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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
7
The verse notes that pleasant times prove easy but the true test lies in adversity. It praises the resilient smile that shines through tears and a life proved by resisting temptation and enduring hardship. Written in a Washington Star context, it reflects on virtue tested by fire.
Edwin T. Jones in Success warns that men who pursue goals with half-hearted effort waste daylight and miss full success. They sow with partial resolve and await results, only to face poverty and pain when evenfall comes. The lesson: the cost of doing things halfway is ultimate loss.
An editor narrator describes a scheme to profit from a dead man. The corpse lies on a bier as friends gather, counting debts paid in cash. The corpse smiles and gathers the money, then the crowd hastily flees, their nerves tingling at the sudden payday. The twist implies a dark satire on greed.
A Chicago Daily Record blurb describes a man arriving at seven thirty to call in the evening and staying past eleven despite hints to depart. The guest remains urbane and talkative, while the weary woman longs for him to leave and barely keeps from dozing as morning nears.
A brief verse excerpt reflects on life’s pleasures and yearning for beauty beyond material wealth. The narrator contrasts abundance with longing and concludes with admiration for a loyal partner who loves him despite being broke. The piece cites Ripley D Saunders of St. Louis Republic and Roy Farrell Greene of Detroit Free Press as sources.
A playful verse by Harriett F. Blodgett presented in St Nicholas portrays Prince O Dimple Chin on a wicker throne with a serving maid awaiting his decisions. The piece merges whimsy and fantasy with nursery rhyme imagery.
A poem by TM. L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution contrasts old times with present bliss. It speaks of love, spring promises, bright sunshine, blossoming lilies, rippling rivers, and singing birds as the world remains cheerful and optimistic.
In Country Gentleman Richard H Mitchell explains how proper barn ventilation improves winter dairying. He describes bringing a ventilator shaft down near the floor and using a ridge or cupola ventilator to create a draft, with an interior shutter controlled by ropes to regulate airflow through a barn loft and roof rafter space.
Practical Farmer offers gardening tips on planting berries and evergreens. Transplants should sit just below soil, not deep, to avoid killing roots. California’s late ripening navel orange, navelencia, extends the season. Snyder blackberry is hardy and productive. Taylor's Prolific bears larger fruit but is less hardy. Early spring is ideal for transplanting evergreens and smaller stock.
Prof. H. Snyder of the Minnesota Experiment Station outlines a design for stable floors with no gaps for filth. He recommends paving the cow walk with city street like blocks for durability and traction, avoiding plank cement or earth mixes that cause slipping. The platform should slope two inches toward the rear and sit about six inches above the walk behind.
Comic exchange between Mrs. Naggs and Mr. Naggs appears in a Chicago Daily News humor page. The joke centers on a home rule about wearing hats indoors and a quip about hair loss.
A new grain based beverage named Grain-O is advertised as a coffee substitute. It is said to be gentler on delicate stomachs and is nearly indistinguishable from coffee. The product is priced at 15 and 25 cents per package and marketed for all ages including children.
A concise paraphrase of Benjamin Franklin’s thought that relying on one’s own resources is like entering fortune’s own lap. This reflects the theme of self sufficiency and agency.
An ad notes Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movements for health, with gentle action on liver and kidneys, claims to cure head aches, priced at 25 and 50 cents. The item ends with a quirky line about an astronomer as a space reporter from the Chicago Daily News.
An old advertisement hawks Kemp's Balsam as a cure for coughing claiming it stops coughs immediately. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle with larger bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous.
A playful line features Roslyn offering chocolates to Miss Lovedove with a pun about cavities. The snippet notes Putnam Fare products sold by all druggists and colors Silk Wool or Cotton in each package, reflecting old ad copy style.
The Ram's Horn argues the expression trumpet of the Lord does not point to a sleeping deacon in meetings, offering a broader interpretation of the phrase within religious discourse.
An advertisement extols Beeman's Pepsin Gum as protection against dyspepsia. It includes testimonials from Wm. O. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10 1900 praising Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung complaints.
