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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
3
Harper's Weekly notes shark derived items are plentiful and valuable. Shark jelly liver oil skin and bones all have practical uses with spine vertebrae turned into walking sticks popular in Germany. The article highlights the diverse applications and market demand for shark byproducts.
An early account explains bull baiting with a collar and rope fixed to a stake, a circular ring for spectators, and a bulldog gripping the bull’s nose to resist the bull’s attempts to dislodge. The scene details the tense struggle and dangers for the dog and bull.
A panther, seemingly dead, revived as a spectator fired a stand camera. The photographer escaped as the beast attacked the camera, then fled up a tree pursued by eager onlookers. For several seconds the crowd dropped to the ground in fear before the panther was shot.
Prince Bismarck mourned after his boarhound Sultan was killed when he attacked a passing railway train. His son Herbert tried to lead him away, but the prince stayed by the dying dog and later wondered about a belief in a hunting paradise for faithful companions.
In a reminiscence by E. Minshall the late Professor Prout, a Dublin organist, is recalled for his playful musical humor at a wedding. He led the couple in with Wretched Lovers and exited with Father, Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do.
The speaker recalls family quips about aging and missing teeth, noting a grandmother with none left and jokes about teeth stored in a bureau drawer as a humorous image.
A Washington Star quotation notes Uncle Eben saying imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but does not make counterfeit money any more acceptable. The remark underlines skepticism about fakes despite praise.
A fragment reflecting on language and meaning, noting that abundant words often mask shallow sense beneath. The aphorism echoes Pope’s caution that verbose fruit can conceal lack of substance, urging concise clarity in expression.
A Scientific American writer explains deathwatch beetles of the genus Xestobium and Anobium bore wood and produce tapping sounds during courtship. The nocturnal taps, long linked to omens of death, are simply insect communication. Beams aged by these insects crumble into wood dust, leaving structures weakened and hollowed.
A fragment from Scharf's Chronicles of Baltimore recalls the 1833 meteoric shower that lit newspapers and editorials. One observer woke thinking the house was on fire as fiery bodies descended like torrents and illuminated the shed in a nearby yard. Yale professor Olmstead called it the finest celestial display since creation, yet viewed it as a portent with theological overtones.
A caller describes Wednesday morning’s rain of fire as an awful, merciful forerunner of the great day when the sixth seal opens. The statement asserts that events on earth indicate we are in the latter days, warning inhabitants to heed the omen.
The London Chronicle notes that Robert Louis Stevenson credited his sleep deprived “brownies” for much of his work. He describes dreaming the pivotal scenes of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and later refining them while awake, attributing much to subconscious inspiration.
The piece argues opportunities depend on industrious effort and education. It contrasts a man with only practical schooling on a short ladder with one who builds a broad general and technical education. With intelligence, industry, and loyalty, the latter faces practically no career limit, per a K U graduate magazine insight.
A debating society discusses which is more angering the husband who comes home to find dinner unpaid or the wife with dinner ready whose husband does not return. The group expects the debate to end in a draw.
A life sentence means a person is sentenced to spend the rest of their life in prison. For example a judge could convict someone of a murder and give them a life sentence, meaning they remain incarcerated for their natural life unless granted parole.
The quote asserts that genuine effort rests on joy and a clear conscience, claiming without these foundations effort collapses. It emphasizes inner peace as the basis for meaningful accomplishment and moral integrity guiding action.
A McClure's Magazine tale recounts Nicholas II during a Paris visit being momentarily alone in his carriage when a street Arab, nose in the air and whistling the Russian hymn, questions him about the empress. The czar replies that the empress is well and pleased with her journey, leaving the boy stunned and later spreading the anecdote to amuse the Parisian set.
A New York theater audience recalls a serious yet comedic submission titled Jim's Wife. The author Murphy, a railroad worker, sent a nonplay scenario about Jim who dances with another man’s partner and contemplates murder but refrains to avoid social disgrace.
Jim’s girl rewards him for delicacy by marrying him as the act ends with the final curtain. Mr Murphy fears the play is too serious for the New theater and offers to send jokes if a comedy is preferred, as noted by John Corbin in World's Work.
A stage manager recalls a New York Play where a leading actress wore worn shoes that betrayed her gait. A shoemaker alerted them that outer heels showed wear while on stage the walk would wear inner heels. The company validated the tip and obtained property shoes with inner heel wear to fit the realism.
The Gegenschein is described as a mysterious luminous object opposite the sun, seen under favorable skies. Some astronomers liken it to a meteoric satellite orbiting Earth at about one million miles away, completing a year-long cycle with the sun. It may measure around 86,000 miles in diameter, comparable to Jupiter.
Caught stealing melons, the prisoner pleads guilty and asks for mercy. He argues the sheriff did not give him a chance to eat the fruit, telling the judge his grounds for clemency.
A playful Connecticut era remark notes the embargo removal as a chaperon mislays her glasses. The speaker chuckles and jokes the glasses are in his pocket while a companion tries to stay quiet.
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