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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
11
A St Louis composer explains that melodies come from poems sounds or pure inspiration and that harmonies form in the mind as melodies arise. He recalls writing on cuff margins when ideas flood in and losing a melody washed by laundry, joking that the cuff melody may have been the prettiest.
A Nebraska man, Dan V Stephens of Fremont, converts 420 acres of Platte Valley swamp into land worth far more per acre, while irrigation expands food and manufacturing capacity. The article notes extensive drainage turning swamps into fertile fields in Virginia, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Florida, with Missouri River drainage also spreading through Nebraska.
A Jerome Avenue trolley passenger saw a canopy touring car with five mourners and a black-clad chauffeur exit Woodlawn cemetery. The road was blocked, drawing comments from onlookers who noted the unusual gathering and asked that such visits be kept out of cemeteries.
A murder of a family in a lonely Hungarian country area sparked a vast roundup. Gypsies are suspected and every tribe and caravan in the Budapest province region has been placed under arrest. Authorities seek to stamp out nomadism amid the case.
A short Yonkers Statesman joke exchanges a father and son dialogue about a hen. the boy predicts the hen will speak after noticing it eating an egg plant in the garden, prompting a light exchange on cause and effect.
A woman reading fashions notes that plump figures are going out of style, while her husband pushes back with a practical view on expenses and the broader situation. The exchange reflects light domestic banter on appearance and cost.
Since the start of the year five male immigrants have landed in New York City alongside two female immigrants, prompting concern over the local immigrant intake and demographic balance.
A large set of papers highlights a mass page from Germany or related to Gemanny in Europe. The fragment emphasizes cataloging efforts and regional archival material, noting connections between manuscripts and mid continental scholarship.
Dorothy Le Strange, poor and proud, fears the Armitage ball as she worries over a budget but Aunt Dinah devises a thrifty gown. A witty revelation follows when Dorothy reveals the dress costs just a dollar fifty, shocking Sir Reginald Beauchamp and delighting the crowd with Cinderella’s improvised fairy tale.
A folksy feature from Baltic terms at Baltuff's grocery store notes a cold winter, thick shell nuts, dense fur, rising costs, and high prices for prune and hire. Local chatter covers milch cows, a growing herd buying spree by Jackson Lawrence, and a community thirst for news on laws and rates.
A string of lighthearted jests and quirky notes from Illinois Iowa Kansas and Missouri recounts odd divorces strange obits and wedding quips. A Wisconsin joke laments a near poem from a patent ad while a Minnesota editor fears next calls from a grieving daughter.
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