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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
6
A poem by Arthur Gutterman from the Realm of Toil and Trouble describes a railroad journey toward Spain and home. The speaker senses gray valleys, distant lights, and the pull of Mary as the whistle and wheels sing of returning. The refrain emphasizes going home to Mary amid the clatter of the train.
At Arlington and the Potomac overlook, Rhoda Jamison, a South Carolina teacher, and a Western touring man share a day of companionship amid loneliness. He admits a lie and asks her to travel west with him, leaving a four leaf clover as a symbol of a hoped future.
The sale of Charles James Fox’s furniture included a gift copy of Gibbon’s Roman History. The fly leaf record quoted the author Brooks warning of salvation only after ministers fell, then notes the same man later joined the government. The anecdote boosted bidding, and the book sold for 2 guineas.
In an old Australian mining camp with no women or children the wandering band and the singer’s wife and baby performed a grand saloon concert. A crying baby breaks the mood until a tall Irishman demands quiet and lets the infant’s cry be heard.
A playful science note explains turning a dried postal card into a magnet to attract a walking stick. Rub the card briskly near the stick and watch it move and fall, illustrating basic static electricity.
A zoologist argues that animals have always possessed habits of neatness and cleanliness. He cites apes expelling lazy members and insects brushing themselves, noting humans take centuries to learn similar habits.
A young housekeeper refuses red lobsters in a market saying they are not red. The article explains that cooking causes the blue pigment in lobster shells to fade, leaving the red pigment visible as the shell turns red.
In Westphalia a pigeon fancier wagered bees would beat pigeons over three miles. At Rybern the first bee arrived a quarter minute ahead of the first pigeon, with three other bees finishing before the second pigeon. Bees were rolled for identification before start.
A twelve year old pioneer son in Montana laid a sheepskin over a low bush to mimic a live wolf. The wolf charged the faux animal but the boy soon saw the ruse. He abandoned the pelt and slipped away, feeling April fooled by his own joke.
Question and answer style text discusses Boston as a leading city and compares tea and coffee, noting tea's perceived superiority. It includes quips about piano manufacturing and wordplay on "grind" and "upright."
A playful line about stretching the truth and lips and legs in jest. The speaker warns against extending truth for amusement, insisting honesty remains intact even when teased.
The item strings together humorous missteps from a hunter to a hostess and a Hussar, a note on a restaurant soup error, an Irish grande dame at a dance, and a police photo caption. It ends with a Rome dispatch about criminals photographed and tracked via multiple prefects.
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