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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
3
The fragment lists Bingham Sargent named Treasurer amid local appointments. Other names appear incomplete but indicate financial oversight roles within a community or organization, with uncertain context and dates.
An Arered coachman in Paris recalls a Dreyfus tale after a tattoo artist covered 120 scenes on his body. The images include allegorical depictions of France, a court martial, and portraits of generals, with Faure and other figures, all etched over 20 months.
A Meadow Brook man with a wiry cayuse joins a moonlit group for a ride. The horse, eager to lead, forced a front position over his female companion, delighting a spectator and revealing the pony’s racing training in the west.
The article discusses sailing 1000 miles from land in several directions from San Francisco Kamchatka Australia New Zealand Cape Horn and a vast Pacific stretch near 80 degrees longitude and 40 degrees latitude. It notes a shift from trumpet to drum in the Italian army due to training speed and soldier health considerations.
In a clipped dialogue the cartoonish remark about women admiring neighbor's bonnets circulates among editors. The exchange moves to a sly jab about a bachelor and a rumored wealthy Englishman, ending with a pun on the word home.
A collage of light humor and brief quips from multiple sources. Jokes about school, marriage, manners, crosswords, and split-second puns appear in items attributed to Ladies’ Weekly Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press and others. Notable gags include a teacher quip about frailty of friars, a mock trial about damages, and a seaside banter on spongecake.
A reader recalls a hundred dollar accounting slip at a bank. After the teller miscounted, the writer informed him and faced a sharp reply. Later a man claimed to be $105 short at the bank. The narrator returned to the office, recovered the $100, and handed it over, ending the incident with the other man briefly elated.
Two New Yorkers talk over a round table in a mixed barroom and eat hot roast beef as they compare culturally tinted signs about credit. They discuss God we trust versus Old Trust is dead and note British humor versus Yan kee wit, then request a loan while debating repayment.
A fragmented 1900s era column notes Scotland being shipped to the United States as ballast, with portions of soil and earth transported on transatlantic voyages. The piece mixes speculative commentary on ship stability, costs, and broader trends in migration and fashion. It also remarks on changing social appearances and health fashions.
A collage of humorous clippings shows a man debating kerosene’s mosquito-killing possibility and a vivid, garbled exchange about experiments gone awry. The spoof includes terse quips from Harper's Bazar, Tit-Bits, and Yonkers Statesman, reflecting light news humor and social banter.
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