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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
2
Poem from the Boston Transcript contrasts valley labor with the Hills of God. It speaks of longing for lofty realms above the dull mist and marsh winds, urging the soul to look up for birthright and healing found in the hills.
An elderly farmer John Smitherson believes his son John Jr. has fallen to embezzlement after reading a dated newspaper. After a long moral struggle he travels to London to locate his son, discovers the real culprit shares his son’s name, and learns the boy is safe. Father and mother reunite with John Jr. at his home and plan a new life together.
Cuban women, educated in the United States, increasingly enter Havana business houses as clerks stenographers and teachers. Facing war losses many became wage earners while Harvard University extends a six week study invitation to 1500 Cuban teachers.
A Boston mother accuses her child, Emerson, of hiding in the pantry with school books. The boy retorts that his habit during recreation is to distance himself from his books, implying he could not have been in the pantry then.
Germans eat six meals daily including breakfast second and third, dinner with a noon nap, vesper and an early supper. A closing line notes menial work is valued if done well and mocks anyone who boasts never kissing a woman.
An inventor presents a wall mounted baby jumper that entertains infants while aiding walking. The device keeps the child secure so a mother can attend chores without fear. It allows the bowler to slide with the shoe toe free and the heel elevated, reducing slips.
A New York inventor presents rubber heel attachments to secure the shoe for better footing and sliding on the alley. Two Philadelphia painters unveil an automatic paint brush system with a reservoir and air pressurizing pump to keep paint flowing to the bristles.
The text outlines mechanics lien deadlines, widow’s rights to dispose of her husband’s real estate, section line highway issues and public highway status after years of use, and how land descriptions govern boundaries. It covers marriage property, cooperative wholesale law contrasts, dog shooting penalties, and criminal/damages statutes with time limits.
A local business college man extols a curious number 142857 as the six digits that produce a rotating set when multiplied. He demonstrates multiplications by 2 through 7 yielding permutations of the same digits, culminating in 39209 when multiplied by 7.
The piece notes Little Switzerland exports per person value six dollars annually in manufactured goods, ten times the US per capita export, implying if America matched inland Switzerland activity, exports could reach about four billion dollars, comparable to global manufacturing trade.
The inventor showcases a new steam dredge for river and harbor work named The Politician, prompting the capitalist to suspect political favoritism. The inventor insists the device is named to reflect its mud throwing action.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Wagg claiming lemon juice kills all living things in water. Mr. Wagg retorts he would rather swallow an aquarium than a morgue, delivering a wry quip from the Boston Transcript.
An amused visitor notes a cheerful light in a house and the owner replies that they burn laughing gas. The Detroit Free Press item also mentions girls in public appearing dressed as if for a market, reflecting social commentary of the era.
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