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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1903
Page
10
A Chicago clothing firm notes pervasive theft risk from spools of thread. A shopkeeper warns that dishonest employees could steal up to 5000 dollars yearly, with thieves selling stolen thread via peddlers and spools branded to indicate origin.
The passage notes a shift from general practice to specialized counsel who serve a single client. It contrasts the traditional reliance on broad opinions with the rise of trusted advisers tied to major banks, railroads, and wholesale houses. The piece ties this trend to the broader idea of prevention and efficiency in large firms.
A reflective poem questions the fate of old rural tools and memories. It recalls the brindle steer, the wagon, the whip, and the yoke, imagining them carried away by changing winds and time. The speaker laments vanished artifacts of a bygone era.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch recounts Bishop Potter on the Saranac course with a skilled caddie. His mighty drives fail as he topples the ball and scatters sod, muttering a stuttering exclamation after each miss. The caddie urges him to keep trying and to stop the sh sh sh chants.
Ernie recalls Mabel being engaged four times at the beach last summer claiming it was a regular circus. Emily quips it was a four ring affair and a lively scene.
A historical note records a policy where a soldier could draw at the canteen only up to 20 percent of his pay. The rule aimed to curb excessive spending, reflecting temperance measures applied to service members.
A long account traces Paris cafes from the 19th century politeness hubs to today’s decline as bars. It recalls Tortoni and Maison Dorée as eras pass, notes crowds, social shifts, and the rise of American-style bars replacing older eateries. Also reports a Scottish woman surviving a sewer flood and St Paul mayor Robert A. Smith’s fifty-year city residence.
An excerpt from George Horace Lorimer’s Letters from a Self Made Merchant to His Son, urging the son to send daily orders to keep a sausage packing business busy. It uses humor about sales, buyers, and the importance of orders over anecdotes, stressing price and goods over flattery.
London Times correspondent describes extortion in Beirut Syria where Governor Rashid Pasha oversees a corrupt property valuation. Petitioners face silence and illegal increases, while an escape route demands three times the levy to revert to old values. The Wall profits heavily from mandated payments, with estimates of substantial sums siphoned to palace backers.
A dog owned by a nobleman was stolen just as Edwin Landseer prepared a portrait. The thief, Jem Smith, confessed after returning the dog with a £10 reward promised by Landseer. Smith admitted he had kept the dog hidden to avoid повтор theft, revealing the truth after weeks.
Paris physiology professor M Grobaut describes alcohol’s impact on animals tracing stages from gaiety to sadness solemnity and final intoxication death. He notes curious rabbit reactions and a drunken kangaroo becoming brutally aggressive.
A fragmentary exchange shows Biges describing a cigar and an elderly man, while Diggs responds with garbled phrases about scent and meaning. The shard hints at a smoking related event or observation without clear context or outcome.
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