No one hired him to watch games and take notes
Fragmentary line notes a young man who fell 22 places in five years and whom no employer offered a generous salary to attend ball games in summer or indoor sports in winter.
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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary line notes a young man who fell 22 places in five years and whom no employer offered a generous salary to attend ball games in summer or indoor sports in winter.
A policeman wins the girl of his choice by proving himself a hero while other men deem marriage heroic. The Bowery Mission in New York provided 233000 meals and nearly 11000 lodgings to homeless men and boys this year, with its dawn bread line described as one of the world’s most pathetic sights.
Exports of iron and steel from the United Kingdom for the first quarter fell versus the same period last year by 279000 tons in volume and 9195251 dollars in value.
One Atlantic steamer observed a water spout that rose into the air and carried a school of porpoises. The piece imagines flying machines could have dropped a line and fished in the air.
The article notes substantial exports of gold and large shipments of American wheat abroad from New York. It cites last year's grain as in demand and argues the old world needs food supplies, with the United States well positioned to meet this demand. It adds that gold export levels are not expected to reach harmful proportions.
The excerpt notes Elinor Glyn’s impression that Americans pay less mind to dining and politics, being predominantly absorbed in business. It suggests her observations mainly reflected men focused on work who talked shop, implying her view could have benefited from broader experiences.
A historical piece offers exercise tips to reduce a double chin and discusses neck and facial toning through dancing and stretching. It also covers baby clothing fabrics, trims, and sewing advice for infants, emphasizing comfortable, practical dress and safe fastenings.
A pattern compilation describes a white serge coat for ages four to six with sateen lining and pearl buttons, a gray green striped tweed outfit for ages fourteen to sixteen with plaited skirt, double-breasted sacque coat, and green velvet accents, plus an empire coat for ages six to eight with inverted plaits, matching drawn silk hat, and specified fabrics and trimming.
The piece lists styles for a young girl graduate including satin sashes with tassels and black and white striped taffeta sailor hats with velvet bands. Describe accessories such as long hatpins with amber heads, Panama hats with wide scarves, jabots of lace and embroidery, and versatile dress panels for soft silks and printed fabrics.
Sashes and pendants to fasten at the back with large bows will trim summer muslin frocks. The Marie Antoinette style features ribbon and silk ties, with knots and ends at the back while the front remains plain.
Quebec marks its 300th anniversary with a grand pageant on the Plains of Abraham. Earl Grey and Sir Wilfrid Laurier will join the prince of Wales for ceremonies July 22 onward, featuring 18 scenes, a 25 000 strong review, fleet display, and a national park plan for the battlefields.
A brief line from the Detroit Free Press reflects on expectations after a panic period. A speaker notes plans for a daughter's summer wedding while commenting on changes in the chorus that year. The item conveys social mood and media tone.
Instructs making portieres from cotton blankets. Cut on fold to length 11 inches below center pat, create four to five inch hem, use plain center as wide bottom border, attach top with hidden seam, selvage outside, fringe from cotton carpet warp tied in clusters with tassel finish.
A German apple cake dough recipe uses yeast, milk, butter and warm water to create an elastic dough. Instructions include rolling, filling with overlapping apple slices, nutmeg or cinnamon, and baking, followed by brushing with cold water. Travel lunch guidance suggests wrapping items in tissue, packing in a box, carrying napkins, tea or coffee in thermos, and homemade lemonade from lemons.
A convenient last minute dish uses thin cold tongue with a tomato onion sauce. Cook sauce with butter flour then strain and pour over fried tongue coated in egg and bread crumbs. Serve hot with salt and pepper and keep canned tomatoes on hand.
Prepare a rich crust pie filled with lemon custard made from lemon juice and rind sugar yolks flour and butter. Bake until lightly browned. Simmer pork shoulder with dried peas onion potato celery and parsley soaking peas overnight then add vegetables and finish with chopped parsley as garnish.
If you find banana indigestible remove skins and lightly scrape pulp to ease digestion. This method especially helps children and those with weak stomachs. Also included is a Coffee Jelly recipe: gelatin soaked in cold water, mixed with strong coffee and sugar, set in molds and served with whipped cream.
Peel and slice cucumbers and simmer until tender. Drain add salt and cayenne with enough gelatine to set lightly. Chill until firm then break into bits. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise.
Beat sugar eggs and sour cream. stir in soda dissolved in water. Fold in flour and vanilla. Bake until light and fluffy.
A telephone operator narrator recounts a prank involving a red headed cashier who calls a man as his wife, using a romantic tone to trap him. The plot twists through the operator’s sly commentary about calling etiquette and how telephonists can twist love and jest into playful mischief.
A lively kid character named Kid-Gee feels solitary in spring without his beloved Geil. The playful line hints at whimsy and yearning, capturing a lighthearted mood.
Mrs J B Renaud of 277 Montana St Montreal says twenty five years of eczema treatment failed her leg. After using Cuticura Remedies swelling subsided in two months and new skin formed, avoiding amputation. She has remained cured for seven years.
A collage of anecdotes on colonial loyalties and humorous social vignettes. Afridi recruits defeat a sniper tied to a father son link. A mutual improvement society hosts a singing program clipped by a cold Miss Molemy-Brown. An oculist quip ends with a gas company meter reader punchline.
The General Demand calls for a simple pleasant liquid laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co. presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted remedy, urging purchase only of the genuine product. Bottles sell for fifty cents through leading druggists.
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