Be Ray Eee Nee In Historic Ty
Local record notes the naming of Be Ray Eee Nee as a historic figure in the region. Officials indicate the event reflects cultural progress and community acknowledgement.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
5
Local record notes the naming of Be Ray Eee Nee as a historic figure in the region. Officials indicate the event reflects cultural progress and community acknowledgement.
A collage of items notes President Roosevelt era topics including Victor Metcalfe resignation proposal and Truman Newberry appointment, university hazing expulsion, the death of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, and rail safety statistics. Also mentions postage policy, tax duties, and Congress debate on tariffs with broader reflections on leadership and prosperity.
The death of China's emperor and the dowager empress prompts global speculation on the Flowery Kingdom's path. Some optimism centers on Regent Prince Chun's European-influenced views and potential modernization, possibly ushering in a new era for China.
The essay traces fear as a primal driver in humans from infancy to adulthood. It argues fear shaped early humans, with ancestors seen in children’s reflexes and cries. It contrasts past meek subsistence under predators with modern confidence emerging from evolutionary memory.
A string of quaint vignettes from old newspapers shows a boy chasing a dog seat at a theater box office and a child’s awkward thanks to Mr Ringtoss, followed by snippets about social gaffes and comic misunderstandings involving families and neighbors. The humor hinges on misheard words and polite slips in domestic life.
A quip from the London Weekly Telegraph notes the Village Inn offered toothpicks after lunch but stopped when patrons began taking them away with their meals. The exchange humorously highlights small everyday hospitality quirks in mid‑century dining culture.
A guest at a village hotel tells the landlord the bed has been slept in. The landlord retorts that the bed is used for its purpose, with a regional exclamation. The exchange appears in the Chicago News.
A brief, witty exchange recalls a feud between neighbors the Winkinses and another couple. The line shows shifting opinions after the Winkinses moved next door, highlighting local social tensions and humor in newspaper chatter.
The passage shows a dialogue where Rollo asks about a dead game sport and a father explains it as a man who is involved in borrowing. The fragment mentions a small figure and a reference to the Washington Star is cut off.
A German publisher argues the guillotine’s name did not come from Dr. Guillotin. He notes the supposed inventor never built a machine and that Tobias Schmidt, a German cabinetmaker, produced the first practical model in 1792. Guillotin died in Paris in 1814.
Benjamin Dulaney born August 15 1829 in Jackson County Ohio moved with family to Lawrence County Ohio and married Jane Smith June 6 1850. He moved to Clark County Illinois about three years later built a farm and lived 64 years in the same house. He fathered sixteen children with eleven reaching adulthood and held steady church and community ties despite a gradual decline ending in death November 10. A public sale at his Walnut Prairie residence listed livestock and farm goods with credit terms.
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