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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1910
Page
10
An excerpt traces ancient money forms from canvas founded notes in China to parchment issues. It notes a six meter long early Chinese note, later suppression of other forms, and empress or emperor issues reaching vast sums before gradual retirement. The fragment ends with a cryptic reference to a Bargain and figures like Jobin and Dries.
The fool Balakireff, famed under Peter the Great, mingled wit and risk. He sought pardons for kinsmen, joined guards with a wooden sword stunt, and teased fate by claiming Swedish soil. His tales echo others like Till Eulenspiegel, Merits and mischief bound in Russian lore.
A compact science feature explains Arcturus parallax and distance as Yale measures 0.006 arcseconds, placing the star about 290 trillion miles away and 2,500 times brighter than the sun. The piece muses on the implications for life and heat if Earth lay near Arcturus, and cites Wallace’s controversial view on intelligent life in the universe. Included are brief humorous vignettes on an astrologer, a magistrate delaying a warrant, and German legalism contrasted with English phrasing.
A garbled line describes people forever striving to obtain nothing and then tucking away notes because they did not cost anything. It mentions a clipped record or ledger entry in unclear terms.
Fragmentary theater dialogue features rural landlords and a performer in a quirky exchange. The lines evoke old stage banter with references to a fancy dish and a mustache cup once used by a grandfather.
A vivid natural history account details a sea urchin and starfish battle. The starfish use a hidden knife like arm to wound the urchin while the urchin expels spines and finally the starfish swallows the prey by turning its stomach inside out. After digestion the starfish regurgitates the remains and resumes normal activity.
A London Malt report tells of a mountain guide and two companions crossing a dangerous Alpine pass. While tied by a rope they slip toward a chasm. The guide, at the rope end, cuts the line to save the others and perishes, uttering a last instruction to Edmond.
A London Spectator recounts George Dyer of Clifford's Inn as a forgetful scholar famed for a past escapade in Colebrooke Row where he wandered into the New River neck deep and was revived by Lamb and his sister with hot brandy. He is also noted for a breakfast visit marked by missing butter and knives and for wedding his laundress.
In Clara Novello's reminiscences Malibran once appeared in Soonambula without singing a note. She had taken cold and could not speak above her breath. The manager warned of crowds and danger, and Malibran offered a dumb show instead. The public celebrated the novelty, and the moment sparked wide newspaper praise.
The article ranks the biggest islands with Greenland leading at 890,000 square miles followed by New Guinea 312,000 Boragu 280,000 and Madaagascar 230,000. It notes figures are rough estimates due to imperfect surveys and unlikely to alter the order among the four. It adds Australia closely rivals the continental United States in area excluding Alaska.
A Chicago News item reports a sergeant arguing about preferring married men for recruitment. The back and forth centers on who should be enlisted and whether marital status affects obedience training claims.
The Tonisville Courier-Journal reports a quarrel over plans for a theater outing. A wife complains she has nothing to wear, while the husband suggests a dark movie theater as an option, illustrating a domestic tension in a simple social scene.
A young man who has been calling at Yeager’s is praised as fine with a right ring about him. The Daughter Ivlas asks if the ring is a diamond and whether it is seen.
One by night Charlotte Cushman and Lawrence Durrett left the theater together. The steps were dangerously slippery and they barely kept their footing. The great actress warned Durrett to grip her arm firmly and to hold on, saying if he slips, in the name of heaven let go.
Two women pause before a dentist’s display. The younger points and requests a set like the one shown while the mother scolds her for selecting teeth in public. The exchange highlights social etiquette and public nudges.
A fragmentary quotation notes that beauty is relative and social hierarchies endure. The speaker mocks the notion of universal prettiness, citing Emerson on defeating inequality only to see it reemerge tomorrow.
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