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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
6
The article surveys the Gould family in the public eye with notes on tennis champion Jay Gould defeating Eustace Miles in court tennis and remarks on family marriages quarrels and notable relatives. It also touches on Louis Klopsch, Sir Edward Grey, Augusta Stetson, and Isidor Rayner in brief biographical sketches.
Curved pitching dates to the early seventies in some areas. Historians note the practice emerged long ago and remains surrounded by mysteries that experts continue to study.
A terse obituary notes Bert Williams died leaving a wife and three children. A neighbor comments that he was too mean to take them anywhere when living. The brief item appears in public notices of the era.
The article notes Sarah Bernhardt and Eleanora Duse as aged icons, with Ellen Terry Henry Barnabee and others extending careers beyond seventy. It discusses how stage work embraces older actors, citing Bangs, Jefferson, Booth, Garick, and Walpole era reflections on longevity and changing roles.
A London dispatch notes Baron Rothschild gifts King Edward a thousand cigars yearly at $2.65 each. New York voices debate value with quotes from Aaron Hanover and Tobacco editor, citing famous smokers and a Madison Square Garden display. Proponents say high cost reflects premium Havana tobacco and skilled craftsmanship.
Engineering Record notes Igorrote tribes in the Philippines practice hillside irrigation with terraced slopes and stone retaining walls. Water levels are tracked using bamboo bathers, and all construction and farming labor is done by hand.
The piece contrasts bright signs of spring with urban stench as dandelions bloom and streams flow. A poet toils while alley fumes and smoke from burning rubbish sting the eyes, marking a return of spring amid city sights.
Frank L. Birney of Denver intends to build a novel three story brick apartment house with thirty four units. The interiors feature push button beds desks and other furnishings that appear or disappear instantly. Deliveries will use side stairs and an elevator with private storage rooms for tenants. The Flemish style white pressed brick building includes a basement restaurant and costs exceed forty thousand dollars.
The column cites Publius Syrus on equality before death and balance in speech while noting Dyri wines. It reports Harry Snyder racing the pacing gelding Burt Wilkes in a free for all pace at two and a half miles on half mile tracks this year.
General Ballington Booth and Mrs Ballington Booth deny any plan to unite the Volunteers of America with the Salvation Army. They say the two groups differ in governance and aims, and their followers would not join or be identified with the Salvation Army. They express pain at the repeated question and assert their independence.
A. M. Jones of Cumberland Maryland, formerly with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has devised a temporary cross over device for railroad use. The inventor says the switch can be installed within an hour, compared with a day under existing methods. The clamp on rails raises to transfer trains quickly during accidents or other needs.
The article notes London hosted the first great International Exposition in 1851 lasting 144 days with 6,000,000 visitors. Receipts reached 2.5 million dollars against 1.5 million in expenses, highlighting the event's immense scale and financials. It also mentions natural power of fish and whales, noting their speed in water and a swordfish piercing oak.
A humorous verse recalls a man vowing grand gestures to win a wife but failing to help with chores after marriage. The piece Playfully critiques old fashioned gender roles with a light Chicago News tone and rhymed couplets.
The article notes women in mosques in Mohammedan countries are restricted to doorways, while Nordic countries have rising literacy. It compares Formosa’s 18 500 square miles and 8 000 000 people to Massachusetts and Connecticut, mentions Goldie's death of St Francis Xavier painting ordered for Tokyo public library, and cites English railway porter fees of four pence per valise and sixpence for securing a seat and stowing luggage.
Edmund Bresee will be Ryder in The Lion and the Mouse next season with Henry B Harris to star. Hattie Williams of the Little Cherub company may appear in a new Clyde Fitch play. John Martin, sole surviving member of Custer’s detachment, was honored at a New York American theatre event after a Custer themed performance. The Mikado in London has been forbidden and the issue remains unsettled.
The debate notes not a specific Japanese request and explains a prohibition. It cites especially cordial relations between Great Britain and Japan as a key reason for the stance.
Bloemfontein has about 84 000 residents while London adopts taxicabs as a term for taximeters. Tulse Hill Ventnor is noted as Britain's steepest street with a one in four and a half gradient. Constantino ple reports many roaming dogs as city scavengers. Madison Square in New York hosts large beggar activity feeding on nearby shops and homes.
A dicker of hides equals ten skins while a dicker of gloves equals ten dozen pairs in the exchange notes. The humorous yarn contrasts old time counting with modern merchandise terms.
A commercial traveler boating on the River Nene at Castor England was caught by a willow tree that the boat grabbed to stop. The tree fell and pinned him under three feet of water, leading to drowning.
The article notes Rome housed 1856 public bath houses with 50 able to serve about 1,800 bathers concurrently, illustrating the scale of Roman bathing culture and public architecture.
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