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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
9
An observer describes a large group of porpoises circling a boat in clear water. They show no fear of the motor, approach the propeller, and rub against the hull. One young porpoise plays across the stern, then repeats the playful antics.
The article explains how great transcontinental engines take on water mid run. It describes a trough method where a hollowed hand scoops water as the train passes, delivering a powerful splash into the sleeve and into the tank, enabling rapid rewatering for the next run.
The East Side uses baby carriages well beyond their infant role. Carriages haul groceries from markets and push carts and carry garments from sweatshops. Boys collect wood from demolished buildings and the worn-out carriages supply fuel and play items for the children.
A Philadelphia Telegraph passage notes heredity drives a boy toward his father’s trade. If a shoemaker, ironworker, or artisan, the child tends to mimic that line. Parents’ distaste for leather or smithy life can steer the child away from the germ of manufacturing or engineering, shaping bleak outcomes.
A fragmented passage shows a speaker doubting prayer efficacy while a character named Wegge interacts. References to time constraints and traveling by train appear, with stray dialogue about action and apology. The text is incomplete and reads like an archival scrapbook excerpt.
A fragmentary Browning's Magazine excerpt depicts a colonel and major discussing a shipment and a light threat. The major offers a half dollar and immunity in exchange for compliance while a colored boy is implicated. Two days pass and tensions rise as pigeons supposedly arrive.
A traveler spots a friend’s suit case protruding from an overhead rack and reports it after recognizing the owner’s routine alighting point. The conductor agrees to return the case, prompting the owner to reveal he is on the way to a dinner in New London, underscoring the moral about acting only after being sure.
The word overboard appears on many shipboard items to mark them for disposal when action with an enemy begins. Alcohol chests and turpentine tanks are tagged to be sunk or destroyed. The phrase is said to have been given a new civil meaning by Occidental College’s president for those deemed unfit in life’s struggle.
A Washington woman hires a Black servant and discovers her hair stood on end as she pulls curls to ease a sore throat. The servant explains she is seeking the knock that would lift her palate and relieve the tickle, per the New York Herald excerpt.
A New York Press morsel portrays a shopper bargaining over coffee prices. She asks if twenty five cent coffee is good and then negotiates for a pound of forty cent ground coffee, printing a humorous clash over value.
A Kansas City Journal line laments class barriers as a weary seller notes a rich man can enter and demand service without hindrance, while the phrase ble can and the weary tone hint at a broader critique of poverty and social division.
A judge recalls growing up on an Ohio farm and a peddler’s promise of a copy of Robinson Crusoe. Years later as a school trustee he votes against the same man who deceived him, finding satisfaction in denying him a teaching post. The tale ends with a reflection on revenge.
The article recounts a daring 1806 act where an officer skated across the frozen Elbe to reach towns Napoleon sought. He faced ice and snow and saved time, gaining credit for bold cleverness in meeting orders.
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