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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
2
Mrs. Thomas of Co-Osso, 10 Vine Street, reports severe backache for a decade with fatigue and dizziness. After using Doane Kittey Pills, she experienced quick relief and permanent cure, calling them lifesaving. Pills sold by Fosternburn Co, Buffalo, NY, 60 cents a box.
The text outlines a home remedy using St. Jacobs Oil to relieve a painful palaial condition. It suggests rubbing with a flea brush or flannel to redden the skin, then applying the oil with gentle hand pressure. The passage includes stray names and questions about finding information.
In Washington Street a runaway carriage tests a Politician and a Cynic. The Cynic refuses hero praise, while the Politician moments later rescues a frightened girl, luring public acclaim and a newspaper spotlight that may boost his election prospects.
A fragmentary line suggests Mitchell questions a reporter about Waterston's spread and a teacher warning a boy about a same sounding word. The text is garbled but hints at a school setting and concern over a rumor or opinion.
A Michigan music student credits Postum with stabilizing nerves and enabling daily eight hour practice. She describes severe early nerves from coffee, then gradual improvement after switching to Postum by November. She praises the product's health value and urges musicians to try it. Father, a physician, also recommends Postum.
The Mecca railroad is rapidly built from Medina to Mecca, 280 miles, with plans to complete within about a year. A second line from Mecca to Mount Arafat is proposed, 11 miles, to illuminate the Prophet’s sanctuary with electricity by an English firm, signaling Western influence across Nejd and Yemen as pilgrims flock to the sacred sites.
In a scene of social intrigue Vera, newly under a stepmother’s watch, faces scrutiny as a stylish young woman accompanies Mins Welton’s daughter. The conversation hints at tensions over propriety and companionship in a changing household.
Pennsylvania Senator P. C. Knox takes the chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, succeeding ex Senator Spooner. The shift has sparked stories about Spooner's eccentricities, including forgotten neckties and a habit of turning on gas jets in multiple rooms, sometimes leaving lights burning all night.
Senator Hob Taylor of Tennessee, aged 80, moves toward Washington life by renting a luxury Stoneleigh court apartment built by John Hay. A friend recalls his joke about seeing millionaire life while claiming modest earnings, while a tale about Uncle Pompey the possum hunter circulates in the Colored Citizen.
A Civil War era tale at a gathering recounts a white soldier in the Army of the Potomac asking to be made a negro by brevet to gain higher pay and assignment. a humorous aside about a six year old, Lucille Hughes, drawing attention in Washington. The fragment highlights wartime pay disparities and a young visitor’s school remark at the House.
A weathered guide explains the blow pipe test to distinguish genuine White Lead from adulterated paint. It notes metallic lead returns to metal under heat for pure lead, while adulterated mixes resist. The National Lead Company offers free blow pipes and a booklet to perform the test, with their Dutch Bar Painter trademark.
Uncle Hiram remarks on city life during a visit. He notes the household is lavish with many featured comforts like plated bathroom spigots and steam heating, while wife adds that despite the luxury, the entire house lacks a feather bed.
A jumble of ad like garbled notes mentions Emerald Cucumber Lettuce Strawberries and Radish seeds with prices and measurements, followed by quips about a corpulent diner and a playwright Augustus Thomas discussing telepathy and the occult at a dinner. A theater lobby encounter about osteopathy appears amid the chatter.
A jagged, incomplete passage muses on how compliments can mask true feelings and how a man’s temper may be revealed when he loses control. The fragment suggests social perception, relationship tension, and the irony of polite facade.
A historical note touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as inexhaustible proof for managing changes of life in women. The ad claims it cures displacements ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites women to write for advice at Mrs Pinkham's address.
An old lady who had given a nickel to a tramp debates how to spend a small windfall. The beggar contemplates purchases, joking about buying an auto or a schooner, while acknowledging limited funds and self reliance.
A brief dialogue on a railroad train sees a portly man challenge a neighbor by proposing to sit on his hat. The other calmly replies that he would ask first, after which the portly passenger admits he already did.
Dialogue reveals Mr Suddenrich and Mrs Suddenrich discussing a young guide who deduces their country of origin. He notes an old picture and mentions Rubens, prompting curiosity about his perceptive claims while Mr Suddenrich travels abroad.
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