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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
9
Harold, newly married, guards trunks for his sister at their new flat. A mistaken trunk swap leads to a comical hunt, revealing Aunt Susy’s trunk contains the silver and exposing a night spent guarding air and false teeth. The tale ends with a joking wisdom on married life’s duties.
A reader cites national stereotypes about Irish and German Americans. The dialogue questions how one would judge who can succeed in baseball, referencing Wagner, Ceresini, Calibermj, Schulte, and others to argue about ethnic representation in the sport.
Mrs. Dorking asks what a political con game is and what a frameup means. John and Mr. Dorking exchange fragments and exclamations as they struggle to explain politics to a woman.
Mrs Gernon schemes to impress Miss Lavinia Dunning the influential aunt of Frank's business partner. A sequence of social blunders during a lunch with the guest ends with relief only after jelly praise and a mislabeled glass gag reveals the sisters' hidden joke about the fine wares meant to impress.
A witty exchange mentions Honus Wagner with a humorous line about corn trimming. The remark highlights a playful sports celebrity moment and local church chatter about seating.
Gebe’s local coal mining community suffers as the Gebe team disbands due to mine closures. The notice cites economic hardship and job losses driving the team’s dissolution, impacting local sports and regional pride.
County Superintendent of Schools A. F. Fillerup arrived from Lovell yesterday and is conducting teachers' examination today and tomorrow.
Powell defeated Lovell last Tuesday on the Low ell grounds by the score of 21 to 5. The text also mentions violent incidents including the killing of a conductor on the Oregon Short Line and Deputy Sheriff Melton, with further killings near Hamer Idaho. Bandits head toward Jackson Hole as large passes pursue them. Public notices about jeweler Whitmore offering watch repairs and Chambrelain ointment promotions appear.
A humorous Harper’s Weekly anecdote describes a carabao slower and more stubborn than a mule, prone to lying in water. As a wagon train nears a ford, soldiers drop rifles to help drive the beast across, though success is not guaranteed and misfortune often follows.
The famed Dead Man's Island near San Juan and Ponce, linked to Robert Louis Stevenson, lies desolate in the Caribbean. Four miles away La Fortuna sugar mill overlooks it, but funding for irrigation failed, leaving the island a solitary, romantic ruin with only a lighthouse keeper resident.
A prominent New York suburb politician resumes undertaker work and places a persuasive advertisement in local papers. After listing name, address, and phone, he claims the best equipped plant and offers to prove he can keep funeral costs lower than rivals while meeting propriety and affection through his long experience and taste.
Outdoor barbers in Paris like those in Peking carry a small case with shaving and haircutting gear. They work mainly for laborers, seating clients on the ground near the Seine away from crowds. A shave and haircut can be quick and is inexpensive, with money being scarce in the old world.
A reader recalls Broadway culture and asks about the "gay New York" seen in musical comedies. The exchange names the vibe and characters as part of the era’s stage portrayal.
Governor Joseph M. Carey along with Secretary of State F. L. Hays Auditor Robert Forsythe and Treasurer John J. Baird arrived in Bain after 1 pm from Cody and departed by southbound train for Thermopolis. The board of charities and reform toured the state inspecting institutions and planned to return to Cheyenne via Shoshoni.
Andy Sena, from Thermopolis Wyoming, was charged in Justice Court by Judge C E Smith with forging a $53 check to the Grand hotel in Billings. He claimed the check from Victor T. Millard, Thermopolis owner, was payment for services there. The check was cashed June 9 and Sena was arrested yesterday. Mrs Ruth Donaldson entertained this week.
Mr and Mrs Robert Aird return from Nebraska City visit J P Latham and family move into a new home Cr H Miller and family relocate to Shell ranch July 4 celebration committee plans ample entertainment C E Blinn becomes Saunders Lumber manager Excavation for Dr Gorder hospital in northeast town progresses Henry Sherrard wins railroad contract to drill a well at Arvada Tanner builds a new residence in northeast town
Fraternal bodies schedule regular meetings in Fraternity Hall. Details include Temple Lodge No. 30 A F and A M on second and fourth Saturdays, Louisia Chapter No. 16 C E 8 on first and third Wednesdays, Basin Lodge No. 35 I C O F on every Tuesday, Basin Encampment No. 15 I C O F on second and fourth Fridays, Eliza Rebekah Lodge No. 26 I O O F on first and third Fridays, Basin Camp No. 6586 M W A on second and fourth Thursdays, Mountain Home Camp No.3136 R N A on second and fourth Mondays, Triangle Lodge No. 21 K of P on first and third Thursdays, Cloud Peak Nest No. 1497 Order of Owls on second and fourth Wednesdays.
Local ad notes Billings Beer touted as the best in the west and available on tap at the Big 7 store. It also mentions The International Stock Food Co.'s products for sale by Basin Pharmacy, highlighting shop offerings in a compact commercial notice.
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