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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
8
A Chicago News piece recalls Hi Somers, famed for steady fishing, who never bragged about gear or weather. He turned to law at night, won his first fight, and rose to governor, still the same cheerful fisher. The poem urges readers to keep fishing through life.
A male applicant handed in a history paper to W. E. Bogs, Macon County superintendent, with answers mixing colonies conditions after the French and Indian War, revolution causes, Washington’s presidency, Missouri laws, Monroe and Jackson doctrines, Civil War North versus South, Reconstruction, Jefferson and Roosevelt administrations, and Missouri statehood dates. Many responses show factual errors and misattributions.
In a witty salon exchange the Bachelor and the Widow discuss modern girls and the allure of peek a boo gowns. They clash over truth beauty illusions and the fading mystery of women as fashion exposes character and vanity.
A fragmentary piece blends a comic scene with notes on old stenography. The widow muses on mens manners while the bachelor uses his opera glasses on a gown. A brief feature recalls Cicero era shorthand and a tenth century Canterbury lexicon in Popular Mechanics style.
A concise admonition to reject fault as a defining part of self and to aim for removing it promptly. The note urges recognizing fault and taking steps to eliminate it rather than internalizing it as identity.
A fragmentary verse describes Bastest people in all tha land and Tailara’s sweetheart band weaving shuttles through meadows. It speaks of Journeyman Joyous brightening a weary mile and toiling with gleaming toil while sharing cheer in a roaring town.
A wife returns from abroad with her child ill and learns of her husband’s foolish affair. She offers forgiveness and friendship, urging unity. They confront the situation together with honesty and humor, and the husband remains loyal today.
The piece argues for women’s suffrage, citing New Zealand as a positive example. It contrasts educated working women with uneducated voters influenced by bosses, noting unfair taxation and political manipulation. It reflects evolving views on women’s rights and mentions palmistry as a closing aside from a Boston Transcript exchange.
A fragment recalls a boy delivering the village newspaper at his first job when his inborn mechanical aptitude became evident, marking an early moment in his developing talents.
A St Louis Times editorial argues that women are capable of clear intelligent thinking and belong in civic life. It condemns unions that categorize women with idlers and criminals over France aid, asserting moral equality in voting rights for mayor, president, tax laws, and saloon regulation within ten years. It emphasizes educated wives and mothers as fit voices in national affairs.
A new cup reporter named Red joins the force described as a silent lad with a garrel top. He recalls experiences from a snowstorm that smothered 6000 sheep to a cyclone that killed 100 people, a Grand Canyon overlook, and a cattle stampede, then guides the crew to a chop suey joint.
A father consoles a misbehaving Johnny with a lesson about heaven then a lighthearted tale unfolds as a publisher notes a new subscriber named Isaac West and jokes about spelling names. The record includes a neighborhood exchange with humorous mispronunciations and responses.
A San Francisco Bulletin style column laments theater etiquette and the nuisance of overbearing men at performances. It calls for polite crowd behavior, noting rowdy patrons disturb women and children, with a proposed printed notice urging gentlemen to stay seated between acts.
Harper's Weekly recounts a Rev Billy Sunday presentation to a large audience. The piece follows the biblical David volunteering to face Goliath, his journey from the field to the front, and the famous pebble and slingshot victory against the Philistine giant. The tone mirrors a lively sermon with dramatic gestures and crowd engagement.
A western country preacher, quitting an unremunerative charge, ends his farewell with a blunt rebuke about unpaid salary. He quips that the congregation supported salvation in theory, but their treatment confirms they have not paid him. The remark reflects local financial strains and church friction.
A dozen native Hawaiian girls will serve pineapple and other tropical fruits at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle this summer, according to a Washington Star quote.
In a reflective essay by Cara Reese the piece parades the metaphor of pottery to argue that true virtue and quality reside in "firsts" rather than "seconds" or "thirds." It laments wasted effort, moral compromise, and social pressure that elevate lesser qualities while neglecting genuine excellence.
The Windsor Castle refurbishment advances with baths, electric lighting, refined furnishings and art treasures now viewable. A new water main rises for fire protection while Frogmore gardens are overhauled at a cost near ten thousand pounds. The project mirrors high royal spending alongside Hampton Court Palace maintenance estimates.
A wealthy old Southern colonel, upset by a letter from a neighbor in mock politeness, debates how to convey his opinion. His female stenographer cannot transcribe his thoughts, while the colonel believes the male reader will understand his meaning without explicit words.
Instructions advise on nail care with a focus on improving bad nails by wrenching the cuticle, soaking fingers in hot water for five minutes, pushing back the cuticle to lengthen nails, then applying cold cream to prevent dryness.
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