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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1897
Page
4
Horses misbehave from ignorance pain or fright and must be convinced resistance is useless. Use the whip sparingly and never kick. patience and calm voice build trust, reading the horse's eye, and progress comes with gentle firm handling rather than harsh punishment.
Florence Hayward in The Century details coronation petitions shaping duties and rights. Duke of Norfolk offered glove and arm support for the crown, baroness Grey de Ruthyn sought to carry royal spurs, Francia the twelfth earl of Huntingdon claimed sword bearer status, all tied to tenure of lands and nonforfeiture guarantees.
A New York Sun tale recounts a circus giraffe used to fetch baseballs stuck in a gutter. The animal trusted to locate the ball, but a rainstorm later revealed the ball had rolled down the water pipe, explaining the giraffe's failure that day.
A New York Times amusement recounts a college president journeying to New York who sits beside a farmer from a New Hampshire hill village. The farmer learns the traveler is the very person from his hometown and jokes about bunko sellers until relocating to the opposite seat.
In an anecdote from London Tit-Bits the eminent barrister Bard Swallow is described defending a murder case while standing with a pistol bullet in one hand and a lozenge in the other. Amid a blaze of eloquence his face sank and he cried I swallowed the bullet to the court.
A dialogue shows a client boasting money to avoid prison, the lawyer sizing up the risk and quipping about a ten thousand dollar bet. The exchange captures a humorous legal scene from a Boston travelogue snippet.
Thirty sailors in the Puritan boiler room at Brooklyn navy yard escaped death as steam flooded the space after a crown sheet blew. August Wilson ordered evacuation. Chief Engineer Cowie was burned but the crew reached upper decks via ladders. Cause: crown sheet failure. officers call it a miracle no one was killed or vessel damaged.
A discussion likens failed burglar safes and a sick man's digestive system to missing nourishment from a broken combination. The ad claims Dr. Pierce's Olden Medical Discovery corrects digestive and blood-making systems, purges poisons, cures indigestion, liver trouble, nervousness, and neuralgia, and restores strength. A Va. woman testimonial cites dramatic weight gain and recovery after taking two units.
A study of college girl slang shows terms like prod crush and squelch reveal social rules. It notes upperclass dominance over freshmen and the casual use of abbreviations like lit psych die and exams and describes the pressure of exams and hard work.
Birds and kites fascination, curious reactions from eagles and storks show confusion by strange devices. March geese pause midair then reform and depart. A westbound Oregon Short Line train derailed near Glenn's Ferry due to a broken axle with injuries. National Reform Press delegates gather in Nashville as illness sidelines Frank Burkett. Colonel O H Gatch, former Iowa state senator, dies in Des Moines.
Marshall P Wilder narrates a self deprecating memoir from New York to Hartford and London. He recalls early jokes on a scaffold stage, hardships, coffee fueled performances, and royal attention from the Prince of Wales. He notes a lifelong partnership with his father, streetcar acquaintances, and a self deprecating defense of his public image.
A critical column rails against excessive eating and drinking, noting how newspapers glorified a renowned bon vivant who died amid lavish feasts despite medical warnings. It links epicurean cults to shortened lives and urges restraint over appetites that outrun health and judgment.
A fragmented passage argues against a bear metaphor about house duties and seasonal sleep. The speaker urges using a different comparison, noting a bear hibernates while a person must wake earlier to start the day and work.
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