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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
10
The Malvern Leader compiles a cacophony of witty snippets and quips from Puck and other sources. Jests touch on ambassadors, Turkey, Spain, Morocco, and politics, with light satire on Carnegie, Schwab, Ziegler, and Harvard graduates. World affairs, arts, and oddities mingle in a rapid-fire parade of cartoons and comments.
The highway commission proposes changes to rights of way near the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad in Mills County Iowa including sections 13 24 and 30 township 72 north range 42 west. It details street vacations new subway abutments center lines and distances from the railroad main tracks and asks for objections or damages by April 30 1903 with final action by county auditor B T Agan Mills County.
A fragmentary exchange shows a lawyer asking what grounds justify a divorce while the response jokes about agreeing on a name for a new baby. The caption references an Atlanta institution as a setting.
A Chattanooga Times letter honors Joe Napier, an ex Confederate veteran who died at around 90 in Napier's addition, St Elmo. It lauds his role as a trusted driver on Leroy Napier's Georgia plantation, notes his faithful service, and recalls his life before and after the Civil War including his religious ties and care for his master's family.
In a senate anti trust speech on January 14 Senator Tillman recounts a local Indian village practice of revenge. He cites natives sprinkling rice on roofs to attract monkeys that dismantle the houses, leaving the offender unseen and unpunished as payback.
A young boy with his father gazes at a Broad Way window display showing a large assortment of socks. The sign reads Half hose half a dollar and the boy asks if half hose are half a dollar and if whole hose are a whole dollar, prompting a playful misunderstanding from the father.
Congressman David H. DeArmond of Missouri, veteran Democrat from Butler, advocates a U S purchase of Canada. The age and scope of his proposal highlight his long service in the sixth district as he pushes for annexation ideas.
A St Paul woman who recently died left one million dollars to charity with a protective clause preventing any politician from handling a penny. The remark recalls a New York Tribune note on virtue and remembrance, contrasting worldly children with those of light.
Denver actor Robert Ball aims to raise 150000 for a sanitarium for consumptive actors via benefit performances nationwide. Ball says he has been near death for eight years but remains determined, with about 160 companies volunteering to support the effort.
Aid Russian Painters reports that the Czar allocated 800000 to encourage Russian painters. Subjects focus on shooting and hunting parties by the court. Commissions were given to Chimott Simoksje Nayezoll and others to portray native elk and wild oxen endangered in Russia.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a near speech moment featuring Mr Chamberlain with a line about starting a major contract. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes for a fuller summary.
Elmore Elliot Peake, an indefatigable student of human types, stalked a bibulous east side character to study him for a novel. The man demanded secrecy and warned the writer not to put him in a book or face dire consequences.
In Philadelphia the medical community shows keen interest as Dr Sajous presents a new view on the pituitary body. Once seen as embryonal tissue with no function it is now linked to the entire endocrine system. The surgeon reports the gland’s potential role in disease and bodily control, signaling a major shift in understanding.
A fragmented report notes Congressman Cannon delivering a metaphor filled speech in the House. He pauses to survey the chamber and urges colleagues to "call their hand" amid debate on a proposition, while invoking religious tones and prayers.
A garbled item mentions David Smelbaker of Alloway loving his dogs and a scene of barking and treed quarry. The text is incomplete and distorted, offering few clear entities or facts to verify.
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