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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
2
In a law question the status of Eddystone lighthouse as an island is debated for international law. The Board of Trade prohibits fishing by foreign vessels within three miles of the coast or inhabited islands. Eddystone’s population is stated as three.
A narrator recalls paying attention to Miss Filbert and then decides she is in poor taste until the moment he reveals she will be his wife. The exchange underscores a turning point in their relationship.
A playful verse follows phrases escaping from dictionary pages to seek chance and love. The pair named I Love You meets sudden fortune and strides along the rosy path arm in arm, while I Told You So trails behind with a nod to wisdom.
A New York designer, inspired by Hardanger decorations seen in Hardanger, Norway, created a gown trimmed with the embroidery for a Newport society woman. The trend spread quickly, and by the second season others in New York adopted Hardanger.
The text argues widows receive more attention yet struggle to marry because men balk at paying a high price for secondhand goods. It suggests shop-worn items influence suitors and dowries, reflecting social attitudes toward marriage markets.
A historical note cites English rulings defining occupation for legal dealings. It lists who are not gentlemen such as an auditor’s clerk and a solicitor’s clerk, while noting those deemed gentlemen include a medical student and a coal agent out of work.
A Canadian Pacific train tale set near Manitoba features the Duke of Argyll sharing rough travel life with a Boston lass. She quips about his roughness and nature while he deadpans his own horse stumble as a moment of exalted feeling.
A number of prominent gamblers have joined Wall Street trading circles, mingling with bulls and bears as the market experiences several gyrations. Several are described as strong players but continue to participate in the market under varying pressures.
A walking clergyman scolds boys for playing baseball on Sunday. Asked what the father would say, the boy replies that the father is the shortstop. The anecdote, attributed to Harpers Weekly, highlights playful defiance.
Major John M. Carson selected to succeed J Hamp ton Moore as chief of the Bureau of Manufactures in the Department of Commerce and Labor. He is the dean of the Washington corps of correspondents, a Civil War veteran with ties to many public figures since the 1860s.
Poem excerpt from the Chicago Record Herald reflecting on sorrow and endurance. The speaker notes how minor troubles are forgotten as we rise above them yet remain bowed by mourning and worry that never fully arrives.
Major Morrow judge advocate of California recommends raising soldier pay from 13 dollars per month to curb desertion. He notes 6,842 desertions in 1904, about 10 percent of the force, and 27,388 over the five years ending 1904.
Miss Wabash questions a date as Miss Boston rejects the claim of being an infant. The exchange centers on the idea that last Friday week marked the speaker's birth anniversary and prompts a sharp retort.
The death of Dr. J. H. String fellow recalls he was the first person called border ruffian. String fellow served as Speaker of the first Iowa House of Representatives. The incident reflects longstanding partisan labels in early state politics.
A suit was filed in San Francisco to quiet title to a lot sold by Henry Meiggs to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman when Sherman was a San Francisco banker and ex U S army captain.
A stage aside in which a young man asks if a bath is ever taken and a tramp laments being “in hot water” since birth, hinting at social misfortune and sharp class humor.
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