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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1899
Page
3
A couple discusses their eight year old Victor and the idea of a future college fund. Mr Williams laments wasteful spending and vows to shave himself to redirect funds toward Victor educational costs, surprising the family with bundles of shaved money for the plan.
In a humorous Chicago Record tale Mrs. Williams derides costly grooming purchases while Mr. Williams tries the full shave kit. He buys a razor, strap, brush, soap, and bay rum, then endures a disastrous but comic trial as his beard is shaved in stages. He revisits the shop, gifts the outfit, and gains a wary barber audience.
A garbled dialogue snippet hints at past beliefs about dying young and love. Names like Watts Potta Clara Maude and Maude appear in broken exchanges. The text resembles a diary or play script fragment with unclear context and indelible ink reference.
The piece reflects on the locomotive as a faithful old friend, noting trains once faced only by tracks signals and stopping power. It contrasts steam with electric power, Foreseeing the electric motor’s rise as the plowshare of civilization and progress surpassing slow limits.
An 11 year old testified in a Clay Center lawsuit about fetching water for his mother. As attorneys timed ten minutes, the boy quietly steadied himself and finally quipped that he "got that water drawed" as the clock neared ten minutes. The courtroom and spectators applauded his simple honesty.
A fragmented poem scene recalls May blossoms and busy bees in a cherry tree setting. Interwoven are lines about spring fragrances, the bees gathering nectar, and a distant tale of a minister receiving a call for more money, plus a social scene featuring a clerk and a lodge night habit.
A fragmented historical scene shows Mrs MeWork and Mrs Blues debating wages and wealth under old bullion, with remarks about philanthropy and family meals. A cartoonish exchange includes nameless speakers and interrupted lines, hinting at social satire and misheard speech.
A Detroit Free Press summary of the cactus landscape in southern New Mexico, Arizona, and far west Texas. It describes plant varieties such as cholla and sabuara, their rugged habitats, and the uses of cactus stems and fruits by Mexicans and American Indians, including a note on a strong fermented drink called tiz win. The piece frames the region’s Mexican origin, harsh deserts, and native cultures.
Fragmentary text describes a golden caskebin in a new Tripoli mosque with prophetic hairs and symbolic imagery. The passage wanders through visions of ambition, doom, and seduction by siren songs, ending with a sense of abdication and unknown night.
A narrator recalls a dinner with a German university graduate famed for winning cases and three books. The exchange on Carlyle's humor definition reveals tension, with a child’s giggles briefly breaking the standoff as the author insists humor is an appreciation of the underside of things.
An ancient site unearthed in Central America near a river reveals a city buried as in Pompeii. Excavations expose walls, pottery, glassware, jewels, tools, and human remains, with artifacts suggesting a sophisticated settlement beneath volcanic ash.
Fragmentary text shows confusion over whether city rules bar prizefighter exhibitions and enforcement gaps. Mixed phrases mention bread, peas, potatoes, and unclear dialogue about privileges and family matters, suggesting a damaged OCR page with scattered opinions and garbled quotes.
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