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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
8
A writer to the Women’s Home Companion extols the rose colored room as the peak of dainty effect, noting water blue or green shades as pleasing alternatives. It advises careful vermilion or scarlet additions to cream white, white-washed woodwork, violet accents, and pale pinks and whites for a harmonious pastel look.
The Paris opera baritone M Jean Note, famed for singing more on Paris stages than any living artist, left Paris for tours honoring his jubilee in Tour nay Belgium. His life rose from a cloth factory weaver to railway porter to Conservatoire student, then to star of Paris Opera. In 1897 he saved an express by pulling dynamite wagons to a siding after acting as signalman, earning French government distinction.
A historical note explains tail functions in cats, from nervous energy release to balance during movement. It compares feline tail use to human fidgeting and describes a sheep tail’s limited utility, plus a dubious medical claim about a Kennedy’s Cough Syrup product sold by Clay's drug store.
A fragmentary ad notes that local ladies cannot support the costly gold watch. It cautions young townsmen to beware and suggests some women cannot afford such items, implying hardship in providing for a husband.
Two editors exchange clipped remarks about a woman and a man in a transit setting. They speculate that if the incident had occurred in Chicago or New York, actions by the crowd or passengers would have differed, reflecting regional attitudes.
A Texas girl asks the editor a provocative hypothetical about a girl sitting on a woman's lap and compatibility with different men. The writer counters with a sharper reply about personal boundaries and propriety, pondering who controls the lap and the social expectations.
The editor defends temperance stance and explains a previous misprint in The Farmington News. An article credited the Christian Endeavor with playing cards at the Morse home, but this was inaccurate. A new printer caused a misprint by changing words and omitting phrasing, leading to the erroneous card reference.
A Springfield policeman detained a hobo who boasted of having boarded two large drinks and told the officer his ragged trousers still cover a warm heart. The exchange highlights the officer’s stern yet sympathetic handling of a troubled individual.
The Kewanee Star warns no one knows where Nehining and postcards will strike next. A man in town on his deathbed received a cheerful card saying Cheer up old man the worst is yet to come. His wife later got a card reading Many happy returns day.
A vintage recipe describes wrapping seasoned ground meat and rice in large cabbage leaves then simmering in water with a buttered gravy. The tale ends with a mother’s warning about protecting bathing salt from sea water, cited from the Detroit Free Press.
A letter quotes Mrs Outertown and Mr Snow, noting potential for reusing a previous route. The speaker says it’s not unlikely and considers the effort of laying out new routes, mentioning an old partner and a recurring task.
Residents of Pittsburg report a spate of sun sightings with remarks that solar proximity to the city is expected when the sun appears nearby. The excerpt notes speculation about celestial proximity and local observation.
Church proverb aside the Yonkers Statesman quotes a remark about money made from tips on Wall Street. The dialogue contrasts earning from tips received versus tips given, reflecting attitudes toward investment guidance.
A pair of humorous quips appear in the Cleveland Leader illustrating street cutthroat barber humor and a wordplay exchange. The first joke features a barber and a passerby trading jibes over paying back in kind. The second centers on a misread essay remark exposing a semantic depth disagreement.
A Cleve land Leader item quotes a fisherman lamenting no bites all day while the gummer landlord defends the stream as fine for trout, joking that the fish lack the sense to bite. The brief reflects rural humor and local-voice banter about fishing.
Yonkers Statesman reports a speculative estimate that the sun could provide the present level of heat for about 30,000,000 years, with implied concern over future coal costs and energy reliance.
An American visitor, impressed by Southey’s Lodore, travels from Keswick seeking the famed falls. After days of trudging over rocks he learns the famed watercourse are dry, lamenting that Niagara seems mere “potatoes” beside the poet’s river. The humorous reply, You’re sitting on ’em, ends his quest.
The article notes snapdragon seeds form dried brown pods with a rhinoceros likeness seen from the side and a skull like mask when viewed from the front. Removing the calyx and horns reveals changing expressions on the grinning seed shells as they’re turned.
The article notes Japan's railway expansion from 2,764,426 passengers in 1875 to 113,675,403 in 1905. Freight traffic rose to over 21,000,000 tons and receipts climbed from 644,459 to 69,033,165 yen, reflecting substantial growth in both passenger and freight transport.
A Yonkers Statesman quip has a father reacting to his son's reading. The son describes a tale of a man investing his money in a western gold mine and losing it all. The father replies that he feared the boy might be reading fiction.
Silk exports from Japan in 1906 07 reached 94000 bales, a new high. America absorbed 71230 bales and Europe 27436, with expectations that the season will surpass all prior years.
In Bates County Missouri an order in vacation directs publication to defendants of a suit seeking a decree to quiet title to the west half of the northeast quarter of section thirty-one, township forty-one, range thirty-two. Defendants must answer by first day of February term or default judgment will be entered. publication once weekly for four weeks in the Jefferson City paper.
Order of publication in Circuit Court of Hates County Missouri against Henry Walter non resident debtor for delinquent 186 tax year totaling 62 cents plus costs. Lands in Bates County Rich Hill addition are subject to lien. defendant must appear at next term or judgment by default will be entered.
Rich Hill Brick and Tile Co announces 3 inch tile at 12.50, 4 inch at 16.50, 6 inch 30.00, 8 inch 85.00, 12 inch 100.00. Vitrified hard building brick planned for sale at factory prices. Aderes H. Booth, Manager.
The case filed by De Witt C Chastain and Silvers & Silvers against Fannie Barnhart Benjamin Barnhart Amanda A Brown W J Butler and others seeks termination of claims on eighty acres in Bates County Missouri. The petition alleges nonresidency of Missouri defendants and potential heirs of Mary Russell and Amanda A Brown with uncertain deeds and old claims. The court orders publication of the notice for response at the next February term, Bates County courthouse, Butler Missouri.
Lawrence Chieftain notes the Missouri Republicans have reviewed the books and find them acceptable except Akins St. Louis sub-treasurer’s $63,000 short. He argues they cannot oppose peace-time bond issues, have done so with an overflowing treasury, and claim there is no financial panic under a Republican administration as their goods prove.
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