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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
7
A Chicago Daily News piece sketches a humorous kitchen exchange between a grocery man and a pretty cook. They trade jokes about eggs, eggnog, and vanity including barber mishaps, facial alterations, and curling mustaches with sharp, playful banter.
A brief Cassell's sketch shows Mrs. Ponsonby-de-Style and Mr. Ponsonby-de-Style arguing over losing money and their estate. They decide to abandon the house and servants while she faints, revealing their stubborn resolve to endure hardship.
A grocer from Ossian Indiana chronicles a six year illness with stomach and bowel trouble. After switching to Grape-Nuts and cream for three months he regained strength, left bed, and now works fifteen hours daily. He credits the breakfast of Grape-Nuts and cream and says it keeps him regular and growing stronger. The narrative is endorsed by Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
A poem urging readers to join The Order of the Smiling Face by maintaining a cheerful smile. It outlines rules to avoid sulky expressions and to keep eyes bright when teased, promising active membership to those who practice a happy countenance. Lucy Foster, in St. Nicholas.
Dexter H. Walker of Jamaica Long Island credits his fox terrier Nottingham Jack with recovering a large sum in checks lost near his home. The dog found the checks in five minutes after being sent to search, showcasing training by kind words over harsh methods. Walker, a friend of Bergh, declined high offers to sell Jack.
A Chicago Tribune guide shows how to convert a grocery box into a doll house with partitioned floors, papered rooms, and DIY furniture. It covers roof styles, windows, doors, lighting, and finishing touches using inexpensive domestic materials.
An excerpt details New Jersey’s early and sustained push for state aided good roads. It highlights the state’s supervision model, cost sharing with counties, and wide adoption of thin six inch macadam. It cites a specific Centerville road cost breakdown and notes prior road-building improvements reducing width and depth for efficiency.
Dialogue recalls Prof. Gray dying after sleeping through wake time. The exchange attributes the death to forgetfulness.
The Italian ship Anita, registered in Genoa, built in 1548, is described as the oldest ship still afloat. She last sailed from Naples to Teneriffe in March 1902 and now rests to be broken up. Despite a historically stout build and many storms endured, she is noted as the slowest ship afloat.
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