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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
6
Two Englishmen in midstream settled a wager by playing billiards on a steamboat table anchored at Dourne mouth. The floating table was moored beyond deep water while a referee steadied it as well as possible under the circumstances.
The article notes the courtship of M Clement Armand Fallieres and Mile. Besson highlighting class differences. It praises Mme Fallieres for practical kindness, a plain manners, and influence on her husband showing a devoted family life and daily attention to home.
A newspaper note describes King Philip's battleax as a six inch long stone weapon once linked to the Wampanoag chief. It claims the chief slew a hundred enemies and ties the relic to Betty Ide Goldthwait, descendant of Daniel Ide of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, noting the war's end with the destruction of many settlements after 1676.
In Marshall field’s charity a monthly twenty five dollar pension keeps Henry in a comfortable circle. He marries a widow boardinghouse keeper and asks for a raise. Field coolly refines the offer to twelve fifty, noting the new board arrangement and Henry’s spending needs.
An exploration of sentence rhythm in writing and speaking, noting that thought governs form in prose and poetry. It cites studies on average sentence length and discusses how rhythm enhances expression without subordinating meaning. The piece adds views by Dil Scott and D. M. Carr on civic spending and local economic circulation. It ends with a note on how snakes move, explaining vertebrae, scales, and climbing limits on smooth surfaces.
An astronomer and a theatrical manager discuss hidden and unwanted stars. The exchange reveals a clash of perspectives as the astronomer slowly learns the manager is not a simple fool.
A timid suitor asks if memory of a handsome first husband rules him out. The widow responds that she would consider him but not for a second, revealing her blunt stance and lingering amusement in the dialogue.
Schoolmaster notes that courtesy can ease interactions but blunt remarks can damage effort. The brief quote emphasizes polite behavior as a value in daily life and teaching.
The Singer Building will rise to forty stories and 503 feet, surpassing the Flatiron and Park Row towers. The design combines the current fourteen and eleven story blocks with a fifteen story addition, anchoring the tower in cement caissons and using five massive steel trusses to withstand winds up to 100 miles per hour.
Senator Benjamin Tillman known as Pitchfork Ben reports a key railway rate bill for the interstate commerce committee. The South Carolina Democrat, famed for sharp attacks on President Roosevelt, rose to prominence despite bitter rhetoric and a controversial rise from governor to senator. The piece also surveys glittering portraits of historic women and their influence from Louise of Prussia to Mme de Pompadour and Marie Antoinette.
The excerpt notes ten volcanoes, over 6000 miles of coast, vast onyx and marble deposits, fifty nine lakes and lagoons, an area near 750000 square miles, cotton factories employing over 25000, the valley at 7500 feet, Mexico about ten times Britain's size, mountains near travelers, rainy season May to September, about 300000 miners, rich mineral wealth, Chihuahua the largest state at about 90000 square miles, and sulphur mined from extinct crater sites.
A young Japanese theology student in the United States credits Henry Irving's portrayal of Becket with teaching him how to die for his beliefs. He told a friend that witnessing the performance steadied him for possible future suffering and affirmed his resolve to hold to his truth.
A quote from Mrs. Jameson compares social opinion to a knife. It notes three types of people: those who fear it, those who rashly meddle and suffer harm, and the wise who handle it with care to shape their aims. The saying emphasizes discretion and purposeful use.
Barry Pain in Tatler laments the plight of an assistant master at an English private school. He argues that reducing a scholar to nursemaid tasks for bricklayer wages, while treating him like a dog, yields the worst outcome of civilization. The quote highlights class and labor tensions in private education.
An editor, tipped by a note about a large inheritance, replies in haste with a polite decline. The brief vignette captures the editor’s downcast mood and prudent response to a sudden windfall claim.
A witty exchange between Neptune and Boreas on weather and popularity. Boreas resents being judged for his windy deeds while Neptune chides him for neglecting societal taste.
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