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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
7
Fragmentary note describes a dagger and diamond attributed to the Shah of Jya with magical properties. The diamond supposedly grants vast possession to its bearer, while the dagger carries a warning and is sealed in a sandalwood box with a Quran verse.
A visitor tours a rapidly grown town around the Pullman works noting sparse vegetation and rich soil. The host from Chicago Tribune boasts of the area’s famed melons and local horticultural claims amid a rambling, fragmentary narration.
An inquisitive acquaintance asks if holding a government post erodes a man’s independence and makes him a machine. The Internal Revenue collector concedes change over years, noting he would have objected in the past but now is used to such questions.
In a Chicage Tribune piece, a grandmother recounts taking a ride years ago with a grandchild asking about joy rides. She notes the Ferris wheel made one revolution in about fifteen minutes, reflecting on time and memory.
A blunt editor, calling himself the humble editor of the paper, interrupts a prominent clergyman to critique how the church is run, prompting astonishment from the clergyman.
A customer asks for prices and sizes for a bathing suit. The dealer replies with a suitable option and states that a fifty dollar bill covers it. The exchange reflects a small sale detail from the Springfield Union.
An unclear item lists various names and terms related to chemical prices and market activity. The garbled text mentions Ponton and diverse terms that resemble pricing notes, possibly from a trade or legal notice, but lacks coherent facts or context.
A wedding celebration ends with a loud chorus of fish horns tin pans cow bells and other improvised instruments. The Boston-born bride pleads with Harold to quiet the noise before it attracts attention.
A collage of humorous quotes from 19th century society scenes. Miss Mary Morris muses on frankness and beauty while comments on the Venus de Medici mix with arithmetic quips from a pompous father to his son. A Rembrandt misidentification and a Merry Widow remark punctuate the gallery talk and a legible gag about an architect and an exposure.
A girl reflects on love from youth to adulthood wondering if she will ever marry a man she would love and later questioning whether she can find one she would not marry.
Chicago June 2 Eastern railroads filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission tariffs to raise commodity rates to take effect July 1. Shippers led by the Illinois Manufacturers Association move to obtain a restraining action similar to Western cases. Rates would hit shipments from the Mississippi to the Atlantic and north of the Ohio to Canada, affecting about 60 percent of regional business on commodity rates.
Testimony in a New York federal trial shows the late H O Havemeyer ordered to take care of the “boys” two weeks before his 1907 death. Ernest W Gerbracht James F Bandernagel and Charles P Heike face charges of conspiring to defraud customs. Gerbracht says Havemeyer also directed keeping wages paid to the men after leaving service and to assist their defense. He notes Oliver Spitzer’s salary was paid to Mrs Spitzer while Spitzer was in prison.
A B Lambert of the Aero club of St Louis announced plans for a triangular aeroplane race from Chicago to Indianapolis to St Louis with a purse near 40000 dollars. Chicago St Louis and Indianapolis aero clubs will provide 5000 dollars each and the rest comes from over 70 towns on the route. The race may be held in October.
Aberdeen Washington June 2 rumor concerns re arranging plans for entering the city and possibly ending the railroad at Cosmopolis as a result of a 71 000 verdict in a condemnation suit won by Vulcan Iron Works Aberdeen Officials await word from Harriman officials on appeal and decision to accept the verdict.
Norfolk Virginia June 2 A new world record for big gun shooting was set by Coxswain John R Edwards aboard the battleship South Carolina He scored 16 hits in 16 shots all in 4 51 minutes from the No 4 after turret Edwards under 21 and on his first enlistment hails from Roadhouse Til The gunnery completed aboard the ship boasts it will make No 1 in the navy
Monterey Mexico June 2 The first issue of El Republicano announces Francisco Madero a wealthy hacienda owner of Nuevo Leon as a presidential candidate and Dr Francia W Gomez as his running mate on the Anti Re Election ticket.
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