13 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
1
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes hiring in Ecuador where a single servant brings in their family and livestock. Families, extended relatives, and even visitors join the household, creating a crowded home with risks of theft or crime while workers rely on basic staples like beans and soup for survival.
A compile of pithy quotes and quips on marriage love and society from varied authors. The lines reflect dating courtship churchgoing business wit and light satirical observations. Notable quips include remarks on wives egos marriage money and the social elite.
In the mio cene era climate shifts show Switzerland’s mean temp like present north Africa. Fossil flora indicates apes in Germany and France, cinnamon trees at Dantzic, palms and magnolias in Greenland up to 70°N, and even near the pole in Grinnell/Land. Swamp cypresses walnuts cedars limes planes poplars grew, water lilies covered pools, irises stood along watercourses.
The barber appears as a central figure in literature and tales from Arabia to Europe. Jasamin gained fame as a poet in southern France and read his verses while cutting hair, using razor and brush as part of his performance. Smiles wrote a book about him.
A short humorous exchange from the Chicago Record Herald features Harold and his rheumatic mother. The child quips that fathers would ache even more because there would be a lot more of him to ache, delivering a light domestic joke with period tone.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt records a courtroom moment where a weather bureau employee swears to tell the truth and is excused by the judge. The tone captures a brief legal proceeding with a focus on the witness's occupation and exoneration.
A terse courtroom exchange features a convict declaring I wrote it after being a poet and forced to steal to avoid starvation, and a judge remarking on bad literature bringing the speaker here. The fragment captures tension between art, crime, and survival in a single dialogue.
A survey of culinary beliefs notes cooks’ uniform stirring habits dating to sun worship origins, plus myriad old customs. Scottish oat cake rites, nine-knob cakes, pheasant tail serving, pancake tossing rituals with a Westminster reward, cross buns, and Good Friday bread lore are outlined with regional variations.
The London Standard describes ancient sleeping practices with rugs or thin mattresses carried by day and spread on clean tile or plaster floors at night. A three foot wide bench around sides of the room served as daytime seating and a sleeping platform, sometimes movable like a settee.
A young man pursuing art debates his practical uncle who funds him. The artist argues for total commitment while the uncle questions the risk of spreading bets. a wit quotes the idea of many baskets around a single egg to illustrate impractical plans.
In 1430 after nineteen years and about £800000 the Chinese government finished the porcelain tower at Nankin. It stood nearly four and a quarter centuries until 1856. The octagonal structure was 260 feet tall with nine stories, each featuring a cornice and a gallery.
Clarence and Reginald discuss Chelly’s sharp reply after a boastful remark. Chelly calls the critic the biggest fool in the state, then instantly retorts that he does not agree. The exchange showcases Chelly’s famed repartee.
Dulipath and Hawley discuss a writer’s process. Dulipath says he never sends a story for publication without sleeping on it first. Hawley agrees he also rereads before sending work.
The Philadelphia Record notes Biobbs-Yes values ancestry over fame as Sweet Content boasts proud lineage.
In a discussion on discipline, proponents argue for concealment of punishments to reduce defiance while opponents warn of eroding accountability. The dialogue highlights differing views on visibility of penalties and social impact.
A Chicago Chronicle report recounts an Indian jungle legend near Ahmadnagar where a peasant found a solid eight pound gold ball. It, and more cannon balls melted from treasure by Princess Candé during Akbar's era, supposedly lie hidden. Similar gold globes exist in the Persian treasury near the peacock throne, weighing about thirty one pounds each, with forgotten origin.
A New York brokerage firm head tests clerks by inspecting the shanks of their shoes for alcohol marks. Several young men are found guilty, tidy up, and leave. three resign, handing in keys to the managing clerk.
A thoughtful reader treats every book with respect. The lover of books avoids grabbing by the cover corner turning pages slowly preserving lamination and binding. Whether cheap or worn, the volume is handled gently to prevent soiling tearing or damage.
