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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
1
Dialogue shows McQueery chiding Hunter for attention to Miss Roxley and noting her claim her father failed. Hunter reacts, remarking on Roxley's preference against social pleas and her father’s deterioration. The exchange hints at strained relations and family strain.
A young boy named Percy asks if he may skip a bath and then cheerfully declares to his mother that he needs it, invoking the Lord to justify his bath. The scene shows a child’s playful justification and a mother's routine response.
Cecil laments gloomy overcast skies and rain sounding like a dirge. Hazel agrees it is dreadful, noting how the mist hides landscape beauty and even affects hair.
Farmer Cortosse holds a lamp to read a letter noting the stamp shows it mailed about 2 AM, while the writer claims it is nearly 10 o clock and time to retire. The casual acquaintance questions the implications, and the man laments being a man of letters and the ensuing trouble.
Inspector Casey questions the Chief about a red woman walking past a horse that bites her. A boy recalls an uncertain marriage, guessing it took place in a steeple during a high church wedding with a playful misinterpretation.
A sagacious wife watches her husband grope under the bureau for a rolled collar button. She quips that he should have two buttons. He retorts that it takes a woman to figure out ways to double a man's troubles as he scrapes his hand along the floor in search.
In a lively exchange a home ly bore questions how his name appeared among attendees. The editor defends the reporter, while a man named Simeon Mann protests, saying the name was misspelled as Simian in the copy and contradicts the article.
A dialogue scene unfolds with a Russian Count Vovola and Miss De Styre. The Count asks to hear her name, and she begins to tell it if he has time to spare, hinting at a formal meeting or reveal. The excerpt centers on social formality and character introduction without action.
A brief dialogue features Mr. Kallow questioning whether photographs are fully finished before delivery. The photographer assures satisfaction with the final portraits, mentioning confidence that the images will please. A remark about mustache shading hints at light and tone considerations in photography.
A humorous note from a small town case: a couple seeks divorce over baby naming. In court the baby sits and laughs, undermining parental quarrel as witnesses and judge exchange bemused comments. The scene captures stubborn pride and comic relief in a domestic dispute.
A boss jokes about workload saying the clerk has much to do and might stop kicking. The clerk hesitates admits TV duties, and they humorously discuss giving more to do. A past breach of promise is hinted at in a brief remark.
In a playful quip a speaker notes that cats lap up drinks with their tongue a lick at a time, contrasting patience with swiftness and ending with a lighthearted remark about being glad not to be a cat.
A narrator recalls being urged by an aunt to take the best thing found in the kitchen, prompting questions about consent and boundaries in a terse, reflective vignette.
Ascum asks how the house is coming. Subbubs reports praise. The wife has laid out all the closets and the architect must now design the house around them.
Bowne comments on a woman with a striking foreign look, guessing she is from Boston and identifying her as Eisberg. The exchange hints at social intrigue and a notable surname without broader context.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes quips about Homer resembling a horse and the idea you can lead him to drink but cannot make him drink water. The fragment hints at humor or editorial cartoon style.
The piece centers on Misa Ruskin expressing disappointment in her sweetheart and weighing that hurt against potential marital disillusion. It contrasts romance and commitment with a witty, sharp retort about choosing a broken heart over a broken marriage.
Gossip highlights Cincinnati Reds star Mike Donlin and peers Joe Kelley Si Seymour, noting their fielding and batting. It recalls Donlin’s rise from Santa Cruz to St Louis and Cincinnati, plus a Memorial Day attendance surge totaling 130,882 across major leagues. Also covers American and National League notes, player moves, and managerial concerns.
Western League notes highlight Colorado Springs race, Kansas City signed third baseman Mike Jacobs from Evansville. Charley Nichols leads an efficient Kansas City team with regular bats and a promising pitcher Hess, touted as a second Rube Waddell. Hugh Duffy recently posted a remarkable 12 straight safe hits stretch.
A collection of brief testimonials and ad blurbs covering kidney pills cures, starch brands, bleaching blue, head ache remedies, and social sayings. The pieces offer customer claims, mail order offers, price points, and promotional lines typical of the period, with names and places such as A A Boyce of Trenton Missouri and Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY referenced.
Travel deals list low fares to Boston with round trips in June and July via the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Tickets on sale June 26 to 27 with return limits by August 1 and September 1 for late summer travel. Stopovers permitted at Niagara Falls Chautauqua and New York. Information at City Ticket Office 180 Clark Street or from C I Daly Chicago.
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