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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
2
A poem contrasts winter night with memories of summer scenes. The narrator recalls cows nibbling in green fields, fragrant winds, maple leaves, and meadow sounds. The closing image shifts to pale lights and snow-clad fields signaling winter.
In New York as April dawns on 1906 Mabel Greenwood faces a life without work after losing her post at Blackley's. Archibald Cayley reappears with a marriage proposal, but she confesses poverty and fears sacrificing him. He declares love, while she wrestles between friendship and a deeper bond, ending with a hopeful inner struggle.
A naturalist notes bats rely on delicate wing touch and air currents rather than sight. Blindfolded bats navigate rooms, avoid obstacles, and hang on walls, implying a refined tactile sense aided by ear and facial skin folds.
Hank recalls Bob Potee and a Cincinnati gambler known as Dutchy who won $4,000 of the bank’s money. The duo bet on who could stare at the sun longer. Dutchy endured with a glass eye, revealing the trick when Ed Bellus poked his eye. Potee claimed the winnings.
El Tabaco reports Cuba exported 256 7359? last year with the United States purchasing about 7 483 125 cigars, 15 900 000 more than the prior year. England bought 92 450 687 cigars, Germany 25 000 000 to 30 000 000, France 10 000 000 to 12 000 000, and 75 countries in total. Cuban leaf imports were 25 000 000 pounds to the U S against about 25 000 pounds for England. American cigar consumption runs high as Cuba would take thirty years to meet one year of U S demand at current rates.
The article recalls old practices when vegetables like turnips were used to bake bread. Turnips were cooked and mashed, water pressed out, mixed with wheat meal, and fermented with yeast. The loaf proved light and white, tasting of turnip only briefly, suggesting other tubers could similarly yield bread.
Miss Sharpe argues about a bill payment while Baker apologizes for forgetting it. She notes her responsibility to settle the bill and hints at accountability. The dialogue shifts to a witty line about greatness being thrust upon people.
A cut shows a machine from 1883 that allegedly reached fifteen miles per hour. It featured a petroleum fired motor cylinder for propulsion and was nearly complete in arrangement. Early speeds were about three miles per hour, and few pursued commercialization.
A Baltimore American excerpt describes Mrs Gadfly behaving oddly during a first call and sneaking into a library. The exchange ends with a quick call to bring her down, illustrating a humorous social moment.
Dialogue sketches a contrast between chic appearance and aging, then shifts to a taunting remark about a man known for meanness and a boyhood cruelty incident, noting recall of past misdeeds. The tone is a wry, characterful quip from a Princeton tilger commentary.
A locomotive engineer from Longview Texas describes years of severe sciatic pain and disability before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. After six boxes he recovered enough to work again and has had no relapse. Pills are sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
A Descriptive snippet notes a boy named Quentin seen on the veranda in blue jumpers. The scene contrasts his plain attire with fanciful clothing and images of presidential viewing windows, capturing a child’s simple daily play.
The John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin announces a new oats variety with heads two feet long Catalog promises this as a remarkable cereal hay food for the year Spetz praised as the greatest in America according to the catalog produced by the firm.
Free 14s8-page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to potential buyers. Send stamps to receive free samples of Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals plus the catalog. John A. Salzer Seed Co. Box C La Crosse Wisconsin.
A renowned hostess keeps a hobby of themed table linen matching holidays and seasons. She owns sets with holly for Christmas, bells for New Year, lilies for Easter, May baskets, summer florals, autumn leaves, and national emblems like the fleur de lis shamrock rose and thistle. Even those who cannot afford custom orders can consider design with quality.
In a brief noted as self-defense, Jigley accuses Warduppe of attempting to borrow a dollar while Shrude explains he anticipated Harduppe’s need. The exchange, quoted from Catholic Standard and Thies, centers on money and prudence.
A doctor's brother, a clergyman, mistook Postum for coffee at dinner. The doctor, later to quit coffee for four years, found Postum free of coffee harms. The wife recounts the trial, noting Postum’s coffee-like flavor and absence of harmful effects.
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