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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
2
A collage of items ranges from Turkish politics and Japan's diplomacy to a Balkan war impact on nursing, Thaw case updates, and an apple crop forecast. Also noted are a Chicago meat market, Wyoming findings, wedding attention anecdotes, and a Los Angeles bridegroom kissed by four hundred girls.
A whimsical note says Kalser invented a new brake and newspapers headline with a punchy claim that Kalser is always making breaks. The quip plays on a pun about frequent innovations and public attention.
President Roosevelt states he does not intend to kill more than two elephants during his African hunting expedition. He adds that scaring others to death would not be his fault.
Russiana Englishmen and Germans angered by Emperor William’s pledge of friendship to Great Britain. The note hints he may abandon hopes of pleasing any nation.
Dr Naymlen Boston of Washington calls kissing worse than disease spread. He questions why many beautiful young ladies stay healthy until marriage. Howard Gould testifies his income is cut to $400000 yearly, implying it is insufficient for a gentleman of his tastes.
The article notes a surge of letters carried to Britain after a two cent rate took effect October 1. It cites a New York firm forwarding twenty thousand advertising circulars saving six hundred dollars, and mentions about 40,000 miles of electrical railways in the United States, with electricity expected to dominate rail power in generations to come.
The passage argues that time cannot erase inner thoughts and that the mind, not cosmetics, preserves youth. Facial lines reveal mental states, with youth maintained by youthful pictures and inner vigor. Negative thoughts leave lasting disfigurement, while calm, constructive thinking keeps the face readable and authentic.
At a political convention a small shabby boy cried out for his change. The chairman lifted him to the stage and asked for the owner of a dollar given for change. The crowd applauded as $10 was raised to aid the boy and he left with the money secure in his handkerchief.
Miss Mary Coleman a New York lawyer used wit to turn a Wall Street suffrage meeting from failure to success. She quipped that men are not henpecked to back the movement and urged support from male allies. A department store neckwear anecdote followed highlighting a humorous collar size miscue.
A Philadelphian returning from Berlin spoke at the Philadelphia Club about Kateer Wilhelm. The exchange mocked the Kaiser's ballet Sardanapalust and a dinner in his honor. The Kaiser allegedly praised a speaker’s line before asking when he had said it.
A brief exchange features Toledo Maude pressing for a small church donation before service with the phrase You will be amply repaid in the world to come. Skinflint refuses to pay in advance.
The text describes a whimsical exchange about choosing between dance or paddle, with a mocking baby's voice and a cryptic "607" note. It also mentions a man who can place gum in his mouth without chewing and reflects on balancing luck and effort.
A patchwork of humorous mispronunciations and social moments unfolds from a parade of characters including a Brat, a Jealous Hoor, and a Miss Lucy with an aria. Light sketches shift to a serious note on forest service fire prevention, pledging low-cost, nationwide protection and broader ecological benefits.
A conservative estimate by Dr. W J McGee cites potential US losses from 1908 forest fires at 1 million dollars per day. The article notes national forest firefighting costs, firebreaks, roads, and communications as key measures, with 3 500 miles of lines and extensive brush removal across regions to curb future blazes.
John L. Rooney 27, a five year veteran of the police, died after prolonged fear of a dog bite from a mastiff during a raid on Eliana street. He lived at 220 Fourth Avenue and was treated at Bellevue Hospital where acute heart inflammation was given as the cause.
Reflective verse asks if the reader has prepared for opportunity with discipline and courage. It challenges if they have learned fairness, trust, and readiness to bear responsibility, warning against drifting without plan. Published in the River in Chicago Records Herald.
A speaker urges gathering 100 people and asking simple anatomy questions. The list covers bones, organs, joints, respiration, and animal physiology from spine count to why dogs pant, roost on one leg, or cats purr. The tone challenges broad public ignorance with factual prompts.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet captures a frugal exchange about buying a large touring car. One speaker notes Martha will quit playing cards to save money, while the other jokes about visiting Pleewens to justify the purchase, framing a light domestic money-saving moment.
A winter overcoat remark notes the torn sleeve that provokes swearing and includes a quip from the Detroit Free Press. It adds a wry aphorism about a sick man forgiving enemies only if he recovers.
The piece notes recent and forthcoming books by Robert Mickins and Jules Guerin on Egypt and monuments, and references The Hollowed Mouse Circle with its literary history of England. It also mentions The Red City by Dr. Weir Mitchell and Ellen Terry’s Reminiscences, highlighting their authors’ ages, careers, and notable associations with famous figures.
The sea lion stalks prey with deep underwater dives and surface glides. It circles above the water and, with a rotary motion, bites at an alighting gull and devours it in a swift, startled moment.
A sharp turn by a street car forced its rear into an express wagon loaded with whisky jugs. Jugs shattered on the pavement as the wagon driver exclaimed to a bystander, while a minister bystander offered cautious humor amid the wreck.
A bright boy from a congregational family obtained his mother's permission to spend his money. He bought a teal package at the village store and returned home with suspenders. A card on them read For the support of our pastor, written in a scrawling hand.
A garbled excerpt recounts a boy pondering his future and a farmer’s wife urging a purchase, hinting at themes of vocation and social lessons. The text includes misheard phrases and incomplete dialogue from a historical page segment.
Wealthy residents led by Clarence H. Mackay and the Vanderbilt and Whitney families contribute the bulk of taxes in North Hempstead. The report details assessed real and personal properties across towns like Roslyn, Lakeville, Westbury, and Port Washington, naming owners such as Mackay, Vanderbilt, Gould, Phipps, Canfield, Crocker, and Whitney, with estate values ranging into hundreds of thousands. It notes a Stradivarius violin of historic note and other antique instruments among local collectors, highlighting notable collections and figures in the area.
A near 400 year old violin claimed to be by Gaspar Duiffoprugcar was unearthed near Slauson Junction in Los Angeles. Owned by W I Brown, the instrument, valued after a repair, is praised for its tone and historical significance though unplayable by Brown. His daughter Daley shows musical talent and renewed interest in violins.
In a memoir to the French Academy of Sciences Professor Bouque de la Grye suggests universal signaling posts for wireless time signals. A midnight signal from the Eiffel Tower would broadcast the first meridian time to ships on the Atlantic and Mediterranean, aiding navigation without complex time calculations.
Frederick Coudert loved children and collected quaint definitions from a small manuscript volume titled A Childs Dictionary. Mer Coudert would read entries such as Dust-Mud from juice squeezed out of it, Snoring letting of sleep, Apples the bubbles that apple trees blow, Backbiter a mosquito, Fem a thing I brush the warm oil with, See water that went to sleep in the cold.
Fragmentary OCR recounts early harsh penalties for robbers including tar and feathers and public shaming. It notes a proposed law for binding criminals, shaming by tar and feathers, with ashore punishment and a feather cushion. A girl trader and social opinions about poverty and marriage are mentioned.
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