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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
3
New Year Reflections and Renewal of Life
A long feature on starting a new year with inner renewal. The piece contrasts wealthy escapism with humble service, urging selfless love and gratitude. It cites a tailor turning hopeful in a holy life, a milkman devoted to his family, and calls to honor loved ones as the year begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
Dresden
Europe
America
United States
Hudson
Day of resolutions and evolving morals in a Southern vignette
A verse mocks vice turning to virtue as a New Year promise. A northern tourist in a southern rail stop observes locals, including a razorback hawg rubbing a tree, prompting a comical misinterpretation and retreat. The piece contrasts reform fantasies with rustic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarnation
Force of Habit Clergyman and Janitor Exchange New Year Tidings
A brief cartoon caption shows a clergyman delivering good tidings for the New Year at an apartment door while the janitor directs him to take them to the rear entrance. The scene captures a humorous domestic moment.
Punny Exchange Sparks Quiet New Year Bet
Brief rural humor exchanges reveal a mock vow to quit habits by New Year and Lent with a quick punchline about seeking Calvary cemetery and a joking reply about being alive.
The Morning Newspaper Decline Observed by Industry Experts
From the Paper Dealer column in The New Orleans Item, the piece argues that morning papers have become unprofitable. It cites cases in Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore and other cities, noting closures, consolidations, and rising costs while stressing the need for cheaper, better offerings to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Chicago
Chronicle
Mississippi Valley
New York
Herald
World
Philadelphia
Times
Baltimore
News
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Atlanta
Georgia
Wyet
Constitution
Memphis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Hearst
New York American
United States
Sergeant Murphy-Whin Minute Call Starts Drill
A voice prompts recruits to answer “present” or “absent” as Sergeant Murphy-Whin calls names during a drill. Private Doolon-Yis gives a muffled response. The cadence continues until all ranks acknowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Prisint
Doolon
Little Robert’s New Clothes from Everybody’s
On a day of Robert’s promotion from dresses to knickerbockers his grocer friend Jim the delivery man ignores the boy’s new look. Robert questions if Jim’s horses are afraid of pants, showing a child’s eager anticipation and humorous misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Jim
Paris coin sparks dreams in Louisville tale
A nephew returns from abroad with a franc piece he acquired in Paris, prompting aunt Hopsy to remark on the Latin Quarter and its famed chatter as they discuss the souvenir over a family conversation in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Paris
Hopsy
Humorous Exchange Between Guests and Assistants
In a witty salon exchange, characters Debate ideas and affection. Miss Caustique objects to a claim as another character admits ownership of an idea. De Quiz asks for a good plan while De Whiz notes his car’s condition ties to travel. The Man questions commitment as the Maid reveals she already gave her heart elsewhere.
Edison’s early money lessons and the spike book system
In a 1909 account, Thomas A. Edison recalls his first big money after patent payoffs and how he managed finances with two spike memory devices. He learns to hire assistants for business and later transitions to formal bookkeeping at Menlo Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Edwards
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Jersey City
Pajama tale from Colonel McClure told at Clover club dinner
In the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin a veteran Clover club man recalls Colonel A. K. McClure’s pajama story from a Clover club dinner at Belle Vue. The regiment from Conshohocken and others sent pajamas to Cuba but no one recalls delivery. McClure denied the tale as a political fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
A. K. McClure
Clover Club
McClure
Bellevue
Philadelphia
Conshohocken
Cinnaminson
Wawa
Manunka Chunk
Daniel Webster and the scythe that hung to suit
A farmer father directs Daniel Webster to adjust a scythe until it suits him. Daniel answers by hanging the tool on a tree and declaring it “There it hang: to suit me.” The excerpt notes jealousy as a disease and jokes about social conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Daniel
Sawdust Alcohol Mystery and The Chemistry of intoxication
Dr. Harvey G. Wiley notes a claim that sawdust can be processed into alcohol rivaling corn whiskey, with new secret methods promising large quantities at low cost. The article discusses chemistry, oxidation, and how substances interact with human bodies, noting the mystery of why certain compounds intoxicate and others merely exist as qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey G. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Enderby
Wwe
Doctor Dick Woods Tells Silly Street Tale In Philly Times
In the Philadelphia Times a physician named Dr Dick Woods shares a humorous anecdote about a street scene. A mother and daughter encounter straw spread on the pavement to dampen noise as they pass a woman with a baby. the girl asks what the hay is for and the mother explains the baby is to be packed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Dick Woods
Dire City
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Harkley Harker
Joe Kerr
de Style
Calvary Cemetery
Gunbusta
Kisser
Marie
Tom
Maisie
Tess
Dora
Daisy
SPIKE
Menlo Park
Madam
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