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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
8
The New York Sun explains the rudder structure a ship uses coppering to resist worms. The stalk bears most strain, with a solid oak core and a built up backing of spruce or pine. Life spans: stalk twelve to fourteen years, backing as long as the ship.
Poised verses celebrate fishing and a nimble angler. A whimsical poem contrasts a poet’s shortage of topics with a playful tale of a boy, his bait, and a fat little fish caught in The Run, ending with the poet’s empty subject and renewed ambition.
An assortment of witty and odd notes: cannibal wives desire, a New York poker dispute over a cold deck, a remark on wealth inflation, an Paris exhibit of horses and jasacks, and Upton Sinclair recounting repeated manuscript rejections ending with a quip about Prince Hagen.
On a sunny ride an elegant woman leaves her silk umbrella behind. A passerby returns it to her. A nervous woman claims the umbrella, then admits she forgot hers at home, leaving the narrator with a bemused relief. The episode ends with a shrug and a laugh.
In Macon county a farmer and a neighbor dispute ten watermelons worth 15 cents each. Squire Easley rules Kain owns the melons while allowing a storage charge, noting Hopper guarded the fruit with a shotgun and the law supports both sides.
In an anecdote from Harvard circles, Professor Child of Cambridge denounces a boss at a ward meeting. The bosslightly offers a cigarette afterward and the professor retorts that he can match him in any lesser vice.
A petition for a patent on an ant guard using chalk to mark a boundary was refused as lacking novelty. The article notes chalking a trail or boundary has long been used and can cause ants to slip, and the idea was deemed not patentable.
The old Whitby parish church in York shire is reached only by 199 stone steps along the east cliff. Worshipers ascend and descend the winding stairs before and after services, a sight noted by London Strand.
A mother questions her son about stealing juice as Tommy admits he cannot remember any promised punishment. The humorous exchange features Tommy’s sticky fingers and his mother’s reproach in a lighthearted, old newspaper tone.
A judge asked the complainant what was said after the threat of arrest. The complainant replied that he answered mechanically. The judge then asked for explanation and the complainant stated that the prisoner hit him on the head with a hammer.
A French proverb notes that fault bears equal measure to the one who commits it, focusing on personal accountability and moral weight.
Notice for a resident of Clinton township Vermilion county Indiana to apply to the county board at the November 1907 term for a one year license to sell liquor in a one room first floor unit of a small building on Ninth street. The sale would be for on premise consumption in quantities less than a quart. The room measures 18 by 36 feet and fronts Ninth street with glass doors.
Notice to citizens of the Third Ward Clinton Indiana that Felix Cary will apply to Vermillion County Commissioners at the November 1907 term for a one year license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities less than a quart for on premise consumption in a brick building on Main Street Clinton described as a full glass front room of 22 by 46 feet, entirely exposed to view.
A male resident of Vermilion county Indiana announces his intent to apply to the Vermilion county board of commissioners at the upcoming November term for a one year license to retail sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquor in quantities under a quart with on premises consumption. The proposed site is a ground floor, one story frame building on the north side of lot 79 Knowles Height Addition Clinton Indiana with specified boundaries.
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