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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
7
A teacher asks pupils to distinguish island from peninsula. A bright student explains with a tale using two glasses, water and milk, and a trapped fly. The water glass makes the fly an island, the milk glass makes it a peninsula. The boy then rises to the top of the class.
Robert Fulton showed extraordinary focus in study and science. He learned French Italian and German and mastered higher mathematics physics chemistry and perspective as he advanced in research.
A London Telegraph excerpt captures a witty exchange about a bride who did not need to be led to the altar. The remarks by the bride’s friend emphasize her determined march down the aisle and imply a spirited, unconstrained debut.
A stranger recalls three years in a city saying little has changed as the waiter returns a dime left from a dollar, highlighting quiet continuity in a moment at the dining table.
The article notes the midnight sun being visible above the horizon at North Cape from May 13 to July 30, at Hammerfest from May 15 to July 27, and at Tromso from May 20 to July 22.
The London Telegraph cites a Fuchow school discussion on Chinese versus foreign houses. A student notes foreigners’ tall hilltop buildings are heat-prone in summer and expose residents to cold air in winter, likening a stove to living inside and warning of fire risk and harm to bodies.
Whitman, in Quaker-tinged habit, refused to remove his hat in Trinity Church New York. A verger demanded compliance, a clash followed, and Whitman struck the verger with his own hat before leaving, pursued by a red faced sexton threatening legal action.
Short classified note invites inquiries about gasoline sale at the Patriot office. No further details provided.
Members of the house mock a florid congressman known for constant hot air in debates. One opponent cited his sweeping finance speech with a ribald metaphor comparing him to a swan breasting the sea, poised yet unaware of the depths beneath.
A Hamburg paper savages Mozart souvenirs in Salzburg including the composer's skull on display. It argues visitors are shockingly irreverent and questions the city’s insistence the exhibit is authentic and acceptable as part of the museum experience.
In a humorous exchange the First Office boy asks about time off and the Second Office Boy jokes about calendar fixes. The note adds that new Patriot subscribers and those paying back dues, including a year in advance, may receive Prof Holden’s Corn Book.
A long list of Chariton area residents and visitors. Names include O Dalin in Ottumwa Porter Wagner Mt Pleasant Mrs Hobbs Des Moines Clara Watson Indianola Roxie Stone Cambria Clinton Steele Indianola and many more visiting family, attending funerals and traveling to Chicago Des Moines Melrose and Osceola with brief notes on stays and trips.
Hexamethylenetetramine is highlighted as a valuable ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It is described as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine. The ad urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularities to prevent serious illness. J.D. Beaman, Druggist.
For sale a two story house on Main street two blocks north of the public square in Chariton convenient to the railway station. The house has three rooms and a kitchen on the first floor and four sleeping rooms on the second floor, all in good condition. Call or address the Patriot Office Chariton Iowa. 8-6-tf.
Short notice lists nurse Mary M Patterson of Russell Iowa residing first door east of M E church. Contact by phone 58. The fragment documents a personnel or household notice with minimal details and no event outcome.
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