The Hungry Man Delighted as Goose Feast Heats Up
A terse saying is recorded about a hungry man who enjoys a meal even if his geese are cooked. The adage underscores pragmatism and appetite over culinary perfection.
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
7
A terse saying is recorded about a hungry man who enjoys a meal even if his geese are cooked. The adage underscores pragmatism and appetite over culinary perfection.
A promotional notice touts the book The Golden Square and markets Defiance Cold Water Starch to homewives. It highlights geographic reach from Kansas to Missouri and claims the 10 cent package contains 11 ounces, promising superiority and loyalty to Defiance.
A London Tit Hits column sketches marital differences after marriage. Wamsley’s clumsy foot crushes his wife’s toe and she snaply mocks his once gentle courting self. She jokes that humble apologies would flood his life now yet his wife insists marriage alters behavior, and the husband Wallaley mumbles.
Three murderers slipped from Torbel Prison in Switzerland after enjoying lenient conditions and ample comforts. Guards are sparse and cells left open, with newspapers, magazines, and meals provided, making the jail unusually inviting. The inmates departed without bidding farewell, shocking officials who deem the escape unprecedented.
Rear Admiral Coghlan, commanding the Caribbean squadron, is remembered for his cheerful leadership at every station. In the Northwest he encounters brash sailors, once quarreling over a forgiven offense, when Coghlan questions a sailor’s priorities between hard labor and appetites at the banquet hall.
Fragmentary verse questions, reflecting on luck, effort, and morality. The speaker ponders whether success requires pulling others down and laments a path of ashes, ending with a doubt about the reader’s thoughts on kindness and effort.
A fragment shows a couple in a tender exchange as one character remarks on unhappiness noted by wives of genius. The dialogue hints at affection and mutual reassurance, with a playful aside labeling a male companion as ordinary.
A flood of endorsements from doctors across the United States tout Peruna as a universal internal catarrh remedy. Physicians claim it cleanses mucous membranes, aids lungs and pelvic organs, and improves symptoms in patients with chronic catarrh.
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