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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
5
Agricultural notes advise on housing for swine and calves, keeping cows in clean yards, and weighing whether to build hog housing or heat via feeding. Focus on shelter for young pigs, proper manure disposal, mite control, and the need for sun and air in barns. emphasize using Babcock testers, clover hay, and timely spraying for San Jose scale.
A Butte visitor recalls a Minneapolis claim of a world class strong man, debating Gotch vs Hackenschmidt. A Norwegian man asserts a relative stronger man, boasting a woodsman bruder who can lift and mash logs with ease.
Farmer Corn tassel notes that Mehitabel's husband shows foresight by his worried expression at the wedding. His wife agrees the anxious demeanor signals future prudence. The exchange carries a rural humor about perception and foresight.
Pat Sullivan, a soldier once praised as a good fellow, was deemed to suffer brain affliction by officers and comrades. On duty he often broke ranks to chase an invisible piece of paper yelling There it goes There s the paper. He received discharge after medical authorities diagnosed a slight insanity attack and departed proudly waving his discharge paper claiming he had finally caught the coveted document.
Fragmentary lines recall Diogenes with a lantern and mirror as he argues reformers across ages share common traits. The readable snippet hints at a claim that all such figures resemble each other in honesty and conduct.
A fragmentary exchange notes the notion that the proboscis of a flea is vastly finer than a needle. The dialogue hints at the persistence of minor, nagging troubles and a curiosity about microscopic differences.
The fragment suggests a conversation about Columbus and his discovery not being appreciated in his lifetime, a quip about not advertising the achievement, attributed to The Sketch and an "Upto Date Scholar" voice. It reads as a humorous period dialogue excerpt with no concrete events or dates.
A brief quip in dialogue form contrasts eye features and function. A father explains lashes exist to protect a pupil, humorously framing the eye’s anatomy in simple terms. The exchange is light, observational, and childlike in tone.
A dialog features a boastful professional chef and a witty exchange about wisdom. The exchange hints at a grand but elusive opportunity and a history of many wives. A Bohemian restaurant setting frames a cautious tone toward a magnificent but unclear opportunity.
An exchange features a man’s odd request to Miss Hefty to become his wife, mocked as a ridiculous question while noting her heavy weight of at least 200 pounds and prompting disbelief among observers.
A woman explains calmly that she did not ask for a transfer when entering the car because she saw a seat and wanted to claim it before men behind her could reach it. The conductor questions the reasoning, pressing on the motive behind not requesting a transfer.
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