02 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
1
Fragmentary remarks discuss President Hoover and potential congressional action on tariffs and trust control. The text references stock market players, Roosevelt era themes, and calls for legislative relief, with vague opinions on political strategy and electoral implications.
Local notices share social events, births, and community updates. Mrs Cowell improves at home while road petitions circulate. Millnerville defeats local baseball team. a ring riding event draws a large crowd. new barn work advances as families welcome a daughter and send farewells to friends in Sioux City.
A bogus mummy case at Philadelphia port prompts calls in Washington for a high tariff to shield an emerging mummy industry. The scenario features enforcers, appraisers, and the idea of importing Egyptian workers to flood the market with genuine mummies and boost domestic commerce.
An advertisement compares children to young plants and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a breakthrough nutrition. It claims the product feeds children who fail to grow, addressing weakness due to unseen causes. The copy citesBoolt & Bown as chemists in New York and lists the price at £1.00.
The article records farm updates including repairs and harvest tasks. It mentions Miss ComMSu h Grete and a bright tied baby, a minister’s hospital stay, Ed Carlson’s farm improvements, and T. A. Ross buying a new hay stacker sold by Mavis & Co of Sioux City for on-site setup in coming days.
A fragment recalls a student prompting Wendell Phillips about speakers for a lecture course. He suggests Ward Beecher George William Curtis Bayard Taylor and Emerson. The student asks who Emerson is and Phillips replies that Emerson is the leading philosopher of the country, implying the course should include him.
In Earnest Then a playful dispute has a philosopher noting a woman buys a golf dress without playing golf and a ball gown without dancing. The conversation lists dresses tied to activities never pursued, concluding with a remark about a wedding dress signaling business.
The London Tatler notes Savoy Chapel is not a royal chapel but tied to the duchy of Lancaster and Hospit of St John. It mentions Gretna Green in Tendon offering private marriage routes, once informal but now reformed by Parliament, still favored for discreet weddings.
A fable from the Cleveland Plain Dealer tells of a mosquito chief who foresees a fatal musical note at the pond margain. He orders a plan for vengeance, claiming to have bitten the siren nine times, as his followers listen and await the outcome.
A clipped item from a humorous exchange in New York humor pages features Mr Vammer and Hammer-Oh in wordplay about constant picking and knocking, reflecting a witty public-figure tease. The short quip uses rhymes and names to create a light dig at the subjects.
A New York Times story recounts a flat dweller’s tale of hiring a Chinese carpenter to patch a floor hole. The carpenter first inspects, leaves, then reappears with a square patch that fits perfectly as if grown into place, leaving the witness convinced by the method.
The text describes smoke farthings and chimney tax levied by parish churches in old English towns during Whitsun. It cites diocesan authorities and notes Peter’s pence as still paid in late 16th century England. People opposed the chimney levy, echoing Pepys, and it was abolished under William and Mary.
A New York Post report recounts an auction mishap where a German bidder offered 2 for a Japanese vase. The lot was withdrawn after no further bids. the auctioneer then invoked a rug display and asked for a bid of 30, with the German insisting the sale was not “on a pid.” The exchange ends with a quip about optional terms and rug ownership.
The article lists various figures and events such as Roosevelt joining the Oyster Bay Book Club, Count Zeppelin’s balloon work costing over 250000 with major contributions, Jymox Truax’s death in Morristown New Jersey, and Major Moorloplel ending silk production experiments. It mentions philanthropist Todd’s death in Atkinson New Hampshire, Captain Wells of the London fire brigade earning 10000 yearly, Senator J W Bulley of Texas’ farm in Kentucky, Sir George William living in London at 82, Patty Lyle Collins in Washington’s Postal Service, and McCormick of Chicago funding a medical journal via the Institute for the Study of Infectious Diseases at Rush Medical.
The piece notes glass mine models, prairie grass along the Mississippi above St. Louis, and Greeks migrating to America aged seventeen to thirty. It mentions a taxidermist with a black woodchuck, counts sheep worldwide, previews a coast defense gun test, and cites bridge spans in Quebec and Scotland. A Rockland fisherman recalls a salmon and a chowder memory.
The item lists pacers and horses with times and lineages, noting Billy I 2 21 as coming, Country Jay 2 10 14 lured out, Bertha Baron bred to Rhythmic 2 08 7 GL, Druien owner of Onward Bil ver 2 08, and Nobbs Broderick aka Tobe moving to Chicago deputy sheriff. Harvest Prince by Highwood 2 21 14 chasing Oscar Ames at Wheaton Illinois. Dr. W P Goosline of Chicago trained Daisy Meld 2 08 4 last season and enters as owner and trainer. Boquita 2 17 nominated in the docket.
A report from Macon Georgia notes No. 6 by the Tour farm foaled a 4 day colt by Grattan Boy and clocked 2 08. Red BU McLaughlin travels from Lexington to Patriot with Prince Selmia 2 10 Black Bart Garth two year pacing colt and green mares Leo and Colgate also referenced as arrivals.
The Philadelphia Ledger warns against crooked play in poker drawing games. It notes the danger of letting opponents draw and advises forcing strangers to discard coats before showing cards to curb sleight of hand while highlighting the ease of using others’ hands over one’s own.
A tale recalls Haydn and Mozart in a piano bench dispute over a three hand passage in Haydn’s theme. Mozart doubts, Haydn insists he can play it, and the challenge ends with Haydn revealing the elusive trio of notes.
The article details a harsh burning oil ordeal used to test alleged witches on Ceylon. A vessel is heated and suspects dip three fingers in seething oil. The accused must exclaim in pain while the complainant watches, claiming guilt or innocence based on the reaction.
A reflective reminiscence recalls a redheaded boy from the tracks who performed a swift overhand swim at a local swimming hole, nicknamed sailor fashion. The narrator envies the effortless grace and sportiness of that moment, contrasting it with a life of longing and aspiration.
A naturalist notes humans can safely touch many animals with gentleness and patience. He cites tigers and elephants allowing caresses after trapping, trout permitting belly taps before landing, rats calm at a hole, and even blue crabs yielding to careful handling.
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