A compact aphorism from the Chicago Daily News notes that wisdom lies in choosing quality in both fruit and partnership. The saying contrasts melon discernment with selecting a spouse, implying prudence and good judgment in daily life.
An old drug advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cold cure in one day with a refund offer if it fails. The copy notes a 25 cent price and ends with a slogan about harmless sins.
Wheat and corn prices steady to higher across New York Cleveland Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo with mixed grain, cattle, hogs, and sheep values. Notable figures include hogs around 5.85 to 6.20 in New York and Cincinnati cattle up to 4.90 and lambs up to 6.75 in various markets.
A newspaper blurb touts GRAIN-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with the rich seal brown color of mocha. It claims to suit all ages, including children, and notes a pleasing taste and easy digestion. Available in 15c and 25c packages at grocers.
A brief wry exchange unfolds as an overbearing insurance agent forces his way into a man’s office. The busy man objects to talking, while the agent insists he will speak for them, implying a critique of pushy sales tactics.
The Sterling Remedy Co makers of Cascarets report sales rising to over 6,000,000 boxes in five years. Drugstores note strong demand as advertising success is highlighted. Cascarets come in 19c 25c and 50c boxes with the 50c box lasting a month. Readers with liver or bowel trouble are urged to try them.
A quotation from the Indianapolis Journal asserts that true credit lies in rising from nothing rather than riding on inherited status. The line emphasizes merit and self made achievement over ancestry.
February 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 offer cheap colonist tickets on Southern Pacific Ogden and Sunset Routes to California. From Chicago $30. from St. Louis Memphis and New Orleans $27.50. from Omaha Kansas City $25, with other east and north points similarly reduced. For details contact SP Company agents in Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg St Louis Kansas City.
A brief 19th century vignette unfolds as a would be suitor asks to address the eldest daughter, only to be told she is engaged while a second daughter is deemed equally suitable, delivering a light moral on marriage prospects from Somerville.
A Iowa reader Adam Hernebe claims Speltz corn outperforms all seen for stealing food and yield, growing from a single seed into 72 large heads. E L Rogers of Castlemore Canada reports 100 bits per acre. Salzer Seed Co invites orders, urging farmers to try Speltz.
Physicians recommend Kemp's Balsam for grippe patients focusing on throat and lungs. Do not delay use a bottle now and keep it on hand for immediate relief to prevent pneumonia by keeping the cough loose and lungs clear. Available from druggists at 25c and 50c.
Beginning with the Baby, the story traces Hoxsie's Croup Cure for coughs colds bronchitis and pneumonia through the family up to the grandmother. Theodore recalls a biting remark, and Marriet retorts about age, highlighting sharp exchanges in a Boston Transcript style family sketch.
In a Washington Star exchange, Mrs Torkins chides Charley for abandoning old principles amid empire’s glitter. She recalls a newspaper article shaping his dream of “something to make you all right” after past troubles with George III.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Cure works by internal remedies affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is a nonquack prescription from a leading physician, made of tonics and blood purifiers. Sold by druggists for 55 cents. Testimonials available free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Hall's Family Pills also promoted.
Mr Thomas L Cone a druggist moved from Chicago to Preston Missouri and endorses Palmer's Lotion. He claims the lotion will cure any externally reachable skin disease and offers samples via Solon Palmer New York.
A compact reflection notes that success can spoil the sense of failure, a historic editorial aphorism attributed to the Chicago Daily News. It contrasts failure’s lessons with triumph’s distractions. This item showcases a vintage newsroom ethos on ambition and resilience.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces round trip excursion tickets from Chicago Milwaukee and other points to many destinations in South and North Dakota and other Western States at about one fare. Excursions are on the first and third Tuesdays each month with details on rates routes and farm land prices available from F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago IL.
Hypatia Roland asks for a hansom from the Browns' parlor maid then Cad offers to accompany her as Miss Roland orders two hansoms in Chicago.
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