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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
3
A fragmented, old style lament mixes domestic fears and financial strain with comic drift. It references mortgage pressure, debt, and family scenes in a tonguey cadence, mentioning a parlor, a daughter, and a wish for easier times amid looming payments and reputational pressure.
Mrs. Higgins and Mr. Higgins contend with a city guest and a wary cook Helen as a skunk raid turns a summer supper into a chaotic experiment. The plan to prepare a game dinner unravels through misgivings, kitchen mishaps, and a scramble for a palatable choice.
A National Magazine writer recalls a Chinese method of preserving eggs using clay spheres. A traveler reports fresh eggs kept in mud pies stayed edible for weeks, outperforming modern cold storage. The account notes testing with vegetables yielded similar preservation, highlighting historical ingenuity.
In a Hartford Courant tale, Mr. Higgins and family confront a provocative kitchen prank as Helen and Tom Higgins cope with a skunk flavored dinner. The meal, dumplings from the same pot, tests honesty and appetite while Mrs. Higgins remains wary and silent.
In yesterday’s 0.40 express a young spectator, Robert Thompson, dashed toward the engine as it halted, leapt onto the locomotive front, and clung to the platform while a rooster snagged on the wheel. The bird, found along the route, was held by the locomotive’s foot gear. Robert secured it with minor injuries.
London report notes Westminster Abbeys Chapel of the Pyx, oldest London building, opened to the public for the first time since its 13th century construction. Visiting hours are Tuesdays and Fridays 11 am to 8 pm. The treasury once held English regalia and famed artifacts now mostly vanished or looted by church officials.
The New York Evening Post notes the need for extended playgrounds and organized juvenile amusements led by groups like the People’s Institute. It laments street dangers and chaos as children seek play, urging authorities to broaden access while avoiding excessive censorship that stifles spontaneity.
In Utah farmers, forming a company, drafted their own articles of agreement. They schedule annual meetings on the second Saturday of July each year unless it falls on Sunday or a holiday. A note on self-reliant legal handling appears in Law Notes.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt quotes Hodges failing to find relief from indigestion after trying many remedies. Hod Briggs and Harry Pembroke supply medicine, and Ward suggests a simple cure once, while Jeat and Blair add a playful note to the tale.
A collage of humorous exchanges and light quips from Washington Star Philadelphia Record Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Daily News and others. Snappy lines cover marriage, politics, poetry, sports and daily life with playful banter and miscommunications.
Winnipeg based Consul General John Edward Jones states that Manitoba is taking active measures to rid the province of rats that appeared in grain fields and granaries last spring. A virus illness fatal to rats and transmissible to other vermin has been developed by Agricultural College chemists to curb the infestation. Distribution to farmers proved impracticable, so supplies and use instructions were sent to municipal secretaries for dissemination.
The excerpt ponders self regard in a playful exchange about worth and a dog’s size. It notes the Chihuahua of Mexico as the tiniest dog and capable of hiding in a flower bunch or resting in a palm.
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