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Newspaper
Hutsonville Herald
Location
Hutsonville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
2
A reflective poem contrasts the weary mother with a silent house free of children and chores. The speaker imagines the mother’s longing to trade quiet days for the joys of play and children, aching to feel morning sounds and feel busy love again.
A young schoolmaster Peter Raymond struggles to win the favor of Miranda Hemming to unite his class at the village school in Wimberly. The heat of the room mirrors his anxious task as he observes Miranda and her influence over the pupils.
Miranda Hemming, 16 to 18, defies the teacher as the lesson on grammar becomes a tense standoff. Raymond, the young instructor, orders her to stay after school until the passage is recited perfectly, while the class watches the confrontation and awaits the outcome.
In the moonlit village, Raymond risks his future as he stands firm against Miranda’s defiant will. After a confrontation with Tom Carruthers and a violent interruption, Miranda admits her anger and heartbreak and then promises marriage to Raymond.
Miss Boggs prefers horses over modern inventions and refuses auto mobile doctors. She insists on a horse physician if she falls ill, telling her niece to summon a horse doctor from Porterville Cranston or Marshby, rejecting urban auto medical care.
The Cleveland Leader quotes Dobbs noting solo life and a wife’s fortune, followed by a jab about pocketbook woes. A quip suggests marriages are arranged in drawing rooms and disarranged in courtrooms. A woman’s conversational plea is questioned amid social satire.
A child recalls a grandmother’s memory book with farm scenes and playful figures. The piece shifts to a baseball guide explaining the spit ball, its deceptive nature, and key tips from John J. McGraw as quoted in the Washington Star.
The article explains spit ball technique and rules impact on hitting, describing how the pitch behaves, with details on finger wetting, grip, and arm action. It also profiles the scarlet tanager, noting male red plumage, female olive green, nesting from Missouri to the Atlantic, and autumn migration to Central and South America.
A Cat Journal excerpt argues children learn accountability by caring for pets. It notes animals depend on humans for food and water and that neglect leads to hunger, a lesson illustrated when a child feels his own hunger. The piece emphasizes early education on animal welfare.
A New York Press notice explains how to tell genuine meerschaum from masa kopie using bowl density and surface blemishes. It describes making composition bowls, wax and oil treatment, and color variation from smoking, noting dentability and tests for authenticity.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch special profiles Sing Hpoo, a Burmese gymnast 34 inches tall and 22 years old, who weighs twenty pounds yet shows excellent form in long arm balance and aerial tricks with Captain Weltzien. He speaks several languages, eats hearty meals, and wears an elegant frock coat.
A Detroit Free Press report notes a prize fight entertainment at the armory drawn a large masculine crowd. The program featured a ten movement duet by two famed artists in novel costumes. One artist lashed out in a moment of passion, both performers recovering as the gong sounded and the audience roared. The unfinished symphony was attributed to the late Marquis of Queensberry.
A furniture dealer cites a shift from stationary beds to compact portable designs in New York as space becomes valuable. Temporary beds that fold, hang, or lie behind pictures are favored, with elastic setups using rings and walls. The piece predicts even pocketable beds may vanish as city life distances grow between meals and work.
Lindsay Denison in World's Work portrays Russell Sage as a fading figure in finance. The piece notes his rigid discipline and wealth shaping American trust, plus a Yonkers joke contrasting his stern image with humorous vanity.
In a divorce case the plaintiff accuses cruel treatment and claims hypnosis over a bonnet for spring. The judge asks for private discussion with the husband and then quips about needing a wife and four daughters, ending the exchange with a humorous line.
A late Baron de Hirsch dining with a German nobleman and a prince hears venomous anti Jewish remarks about Turks two customs. The prince claims all Jews and dogs caught are killed. Baron de Hirsch responds with a poised quip noting they do not live in Turkey.
Sedgwick Ark June 19 The case of W S Taylor's little son with dropsy is described as superbly cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. The father states he gave the child thirty five pills over eight days and then eleven more, resulting in full recovery with the child able to run and dance.
Professor Twiggs argues a land reform and tobacco money shift could provide every American with a home and comforts. A CMS member counters with seeking a substitute for the five cent cigar to lure the masses. The piece references Solomon and Achilles in light verse about hard choices and temptations.
A clergyman testifies to improved digestion and energy after replacing oatmeal with Grape-Nuts and Postum. He notes morning indigestion, headaches, and fatigue subsiding, with enhanced sermon preparation and study focus. His observations extend to others aided by the diet, per a Postum Company endorsement from Battle Creek Michigan.
A reflective moral piece argues against petty irritation and self conceit, urging self control through sincerity and courage. It contrasts individual and collective faith, noting true virtue has children of both virtue and vice, and stresses divine guidance over earthly comforts.
A Detroit Tribune notice describes fish and crabs that mimic kelp leaves and rocks to hide. In Santa Catalina kelp beds a slender fish with a dorsal fringe blends in with kelp, while an olive crab clings to kelp and hides, and deep sea spiders add seaweed plumes to their backs to resemble the environment.
A column notes a New York anecdote about Mansfield and an elevated conversation on repertoire. The Finishing Touch jokes about a landlady’s wealth and the lack of stone lions in the yard. A final quip says a prophet has no honor in his own country as neighbors tire of hearing “I told you so.”
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