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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
6
The comedian notes the stage meal defies normal dining order as the supe arrives after dessert. The exchange highlights a quirky stage convention in the second act and the soubrette probes the reasoning behind it.
A humorous exchange notes learning speed for driving and car parts. The piece adds a quip about the uncertainty of a woman's age, underscoring general skepticism about certainty.
A Brookline Massachusetts woman recalls receiving Postum by mistake and, after preparing it as directed, reports immediate family benefits. Her husband’s delicate stomach improved after coffee was quit, and she convinced a coffee-using sister to try Postum, who also improved. The Postum Company cites The Road to Wellville as the source of the product’s claims.
An White House attache says the president is rarely worried by big policy but plagued by cranks from across the nation. He cites travelers and wagers who seek audiences, forcing the president to greet them or risk political backlash. The flow of interruptions is a chronic burden on the administration.
A civic tract urges residents to clear ashes and dirt, dump rubbish properly, clean cellars stables and sheds, whitewash walls, plant grass and trees, and keep yards clean after Easter. It warns dirty yards cause fires sickness and higher costs for doctors.
A landowner near the Potomac uses an ancient Virginia rule to block a suburban road through her lawn. Surveyors threaten but she retrieves a musty law book and warns trespass as her orchard stands in the path, halting the project.
Fragmentary text describes a derailed or disrupted Derby service with a passenger remark about a 15 year operation and ongoing irregularities. Contains garbled dialogue and references to a New York route, suggesting a public notice of transport issues and timetable concerns.
The piece surveys wasps and hornets in a log cabin setting. It covers social and solitary wasps, Polistes nests, mud daubers, mason wasps, yellow jackets, and white faced hornets, with notes on nest construction, life cycle, and seasonal changes. It mentions nests at Buizzard's Roost and Somerleaze and cites scientific sources on hymenoptera.
The article outlines three feared Yellow Perils: industrial swamping of white societies through Westernized China, overwhelming military force by yellow powers led by a northern orient, and an industrial conquest by China flooding markets with cheap iron, steel, machinery and textiles. It warns that exclusionary policy and barriers may be insufficient to avert these outcomes.
The piece argues that responsibility accompanies power in the tariff reciprocity debate. It warns that killing reciprocity or forcing partial measures would hurt the insurgents and outlines potential outcomes for Senator La Follette Cummins and the president regarding downward tariff revisions and future credit or blame.
The article catalogs state monopolies and government trusts in 19th century nations. It notes Austria’s porcelain supremacy, Greece’s control of playing cards, Japan’s tobacco monopoly, Colombia’s ice and import controls, China’s salt profits, and France and Italy government monopolies on matches and tobacco.
Clarence Poe in The World's Work notes wage scales across Asia. In China a grand council member cites 18 cents per day, Japan near that, and China studies show Osaka mill workers at 22 cents daily. Other roles include telegraph line workers at 10 cents, Shanghai wheelbarrow laborers at 4 a month, Ta ilo typesetters 45 cents, presser 60 cents, police 40 cents, Hankow iron workers 10 cents, Baoul streetcar conductors 86 cents, Nankow farm laborers 10 cents, and Philippines laborers 40 to 60 cents daily.
A stuttering buyer struggles to name a price for a horse at a fair. After repeated attempts he finally offers forty dollars, then mistakenly pushes toward fifty, prompting the dealer to respond quickly with a counter offer.
Reading faded lines about a group from Center of Things heading toward fields for a vegetable errand. They may wander toward Lannon or another spot but plan return for celebration.
A historical survey of the Interstate Commerce Act from 1887 through the Hepburn and Mann amendments, tracing federal regulation's growth. It covers powers granted to the commission to inquire, set rates, and enforce just and reasonable transportation practices amid discrimination, rebates, and evolving legal challenges.
A list of players in both the American and National leagues with eight or more years of service. Names include Mathewson McGraw Hemphill McAleer Elberfeld Conroy Hughes Gessler for the Giants and Browns. Bresnahan for the Cardinals. Chance Sheckard Kling Evers Tinker Brown Pfeister for the Cubs. Sullivan Callahan White Parent Dougherty for the White Sox. Tenny Flaherty for Boston. Moran Lobert Ewing Moore for Philadelphia Nationals. Mack Burp Harteel Davis Bender for Athletics. Clarke Leach Wagner Lewer Phillips for Pittsburgh. Griffith Dahlen Smith and Lajole for Cincinnati and Detroit list Jennings Mullin Donovan Jones. McGuire Young Lajoie for Cleveland.
New York tale reports Eddie Toy at the Lambda club recounting a panama gift mix up. A clerk plans a private picnic but telegrams read Bring pa and ma prompting family presence and comic embarrassment.
The exceptional young man is one who anticipates employer needs, suggests improvements, stays after hours during busy periods, resolves emergencies, and avoids friction. He remains alert for business, remains polite to customers, and adds dignity to the firm.
The article notes ongoing Halley's Comet observations a year after its peak interest. Alfred Mitchell explains the comet remains visible only through powerful telescopes, with a recent photographic plate capture on September 11, 1000 signaling its continued journey beyond naked-eye sight.
Observations from Yerkes and Yorkes observatories note Halley’s comet fluctuating in brightness as it nears and recedes from the sun. On March 19 1911 it appeared a blur of light with magnitude around 14, distant millions of miles from Earth, while later records show brighter but still fading, in Bexto suns alignment and near conjunction in August. Professor Barnard and HE Whitman weigh theories linking the comet’s tail and global phenomena to its approaching return in 76 years.
A wagging tramp shepherd dog repeatedly chased a westbound freight from Mitchell to Plankinton and beyond, riding trains to Lake and Kimball, then continuing the chase to Pukwana before finally giving up near Chamberlain. The tale, from the Chamberlain 8 D Democrat, questions whether it was a dog or a horse aboard the train as the curious chronicle ends.
The Sioux City school board dropped Latin from the high school curriculum and added Spanish, a move the writer calls a blessing for American youth. The piece argues the nation needs Spanish education and fears other boards may follow.
An agent questions a merchant about a recent purchase described as a system. The merchant replies with enthusiasm, claiming quick business improvement and solid prospects for the new technology despite odd wording and unclear context.
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