot. The next day the missing 1000 louis reappears.
In an interview style reminiscence, Uncle George recalls fighting in Cuba and Florida mosquitos during war service. He downplays battles while emphasizing modest encounters and the idea of real war and bloodshed.
Mrs. Lapsling laments a faulty payment as a post office order would have been safer than a check. She plans to visit the bank to repudiates the draft and recover funds, highlighting distrust in the delivery.
The Roeter's Viewpoint recalls a spirited game where the visitors collapsed early and the home team surged to win 27 to 0. The columns emphasize the lopsided early inning and the decisive victory.
A 70 year old man credits stopping coffee and starting Postum with relief from near daily spells of unconsciousness. He reports better sleep and health after eight months, saying he drinks only Postum now. The letter promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek.
Breen persuades Peter Constable at the Morne d Orange lookout to seek safety and forgiveness as Lara Stansbury confronts a dangerous past. Breen reveals his role in saving Constable and urges a joint escape toward the launch, while Lara seeks reunion with her beloved. A final dawn departure with Vere Rabeaut seals a fragile peace.
Constable, overwhelmed by ecstatic love, seeks Lara Stansbury after recognizing her grown from the little girl who handed him a newspaper. He plans a perilous voyage aboard the Madame with Lara as they flee Saint Pierre, racing toward an uncertain future as Pelee Volcano rages in memory and fire.
The New York Press notes that Henry James, writing in his fifties and sixties, still casts older men as captivating lovers. It argues writers reveal a view that love remains possible with age, contrasting early works like Daisy Miller with later Ambassadors.
A terse report notes the city’s net municipal debt totaling 223 million dollars as part of a broader financial overview. The item lists the deficit and implied obligations for the current fiscal period.
A man in Australia introduces the NEW HEEL, an interchangeable heel that locks to a heel pad with pins. It aims to extend shoe life by preventing heel wear and preserving shape, reducing foot strain and chiropody needs.
A historic recipe describes mint jelly made from apples with crushed mint, boiled to a thick jelly, and flavored grape and cranberry juices similarly. It also provides a corn salad combining eight ears of corn, onions, cabbage, celery, red peppers, salt, cider vinegar, and mustard, boiled together and canned.
Drain twenty five oysters and make a smooth paste with butter flour and parsley. Cook in a pan with the oysters and cayenne, then fold in the egg yolk. Pour over toasted bread squares and serve hot.
Wash and stem tart grapes and cook until tender then rub through a colander. For every three pints of pulp mix in one pound brown sugar one cup vinegar one heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon mace allspice salt pepper and half teaspoon ground cloves. Cook until reduced to half, then bottle and cork when cold.
Describe a method for making olive oil pickles by mixing cucumbers with salt, letting stand, draining, adding onions and seeds, packing into jars, adding olive oil, and covering with cold cider vinegar before sealing.
Practical tips include frying cold cereals with gravy, brightening nickel with ammonia-soaked wool, polishing with alcohol and whiting, and using vinegar with black lead for stove polish. Other advice covers refreshing plush, camphor stains, steaming fish pans, storing honey away from light, and home silver care with oil and whiting. A permanganate stain mix offers a cheap floor stain with adjustable darkness.
Dr. Evans unearths a bull head steatite vase with shell inlays and crystal eyes, a large bronze tool hoard including a tripod cauldron, and ivory fragments in a south building at Knossos Crete. Excavation advances toward the palace dome tomb and royal apartments with aims to date artifacts and reveal tombs.
A polite old man in an Eastern city buys two tickets to a fireman’s ball to avoid favoritism. He rings an alarm at an engine house by touching a fire alarm button. Firemen flood the place, horses burst from stalls, and the crowd laughs when he asks to buy a second ball ticket.
The piece argues irrigation is superior to rain for crop health, noting watering exactly as needed beats relying on unpredictable weather. It cites strawberries craving moisture and beets needing sun, and cites urban lawns irrigated for steady growth. It ends by affirming arid lands can be fertile with proper irrigation.
The Philadelphia Ledger remarks on the tension between contentment and aspiration, noting that the average man is satisfied with a good living yet his standard of living rises with income. It suggests perpetual hunger for more money despite current means.
A Cleveland Leader comic line shows a dispute over grape theft with a character denying and another insisting on alibi proof through grape skins. The exchange humorously frames mischief and evidence in a local column.
A Kansas City Journal note paints the pool scene where the best players in town are often young and change jobs frequently, highlighting a lively local pastime and the transient nature of talent.
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