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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
6
A fragmentary Wildlife note describes the Rhinoceroe Bird or buffel pikkers in Transvaal herds. The bird rides on antelopes, signals enemies with a front-line posture, and has a satin-like plumage. It then shifts to a Turner attribution tale and a light critique of dealer practices.
The article argues that color and aroma reflect roasting and extraction more than quality. It notes that fine coffee and tea may color water little when properly roasted and prepared, while real flavor comes from essences with little color. A professor quips about day and night study.
A quirky exchange contrasts memory and time with Mrs Voreee and Mrs Oldun arguing about the past and future. A suburbanite and visitor humorously discuss a dog and a new wareholps purchase. The piece weaves wit citing Emerson on belief and immortality.
Kennewick Courier lists subscription terms for one year six months and three months at $1 A 75 oo. The paper is published every Friday in Kennewick Washington from the Courier Building on Second Street.
The Benton County Board of Equalization reads a report proposing raised valuations for all of Section 1 Township 6 North Range 29 East and increases each listed tract from the assessed value to the equalized value. The board notes a prior August 1908 order to inform landowners, observes no objections, and approves the overall equalization action with all members concurring.
The Board met August 23 1906 at the Auditor's office Prosser to review assessed values Personal property for Angus Drug Kennewick Hardware King & Sons and others was examined. Protests by J Sellers D Harper Williamson E Williamson Pharmacy and others led to adjustments including acreage correction and property value changes.
A humorous observation contrasts French stereotypes of Englishmen. The piece notes an Englishman who speaks French with a marked accent, ends sentences with all right, and keeps his cap on and pipe lit when meeting a woman, reflecting playful cultural mockery.
A gag from Tit Bits features a guest at an anniversary dinner claiming kinship to a host family branch and a poor relation retorting that they come from the plumless branch. The quip turns on family lineage and a playful boast about status.
A clear definite aim gives life purpose and prevents wasted energy. Without a specific program, education talent genius and hard work fail to compensate as faculties deteriorate when working without a definite aim.
A waiter in a restaurant with an orchestra asks the leader to play something sad and low for the customer to test if it softens the steak while he dines. The Milwaukee Sentinel cites a mis ambition dialogue between father and son about wealth and money.
A brief excerpt shows a proud father praising a boy for precision and generosity in a family setting. The dialogue shifts to a joke about Bragley Resturant waiters as potential political candidates and a playful exchange on influence and appetite in politics.
A comical exchange shows the children debating if Mr. Smith admires Alice as he calls at the parlor, with playful denial from the kids about romantic interest during a New York Times moment.
A brief, quoted exchange recalls a ten year old engagement gesture. Sue Was Stout questions a former fiancé about an arm around her waist, while he replies that his arm has not grown any bones.
A witty exchange notes a wealthy man Duffins and his pleasures, while Cleverton remarks that culture endures after college lessons fade, as a college president weighs the meaning of education.
The emery from Kuaxos on Naxos is quarried in lenticular masses over schist and limestone. About 500 workers, all married, supply a trade exporting hard mineral used like a jewelers ruby or sapphire. Fire heated blocks crack and are pried apart into smaller masses before shipment. 20,600,000 tons remain available at Naxos.
A Providence Journal anecdote describes a pipe smoker learning two wind lighting tricks. He lights an envelope shielded parlor match facing the breeze, then uses a piece of paper to spread a top spark across tobacco for a proper light.
The article argues against raking after mowing noting clippings mulch and fertilize soil. It says frequent mowing keeps grass neat, with clippings remaining small enough not to show and blades kept high to leave at least two inches of foliage.
A stern mother berates son John to close a trap to a flat roof during a storm. John obeys after tense exchanges and the roof mystery unfolds with Aunt Mary missing at tea two hours later. The piece appears with other regional anecdotes and critiques of language usage and chimney construction.
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