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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
4
The article notes European cities following America by promoting cold storage plants in Paris suburbs. It mentions 11 storage chambers in operation and an automobile wagon system linking city sellers with storage homes, aimed at storing home and imported/exported products for Paris.
J W Gcollick of the National Museum in Washington is the official bone man in charge of cleaning articulating and mounting skeletons. The relocation to a new building expanded the bone yard display and highlighted weeks of precise labor across elephants rhinoceroses horses gorillas and many other creatures.
Howard Brancher notes that by 1909 1910 eight American cities authorized $2,000,000 in bond issues for play centers while Cincinnati planned $1,000,000 and Grand Rapids $200,000. Over two years 246 cities created playgrounds. 195 more campaign for them.
A late night farm scene unfolds as a farmer confronts a man with a lantern. The stranger reveals he is John, courting Ann, provoking a humorous exchange about lanterns in courtship. The humor hinges on a clash of generations and local manners.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes a garden failing to prosper as a husband digs and finds worms. The bit likens the scene to his fishing tackle, turning a domestic mishap into a comic jab about garden woes.
The Lutheran General Synod began its biennial session in Washington highlighting extraordinary gains in membership, equipment, and gifts. Over the last two years gifts and totals rose, with donations reaching a reported increase of about $4,607 compared to the prior period.
A pasted collection of humorous adages and observations on manners money aging and social norms from EO Howe. The piece jokes about savings for excursions white versus colored folks tailors honesty love money and everyday conduct in a rural town. It surveys gender roles aging expectations and social behavior with a folksy tone.
The New York World reports Sarah Bernhardt's American tour grossed about 802000, with over half to the star and her company. She traveled 25000 miles in 8 months, giving 283 performances in 10 cities, some twice, with a private car train and a crew of 11. She demanded strict stage routines and comfort, plus brief leisure visits to Pittsburg, El Juarez, and Catalina.
In Germany the dirigible balloon beat the best express-train time between Aix-la-Chapelle and Dusseldorf, sparking renewed interest in steerable airships. Proponents say double lifting power without larger gas bags would stiffen frames and boost engines, accelerating flight progress alongside airplanes.
The Nile’s annual rise, starting around April, brings a green water caused by microscopic algae carried from tributaries. The algae reproduction forms long columns in clear, hot water, while weeds decay and settle. Egyptians welcome the tint as it signals food and water abundance despite its odor and taste.
From the Asheville Citizen Union college at Schenectady finishes a gateway to Payne the author of Home Sweet Home. The memorial includes a boat statue and a bronze tablet inscribed with the song’s words. Payne, born 1781 in New York, rose as actor and writer despite financial struggles and saw Home Sweet Home become a worldwide sensation.
A government fisheries census in Alaska tracks salmon runs to support a stable commercial fishery. The Wood River study, funded by two major canning firms, informs how many fish must be preserved and how to regulate fishing, under Congress empowered bureau control.
A large English made punch bowl commemorates General Lafayette's 1824 New York landing. Presented to the New York Historical Society by Miss Rosalie Mercien Heiser, it is exhibited at Central Park West and 77th Street. The piece depicts Castle Garden, sailing ships, and U S coat of arms, with a 21 ¾ inch circumference and 22 inch depth. The bowl's ownership traces from Philip Francia Fronch and Christopher Helter to Helter’s descendants and John Jay Heiser.
A review of Virgil M. Harris’s Ancient Curious and Famous Wills detailing how wills reveal humor, piety, and peculiarity across history. The book gathers 600 wills from around the world with notes on origins, famous testaments, and lessons for modern will drafting.
The article profiles Emma Summers, a leading figure in California oil who runs 1,000 barrels a day and contracts totaling 2.6 million dollars yearly. It recounts her start with 700 dollars earned teaching music, $3,000 in hardware, 154 wells bored, and a rise from a single room to three offices in Los Angeles.
In a rural village circle at Bolton's Ordinary, Old Adam and fellow cronies discuss morality and religion. A farmer, Solomon Hatch, argues about immersion versus sprinkling and the trustworthiness of a man who removed barn doors, linking religious practice to personal conduct.
Thomas W. Lawson recounts a Washington dinner tale about a famed financier who appears solid at heart but is prickly on the outside. A Tin Can gambler borrows money, confronts a demand for repayment, and a gun is drawn. The lender bites a note, swallows the pulp, and the gambler later repays. The tale ends with a gag about writing an acknowledgment on a soda cracker.
A collection of quips on marriage pride and gender roles. The speaker notes that pride loses its flavor when swallowed by convention and jokes that married life blends with fashion and social norms. The tone is playful satire on domestic life and male as well as female behavior.
A humorous scene unfolds around Mrs Newed and a public directory. An elderly man and several bystanders peer at the directory while Mrs Newed searches for a name for her baby. A passing gentleman offers help, remarking he is used to the winter directory searches. The moment ends with Mrs Newed thanking him as she seeks a suitable baby name.
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