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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
7
An old Irishman named Casey earns wealth as a contractor and builds a fine home for his children. After Casey dies, the family showcases him in a grand parlor wake, then an old Irish woman, who knew him in poverty, sees the face and quips that he’s finally in the parlor at last.
If contemplating any coast tour, write at once to Kenneth Kerr, D. P. A., Salt Lake Route, 1698. Main, Salt Lake City.
In the Rockies a grizzly is seen eating dog tooth violet and spring beauties, while a nearby north south location shows the same bear munching shooting star shoots in the Bitterroot high country. The article argues locality explains many debated natural history points.
Kenneth Kerr recounts the first muster of freedmen into the United States Army on November 7, 1862, at Gen Saxton's Beaufort HQ. Captain James reads names, each man replies "Hers," then takes the oath of allegiance. Soldiers march back to camp as Gen Saxton administers the oath.
A Los Angeles Express note jokes about gossip replacing shopping as women’s pastime. In Marseille a German, Herman Graft, attempted suicide by knife and hanging, survived, then jumped from three stories, breaking his neck on the sidewalk as police arrived.
An art pondering notes that many millionaires would part with a large fortune if they could reliably tell a true Masterpiece from a mere daub. The piece explores value, perception, and the elusive line between greatness and imitation.
A witty exchange quoted from Walt Mason in the Emporia Gazette features a youth declaring, I run an elevator, after a moralist counsels climbing up. The light humor contrasts lofty advice with practical miscue in a brief, period-voice item.
A terse lead suggests a satirical Sketch titled In the Lion's Den focusing on a speaker noting there will be no after-dinner speeches, with a wry tone typical of late 19th century humor pages. The item alludes to a character named Firet Martyr and a playful exchange about ceremonial speeches.
The report covers diverse events from a Venezuelan political tangle and Spanish fleet reforms to frost damage in Texas, deadly assaults in Ohio and Oklahoma, a fatal industrial blast in Illinois, and international tensions with Japan. It also notes public health concerns in Des Moines and tuberculosis findings, plus crime, political shifts, and labor strikes across North America.
Property owners seek cost savings on painting but risk poor results. The ad urges contacting National Lead Company for a free House Owner's Painting Outfit No 49, a complete guide with color schemes and specifications, plus an adulteration detector. It notes Dutch Boy Painter and Nutone Lead Co references and promotes arrangements to obtain lead materials.
A Bohemian Magazine vignette shows a boy confessing petty thefts at a Schwarz grocery, chasing peaches, apples, and grape-vine cigarettes amid a barn fire. He laments hunger and danger, while an old clergyman calls it dire distress, though the lad insists it was misfortune and misdeeds.
Heiress questions the Duke about her father and their talk drifts to a painting, the Battle of Bunker Hill, as he laments his inability to discuss politics or love, while the heiress pressures him to act like a man.
A Sunday school scene recalls several scholars returning after illness. A girl says she had measles, another says mumps, a third confirms it. The superintendent asks Charlie what he had and he blurts out in high treble that he had a little bludder.
A woman recalls resisting coffee’s link to heart and stomach trouble, describing years of milk and toast before abandoning coffee for Postum. She credits nourishment from Postum with her recovery, becoming healthier and able to eat anything. The ad urges a 10 day Postum trial and notes there’s a reason behind it.
Prof William Lyon Phelps of Yale lectured at West Point in a stiff cadet chapel when an Irish setter wandered onto the platform. The cadets kept rigid attention as the dog wagged its tail, and Phelps commented that he expected West Pointers.
A statesman known as Webster was once asked at a dinner in his honor how he varied his eating. He replied with a sharp quip that he varies in eating by sometimes eating more but never less, prompting amused reactions from the guests.
A fragmented dialogue features a strained exchange about hats and sitting on a chair. The text pivots to promotional lines for Garfield Tea and Nature's Herb laxative claiming health benefits. A maxim about listening to honest opinions concludes the passage.
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