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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1906
Page
7
Birds perform valuable insect control as chickadees eat thousands of plant lice at breakfast while woodpeckers and flickers target borers and wood borers. Cuckoos help by consuming hairy caterpillars, grosbecks reduce potato beetles, and even songbirds supply music worth protecting.
The term boss derives from Dutch baas meaning uncle or kinsman. Bartletts notes the o in boss sounds like the a in all. The master of a house became the principal kinsman and thus boss. De vrouw is de baas translates to the wife is the boss.
A short, reflective line about fickle hearts and enduring love. The quotation notes that devotion shifts, but the source of love remains constant, ready to renew when the moment requires. The tone mirrors an old newspaper quote from the Exchange.
The government tobacco monopoly in Manchuria promotes cigarettes as life administering and spirit supporting. The ads tout government manufacture as sweet and high quality, claiming once tried, they are liked, and that smoking induces a dreamlike feeling akin to the Mountain Woo-Shan.
The excerpt notes ornate monarchs in Burma and Africa using grand epithets. It cites the king of Ava as regulator of seasons and master of ebb and flow. The Ar racan ruler is described as possessor of a white elephant and two earrings, lord among twelve. The Monomtopa king in Mozambique Zambesi is titled lord of sun and moon, great magician and thief.
Paris still sells water from ten fountains at a penny for twenty two gallons or a centime for a bucket. Revenue has fallen from £28 000 in 1860 to £1 600 in 1882, and now a bucket a month. Ex-employees of the water company live on £20 yearly pensions.
A tempered traveler after a three month stay in France burst into loud curses at port officials and porters. He explained the anger came from bottled wrath and the French could not understand his words, provoking his outburst.
During Governor Robie’s Maine administration the governor and council visited the Passamaquoddy tribe. The chief spokesman, nicknamed Lying Joe, was asked to find a trustworthy Indian for a task. He replied with quiet defiance, saying the governor should not trust any Indian but himself.
The motto In God We Trust was added to American coins in 1865 marking its first official minting on currency. The change reflected evolving religious tolerance and national identity in post Civil War United States.
On Walcheren at the Scheldt mouth primitive laws levy taxes by home comfort. When debtors dodge payment, the authorities send two of the hardiest recruits to be quartered on the debtor for bed and board until the sum is paid. The method yields swift compliance.
Caspar Whitney notes in Jungle Trails and Jungle Peoples that Siamese houses are built on stilts for two main reasons. First, to avoid residing below others, especially women, who are underappreciated in Siam. Second, to provide easy disposal of betel saliva and refuse through the floor crevices, highlighting practicality over aesthetics.
A Geneva correspondent reports a motor car traveling at high speed in Constance overturned after being struck by a hen. One occupant died instantly and three others were seriously injured as the animal was caught by the machinery.
French millionaire M. Pierre Lorain spent days bedridden and, like eastern monarchs in tales, surrounded himself with trained storytellers who filled his waking hours with narration.
In the Antarctic penguins are described as the most important animals and noted to provide abundant oil for lamps.
The stomach is described as the mainspring of life and Mi o na tablets are touted as a reliable remedy. The copy claims quick benefits, restoration of digestion, and that Fisher Bros. guarantee the 50 cent box if it fails to cure. It lists numerous ailments linked to digestion and asserts universal success in stomach care.
The British Museum houses the Codex Alexandrinus, cited as the most valuable book in its collection with an estimated worth of $1,500,000. The ancient manuscript is a landmark in antiquarian literature.
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