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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
3
Clayton Hamilton laments the modern focus on trivial innovations while neglecting essential matters like body culture and language. He argues society values speed and material comfort yet ignores eternity and the need to refine speech and writing for clearer expression.
A widower planned to wed his deceased wife's sister's daughter in a non conformist chapel with a civil registrar. The officiating minister exposed that the bride was his deceased wife's sister's daughter. He argued legal logic, but the ceremony was abandoned as affinities still ban marriage to a wife's niece.
A dinner speaker stumbles as ideas fail him and with time left, delivers a sudden half formed point. He mentions the real discoverer of the north pole and then the storm of reactions erupts, ending his talk abruptly.
The city will build a major ozone treatment facility to cleanse potable water drawn from the Neva river, addressing germ contamination and improving public health. The project aims to upgrade the water system and ensure safer supply for residents.
In a lighthearted zoo caper Clara the gray goose and Brigham Young the Black Spanish game rooster vanished together and sparked a chase led by Chief Keeper Snyder. The pair reappeared near the alligator pool and the fountain. Clara splashed and quacked while Brigham Young glared, ending in a chilly parting. Snyder noted the incident as an early, simple case of incompatibility and hinted at a Reno divorce plan for Brigham Young.
Mrs. James Howe of Webster Groves planned a five hundred club luncheon in St. Louis. Her Chicago maid, who cannot speak English, arrived in disguise as a servant and later revealed as the guest of honor, Mrs. Fleckenstein.
Eight year old Louis Osborne, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson, uncovered a metal box buried on a San Francisco sand hill. The box contained 2600 shares of stock, deeds to city property, other papers, and empty boxes. Police took custody of the items after his mother reported the find.
A reforming plan by a benevolent visitor backfires as a feared troublemaker deceives an old lady. A boy visits on Saturday presents charm and cake then confesses the mischief was done by Pete who paid him to endure the sermon. The tale ends with a humorous twist about accountability and childish mischief.
Mr Dorkins Maria suggests extending the table’s life by replacing top boards. Mrs Dorkins approves a patch on the top but notes the table is near its last legs.
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