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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
6
In Nievere a young Mr. Mumpoer is recalled as a pretty child. A painting found among old lumber is shown to Alice by Mrs. Mumpger, proving the master was once a child, prompting a wistful remark on growing up.
A tramp advised a representative of an Irish paper on the ideal wife. He described her as between forty and fifty, not handsome but temperate, able to walk twenty miles daily, beg bottles and potatoes, sing ballads, and fight to defend her husband when needed.
The article describes ballast discharge and small actions that control a balloon’s altitude. It explains scooping ballast, pouring a beer bottle overboard to tighten the envelope, and manipulating weight to rise or fall. It notes rapid descent when a cloud passes and the gas contracts, leaving the flyer with warning only from a tasoscope.
A passage cites A W Rolker in American Magazine describing how a balloon pilot balances heat and venting to keep gas volume constant while ascending. The allegory contrasts cloud and sunshine as the Athens of the Seronant, noting night flight and continued sailing.
Mrs Grimes, a landlady, questions her new boarder about his occupation. He denies being in business or a salesman and finally describes himself as a traveling man who makes regular trips, suggesting there is some variety in the work.
A dialogue fragment shows two speakers discussing monotony in a trial and work. One character complains about repetitive territory while the other notes business matters and sales. The exchange reveals a misidentity about a conductor role in a department store elevator.
A five mile trip to a country grocer ends with a boy asking for a penny of matches. He returns hours later with matches in hand, then a grocer jokes by striking a match on his trousers as evening falls. The boy says his mother cannot come to strike them.
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