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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
7
A lyrical piece venerates a dreamlike castle in sunny old Spain despite worldly wealth and grandeur elsewhere. The speaker contrasts mansions, marble halls, and gilded structures with a single dreamlike fortress rose and vine covered, standing amid wind and rain as a timeless beacon.
Percival Bines bets big on Consolidated Copper, guided by Uncle Peter, as insiders battle for control and stock climbs. Mrs Wybert tempted by riches agrees to a risky copper scheme, while tensions grow over earnings, rumors, and a looming stock boom shaped by copper and related industries.
In early April the three stocks Percival bought heavily faced tense moves as Consolidated Copper tumbled from 16 to 103 in a week. Percival remains confident, noting the drop is expected and won’t deter him, while Uncle Peter praises Percival’s hustling approach and his own cautious stance on Council Blut.
A clipped, humorous tale from Lan Voethe recounts a fair scene where a shopkeeper and a dying man misjudge fate. A clergyman invalidates doom by insisting the dying woman cannot die, prompting gratitude when she recovers quickly and thanks her savior.
Patrick F. Sheedy plans to open Via Gallery on West Thirty-fourth Street featuring old and modern paintings collected by the late Jack Carr. The collection includes about a hundred works acquired informally over 28 years and other pieces from Raisall, with arrangements for disposition once delivered. The gallery will also show works from famous artists, and Sheedy helped recover the Devonshire duchess painting returned to its owner.
A new telharmonic system in Manhattan enables central keyboard music to be sent to homes hotels and restaurants. With a $50 000 plant and compact receivers installed for a small cost users push a button to hear grand opera organ or orchestra tones, rivaling phonograph quality.
In a New York Federal Building basement, cats led by Mack Tom and three cronies receive premium fare from a Canadian source. Watchman Barney ensures a weekly catnip feast, with Tuesday and Friday supply trips. The four felines sip roof rainwater stored in a cistern, while postmaster’s aide Taylor is alerted to any delays.
Max Hirenhaeh, a seven year old who stands only about two feet tall and weighs 17 pounds, is allowed back into school after a committee ruled he should not be kept from classes. He proved his size is no barrier as teachers and peers doubted him but his resolve and a path to the principal's office led to admission.
The Denver’s officers recount a plot during a Havana ball where imperial cups vanished as a playful souvenir. Captain Colwell asks courtiers to return the missing cups, noting they were never stolen and were likely taken as artistic keepsakes. The exchange ends with a hopeful appeal for the recovered silverware.
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