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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
3
Sir Basil Canton confronts a tangled past as Hetty reveals her identity and Bethie’s origins. Leah's heartbreak deepens as Basil bears the burden of a concealed truth. Arthur mourns a possible brain fever toll while Treated secrets threaten broken bonds at Glen.
A short reflective piece reflects on childhood memories linked to a school day and the refrain Be a good boy good-bye. The speaker muses that this motto has guided him through life, urging honest effort and forgiving mistakes as life continues from youth to old age.
Tony, a Wyoming girl living with Uncle Collingsworth in Chicago, entangles a burglar in her uncle's private study using a lariat trained on Rattlesnake Billie the family dog. The incident reveals Tony’s bold, self-reliant nature and shifts family tensions as Aunt Henriette’s disapproval battles with Tony’s loyalty to kin and wild life tales.
A Chicago drummer recalls a widow with two children who rebuilt a fading business by buying worn silk skirts, pressing them, and selling them in suburban towns. Her judicious work grew into a thriving trade earning between 300 and 600 dollars monthly, enabling schooling for her children and ownership of a suburban home.
A dramatic scene ends with a lariat stopping a threat and Rattles guarding the house. Aunt Henriette admires the show of courage as police remove a burglar and Tony joins the family, his place secured.
In a St. Louis Post-Dispatch tale shared by a cowboy named George King, a small horse leaped a twenty one foot gulch to escape a grizzly after a cattle drive near the Santa Ana River. King joked about taking guns, the Indian companion Machado refused then later exclaimed I told you so as the bear followed.
A biographical sketch traces Gen Lord Methuen’s lineage from a Perthshire Scottish family to the British Army. It notes a history of public service, including John Methven’s Ireland chancellorship and Portugal ambassadorship, Sir Paul Methuen’s art collection and Westminster Abbey burial, and the 1838 peerage elevating the Methuen line to barons. The general is described as the third baron and a military attaché.
The excerpt notes Gen Methven served as adjutant general of the Cape of Good Hope from 1888 to 1891 and later returned to England after succeeding his father as haven. It mentions his 4 years since last September and kinship through the Scarsdales to the Tennysons.
A Federal style gate system prevents passenger entry without a ticket examiner's consent. The folding gate stays out of the way when not in use, guiding riders to the guarded entry point only. The note cites adoption by several railroads to enforce entry procedures.
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