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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
Popular Science Monthly notes seining for Chinook salmon near the Columbia river mouth yields multiton hauls but high danger. Crews face breakers and steamers driving six to eight foot waves, suction near propellers, and losses from nets drawn in from 200 feet.
A letter argues that a man who proposes to a woman and then refuses to marry her should face compulsory marriage. The writer frames the issue as a marital obligation rather than personal choice.
The Tobolsk residence of the ex tsar is viewed with subdued sympathy while Tobolsk is hailed as a picturesque healthy Siberian town. It is called the Boston of Siberia and a winter resort influenced by Swedish officers interned after Poltava, whose culture shaped the city.
A brisk exchange ends with the salesman securing an order after a tense stand off. The businessman finally agrees, prompting a swift farewell.
A farmer hosts a boarding guest who pens stray articles. An agricultural thesis becomes a running joke as a wandering pig disrupts routines. A horse is tested for a hitching challenge, prompting light humor and country-sourced wit.
A light exchange contrasts a young man in love with his friend Marie as they speculate about a marriage proposal and the foolish things done in romance. The brief dialogue hints at social expectations and courting antics.
Jim contends his wife may have poisoned his soup with arsenic. the doctor surmises the likelihood, remarking on Jim's own soup-eating habits.
A collage of wit from The Herald features Sam Chamberlain noting doctors bury mistakes while plumbers charge for theirs Joe Kersey jokes on Solomon marriage and haste Lou Hidy plans a protest over a garden fence Dick Maher’s cow slip and a potential lawsuit Sim Potter and a river news misread lead to a joke, while Jim Chamberlain recalls a voyage and drowned schooners.
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