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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
6
In a rural humor tale, Alice defies early doubts about farm life. She proves her milking skill by calmly milking a cow using a lemon squeezer while George returns from fishing to witness the spectacle. The scene captures a lighthearted clash between city airs and country wit.
A Washington Star quote notes people head to country hotels in summer to hear the proprietor insist the temperature is cooler than the city. Mr Sirius Barker comments that the hotel man’s businesslike reassurance gives comfort even if the truth is debated.
Mr Collingwood asks Miss Tommey to marry. She declines, saying she would not marry the best man on earth. He retorts that she will likely never have a chance, then argues she should wed him. The exchange appears in the Detroit Free Press.
A fragment from the St Louis Post Dispatch features a street scene with a character noting that every bartender in the ward calls his father by his first name. Terse taunting lines hint at local family pride and social tensions.
A Philadelphia Times brief reports two suburbanites recounting a curious incident where Goodley was found naked after swimming in a creek, with his clothes allegedly stolen. The men insist he does not drink and emphasize the odd nature of the event.
A quick note from Smart Set praises the film for its convincing siege scene. The Major credits the realism to the soldiers long training and years of barnstorming before the event.
A humorous Chicago News item where a fond mother praises Edmund as the smartest child and keen as a razor, while a gruff grandfather compares him to a razor and adds he needs strapping.
A playful gloss about a bachelor man who never talked to his wife of his mother’s cakes and pies, hinting his wisdom lies in bachelor independence. The verse preserves a rustic, humorous tone from rural life.
A Brooklyn Life fragment quotes a mother and child over jam, with the child asking for more and the mother promising later if well behaved. The brief scene captures domestic routine and steady parental rules.
The fragment cites dialogue about patients sent to the country for care and money issues. It mentions Dr Bigfee and Dr Curem and a New York Weekly source. The busy exchanges imply financial strain and reform themes in medical care.
A Detroit Tribune quote questions money in politics as a privileged friend asks and a candidate who also ran answers there is money in it, implying personal financial stakes in political life.
In a domestic politico economy note from the New York Sun, Bridget Becker says she could charge more for her poems and thus refused a wage cut. The brief item highlights pricing of literary work and individual stance.
The Sporting World notes Roy Thomas thriving with the Pittsburgh Pirates after leaving the Philadelphia Nationals. Once a top Phillies right fielder for over a decade, he showed strong hitting and sensational fielding since joining Pittsburgh, raising questions about loyalty and longevity in one team.
A well known baseball man predicts Mike Kelley will succeed Kid Elberfeld as New York Americans manager after this season. He would take the job immediately if not bound by contract with Toronto of the Eastern league. President Farrell favors Kelley and hopes to hire him, though Kelley is not dazzling the Eastern league this year.
Walter Matticks the Pueblo star outfielder and Western league sensation has been sold to Charles A. Comiskey of the Chicago Americans for 2500 dollars. Delivery on September 14 follows the sale. Matticks boasts over .800 batting and a formidable throwing arm that cuts off runs at the plate from center field. A St. Louis native, he played in the Iowa league last season.
A large workforce builds a race track and grand stand at Windsor opposite Detroit. Joseph James, Windsor millionaire pool room owner, backs the project and expects at least 500 horses for next season as northern circuit owners seek options after New Orleans closure.
A movement aims to shift the English cricket and football seasons by swapping months. Proposals call for cricket to run from June to September and football from September to April, with talks expected between the MCC and football associations to formalize a swap.
George Towns the Australian champion and Ernest Barrie the English title holder will race a straightway over the Thames championship course for a $1,000 side bet. The race, for the England championship and the Sportsman Challenge cup, will run from Putney bridge to Mortlake on October 12.
Lieutenant Frank A. Berrien is named to act as head coach of the Naval academy football team next season, pending department orders for his Annapolis assignment. Ensign Douglas L. Howard, captain of the 1906 team, will serve as field coach.
The International Baseball League expands across Canada and the United States. reports say Buffalo will join next season, increasing competition for the Eastern league as the young circuit grows stronger daily.
Bull Dahlen is thriving with the Boston Americans posting a batting average better than .280 and delivering a magnificent defensive game in the field.
Cecil Pape a Scotland Yard detective discusses the bunko trick that banked him in New York. He vows to pursue the audacious con artists while noting Scotland Yard’s knack for getting even. The tale contrasts with Shoesmith the music hall manager who jokes about watches during a drunken evening.
The Separate Skirt trend shifts away from the striped suit as women embrace separate coats and skirts. A chic gored or bell shaped skirt with a coordinated coat, braid details, and a high crown hat completes the look. Colorful stripes and plaids pair with contrasting jackets for variety and walking ease.
Laughter filled a family visit when President Theodore Roosevelt, amid play with his children, staged a prank that backfired on a visiting plumber. He hid behind a door with a wet wash rag and shouted, revealing the plumber's headgear to trap him in the moment. Roosevelt apologized, then returned to dinner laughing.
Congressmen claim youth is relative and use a Maine deposition tale to mock the idea of a youthful exodus. A New York lawyer questions ages of Maine residents, finding eight over eighty and a sixty five year old who jokes he would not be considered a man if younger.
The article notes girls busy with monogramming left sleeve embroidery on shirt waists, creating initials in solid or two tone colors. Similar monograms appear on Italian silk undervests and underwear with elaborate designs, including scrolls and flower wreaths. Handkerchiefs are also embroidered with full names in a distinctive stitch.
Coaching parasols appear in moderate sizes on fine frames with wood handles and ribbon bows. They feature striped checked or plaid taffeta in two tones with bold color bands. Sun shade and hat colors match for smart effect. New perfumes come in artistically shaped tiny bottles containing real flowers to show origin.
A broad survey of historical notes covers an 1807 water aeration patent, clergy density in London, bank suspensions in Japan, tax figures in Egypt, Swiss cotton mills, Milford mackerel catches, India export quotas, and a Bristol rail guide. It also notes Naxos emery, Cairo Wakfs, Ossett court justice, Buenos Aires Animal Day, Delhi lighting failures, Philadelphia history, an incandescent lamp, cancer mortality vs care, Abacae-num coin find, railroad screw spike tech, French railway discipline, Emile Remilly injury case, a criminal page suggestion, William Redmond’s rosette joke, and Sir William MacGregor’s rescue feat in Fiji.
No 9 arrives at 2 00 am and departs at 2 00 am No 1 arrives 11 48 am and departs 1 08 am No 8 arrives 3 35 pm and departs 8 35 pm
The snippet lists train times for the Findlay branch with arrival and departure times such as No. 19 at 7:36 am and No. 43 at 6:32 pm. Additional service notes include No. 104 at 7:25 am and No. 119 at 8:10 am with No. 106 at 11:20 am and No. 101 at 1:10 pm.
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