The dialogue shows Mrs Offen asking about favorite dishes and the applicant insisting they love all foods equally. He adds that cost doesn’t matter when cooking for others, emphasizing his practical approach to meals. The tone mirrors a candid newspaper feature from the Washington Post.
A Kansas City Journal quip notes the Widdy O Malley who is dead. The speaker asks when she died and replies that if she had lived until next Sunday she would have been dead for a year.
A London Tit-Bits snippet features a minister scolding a young man saying he never paid the marriage fee and warning that legal damages could follow. The exchange implies a dispute over payment and formal ceremony costs.
A brief quip from Smart Set contrasts military command with civilian work, noting a former officer becoming a janitor as a stark correction. The light exchange mocks postwar adjustment and suggests social mobility limitations.
A schoolmaster remarks that beauty provokes sorrow in a proverb about how a smile can trigger tears for a person observing it. The line hints at a reflective, ironic mood in an educational or literary setting.
A quaint East legend explains tobacco's origin from an encounter between the Prophet Mohammed and a venomous serpent. The tale recounts how the Prophet saved the serpent, was bitten, and a plant sprouted at the wound combining the serpent's venom with the Prophet's compassion, giving rise to tobacco.
The wind does not affect a thermometer. Two identical dry bulb thermometers placed in wind and shelter register the same after a short hang time. People feel colder in wind because moving air increases heat loss through skin evaporation, not because the air itself is colder.
The London Outlook notes the Carlyles as a childless couple whose brilliance in literature did not ease their personal unhappiness. It laments that devoid of offspring, the pair faced a dimmed world, forcing both to moralize on eternity when alone at night.
Ferdinand Praeger recalls a morning at Richard Wagner's Swiss home when the composer, then sixty, stood on his head on an ottoman in the drawing room. His wife burst in alarm, but he calmed her, proving he could balance on his head at sixty, a feat Ferdinand could not match.
The common snake favors water and feeds on frogs and fishes. Snakes eat living food or prey they themselves kill. When chased, frogs appear half paralyzed, leaping weakly as the snake nears, and emit faint cries. Imitating a snake's movement with a stick through grass triggers frog terror.
Contradictory exchange reveals a dispute about what the wife said. A pompous person asserts a rule against wasting words, while a skeptical faction member challenges the claim and recalls a habit of talking to oneself as the wife’s alleged statement.
In Wichita a woman carrying many parcels dropped her purse containing 750 dollars. A passerby found and returned it. She expressed deep gratitude and then offered him a cookie from one of the packages.
A father remarks on his son John’s plan to pursue writing after finishing education. The son affirms his literary goal and money prospects, while the father quips that college years were spent mainly in that pursuit.
A clipped dialogue shows Clara asking what came between her and Chico as the other character notes a man’s evident impertinence with Fido. The Detroit Free Press caption hints at social friction and domestic quirk in a brief, era-toned exchange.
Wild animal trade centers on Nubia where lionesses are killed and cubs raised on goats milk before transport to the coast. Lions from Abyssinia and Senegal, with Atlas lions now rare, command prices from $500 to $1,000. Tigers from Siberia fetch up to $1,500, hippos rhinos and giraffes carry high values. a hippo brings $2,500 to $3,000 and giraffes at least $2,500 depending on size and age.
The Jamaican crocodile inhabits distant reserves in Kingston harbor and river mouths. It is wary and rarely shot. A plover often accompanies it, warning perched on its back when danger approaches, causing the crocodile to dive and evade. The species is noted as shyer of man than most crocilers.
The article traces dinner times from 10 a.m. around 1400 with Henry VIII to later centuries when meals shifted by an hour or more. It cites Disraeli on Francis I and the saying that late dinners and early bedtimes led to long lifespans, and Louis XII’s shift to noon dining affecting his death.
A former prospector recalls the Ladder Dwarf fearsome miner tale. Described as hunch backed with a large head and long powerful arms, the creature allegedly climbs mine ladders, kicking rungs as miners flee, and is linked to impending mine accidents.
