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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
2
The Farmington Enterprise lists Frank Staplio as editor and owner. Farmington announces publication details from the local newspaper office.
A collage of amusing notes covers cars, weddings, science, and politics. Items include Buffalo girl weds prisoner, Jersey guest as bride’s great granddaughter, and mock claims about Castro, suffragettes, and railings against wealth. The column lampoons trends and public figures with wry, choppy observations.
A national league is to be formed in Pittsburgh to purge cities of graft. It is unclear if local millionaires will back reform, but insiders predict the effort will provide amusement even as it targets the long-standing institution.
United States Consul Joseph G Stephens at Plymouth reports an English inventor has devised a method to keep six month old eggs tasting like fresh. The process involves purging the eggs and sealing them with paraffin wax, a highly scientific sounding method that consumers may still favor truly fresh eggs.
A Red Bank New Jersey resident uses a sleigh built in 1808 as a quirky companion to a famed one-hoss shay referenced by Oliver Wendell Holmes. The odd juxtaposition captures local curiosity and nostalgia for early American craftsmanship.
In a farcical tale set at the Kaiser’s grounds, Pa and a cowboy are seized after a secret airship stunt deemed treason. The group endures hazing by princes, but Pa negotiates release with the Kaiser who offers safe passage home aboard a German battleship. Roosevelt is invoked as plot motive.
Cassidy asks Casey about life these days and Casey replies he is very busy with tasks whenever he has leisure. The dialogue appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A Cleveland Leader quote cites atavism to justify a descendant of an old family robbing a bank. The remark frames criminal behavior as inherited, linking lineage to criminal impulse.
A Nor way reference notes May 30 to July 22 as the longest day with no interruption. The piece comments on exhaustion a traveler may feel reaching his bed.
A Boston lawyer recalls a tale from Nantucket where a man once jailed was escorted to the Boston boat with the sheriff. They passed a woodcutter who saluted the judge and revealed the man was the recent jail inmate. The sheriff admitted the jail could be kept for four months for this single prisoner.
The article reviews 19th and early 20th century hog cholera work by the US Department of Agriculture. It notes Bacillus cholerae suis is not the sole cause, outlines four hour and 24 hour horse serum vaccines, and explains immune duration and serum attenuation. It also mentions methods for tree protection painting trunks and basic livestock feeding guidance.
Mrs. Ud. C. Jamison of 6 Marchant Street Watsonville California says she suffered a six year stomach ailment blamed on nerves. After three doctors and two years of medicine she found no cure. She started Peruna and has now taken nineteen bottles and is totally cured.
Mrs O Toole recalls Casey birthday party with gifts and two bottles of fale stuff. A night of laughter turns sour as Casey and relatives clash leading to two black eyes a punch a skillet swing, police ride to station and a ten day sentence from the judge. Grand sillybration ends with souvenirs and a note on expenses.
A New York reader recounts his three year old son eating an entire box of Guthura Ointment spread on graham crackers during a sea voyage. He reports the child’s cold cured by the ointment and endorses its safety for infants. Potter Drug & Dem Corp. Boston is named as sole proprietor.
A child cheers as their father is appointed postmaster, expressing relief at not having to stamp letters themselves. The exchange captures a small town moment of civic appointment and family pride.
A young man, recently given twins by his partner, attends church as the clergyman speaks of responsibility. He misinterprets the remark and blurts out that he has two of them, drawing surprised reactions from the congregation. The anecdote appears in the Liverpool Mercury.
The quote describes Hardy praising a couple as ideal and notes his wife’s view that the wife often thinks first. The dialogue, cited by Youth's Companion, reflects a witty social observation on harmony and differing perspectives in marriage.
Plutarch argues that true serenity comes not from wealth birth or power but from an untainted mind free of guilt. He claims eloquence and status fail to yield lasting peace, while inner virtue sustains a calm life despite wickedness.
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