25 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
1
A mother and child discuss the phrase with bated breath found in Fairy Tale Classics. The mother argues the term is elastic with dubious origin, used due to customary sanction rather than literal meaning, as Emerson confirms understanding.
The article notes repeated Sept dates in Cromwell’s life and flags new date coincidences. It cites Cromwell born Sept 8 1599, battles on Sept 3 1650 and Sept 8 1651, death Sept 3 1658, and adds other date links among Stuart era figures such as Robert II 1398, James II 1488, Mary Queen of Scots 1589, and James VII 1688 along with later deaths and fates.
Sponges grow in strange forms resembling hands hats and idols with wart like overgrowths. While not marketable as curiosities, trimmed sponges yield small pieces for slates shoes and paper. The largest known sponge in New York is fan shaped about three feet across valued at 100 as an exhibit. Florida and Mediterranean sponges vary in price from a cent to 20 dollars each and some fine samples fetch high per pound. The best are used in surgical operations. Other varieties include mandruka batt elephant ear velvet grasa and sheep's wool. cheap sponges scrub carriages and serve painters.
In early British Columbia settlements the potlatch stood as a foreign feast and merrymaking ritual. A host dispenses wealth to villagers to gain chieftainship or honor, sometimes giving away entire fortunes and goods in a grand shed for the feast.
A fragment from a Sheridan scene shows a Celt and a Saxon in a tense exchange. A Briton and a Zee-like Zoln Gull figure observe as a discussion about truth and perception escalates into a mock quarrel. Patrick offers a quick compliment before they clash.
At a Paris banquet hosted by a countess guests were stunned when the table centerpiece opened to reveal a birdcage containing a young woman who sang a couplet to introduce each new dish. The scene drew curious chatter as the evening unfolded amid dramatic misreadings and odd questions.
A Cynlo gn marriage remark triggers a Cornwall epigram about pilchards as wives. The Cornishman quips that pilchards are bad when awful but good when midding, reflecting a whimsy noted by the Dall Mall Gazette.
A Prussian church bell cast in Breslau in 1886 earned its name after a master founder killed a boy during the molten metal mishap. Executed for murder, he awaited his fate as the bell rang on the day of his sentence, invoking prayers for his soul.
A New York Press note catalogs rulers from James I to Catherine de Medici as superstitious, linking birth and marriage dates to fate and recounting anecdotes of loyalty, infidelity, and politics. It notes Napoleon, Frederick the Great, Peter the Great, Marlborough, and Cromwell amid tales of superstition and power.
A lyrical account describes rare Adirondack snowstorms that occur under cloudless skies. Clouds drift from distant hills and, at 1300 feet, unleash feathery snow driven horizontally by a gale, obscuring tree trunks while sunlit treetops stay visible and shadows form on the valley below.
In Memphis, a young criminal lawyer on reaching adulthood began a birthday celebration that woke his household. At midnight a loud shout echoed through the house as the son declared, This is he, At last to twenty one. The enraged father rushed out with firewood to confront the intruder.
Tests assessed how long different woods take to decay when buried. Birch and aspen decayed in three years, willow and buckeye in four, maple and red beech in five, elm and wash in seven, while larch juniper and arbor vitae showed no injury at eight years.
Eskimos practice funerary rites with funerals and cremations, carry dying individuals to abandoned huts to die with no care, and survivors fast for twenty five days after bereavement. Colton notes that virtue and fear of punishment shape their beliefs.
New York Medical News notes that revolver cartridges pose higher risk of septic infection than rifle bullets due to grease and dirt accumulating microbes. Rifle bullets are sterilized by heat and cleaned by flight, while revolver bullets may carry dormant infectious material that can multiply and trigger septic conditions days after injury.
The piece notes statistics as unappealing to readers and librarians with little demand for statistical literature. It criticizes overused methods like weighted averages and index numbers as arid and obscure, arguing such refinements mask cruelties of complex data.
A wild animal observer recalls a fox trick on a river ice. The fox lured a hound to the opening, watched as the dog plunged through the ice and disappeared, then nonchalantly departed with a sly grin.
The ita palm is abundant along the Amazon, Rio Negro, and Orinoco. In the Orinoco delta it forms flooded swamp forests where Guaranes Indians live perched in palm houses during floods. Young leaf skin yields hammock fiber and inner bark provides a nutritious food substance.
John is described as acting strangely last night, talking about lifting his feet to step over imaginary obstacles. He replies that he felt as if he were waiting on clouds while his spouse recalls angel cake for supper.
John B Clark writes in The Abhinity Monthly that a hundred years from now Manhattan Island will feature multi story streets and that cannons deeds ships and coal burning will be relics of a bygone era with new tech altering urban life.
A witty exchange between a willing worker and Senator Sorghum centers on choosing a phonograph, highlighting commentary on money influence and a wish for alternative selections.
The article surveys remarkable animal facts including a whale's underwater endurance of up to ninety minutes, the lion's jumping ability, and insects’ resilience and parasites. It notes mud wasps’ nest-building ingenuity, heavy buzards, and the continued feeding of a dissected mosquito head, plus alligators favoring fresh water and crocodiles venturing toward sea and island targets.
A dated reflection from Harper's Bazaar notes how minor wedding details overwhelm life’s grand moments. It laments how flowers gowns and invitations distract from love and mortality, arguing society overemphasizes mourning dress hems and buttons amid grief.
A humorous vignette from St James Gazette recounts an Irishman eager to enlist in a cavalry unit. The fencing instructor struggles to teach sword usage while Pat quips that he would jab with the point to the foe if he feinted, revealing wit and patriotism.
In a Boston Transcript snippet a child named Philip Evans ends his bedtime prayers with Amen and explains to his mother that he asked God not to confuse him with Brother Ed who he notes does not dreadfully. The humorous exchange highlights a separator between two local religious figures and a boy’s playful fear of being mistaken for a rival.
An American in London boasts superior fogs in New York harbor, quipping that New York’s dense fogs require extra ferry crews to pump out cabins. The exchange notes a New Jersey corporation aiming to export American fog to Britain.
Mrs Oldcastle inspects the new neighbors library and remarks on her husband’s refined taste for articles of fortune. The hostess agrees noting John is one of the virtuous men she has seen, as quoted by the Chicago Herald.
A correspondent reports a man offering $1,000 for a vote on a measure this morning, rejected, then negotiating to $2,000 with the senator. The exchange is recorded by the Botton Post as a political purist’s remark about conscience and approval.
An old gentleman asks about a handsome man at a party. The rich lady replies that the man is her son-in-law, a brilliant young figure who made a large fortune by the law. The elder man exclaims, and the tale ends with the law marrying her daughter.
A Glasgow Evening Whitespace cartoon caption jokes about a boy dodging thirty two school examinations as he aims to reach the world with his bay of mine. The line plays on words and comic exaggeration in a vintage newspaper voice.
The phrase notes that perfection avoids growth and celebrates the doubt and learning found in being right, reflecting a comfort with error as a path to genuine understanding. It echoes a Saturday Evening Post style emphasizing practical wisdom and self awareness.
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