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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
14
The article notes the peanut is not a true nut, calls it a ground pea, and recalls a bygone town scene. It contrasts peanuts with politics and tobacco chewing in dry goods box talk, referencing September and October as prime whittling and political memories. It mentions the Ohio State Journal remark on the peanut’s misclassification.
The Washington Herald argues for restoring traditional home life and motherly influence. It warns that women gaining full equality and freedoms may lower their social standing and loosen family purity, urging a return to conventional norms to strengthen the home in this twentieth century.
The article notes no telegraph system is perfectly secret. Morse code can reveal ordinary messages, and signals at Poldhu on a long wire can be read a quarter mile away. Investigators have demonstrated distant interception of conversations on telephone and telegraph circuits and remote interference with Liverpool telephones.
The first arrival in New York of preserved Congo tsetse fly specimens was noted. A. J. Hale, a passenger on the steamship Finland, kept them in alcohol for medical study. The sleeping sickness carrier, a biting fly, will be examined by scientists to compare with the stable fly and test recent comparisons to American flies.
A Berlin man posts a notice seeking a wife with a wooden leg who can provide a sound understanding. The quirky plea highlights social norms and personal attributes valued in marriage proposals of the era.
A Chicago professor ranks griddle cakes above Greek and lobster salad above Latin when girls are to be educated. A sandwiching of them is preferred nowadays, however.
A wry note questions women wooing and the impact on bachelors, asking how to keep or build male numbers if the paper’s proposal to shift courtship roles were adopted. The line blends social commentary with playful satire on gender norms.
A concise saying notes that true wealth lies in health attainable by the poor through steady habits and prudent living. It emphasizes accessible well being over material wealth, urging simple, sustainable practices for all socioeconomic levels.
President Taft submitted to Congress a message outlining foreign relations policy. He details the reorganization of the State Department, merit-based appointments for diplomatic and consular services, and efforts to promote peace, open-door policy in China, Central American financial aid, and expanded trade. He urges a modern, nonpartisan diplomacy aligned with national interests amid Balkan conflicts and Panama Canal implications.
The Florence Vidette notes a young man should pick a life work early and devote himself fully to it. It warns that many fail because they delay thoroughness until it is too late.
A terse column notes that even when outcomes unfold as expected there are people who insist on saying I told you so. It reflects on human reaction and public skepticism in the aftermath of predictable events.
The excerpt contrasts the wish for enduring life with the aim of living well or badly. It argues that by desires a person can never live long enough, by deeds good or evil suggests lengths of life do not satisfy moral measure. The piece weighs longevity against virtue and vice.
A quip from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes that "Dukfitz married an optimist" and suggests the joke that only an optimist would wed him. The remark frames Dukfitz as difficult and his spouse as remarkably hopeful, reflecting local wit.
A Tatler quip laments discord in a theater troupe with mismatched drama and comedy. The punchline notes box office receipts collapsing when tragedy played and faltering when farce took the stage.
A convict voices a plea with I beg your pardon as the governor walks by the cell, a brief moment captured in the ward. The scene suggests tension between authority and inmate in the jail corridor.
An Atchison man experimented with flags to guard his lettuce as English sparrows devoured the crop. He finally placed small flags in the bed and hung Old Glory above it, and no sparrow would touch the lettuce thereafter.
A reflective note on wisdom and bargaining compares knowledge and ignorance. The text suggests shrewd bargaining hinges on trading known insights for unknowns, hinting at prudence in decision making and value of curiosity.
Willie asks what a volcano is and the teacher answers with a playful simile comparing it to a furnace full of Roman candles, the door open, in a lively classroom moment.
A short exchange from Punch in London features two sailors joking about appearances and home duties. The first trips raspy remarks about a mate’s face, the second admits helplessness and lingering homesickness. The item captures a light wartime or dockside humor tone.
A shady police officer answers a question about punishing lawbreakers by saying he has done much to ward off their feelings by taking their money. The exchange portrays corruption and moral ambiguity in law enforcement.
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