01 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
1
A 1916 Labor Day verse from the American Press Association envisions a dawn of labor reform amid war clouds. It celebrates workers uniting across nations to build peace, equal rights, and shared prosperity, contrasting labor with monarchy and urging a world of fraternity.
A humorous reminiscence recalls Major Thon J. Jackson teaching mathematics and artillery at the Virginia Military Institute. Students staged a mock gun drill, with Stonewall Jackson depicted as Mars, but they nearly collided with the real instructor as they misjudged the gun’s path.
A playful collage of 19th century social notes contrasts English family dine practices, inlaws, and home life with jokes on centipedes, branding, stamps, and cliches. It blends observations from Harper's Magazine and London papers about manners, marriage, and everyday curiosities.
A Cornwall legend tells how the Loggan stone, perched on a cliff, was toppled by a naval officer named Lwekiy to prove no superstition. After trapping the rock in a shelving groove, authorities demanded its return or punishment. a derrick and a month’s wages finally set it back in place, ending the experiment.
A compilation notes references to cheese in biblical and ancient writings from Homer to Euripides and Herodotus, detailing how milk, curd, and whey formed provisions in ancient armies and artful descriptions of cheese making, jewelry, and memory lore. It also touches on memory’s value, printing’s impact, cobra paralysis by finger squeeze, and a quip about gold’s weight.
A blast at the Shattuck mine on the 400 foot level opened a vast cavern 145 feet wide and 175 feet high, described as fairylike. Crystals rim the walls and chandeliered stalactites hang from the ceiling, with mineral specimens added to the Michigan College of Mines collection.
A fragmentary OCR piece blends remarks on sacred esrog cultivation with scattered humor and dialogue. It references Jewish customs, esrog protection, and various quoted lines about wealth, engagement, and social wit, suggesting an eclectic newspaper page item with mixed notes and quotes.
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