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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of humorous items and stray observations from the Farmington Enterprise era notes on a New Jersey discovery, a New York 89 year old sight, a Missouri ham dispute, and absurdities about bells on a MetLife tower. It blends quips on czars, bombs, onion beds, and curfews with scattered city notes and satire.
A Visalia California power plant worker survived a 34 000 volt shock and a ruined Zeppelin balloon hints at rebuilding. British orators are urged to prove endurance and impact. A Gould railroad order for 10 000 steel cars at about 10 million dollars shows bold investment for future traffic growth.
The Civil Service Retirement association invites classified service employees in Washington to submit essays on retirement with prizes from 10 to 50 dollars. Top plans may influence pension considerations as discussed in connection with England’s recent pension law.
A charming musician and husband hosted a unique musicale for children with dolls, games, and songs. Guests brought their favorite doll and enjoyed a lively program including animal quizzes and simple theater pieces led by the hostess and a beloved doll.
A child’s memory describes a Wigwam game where half the players hide with ten minutes to lay a trail using confetti or corn. Each Indian takes a different path, then the white players follow to fetch their Indian winner. Girls join in the play, and the author recalls the delight of “playing Indian.”
In Vogue notes for morning wear and tennis golf and boating a dainty laydown collar finished with a multie silk scarf or brooch remains stylish. The Dutch or Puritan collar shows comfort beats high clasping collars with a simple narrow velvet ribbon and tassels or a tiny buckle as an effective finish.
The article extols old laces as superior and offers care tips. Point lace requires careful handling while Irish lace tolerates soap and hot water and ironing when wet. Bleaching tea can revive yellowed lace and scraps can be transformed into caps and jabots.
An item highlights a wedgewood wall pattern for drawing rooms with a paler wedgewood blue background and a darker red white ms, noting it would enhance the woodneck and apartment decor.
The text advises using wedgewood pottery to enhance interior decor. It suggests matching the carpet to the design and placing a reproduced wedgewood center to emphasize the overall decoration scheme.
Fashion commentary compares close-fitting gowns to ultra display outfits. It suggests fall will bring compromises to suit many tastes while questioning whether plaited skirts will remain practical for walking. The piece contemplates wardrobe reuse from last year.
Grafton Rouse survives a trap on a high plateau where five bandits force him and others to walk the level plain. Tied and blinded, he recalls a childhood trick to walk straight despite a limp and uses a rightward shift every third step to stay true. He passes the test, reaches a swinging bridge, escapes, and finds his belt and money gone but his life intact.
A proposal is mooted in Liverpool favoring free tram rides for blind residents. Proponents argue faster vehicles endanger the visually impaired and that ratepayers, who fund city improvements, should ensure accessible city amenities.
Parisians continue to rely on horses as New York and London discuss reducing horse use with electrification and automobiles. Paris reports a rapid rise in horses in city service, despite broader transit trends.
A simple guide explains how to avoid adulterated paint materials and the importance of using genuine Pure White Lead. It warns about chalk and barytes in other brands and promotes National Lead Company with its Dutch Boy trademark as a purity guarantee. Readers are urged to request a free painting test book from National Lead Company in New York.
A terse quarrel unfolds as a timid writer sends new verses while an editor rejects the latest batch and hints at broader culling of submissions. The exchange hints at shifting standards and the pressure of publication deadlines.
Rev. G. M. Gray of Whitesboro Texas testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved his lumbago after four years of pain. He urges other kidney sufferers to try the remedy. Sold by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo 50 cents a box. On Trial. A Scottish tale follows about a husband and wife debating burial wishes in Craeburn and Aberdeen.
A reader testimonial claims Grape-Nuts built strength for a mother and nourished her four month old baby. The note credits the cereal with restoring health after childbirth and aiding both mother and infant through a dietary change.
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine presents a dialogue where a doctor assures a wife her husband will be all right, though she worries about a fortnight or funeral costs. The exchange reveals miscommunications and implied hardship in a rural or domestic setting.
The passage recalls Senator Hoar from Massachusetts noted for benevolent appearance yet sharp debate. He claims Vermont voters must beat Massachusetts people out of $6,000 trading horses. Senator Proctor retorts that they all vote. The exchange contrasts a man with a mule, noting the man does most kicking with his mouth.
A prisoner faces conflicting evidence over a stolen watch. As eleven jurors vote, one remains unsure. The judge offers to answer questions before verdict, and the juror asks if the prisoner really stole the watch.
A Princeton lecturer cites Mr Cleveland warning against the rush and hurry shaping American business life. He recalls Cleveland advising not to rush, noting lightning could achieve more if not hurried, and contrasting with trains boats lunch phones and phonographs as bluffs.
A Atlanta clergyman recalls Joel Chandler Harris noting public craving for free editorials and physician advice. He cites a jail anecdote about an editor jailed for kicking the mayor, ending with a warder’s gracious farewell and a joking request to “give the jail a puff.”
A sunlit morning train journey ends with an old farmer boarding the limited. He asks if the two cent a mile rate applies and offers two cents as fare without a ticket. He requests to ride one mile before being put off.
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