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Newspaper

Bedford Free Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1903

Page

8

Soldiers Tramped After Fair Violations Near Morrisville

A Vermont fair incident led to two soldiers losing their horses and marching twenty miles to Cambridge after disobeying rules by paying attention to two women. They headed through Hyde Park with loaded cartridge belts and heavy muskets, their mood sobered from the prior day. The piece also recalls a jesting Civil War era remark about General Logan and a sharp retort about honesty. The column closes noting a cotton bull movement with a suggestive, sly quip about a woman’s role and attire.

Morrisville Fair Grounds Cambridge Hyde Park

To Tax Gambling Proposed by M Thopiteau French Deputy

French Deputy M Thopiteau proposes taxing all games of hazard at 80 percent of the stake. He estimates the tax would yield about 2 million dollars in annual revenue.

M. Thopiteau

Famous Child Student Torquato Tasso’s Early Fame

Torquato Tasso was renowned across Italy before age nine as a gifted Greek and Latin scholar and as a creator of polished verse. By thirteen he served as the intellectual center of Urbino’s brilliant court.

Torquato Tasso Italy Urbino

Attar of Roses and Dover Knitting Co Op

Attar of roses is derived from red roses with major cultivation in Bulgaria and Roumania. In Dover New Jersey locked out knitting girls have formed a cooperative knitting mill company to continue work and organize production.

Bulgaria Roumania Dover N. J

The First Movements of the Young King Solomon

The article surveys Solomon's early reign after David, noting the kingdom's peak, lack of a central temple, and a great national assembly at Gibeon to unify and align religion with Solomon's plans. It covers the dream where God grants wisdom, the need for moral grounding, and the blessings tied to choosing wisely with humility and devotion.

Solomon David Salomon Gibeon God Abraham Jacob Joseph Pharaoh Daniel Nebuchadnezzar Mary Pilate Paul Job Kitto Farrar Saul Hell Heaven Cook Jerusalem Kingdom of God

St Nicholas promises varied forthcoming features and art

The list of verse writers and artists pledging work for St Nicholas over the next year grows long and includes notable names. Promised articles will cover topics from Japanese athletics for American boys to intriguing signs of old London and a day with Hudson Maxim, among others, all richly illustrated.

St. Nicholas Old London White House Hudson Maxim

Live Stock Trades at SOUTH OMAHA Cattle and Hogs Steady

Cattle market shows little change with steady to slightly firmer prices for high quality cuts. Hogs trade stronger than Wednesday’s close with most heavy hogs $4.15 to $4.20 and smalls up to $4.30. Sheep and lamb quotes listed across grass stock, feeder, and culled categories with varied ranges.

Kansas City Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Steady

Kansas City market notes cattle steady to strong with export and dressed beef steers 4.20 to 4.60 while western and native cows range 1.50 to 3.50. hogs rise to 4.35 top with most sales 4.25 to 4.30. sheep and lambs firm with native lambs 4.25 to 5.20 and western lambs 4.25 to 4.60, fed ewes 4.25 to 4.00.

Kansas City

Panama Rejects Cauca Union With Panama Republic

Panama’s minister M Bunau Varilla states that any proposal from Cauca to join the new republic is not entertained by Panama. He emphasizes Panama remains a unit and will remain so.

Washington Panama Cauca Republic of Panama M. Bunau-Varilla

Well Paid Ministore and Clerical Salaries

Fully 86 percent of United States Presbyterian ministers earn under $2,000 annually, according to statistics cited by the clerk of the General Assembly. The note highlights income contrasts within the denomination and reflects broader discussions on clergy compensation.

Presbyterian United States General Assembly

Poison in the Sardines Four Die From Poisoning

In Winamac Indiana Frank Milley his wife his brother Joseph and father in law John Jones died after eating sardines preserved with mustard and vinegar. The family fell ill Friday and Jacob and Frank died Tuesday while Mrs Milley and her father died Friday. Cause unknown but likely spoiled content. medical notes mention authorities and a Dr A V Banes in Missouri.

Winamac Ind Frank Milley Joseph John Jones Here Jacob Frank

Chrysanthemums From China First Reaches Europe

The initial chrysanthemums arriving in Europe were carried by tea trading ship skippers who had voyaged to China. This historic plant introduction marks early horticultural exchange linked to maritime trade.

China Europe

Admiral Flag Positions On Warship Masts

An admiral raises his flag at the main mast while a vice admiral locations at the fore and a rear admiral at the mizzen, signaling command hierarchy aboard the vessel.

Wordplay on poets and sales in a Philadelphia Record fragment

A girl with a book notes modern poets cannot sell. An amateur poet agrees, saying she has not been able to sell her poems. The exchange underscores shifts in literary reception as quoted in a Philadelphia Record clipping.

Longfellow Philadelphia Record

Language Barriers Across UK Regions Highlighted

A report notes 500000 in Walesa cannot speak English, 30000 in Ireland speak only Irish, and 40000 in Scotland speak only Gaelic, underscoring regional language needs and integration challenges across the United Kingdom.

Walesa Ireland Scotland

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