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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
The piece argues high living costs stem from poor cooking and touts Calumet Baking Powder. It claims Calumet uses chemically pure, consistent ingredients, sealed cans, and uniform strength, preventing wasted leavening. It notes physicians and chemists endorse it and offers a money-back guarantee.
J Pierpont Morgan at a church congress dinner in Cincinnati extolled advertising. He ended with a concise epigram: if a dealer does not advertise his wares, it is ten to one that the sheriff will do it for him.
Marmaduke jokes about a barber who recalls a boyhood game called Hunt the Hare. Bertie admits ignorance. The quip centers on an unfinished shave and a humorous memory.
The ad asserts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation and thus “cure the disease” by removing the supposed cause. It also warns against mothers teaching children they are wingless angels, framing moral decline as a fatal error.
Minneapolis reader Mrs. John G. McLean credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending her female troubles and restoring health after three months. The ad invites other women to write for confidential advice to Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, offered free for sick women.
George C. Bangs recalls telling William H. Vanderbilt about a Pittsburgh to Chicago mail plan tied to a theater train. Vanderbilt hesitated, then learned Pennsylvania’s 20 hour run proved possible, leaving Vanderbilt remorseful for not attempting a three hour faster New York Central flight.
In the 1884 campaign for Grover Cleveland a group of young newspaper trained men aided the Democrats. Daniel S. Lamont, Cleveland’s private secretary, judged the performance of these workers, among them Frank H. Brooks whose work Lamont had observed and reported on.
The Boston financier John Duff, famed for saving Union Pacific in the 1873 panic, refused to join Jay Gould as director or accept the presidency or vice presidency of the railroad, resigning after recognizing Gould's control.
Thomas Nelson Page recounts hiring a colored office boy named Eugene in Richmond. The boy rarely appeared and did minimal work until one day he vanished. Page grows angry and learns from the boy’s father that Eugene is dead. The anecdote sits within broader discussion of social prominence in the era.
Lady Lister-Kaye, youngest Yragan sister with ties to the Manchester dowager duchess, enjoys enduring royal rapport. She was among the trio summoned at King Edward’s death and hosts chats with Queen Mary, with frequent royal dinners at her house.
Relatives contest the will of Askitt Old Skinner as probate hearings reveal disputes over the sizable estate. The proceedings seek to determine rightful heirs and settle claims while the courts sort out the assets.
A brief exchange frames a view of equality fading as children grow into schoolyard cliques. The earnest citizen asserts universal equality among men, while Mr. Rafferty counters that power dynamics emerge when youths gather.
A young man asks if the modest girl reads Browning and she replies not in the original. The exchange preserves a quiet, playful tone reflecting manners and literary interest.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon style vignette, Adam reads his ejectment notice while Eve sobs in a dusky corner. Adam accuses Eve of curiosity, recalls past insults, then asks Who's looney now as he gathers gourds and tent poles.
A village clock proposal sparks opposition from John the old sexton who rejects the plan as a waste of brass. He says sundial time suffices and notes sunless mornings make a clock useless. A supporter replies clocks help when sun fails.
A Mt. Vernon Kentucky mother recounts her three month old daughter’s severe eczema on the scalp. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the scalp scurf shed and hair regrew. within weeks the child recovered fully and remained well for years.
Dr Emdee urges very sparing meat consumption while Mr Joax claims to avoid meat completely and notes eating only lunchroom ham sandwiches.
A newspaper notice promotes a home formula using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup of Sarsaparilla. It claims hospital tests show the mix cleanses and strengthens kidneys, reduces uric acid, and relieves backache and bladder issues with a teaspoon after meals and at night.
Mrs O H P Belmont urged women at a Colony Club luncheon in New York to unite for suffrage. She warned that unity is essential to win the vote and contrasted women’s approach to the suffrage issue with their handling of other social questions.
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid 25c 50c and 1.00 with eye salve 25c and 1.00 plus free eye books and advice by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago. Also Mrs Winstows soothing syrup marketed for teething and gums with claimed wind colic relief. Curiosity noted as appetite for a mysterious dish.
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