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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented humorous exchanges recount a roadside scene with Sim, Abe, Alta, and Jemimy, including Sim’s injury and a rough quest for a birthing colt, followed by scattered jokes and gossip snippets from the Detroit Free Press and Denver News-Times.
A Baltimore American quotation recounts Marcus A Brith recalling frontier killers in 1880s. He cites ninety five men of the front rank who died by violence, featuring Harry Leslie a Georgia youth who shot an attacker at a Tombstone saloon then calmly resumed his drink. The tale shifts to a Broadway diner's hat mishap and a Budapest General Stephen Turr revered for revolutions and wartime service, ending with Memphis on the Nile and a plan to excavate an ancient temple in Egypt led by Professor Petrie.
A Vermont family tale centers on Reuben Davis, a 17 year old farm laborer who extended a shovel with a longer handle. The improvised tool eased digging and loading dirt onto a wagon, leading to a patented design that earned the inventor, his family, and the business vast success.
A lengthy, fragmented report contrasts ancient city walls and wonders with modern London, noting exaggerated claims about structures like the Colossus and Nelson’s column. It cites New York and other cities’ populations, then shifts to Brancaster village’s land lease to a golf club and a per household distribution, followed by a note on an electric campaign cane for a presidential race.
In a satirical note from the Abollilon era, commentators mock the fashion of a prominent peer Morley, arguing that a cocked hat clashes with his austere, philosophical mien. The piece hints at broader debates on the House of Lords and the propriety of attire for statesmen.
Yale students devised Aone descriptors to capture conditions affecting youths lives. The list contrasts glory and gloom noting a bright young woman with notable interactive traits and a less idealized figure, described through period language and references from New York Times.
The Sorosis Annex in Lynn Massachusetts, a Unique Philanthropic Enterprise, opens a spacious residential building for factory workers from Ay Fy Little & Co makers of Sorosis ships. It offers dining, sewing, counting rooms, baths, and gardens, funded by nominal membership fees to support member welfare while preserving independence.
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