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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
3
In August 1912 hunters reported a nearly eight foot bluish beast with a human face and harelike ears in Rabun County Georgia. The creature was stone deaf and apparently unaware of approach. Accounts say it was seen in several episodes over four years.
A field report tells how engineers weary of farmers questions conclude the earth is a parabolic hexafield and that a secret gap lies ahead. They plan to explode the spot and proceed with their work, ending the day in quiet.
A discussion of the tradition that a will must leave at least a shilling to a disinherited child. The piece cites Blackstone and Roman practice, notes the belief in England about a final token proving the testator’s memory, and recalls sheridan and his son as a quip.
An aged African tries coaxing a mule to board a train at a wayside station. After friendly words and humor, the mule lowers its ears and calmly steps onto the inclined plank, as if entering a drawing room car for the first time.
A regional note asks young lady correspondents to write on only one side of the paper for publication. The other sides may be used freely for private notes.
An exchange cited by the Chicago Tribune quotes Aunt Ipyatia scolding for ignorance about Homer and baseball slang. She notes her nephew Percival has attended college nearly three years and quips a homer is a hit that scores four bases.
The quote requests changing the word pen to typewriter in an old Chicago Tribune line. The corrected phrasing would read Den ought to be changed to typewriter, ma'am.
An excerpt shows Ameline refusing Marold's plea as health fears rise and a promise from Papa to send to Aton hints at desperation. The lines reference London, a scrape of men, and a strained, ironic tone about courtship amid illness.
An elderly traveller asks an ocean liner officer to classify the sea state. He reassures her there is a fresh nor'west breeze with a cross sea and no danger, as she records the moment for her diary aboard the ship.
The article compares Peishih and Wanshein showing how fengshui belief drives prosperity. Peishih loses trade after a pagoda placement deemed wrong and rebuilds it, while Wanshein thrives due to ideal fengshui in a fertile valley. The note highlights widespread Chinese superstition influencing local fortunes.
A doctor likens the body to a factory where bone muscle and brain are built from bread butter eggs milk and meat. The mouth starts the process by chewing and mixing with saliva, setting the stage for digestion and health, a point echoed by doctors paying attention to dental condition.
An article discusses how letters of different sizes and shapes are recognized by readers. It notes that T is often mistaken for Y and L can resemble a reversed J due to optical elusion. It states V and KK are easily recognized, while E and F prove among the most difficult to identify. The piece mentions A and N Z as recognizable with varying certainty.
A pompous man enters a dung store at dawn seeking a cigar. Only the soda water dispenser and a sweeping boy are present. He jokes about starting there. The boy quips in reply and the man leaves frowning, as reported by the Denver Post.
A landlady jokes that a quasie teacher occupies the next flat and eleven children keep such loud hours that the piano is drowned out. The quip highlights noisy urban living in a humorous society column style.
In a column quote from the New York Journal a woman notes the hired girl has quit and suggests sending for her mother to visit and take over housework while a new maid is found.
In a Boston Transcript snippet, Elsie questions why Clara remains short of funds. Madge explains Clara will never claim a larger inheritance or reach adulthood, leaving her financially stranded.
A fragmentary reflection contrasts wealth with personal spending freedom and routine duties. The piece mentions Chicago records and a notion of expense accounts, hinting at social views on wealth, status, and daily life.
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