09 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Deming Headlight
Location
Deming, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
1
A Chicago News item recounts James, an office boy, delivering peas to Wellinger, a bashful lawyer, and a suburban girl. The peas trigger humor and confessions as the girl asks to shell peas, leading to a playful romantic turn and a month’s paid vacation for James.
Stratford’s Bachelor Girls club organized to repel advances from Yale students visiting town. Miss Dork Nogerson leads the group as president. College rustications to New Haven Milford and Stratford trend, but Yale students focus on Stratford girls. The club vows penalties for members seen with Yale visitors, per the New York World report.
Dr AG Peck of Columbus recounts a claim about a collie that he says outsmarts humans. He describes the dog as intelligent, often watching from a chair and even waking him with whining to check for burglars, then calmly allowing a pulse check to prove its temper.
A prisoner recounts his experience before the magistrate, noting the term arranged as policemanese for arraigned. He admits he was never a police officer, saying he has had to work for his living, while reflecting on his treatment in the precinct.
An early 20th century article estimates Japan’s population at 46.6 million six years earlier, larger than Britain including Formosa and annexations. It notes Tokyo around 1.6 million, Osaka near 800000 to 900000, and about twenty other cities over 64,900 inhabitants, with annual growth about 604000.
An elderly attorney recounts a dinner case where a housekeeper testified three attended a hotel corridor scene, swaying the verdict. The housekeeper later died, and the attorney reflected the confession that she lied. there were only two people present.
An anecdote relays a visit by Congressman John Sharp Williams to New York, where a black man recounts being charged a dollar for a tooth pulling after prior, cheaper dental work. The tale cites different prices and grievances about being swindled, referencing a Tennessee origin and a Chicago Herald note.
A New York sporting ads manufacturer, famed for his goods, faces a royal court snub when his daughter abroad is denied admittance. She is told her father’s merchandise is effectively being given away and she receives a curt cable reply stating the price is absurdly low. The attendant then lists her as the daughter of a great philanthropist.
Sculptor R. Hinton Perry presents a narrative about a local scrub lady who cares for harsh studies. An early exchange reveals the woman's answer about her children and marriages, illustrating complex personal ties within a New York Times style framing.
A Special Correspondent recalls the Rhine’s legends and castles from Schonberg near Oberwesel to Koblenz. He recounts the seven sisters of Schonberg, the Seho Derg lineage and Marshal Schomberg, the Gibraltar of the Rhine fortress, the Emperors monument, and legends of Roland and Ogondda, plus the Drachenfels dragon tale and Christian triumph over pagan myth. Nearby Williamsburg is briefly mentioned in a closing note.
Fragmentary tale recalls Roland of Angers betrothal to Idegonda of Drachenfels and his death in Spain. Their sorrowful parting haunts Nonnenwerth island near Oberwesel as a homeless man ruses a burglary claim tied to a broken gas meter and a dubious humanitarian motive.
Veteran Maine printer Theodore S. Mclellan marked his 936th birthday in Brunswick. The piece catalogs tall tales of a smiling shark that devours men and yields various luxury products from its parts.
A Cheyenne dispatch reports a long running Wyoming quarrel over whether sage chickens eat grasshoppers. Sid Winship argues coyotes, not grasshoppers, drive the grasshopper rise by preying on them. The controversy began with a bill to protect sage chickens and has polarized lawmakers and sportsmen across the state.
President Roosevelt attended a cabinet dinner at the New Willard with Moody. On leaving the White House he inspected a new team of horses, critiqued the harness, and chatted with the coachman. Mrs. Roosevelt is cited as sending gifts of bread and nuts to the squirrels each morning.
Fragmentary notes describe a corn yield project named Sittferts Home Dalkter Corn. Thirty acres produced 69 units with proceeds credited to a catalog. Yields listed include Indiana 193 bushels Chiata Tenn 193 bi, Michigan 220 bi per dere.
A garbled OCR text fragment appears to describe seed offers and pricing in a late 1800s style, mentioning items like superior fodder seed and various names. The passage is riddled with typos and unclear phrases, but hints at a trade notice or ad asking readers to send money and receive seed catalogs or samples.
Numerous unreadable testimonials from readers across the United States praise Peruna for catarrh bronchial trouble throat and lung ailments. Letters from Frank Cobb of Deering Maine J E O’Brien of Pensacola Florida and A C Danforth of St Joseph Michigan report relief and savings after using the tonic. The notice touts thousands of testimonials and directs readers to contact Dr B Chartinin at the Hartman Savitarium in Columbus Ohio for more information.
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