Spenders. a Tale of the Third Generation
By Harry Leon Wilson. Copyrigt Lothedp Publishii.
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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
6
By Harry Leon Wilson. Copyrigt Lothedp Publishii.
In a Western rail and mining setting, patriarch Daniel J. Bines dies unexpectedly at fifty-two, triggering a scramble by his son and secretary Toler to notify key firms and locate the elder Bines’ whereabouts. Billy Brue and Old Peter Bines grapple with memory, legacy, and looming inquiries as the family stakes, property, and possible scandal surface.
In CHAPTER III the West Against the East contends with a division in the Bines home. The widow Mrs Bines remains neutral as her children and Uncle Peter Blues debate moving toward the East or staying in the West. The family, like the nation, wrestles with duty, place, and obligation amid lingering bitterness.
A vivid, flirtatious monologue traces Bertha mixing bread, kneading, and baking while desire surfaces. The speaker admires her movements, notes the yeast’s rise, and wrestles with longing as the loaf nears completion. The piece blends culinary detail with provocative longing and comic urgency.
The London World argues that whales rely mainly on hearing beneath water where vision and smell are limited. It suggests their highly developed auditory sense detects rock impacts and fish shoals by water vibrations, aiding navigation and collision avoidance in darkness.
A curious feature of Chinese persimmons is that the root stock comes from the black date tree while the grafted upper growth forms the persimmon. The tree shows a four foot transition from rough dark bark to smooth lighter bark, producing a striking orchard appearance.
A witty exchange from the St. Louis Slatesman notes a maid applicant answering how often she would go out. She jokes that with an automobile she can manage twice weekly, but on foot only once, reflecting humor in domestic work expectations.
An implied diary reveals Ethel in Chicago chronicling daily labor at a millinery office. She endures a sudden new position with a blunt boss, hopes for better pay, and dates with Charlie Clark while plotting to outshine rival Miss Lewis. She longs for a hat and a brighter job outlook amid odd shifts and social missteps.
A fragment from a Sunday school scene shows children and a teacher discussing angels, food improvers, and misheard lines. The dialogue features a child asking about night gowns for angels while a parent and teacher respond with bewildered humor as distant thunder is noted.
Ayard Oklahoma shopkeeper A C G Barnett writes a grateful letter describing his son's severe eczema on the head and scalp. After two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the condition cleared, hair regrew, and no recurrence followed. Barnett recommends Cuticura for eczema.
A collection of brief notes mentions an electric rail line likely joining Mostow and St Peter, German insane asylums citing drink as a major cause, France’s match monopoly revenue, a Swiss judge candidate pursuing university studies, a French senate defeat on paper editing hours, Denmark’s thriftiness record, English wage figures, Australian gold mine ventilation concerns, London inspectors approving road weights, and a Labour MP receiving a 1700 page constituent letter.
A Chicago Tribune fragment recalls a curly headed girl in a primary class answering a basic addition question with a witty mispronunciation. The scene captures quick wit and a humorous classroom moment.
An old coffee drinker can quit coffee and switch to Postum Food Coffee with no morning withdrawal, enjoying a taste rivaling Java. Within ten days to two weeks after stopping coffee the body transforms as the nervous system loses coffee poisons and a nourishing alternative rises, making the test easy to prove.
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