A Scientific American correspondent notes rattlesnakes use tail buzzing to lure birds. Birds like phoebe and kingbird probe the sound and fall prey. He recalls snakes in trees twenty feet up deceiving birds and securing easy prey.
Mr. Workhardd and his wife face ruin as they exhaust all cash and credit in New York. After losing his job they fear the poorhouse for dinner, while Mrs. Workhardd pleads for grocers to trust them despite a cash-only past. The excerpt reflects grim financial hardship and social stigma.
A boy replies to his uncle's quiz about a phrase, saying felo de se means French for suicide and asks to be asked about Latin. He offers to translate instead, showing cheeky humor about language learning.
A schoolmaster remarks that pride in flawless ancestry is so melancholy it resembles being dead, reflecting a somber view on lineage and identity. The comment underscores themes of heritage and social perception without naming individuals or events.
A fragmentary lyric style piece asks if you ever went fishing in hazy days and wished softly. It paints scenes of taking tackle worming gear and trudging with a bulky lunch while tripping through hopeful, playful verses. The voice emphasizes joy and longing in simple outdoor acts.
The Indianapolis Journal reports an open trial in Huntington where the school board cleared the superintendent of immorality charges but said public agitation and controversy require a change for the good of the schools. The piece laments gossip harming two women, calling for slander damages rather than lethal punishment.
In several Richmond neighborhoods shade trees host large flocks of black birds that chafe residents with morning chatter. A novel method uses Roman candles shot toward treetops at dusk, sending the birds fleeing and ending the nightly racket.
Camden Ohio editorial voices concern over autos on country roads. It notes frightened horses, farmer families needing town trips for supplies, and argues some form of legislation is necessary to curb reckless driving and protect rural residents.
Excursion tickets to Culver Indiana for the Maxinkuckee Assembly sold August 11 to September 7 inclusive. Consult Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents for details.
Excursion tickets to Richmond via Pennsylvania Lines will be in effect from August 26 through September 7 to support the Richmond Chautauqua. Stations include Piqua Greenfield Hamilton Anderson Dayton Rays Crossing Bentonville and intermediate Pennsylvanian Lines stations.
The notice lists updated fares and routes across states and provinces including Arizona Arkansas Canadian Northwest Colorado Georgia Iowa Kansas Louisiana Manitoba Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota South Carolina South of Reanenaet Texas Utah Virginia and more. The alert urges buyers to obtain complete details and tickets from the Warret Hens a Sec Sn.
Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis the week of September 14 hosts a strong cattle show. Secretary Charlies Downing notes major gains in livestock quality, aided by lessons from famed herds shown at recent fairs. Fifteen classes under David Wallace Allie Powell and Oscar Hadley will run entries through September 7, with ample premium prizes and trophies for Indiana stock. The department expects to accommodate all livestock that can be managed.
The August issue presents Mrs Gabriel E Jackson's Three Good Cronies, a vivid cover image The Old Swimmin Hole includes Captured by J L Harbour where two boys seize a circus serpent Other notable pieces include A Voyage on the Snow by Will Lisenbee The Beginnings of an Astronomer The Washington High School Cadets and their pictures The Summer Life of the Roosevelt Children Tip's Heroism Life on a Man of War Blondin and Acroas Niagara The Printer's Apprentice Something About the America's Cup and The Way to Pitch Real Curves The issue touts many departments for boys and claims 110 000 subscribing families The Sprague Publishing Company Detroit Mich price 1 00 yearly sample copies ten cents each.
Centerville Condensed Milk and Creamery Co plans to stop shipping in barrels and begin canning. The move will require a greatly enlarged plant and will employ many girls in the canning department, providing work for a large number of people.
A bright comet, first seen in late June, has grown more than tenfold in brightness. It appears about ten o'clock each evening midway between the zenith and the north star. The object is likely nonperiodic and may not return. It will pass closest to the sun on August 22.
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