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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
6
A humorous Harper's Weekly vignette shows a tired housewife rebuffing Hicks' patent adjustable clothes wringer and its claim to ease cooking and labor. The overworked mother dismisses the device and its music box offer, prioritizing household duties and time for her daughter Mirey.
The philosopher Goldwin Smith who died recently left a fortune of one million dollars. The Chicago Record-Herald notes this may make people more willing to study philosophy.
A humorous reflection from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noting the author cannot play golf yet loves the game’s fields, exercise, and cheer. The speaker confesses temper loss on a putting green, resigns to peace of mind, and urges others to enjoy humor without harm.
A boy named Humpy Skinner agrees to wheel a baby for 10 cents and faces a false kidnapping scare in a city street. He narrowly escapes, is jailed then released after the baby is found with its real mother, while a neighbor hurls blame and ransom talk.
Fragmentary dialogue shows two people discussing marriage with refusals. No clear event, names, or places available.
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