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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
9
A compact guide urging the worker to balance labor with recreation, self reliance with obedience, and personal ambition with public service. It emphasizes humility, loyalty to employer, willingness to suffer mistakes, and recognizing character as the most valuable credit.
A readable excerpt defining gem meanings: Agate Life and health, Ambeer disdain, Amethyst peace of mind, Aquamarine misfortune and hope, Bloodstone mourns absence, Bery not forget me, Cat's-eye platonic love, Carysolite disappointed love, Tiamaond pride, Emerald success in love, Garmet fidelity in engagements, Jade unloved but remembered, Jasper pride of strength, Jet sad remembrance, Lapis Lazuli nature's nobility, Moonstone pensiveness, Opal pure thoughts, Rearse modest loveliness, Sapphire innocence, Topaz fidelity, Turquoise the most brilliant success and happiness.
A collage of quick quips from various papers shows jokes about love misreads hockey school closings and roomers, plus a juror’s view on innocence and reformers. Notable lines include Cynicus on love timing and a Punch joke about a well-addicted kitchen remark. Characters include Teddy, Mrs Slummer, Mrs Hogan, and Senator Sorghum.
A fragment from a humorous ramble notes Av enjoys shopping and reflecting on virtue. It contrasts a cheerful outlook with mischief and the idea a man must die to move beyond a jail break. The piece hints at amiability when facing a joke aimed at oneself.
For eight years no spurious banknotes were passing, say Kansas City bankers led by E F Swinney. The Monroe hundred, a 1901 silver certificate with Monroe’s face, was an almost perfect forgery once fooled Treasury experts. The Philadelphia gang that created it was arrested in 1896, plates recovered, and long prison terms handed out. Since then crooks have learned counterfeit currency is hard to pass and penalties are severe.
A newspaper item recounts a witty exchange in which Mark Twain asked for $1.50 from Andrew Carnegie, who declined to donate. The letter requested a hymnbook replacement, noting Carnegie's famed generosity, but Twain quips to send $1.60 instead. The anecdote highlights perception of Carnegie's charitable legacy.
Philadelphia Press quotes a young woman who deflects inquiries about her age. She avoids discussing age, replying with silence or brief evasions when pressed, shaping a cautious stance on personal milestones.
A fragment asks if a woman is the husband’s Gret or his second widow. The line hints at a personal tragedy or social label, reflecting era nuance without explicit names or places.
A nostalgic poem invites boys to a riverbank paradise where sunlit waters and meadow trails fuel curiosity and growth. It recalls nature’s lessons beyond school, urging dreams of fame and the enduring bond between childhood and manhood in a sylvan land.
The verse recalls youth, past journeys, and idealized days as shadows rise at night. It intertwines nostalgia with wedding warnings and comic anecdotes about impractical unions, all delivered in a sentimental, devotional cadence.
A compact collection of proverbs notes fear of death spares life one covets, tells knavery may endure long but honesty wins in the end, and that many honest souls need help yet lack the nerve to ask.
Real estate transfers listed for week ending June 11 show numerous lot and acreage exchanges. Names include Beasle Ward Forrest Nave HM Hinds Isaac Perry James Hilton C L Craig Monroe Laskey Nora Hall Clara Smith Clemmie Smith and others with parcels in Amoret Pleasant Gap Sperrys Ad Standish Add Butler Passaic Mound and Atkison Park Add Butler. Prices range from 75 to 8500 dollars.
Tokio June 9 Viscount Tani leader of the Opposition in the House of Peers and Kumamoto defender in the Satsuma rebellion is quoted on the American question saying that the prosecution of Japanese in San Francisco is wicked and that if diplomacy fails the only way is an appeal to arms with America certain to yield.
A lyrical, archaic style poem describes autumn shores, sea imagery, and romantic longing. The speaker vows devotion, praises a beloved as a jewel placed by God, and hints at a planned marriage by Cupid, with a wedding being arranged for next Christ. The verse blends nature scenes with intimate affection and spiritual gratitude.
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