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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
3
Four girls describe healing from ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. They recount improved health, increased energy, and renewed well being following their experiences with the herbal remedy.
Miss Lillian Ross and others praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from irregularities headaches and nervous prostration. St Thomas Episcopal Church East Side chapel features a gym and boys trained in physical culture with rector Rev Dr Stires praising their contests with rival schools.
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills and has cured thousands of women troubled with displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities pelvic pains backache nervous prostration and indigestion. Why don't you try it.
A New York American item notes that the sun's present diameter is 60,000 miles, with historical increases of 40 to 400 miles over the last ten thousand to one thousand years and a projected 10,000 mile shrinkage not readily observable.
A vivid description labels the bearded saki as the ugliest beast in the world. The grotesque appearance and bearded countenance inspire fear even in natives who say a hungry jaguar would starve in a cage of sakis.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows Tommy arguing with his mother over cake requests. He laments disappointment, saying he should have asked for more as he reflects on the missed opportunity.
A witty exchange describes an upcoming Academy piece titled Driven to Drink. The artist clarifies the title refers to a horse approaching a water trough rather than a human downfall.
A brief exchange contrasts a briny, seasoned father with a witty, younger speaker. The rapport hints at family dynamics and age but remains light and quippy.
A Cingalese proverb notes that greed breeds isolation and social distance. It implies that pursuing wealth selfishly undermines relationships and earns little lasting regard from others.
A humorous exchange notes a person who says they have mining stock certificates to hang as proof of experience rather than a college diploma. The remark satirizes formal education with a wry view of practical knowledge.
The article explains why cigar smoke clings to rooms, objects, and fabrics with a strong stale aroma. It notes cigars emit more pungent aromatic oils than cigarettes or pipes, which disperse into the air rather than condensing in the stem.
A dated reminiscence links Perry’s big guns to a grateful nation and a distant battle heard in Cleveland. The tale shifts to a practical note on loosening tight screws using a screwdriver and pinchers, illustrating stubborn bolts yielding to firm leverage.
The New York American notes bird dogs have a few centuries of history with the Duke of Northumberland the first to train them. It was around 1800 that the Gordon setter arose as a distinct breed founded by the Duke of Gordon.
A fragment from Loudon Glebe features a horse tongue joke where a young lady accuses a cabby’s horse of a morchage while the cabby retorts that the tongue is too large for the mouth.
The author discusses a possible new president residence separate from the White House, funded by the public appropriations bill, and details Washington's historic mansion plans. It notes the White House has sandstone, Hoban’s plans, and last changes, plus upcoming granite replacements for the Treasury's east front pillars and overall cost and dimensions.
James K. McGuire, former Syracuse mayor and New York Democrat, visits a Washington barber shop where a barber, decorated with cotton and plaster, recounts a prior assault by a porter. The barber warns of another incoming iron strike and props himself between McGuire and the door for safety.
H H Rogers recalls Mark Twain as incorrigible humorist on a Bermuda voyage. Twain was surprised by a gift house in Buffalo from his father in law Langdon after his Elmira 1870 marriage. He quips that Langdon should visit Buffalo for tea, free of charge, any time.
W C Philips of the Association For Improving the Condition of the Poor spoke in New York stating infants fed artificially die fifteen times more than naturally fed babies. He urged better living habits and cited an immigrant Magyar who humorously claimed he had never been arrested before after being told to bathe at the station.
Eugene Walter delivers a dinner remark in New York emphasizing that a playwright must close every loophole to succeed. He jokes about a leap year proposal where a wife corners her husband by asking for marriage with or without objection.
Mme Jean de Reszke recounts a timid clothes dealer who sought a hearing at the De Reszke home. The man claimed a fine voice and was admitted. his singing impressed the famous tenor, who urged admission of his public potential. Later a Munich interview tied the tale to Heinrich Knote, a Viennese tenor.
President G Stanley Hall of Clark University told the College of Physicians and Surgeons graduating class that women possess two or more souls. He said this explains women’s perceived fickleness and erratic conclusions, arguing one soul may be in ascendency and that the souls can be strangers yet coexist. Boston Dispatch via New York Tribune.
A vivid court tale recounts a charming foreigner who impressed King Edward with a witty misstep at bridge. She claimed she could not play and mixed up king and knave, provoking a hearty royal laugh and later retelling of the moment.
The German emperor reportedly takes light meals every two hours due to constant activity, a practice followed by his entourage. The empress also rests during parade days, while the Kaiser designates a daily rest period from 2 to 4 o'clock when home. He ends his day late and rises at 5 each morning.
Dr Walters discussed frost flowers at a Washington Biologic Society session. Ice blooms on about twenty six plant species in autumn and early winter. Frost weed and marsh fleabane are among the named examples. capillary water movement is blamed, but a full explanation is lacking.
The article notes that two rabbits were brought to Australia in 1852 and, now billions strong, cause major grazing damage. It cites government bounty payments from 1878 to 1888 totaling 5,888,015 dollars at 25 cents each and 2,200,000 dollars from 1883 to 1886, with drought years killing millions but rains since 1904 reviving the pest.
A western druggist extended his hitching post and mounted an electric call bell at the top. Prospective customers arriving by carriage or automobile press the button from their seats and the drug clerk attends immediately. The bell serves for night calls.
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