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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1910
Page
7
A collage of snippets mixes household remedies and jokes from the era. Mrs Winslow with soothing syrup is touted for children while Wizard Oil is promoted as a family doctor substitute. Spohns Distemper Cure claims broad veterinary uses and agent inquiries appear. A telephone gag ends with a theater outing punchline.
A gardener recalls remarks about Charles Darwin’s health, noting he often wanders the garden and stands for long periods before a flower. The gardener believes purposeful work might help the famed naturalist recover.
In a quaint exchange, Young Staylate received a delicate hint from the young lady he visited the other evening. She found checking the clock and familiar devices useless and ordered refreshments while her mother sent a plate of breakfast food.
The excerpt captures a string of wry lines and vignettes from an interview and humorous exchanges. Notable figures include Mrs. O H P Belmont and a playful editor, with dialectal humor about eggs and a battered waistcoat hinting at comic misadventure.
Margaret's belief in Percival Harriston is upended in a park scene where a baby carriage teeters toward a lake. She rescues the infant, risking her hair and pompadour, and meets Harriston in a moment that reveals their true feelings.
A brisk scene reveals the Briggs brothers, famed as the most remarkable twin pair in the city. Neighbors question their likeness yet agree their difference is what defines their distinction.
A humorous dialogue features an insurance man and a pessimist discussing Thanksgiving in New England. Uncle Ben hosts thirty relatives with a feast including turkey and pie while a late collection for the heathen raises 50 cents per person, framing regional Thanksgiving customs.
A mother retrieves old clothes for the poor and finds a $25 gold headed cane forgotten 18 years ago. The note ends with a reflection on benevolence. In Tarsus, Asia Minor, electricity now lights the city with 450 street lamps and about 600 private incandescent lights powered from the Cydnus river.
Conversation centers on a phono graph chair trial in a church. The preacher and sexton discuss results, with the preacher noting fine performance and the deacon discovering the collection plate proceeds in loft, revealing no obvious difference.
A vintage advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a quick cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims relief within five minutes, eliminating heartburn belching and stomach discomfort, with a 50 cent case said to digest food as if the stomach were not there.
The passage notes that Eve did not need to marry Adam by questioning his fidelity daily and cites Lord Palmerston stating a man must know much to grasp the vastness of his own ignorance.
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