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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
2
A powerful boss Horrigan exerts raw force to maintain control over city factions while financier Wainwright plots a lucrative franchise deal. The pair scheme to secure perpetual Borough Street railways rights, buy stock, and influence the mayoral selection, all while distrustful of the secretary Thompson.
YT Orrigan threatens Horrigan over control of the local political machine as Phelan taunts and Wainwright watches. Phelan vows to “see you in first” while Horrigan declares he’s after Phelan’s scalp. Wainwright laments the fallout and hosts no further discussion.
A satire on extravagant dining asks if one man can eat a hundred dollars worth of food at a single meal with costly delicacies from Caspian fish to arctic ptarmigan. Separate reports recount the dowager empress and czarina foiling a bomb threat, and a curious jewel case found by police.
A British writer quoted by the Army and Navy Journal says 0 percent of British Navy men are more or less deaf due to heavy air shocks from firing big guns. He notes small gun crews suffer more from ringing. Protection from berets, distance from the muzzle, and rubber between the teeth with ear plugs is recommended.
In a light anecdote a noted clergyman, writing in his study, explains to his five year old daughter that God tells him what to write but she asks why he scratches out parts. The humor hinges on a child's blunt observation about editorial changes.
A Indianapolis Star quote records a millionaire arguing that French cooking is a waste of talent. He cites Joseph the chef once brought by a Vanderbilt to a gala, praising a dish of pullet wrapped in lamb and bacon and cooked in steam from whisky and port.
The Keats house in Rome, debt free and earning some income from subletting, has become a small sanctuary thanks to American support. The window on the steps of the Trinity recalls how the poet once hurled a tin box and dishes to drive away diners and pigeons, a scene shown by Severn, a longtime friend and former English consul, to the present writer.
A curious note describes a mouse bird that steals items by pecking with its bill. It tolerates human contact if fed a small piece of meat on a stick, calmly perching when undisturbed.
The famed Paris horse market in Boulevard de l Hopital ceases to exist. The Vegetarian calls it the acme of equine discomfort and notes the Rue Brandon market now serves as a model with stables and sheds to shelter 690 horses.
A collage of vintage ads and notices on Doans Kidney Pills praised by a Carey resident, railroad profanity policy note, a constipation remedy, a London Express quip, baby itch relief, eyesight claims, Shoop’s Restorative benefits, and a maritime flag signaling fact. Includes multiple brand names, locations, and dated references in a scattered OCR fragment.
The discussion asks whether universities should teach journalism. Bocker proposes three courses: how to run papers, how to stay out of them, and how to get into them.
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