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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
2
A provocative essay argues women’s fear of beetles and mice led to beds and furniture and the rise of interior clutter. It claims average furniture costs about 1000 dollars per home and that removing beds and tables would halve rents and reduce urban overcrowding.
A Sixth Avenue streetcar conductor explains how coin collecting yields more profit than fares. He recalls spotting rare coins with premium value, memorizing dates from dealer catalogs, and redeeming them from fares to sell to coin dealers for extra earnings.
Arthur H. Bell explains snowflake life from a dust seed to cloud top origins. Moisture gathers in warm air as the flake forms tiny epicules then freezes in colder layers, with thawing air causing coalescence into disks up to several inches across.
Ragged Island also called Crie Haven lies off Maine with about fifty inhabitants. It has no church or lawyer, no dogs or cats, and few insects. A solitary doctor visits as needed. residents live by lobster catching and selling what they cannot eat.
A London Standard note claims thistles ruin crops if not controlled. It suggests sowing rape to eradicate recurring thistles, as the two plants are mortal enemies. The tactic allegedly wipes out thistles year after year in infested fields.
A humorous exchange from the Richmond Dispatch notes Freddie Freddie commented on bats and birds. Ma disputes the idea, while Freddie insists some bats must be large since his father claimed witnessing one last night.
A brief domestic exchange reveals tension as a mother reflects on her daughter Ethel speaking sharply to her father at dinner. Ethel asserts she did not choose him, while the mother defends her earlier tone.
A brief personal note reports family well being the infant growing and becoming more sensible. The writer signs as Mol lie and closes with affection.
A playful exchange between She and He about going out and having a good time. She asks why not enjoy herself occasionally at the club, while He worries about forming a habit of frequent revelry.
The Philadelphia Times recalls a winter 1900 01 Chicago revival tale where Wilton Lackaye and fellow actors viewed a low price Uncle Tom performance by a 300 pound actor. Asked what he thought Lackaye quipped Anatomically great Uncle Tomically putrid.
Grace George in New York revival of Frou Frou recalls Mrs. Potter’s Gilberte idea. Potter describes her worst moment when late for a third entrance she dragged a black child on stage. The audience roars as Potter faints at the miscasting and the shock of the child’s appearance.
A historical anecdote recalls Irish MPs Dogherty and Whiteside becoming chief justices of Ireland. Dogherty’s maiden speech drew Canning’s quip about him calling the speaker sir too often. Whiteside recollects his own maiden speech when the speaker’s wig appeared to burn blue, signaling it was time to sit.
In a quip loaded legal humor, a judge sighs over a "process called elocution" as a witness recounts Pat O Brien style fate. The exchange reflects a courtroom mood about death by hanging versus modern methods. Representativ e Warnock of Ohio is noted in a fragmentary context.
The text argues a small change in Columbus’s voyage, guided by Pinzon and a flight of parrots, altered colonial outcomes. It suggests that steering southwest, instead of toward the east, may have prevented a Roman Catholic Spanish presence in what became the United States, favoring Protestant English settlement instead.
A French academy member rents a Savoy cottage and, on departure, the cottage owner asks his profession. He writes landowner then academician, prompting the woman to marvel at the grand title, noting the long word implies a splendid profession.
A negro amateur dramatic society staged Othello when the Othello actor demanded Desdemona’s handkerchief in a loud scene. The audience remained silent until a Black spectator quipped to wipe his nose on his coat sleeve and let the show go on, ending the interruption.
The piece notes subterranean thunder precedents to aerial eruptions, seawater spouts from volcanic activity, ground fissures releasing floods, and rocks splitting. It mentions cures by lightning including gout, epilepsy, amaurosis, and rheumatism, while cautioning against encouraging medical electricity or attempting lightning cures.
Dialogue shows Miss Jellus praising a healthy bedroom influence as pale downstairs gives way to a rosy upstairs return. Miss Prettiface questions the health claim, noting the change in color after short rest.
Mrs Newridhe-Now unveils a new oil portrait expressing self likeness and satisfaction. Mrs Cuttinge commends the work noting justice tempered with mercy in Brooklyn Life’s lighthearted exchange.
A brief survey traces early observatories from Belus temple top and Osymacias tomb in Egypt to later European centers. It notes Cassell in 1561, Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg in 1576, Paris 1667, Greenwich older by two years, Nuremberg 1678, Berlin 1711, Bologna tower 1714, and Stockholm Utrecht Copenhagen Lisbon observatories with dates 1740 1650 1656 and 1728 respectively.
Cossack soldiers construct bridges in Siberia from lances and cooking kettles. Teams form rafts by tying seven or eight lances under kettle handles, binding them with ropes to bear half a ton. Multiple rafts join to create a crossing in about half an hour, enabling safe army passage.
John Mackay storms into the Carson City Appeal editorial room and implores Sam Davis to publish a long column after old man Crooks donates a peck of apples to the orphans' home. The scene captures the paper racing to cover the heartwarming act.
Time card shows northbound service at Afton Junction for Chicago Great Western. Mail and Express No. 4 runs daily with a 5:00 start. No. 2 Limited runs daily at 5:57 p.m. indicating schedule for northbound trains.
One small bottle of the Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles and related ailments in men and women. If not sold by your druggist, it can be mailed for 81. A two month treatment, it claims, will cure the listed conditions. Dr. E. W. Hall manufactures it in St. Louis with testimonials available. Sold by all druggists and D. Q. Storie.
Matton Illinois resident declares cure for ridney and bladder troubles with one bottle of Texas Wonder. Claims relief and offers recommendation to other sufferers after using the product.
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