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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
2
A fragment from Daketa County Herald notes a race horse named Maga and muses on subjects from suffragettes to weddings among Vanderbilt and Mungerian nobility. It mentions wartime nerves, hopes for Swiss Luxembourg peace, and a new religious therapy system. The piece ends with a playful claim about the year 4005 in the Chinese calendar.
Harry K Thaw has been acquitted. The ruling is seen as likely to reduce Thaw publicity and invites a future of strict exclusion for the Thaw family.
A New York man received a sentence described as not longer than his natural life. The remark implies a lengthy term. the article notes relief that no further time will be served after death.
The Countess of Yarmouth has secured a divorce and restoration of her maiden name. The decision suggests why she did not cling to her title after the substantial expenses involved.
A Montana judge rules the right to labor is a God given right and cannot be taken from any man. The piece notes hoboes in Montana may resist if deprived of this right, though it carries a satirical tone about labor and liberty.
After five hours battling cold and high seas, Nantucket lifesavers rescued a woman, baby, and two men from a wrecked boat. They receive $50 a month and a sixty day summer furlough without pay, have appealed to Congress for higher wages but expect little political influence.
The article notes New Yorks constitution bans pool selling book making and gambling but race track gambling endures under a lame penalty. The governor urges enforcement and lawmakers to act. Labor leaders praise the move aimed at stopping young men from wasting earnings on horse races.
Boys at the Barnardo Orphanage in London’s Mast End, though physically defective, row, swim, box, and gym, and this winter organized a modified football team. Players with no legs may handle the ball and crutches may be used to kick, yet their nerve and courage mirror their peers’ in other fields.
The Jamestown Exposition will leave a federal legacy as the army built pier becomes a Navy coal depot. It will hold about one hundred thousand tons of coal and lie between adjacent piers ready for instant loading, protecting from storms. The government retains the pier as part of repaying advances to the exposition company.
Ten years ago a Voltet States army engineer and two wealthy contractors conspired to defraud the government of large sums in harbor improvements at Savannah. The trio used every device of shrewdness and the best lawyers to fight charges. The army engineer, Quertin M. Carter, faced royal resources and was sentenced to …
Greene and Gaynor fled to Canada after heavy fines and five years in prison. Extradition fights ended with a Privy Council ruling for the United States. They were surrendered to Savannah, convicted, and sentenced to pay over a million dollars each and serve four years. They appealed to the US Supreme Court, denied, and now begin serving. The case underscores that wealth does not shield from justice.
The article surveys a French process for producing a molten wood substitute and notes on rice paper myths. It describes a dark lamp for visible glow near objects, a drought era aloe towers phenomenon, meteoric trails in the sky, and observations on molecular dispersion in metals and fluids.
A fragmentary diary style excerpt captures a lively dialect exchange about language mastery and local gossip. It notes a man named Rawson admired for his speech, and a neighbor recounting a dog bite incident and a wife’s illness with colorful phrases preserving regional pronunciation and cadence.
Excerpt reflects on fame and money as motives for discovery. The Philadelphia Press notes the strangeness that some secrets remain hidden even as men strive for recognition.
Plans for a major international exhibition in north London aim to showcase British and French industry with twenty large palaces, fifty six auxiliary buildings, and extensive grounds. The event seeks to attract thousands of workers and visitors, featuring art, colonies, and technology while highlighting transport access from Shepherd's Bush and surrounding areas.
Ember Mason a farmer wished fifty years ago to be buried in a coffin carved from a walnut tree he grew. His will or account notes say the tree was grown to honor him and the coffin fashioned to accompany his grave, reflecting a lifelong project.
David Cassady the cobbler and shop owner analyzes how shoe wear reveals character. He links worn soles and uneven wear to honesty, stubbornness, or changeability, noting women and shoplifters may differ in risk. A listener tests his claims by inspecting a shoe and counters, challenging his judgments.
The palace features a towering machinery hall and vast halls forming the shape of the letter I. The Fine Arts palace houses large picture hanging spaces two and a half times bigger than at the Royal Academy. A Rome Coliseum inspired stadium will host the quadrennial Olympic games with 2,000 athletes and a fast track. October events include rugby, football, lacrosse, hockey, plus aero club tying machine contests and related demonstrations.
Offbeat column laments bicycle decline per census notes while recounting Mason of Leeds Kansas City Star obituary. A walnut tree grown for a coffin boards tale frames a Civil War veteran's life and quirky shoe wisdom from a local elder.
The Columbus Dispatch notes a new ology, shoeology, where a local cobbler claims to judge a person’s character by their footwear. The write up cites a single Columbus shoeologist who assesses traits like honesty, steadiness, and stubbornness from shoes.
The New York Press reports Austria will supply three bachelors to the U S embassy in the new year. Prince Vincent of Windisch Graetz, Count Szecheny, and a baron will serve as attache or honorary staff. The prince, 14 25, from a mediatized Austrian family, may marry if desired. The family owns an estate in the Syrian mountains with hunting grounds and estates in Vienna Prague and a chateau in Tachau.
A London Outlook note says in foxhound circles true strength and beauty in dogs come from clear judgment. An artist, evaluating a large kennel, selected prize and pedigree hounds purely by his eye for what is strong and comely, illustrating common sense in breeding.
A fragment from the Kansas City Independent shows a conversation about a young man named Thompson and his firm mouth and chin. The dialogue hints at social judgments and gendered expectations, including a remark about a woman being hurt by a man’s dismissal.
A Linin World piece notes Malayalee belief in devils and demigods. the imp Kuttichathen is famed as the most mischievous demon. Sorcery requires vigils and ritual trials. after forty one days the demon appears to grant sorcery honors. Sorcerers seek power over other demons through arduous tasks with impossible requests.
A Washington Star piece relays an instructor’s view that moral suasion alone fails to shape strong youths. He cites a friend rearing six boys without corporal punishment, noting strict discipline when necessary and the rarity of physical punishment.
A Washington Star quotation discusses the human analyst and military expert noting heightened resentment toward the foe during war, contrasted with peacetime relations with rivals. The text then oddly shifts to describe a man with a swelled head and a small hat.
Des Moines Capital tells of a hungry tramp who consumed a staggering $3.85 worth of food at a Main Street eatery. John Mendel offered to eat free if allowed to stay, drawing a crowd as the man and patron continued a relentless, improvised feeding spree.
An army officer in a South African native district gifts a writer in Answers a pair of heavy nailed boots. The boy loves them and wears them around camp for days, but discovers they are too large for walking. He keeps them atop his shoulders, saying they are better for lying in bed.
An old Milam Hollow tale recalls Bill and Libbie Tinglefoot in Bascon's stove circle. Tom Barlow warns of a flirtatious girl as the line Eternal vigilance is the price of Libble T echoes a quip about Libbie.
A City of Happy Homes, Dublavin notes inscriptions on tombstones including God Husband Good Wife and Good Son. He reflects on contrasts between long memories and short memories in politicians as he comments on local graves.
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