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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
4
An author recounts a surprise encounter with a twelve foot crocodile while tracking a hippopotamus. Two companions accompanied him as the danger erupts, the beast bullies toward water, a camera man falls into mud and the hunter narrowly avoids disaster. The encounter leaves a lasting impression on the narrator and his companions.
In an old Milwaukee piece the sneeze is shown to have shaped past life from ancient Greece to a tale of a schoolmaster and pupils. The story recalls politeness, omens, and a comic disaster as the master is lowered into a well and sneezes, prompting cheers from the boys.
The London Chronicle explains that swords used in naval service include a small brass disk below the hilt. This indicates a test where the blade point is bent back toward the hilt to assess durability. Swords surviving this test are deemed trustworthy.
In a Chicago News item a boy nicknamed Willie challenges his mother’s warning about a cake in the pantry. Three hours after she leaves, Willie claims the cake didn’t make him sick, despite her caution.
In London, an elderly woman begs a chemist to poison her distressed dog Fido. The chemist calmly agrees, provoking the widow to indignantly refuse the act and denounce him as unfeeling.
A dialog centers on a passenger asking if a fast train stops for dinner and a brakeman refusing. The judge notes the joke comicly explains why the train is called fast. The exchange emphasizes speed and wit in a courtroom style snatch of humor.
A poetic fragment traces a leaf as a symbol of human fate. It travels from sunlit banks to bayou shadows, guided by fairies and imps, enduring storms and rain while reflecting happiness, pain, and the fragile dream of existence.
Richard Harding Davidson of the Croix County Chronicle endures a comic exchange with his odd subscriber known as Uncle Zed Hopkins. Zed pressurizes the editor to publish a nameless grievance about a dog killed by a Higszins family member, insisting the paper name and attack the culprit while preserving neighborly rapport. The editor refuses to sign, and a threat to halt the paper is avoided as Zed storms off.
A woman returning from Paris recalls an awkward train encounter with a finicky milliner who criticizes the hat quills. The man identifies as M. L. a renowned milliner and adjusts the hat with grave care. Her amusement fades as he departs without a smile.
A rural family endures a chaotic Christmas with feasting and mishaps. The narrator recalls overeating and illness while relatives fuss, a doctor’s visit, and a lingering hope for better times next year as the matriarch reflects on keeping the peace.
In Burmah a purchasing Englishman’s pony bolted into a native cart carrying a holiday party, injuring the driver. The Burman bowed and apologized saying his cart should not have been there, while the Englishman offered no explanation.
A narrator explains a humorous scheme in which a woman writes checks for five dollars to avoid adding cents. She records every four checks, balances the stub, and uses postage stamps to pay the remaining eleven cents. The tale highlights clever thrift and a quirky method to avoid cent math.
A man on the street rails at a quiet family boarding house claiming the meals worsen daily. He describes indigestion backache and a growing urge to “bore a hole” through the menu as his wife notes they are being charged high prices.
Dr. Northrup of Columbia University led a provocative treatment shift by taking pneumonia patients outdoors. He exposed patients to cold winter air on rooftops, providing the first dose of cold air to their lungs. The method has spread, with outdoor winter care gaining traction for pneumonia as it has for tuberculosis.
The statistical abstract shows British women have about twice the marriage rate of other European nations. From 1893 to 1893, Britain averaged 4 to 16 marriages per thousand, while other countries stayed between seven and eight per thousand.
The essay contrasts American freedoms with Spanish courtship practices where suitors must openly woo in public. Cavaliers publicly address a different floor each, with three men calling to each girl from apartment blocks as witnesses.
A woman quotes a line about trials in a humorous exchange as she speaks to a prospective employer. The dialogue reveals frustration with prior experiences and hints at a forthcoming trial.
A reflective verse questions happiness without clouds or tears. It ponders whether joy and love lose meaning if life lacks hardship, tears, and contrast, and asks how to gauge happiness when every day feels light and musical. The speaker, addressing a dear one, imagines life shaped by both sorrow and sweetness.
The piece condemns the speculative excesses of a recent market boom and urges a return to conservative investment. It calls for directing funds into real needs like trade, housing, real estate, and local business, arguing that phantom ventures collapsed while genuine enterprises offer steady profits.
A bashful suitor visits a young lady but faces a series of humiliating mishaps during dinner. Rain, lack of umbrella, and a tipped tablecloth lead to a chaotic scene as he flees into the woods, embarrassed and still in disguise.
Wanted is girls to address envelopes and type good business hand. Salary four dollars per week. File written applications at once with Sterling Remedy Co. Address W. M. Allen, Attica, Indiana.
Second Hand Store advertises Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee substitute from Racine Wisconsin. It claims no real coffee is used, made from toasted cereals with malt and dust and brewed quickly. Sold by J. Flancrews.
The administrator of the estate of Joseph vs Clark, deceased, Vermillion County Indiana, will auction personal property at the decedent’s late Clinton area residence on Hazel Bluff road Friday January 31 1908. Items include work horses cows hogs wagons buggies carriages harnesses hay wheat corn oats furniture and other farming gear with sale to start 10 am and continue until sold. Terms: cash under $5. over $5 with a ten month credit secured by note at 6 percent interest, no removal until terms are met.
Ad offers 52.70 ets. worth of Sanitol preparations for $1.00 at the Bonner Bence Drug Co. Stock and pricing details are presented in a brief local notice.
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