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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
2
Berlin outlines a government plan to adjust the income tax to favor married men with children and to burden bachelors. The measure would allow a deduction of 20 dollars per child for income up to 2000, expanding prior relief levels from 750 and 1000 thresholds.
Ed Neal and sister Miles Jesele Neal recount a strange incident near Alma where mocking birds attacked a five and a half foot coach whip snake, striking it from opposite sides until its head and neck were severed. The snake carried an undigested half grown rabbit in its stomach.
The boy crushed in the wreck north of town ten days ago has safely passed the critical period and is expected to recover if complications are avoided. A second amputation was not required, though he still suffers from the first operation. other conditions are reported as improving according to the Rich Hill Review.
A Washington artist hung an often praised painting upside down at an amateur exhibit. A friend praised the work, the artist looked, and learned the piece had been sold an hour earlier for nineteen dollars.
In Rome, King Victor Emmanuel recounts a hunting misadventure at Monza. He shot a mountain sheep trapped in a crevice and was approached by a peasant boy offering to rescue it. The lad demanded one lire and half the king’s breakfast, then returned with the prize after a long effort.
The Newton land well southwest of the city has reached 800 feet with drillers in oil sand and strong hopes for gas and oil. A Kansas drilling expert who inspected the site reported indications favor oil, noting oil lies beneath the sand with no rock ledge, and the crew plans to drill 200 feet deeper.
Instructions describe making a floor stain by mixing a pint of linseed oil with a tablespoonful of burnt umber, applying after cleaning and drying, with a second coat after three days. Fill cracks with putty for a smooth finish and adjust shade by changing timber proportion. Materials cost 20 to 30 cents excluding brush.
The Kansas City Times notes Nevada Missouri residents improved Lake Park by building rustic bridges pagodas and shelter houses. The 360 acre park centers on the lake and sulphur spring water feeding a double lake ideal for boating and yachting. Bass fishing is abundant and the area serves as a strong town advertisement.
One Tammany delegate at the Denver convention was approached by a down on his luck acquaintance. He handed a ten dollar bill after the man asked for twenty, noting TJ had said twenty. The exchange shows the politician opting to lose ten himself and save himself ten.
Technical World outlines a method to protect fresh cement sidewalks. After finishing, soft dirt is strewn over the surface and a low ridge formed at the edges. The dirt is wetted to cure and deter pedestrians and animals, preventing footprints and damage while aiding cement setting.
Mrs N E Humphreys leapt into an open cistern near Hobart Oklahoma after seeing a reflection she believed showed her pet kitten. The water nearly covered her head before bystanders pulled her out. the cat was found sunning on a roof, not in the water.
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