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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
7
A tourist overhears a bride and groom discussing Rocky Mountain railroads on the Pike's Peak line. They marvel at the grades, looping sections, 19000 foot stone drops, 46000 mph window wind, burro transport of rails, and a single prior accident with a landslide where a train stayed on track and no one was hurt.
A Roosevelt hunting trip in the Adirondacks leads to a comic moment as the president learns the inn’s only fare is corned beef and cabbage. He asks for a shared plate, but the host declines and the president jokes with a line that ends the playful scene.
Cyrus Townsend Brady recounts Paul Jones leading two cutters with 15 men to Whitehaven. He captures a fort, burns ships in harbor, and saves 1500 townsfolk while the other officer’s plan fails as dawn breaks and the mob grows restless.
The Boston Globe argues hard work does not kill, citing Pitt who wore out from neglect rather than labor, while Roosevelt at forty seven shows high energy by balancing effort with attention to health. It stresses avoiding dissipation and vitality waste to lengthen life.
The French partridge may view the rabbit burrow as a shelter in needier times. Those who work the heathlands of Norfolk and Suffolk know the bird’s habit of vanishing below ground when driven hard, using rabbit burrows to escape.
A note compares captive lions to humans, stating rain makes them limp and listless while sunshine lifts their spirits, highlighting how weather influences animal mood and energy in confinement.
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