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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1910
Page
2
A collection of wry maxims on conversation, debt, virtue, and ambition. The text muses on the satire of social roles, the dangers of pretension, and the paradoxes of work and happiness in a brisk, aphoristic voice. It touches on optimism, responsibility, and the pull of leisure.
The piece laments those who chase bustle for its own sake and mocks pretentious drinking as pretended smartness. It extols cautious judgment and warns against get rich quick schemes, urging personal prudence and profit from staying clear of such traps.
A playful verse mocks thrift and ambition as a group seeks instant wealth and carefree excitement. It contrasts hoarded coins with a brief rush of luck, noting the menial days lack big means yet crave instant triumph. The dialogue questions temptation and restraint.
A prospective city boarder questions the concept of hypocrisy while a farmer asks if hens lay strictly fresh eggs, framing the exchange as a moral test amid a bluff of seriousness.
A disjointed exchange features phrases about liking to work, waking someone, and triple pay. Characters discuss effort, motives, and a preacher’s sermon on wasted effort, ending with a remark about humor lacking a genie.
A short verse urges patience and prudence, contrasting the wise man who weighs actions with advice from father and mother against the fool who acts on impulse and drinks too often.
The passage notes a ten year old clove tree yielding about twenty pounds annually. It mentions mahogany as highly valued, occasional single specimens in tropical forests, and two per acre on average. It cites the inden tree revered in Germany and by Russians as divine habitation. It claims the churning tree has great age, with Württemberg dating a 1000 year old wonder.
A curious collection notes the British sovereign paying no taxes. It mentions the king of England’s official insignia. Ascot’s center is described as a golf links. The gun carriage once bearing Victoria and Edward VII’s coffins becomes a public interest object at the Tower of London.
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