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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
12
In a remote southwestern town with no railroad within thirty-two miles a small bank opens as a branch. The first depositor Si Fox puts in a thousand dollars, then withdraws it to learn how checks work. After a moment he returns to deposit another thousand, explaining he and the group wanted to see how the system functioned.
A man recounts meeting a would be literary clerical appointee who used a music box decanter gag. The silent sarcasm and the tune played as he moved worsened the encounter, causing him to abandon the interview and miss a major job opportunity.
A detailed study of Judah under Ahaz and Hezekiah. Sennacherib’s assault tests trust in God as Hezekiah prays with Isaiah. The miracle of divine deliverance follows, with 185000 Assyrian troops slain, Jerusalem spared, and Hezekiah’s reign ending in strength and renown.
The piece mocks how speakers err by naming individuals or overemphasizing trivial adornments like earrings. It recounts a Sunday service where a speaker wandered from topic to critique a woman's earrings, noting the audience's mixed reactions. The lesson urges speakers to avoid personal digs and stay focused on their subject with gentleness and honesty.
Charles Bohannan of Taylorsville, blind, demonstrated remarkable time recognition at the county jail. He held a gold timepiece, asked for the time, and announced one minute to three with precise accuracy, while able-bodied onlookers struggled to confirm.
The Buffalo Enquirer recounts Thomas W. Lawson’s bitter critique of a broker as a chivalrous attack. It weaves in a Charlestown tale of John Henry a lean farmer who buys a cow at a low price noting no blemish though the cow milks poorly and may kick.
In an East End street a three story building housed a public house on the ground floor with a son named Pat on the first floor and a true son of Israel on the second. The Jew lowered a beer can by a string, Pat stole it, and drank it empty while the Jew watched. The exchange ended with Pat calling himself an Irish thief and the Jew threatening the loss was mutual.
A Kansas City Journal note hails Japan as the sprightliest nation proposing a vast lighthouse on Okino island in the Sea of Japan to honor Togo and his naval victories. The beacon would shine eighty miles, signaling the battle scene while serving as a monumental, practical sentinel against historical enemies.
The Rev Anna Shaw of the American Woman's Suffrage association condemns a woman trying to hire another's cook. She recounts two neighbors who were friends until envy sparked an offer for a cook and a later dinner encounter led to a deadly insult. The hostess comments on Mrs Jones's ignorance of Mrs Brown, as the tale ends with a pointed snub.
A St. Louis Republic editorial denounces the view that Americans will outgrow baseball. The piece defends the sport as a cornerstone of national identity and pride, urging readers to root for baseball as long as the nation endures and warning against any eroding trends.
Explorer Peary believes a trip might reach the north pole and hints the Garden of Eden could be found there though he doubts it. An Aleut’s tale from years ago failed to persuade, while the idea of Eden nearby is dismissed as unlikely by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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