10 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
1
A poetic meditation on morning’s call reviving tired hearts and bodies. Richard Burton references the misty river, hills, and spring promise as a bugle that stirs men into action. The piece blends nature imagery with a sense of renewal and determination.
An officer-led scene records a harsh dialogue about a sentence that would punish a condemned man by making him carry a sack of flour as large as himself. The juristic tone shifts to a stern warning, urging the boy to act only with wholehearted commitment and threatening severe punishment if any hesitation is shown.
A group of Spanish officers at Bahia Honda face a daring thief. A starving boy, Garcia, snatches a sword from a officer’s scabbard and steals from the mess while begging for food for his family. The officers, moved by his courage, debate a fitting punishment.
Representative Livingston recalls a Georgia campaign where Henry Grady faced Captain Evan Howell. To win over a ward with many Black voters Grady hosted a massive possum supper. Howell plotted a counterstrike by staging misdirection through coded cries that confused the diners and undermined Grady's ploy.
An English bishop visiting a Virginia family prompts a humorous miscue as a boy servant twice forgets his cue. The bishop’s boots are daily cared for, with orders to announce the arrival as “the boy, my lord, with your boots.” The momentary confusion leads to a playful mispronunciation of the bishop’s greeting.
A Washington Star poem praises the steadfast worker who toils and hopes, earning respect by doing his best. It contrasts ordinary effort with crises, noting society turns to the man of heart and nerve who remains steady when adversity strikes.
A returned traveler praises Hunka as a superb reader now for history and standard novelists. An old citizen explains Hunka lent $1,000 to fund a circulating library. the project failed, leaving books as assets. Hunka read all the volumes to recover his debt.
A Quebec anecdote contrasts popular praise for Sir Wilfrid Laurier with a misconception about the English throne. Ahabitant learns Queen Victoria is dead and wonders who now rules, concluding the Prince of Wales must have a pull with Laurier. The tale highlights cross Atlantic views of monarchy and leadership.
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers proposes referring all disputed issues to a tribunal chosen by President to avert a coal famine. Baer for the operators rejects a formal discussion and insists on law and order with state troops if needed, while miners’ rep agrees to tribunal arbitration and a wage scale to start upon resumption.
George P. Penfold, supervisor for Lockport’s first ward, urges readers to try Dodd's Kidney Pills, claiming six boxes cured his kidney trouble two years prior. The letter accompanies assorted ads and quips about various products, including Dr. Fowler's Wild Berry Extract and Defiance Starch, reflecting a cluttered early 20th century newspaper page.
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