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Newspaper
Norfolk Weekly News Journal
Location
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
6
A Norfolk Daily News piece compares apes and humans noting gorilla thumbs cannot twiddle and discussing gender differences in facing death. It cites a Liverpool Post observation on “cut heads” incidents linked to Friday and Saturday nights, with women as central actors in many cases.
A New York Globe report notes how signatures vary across checks, often due to nervous temperament. Bank tellers observe that signatures can change weekly, complicating forgery detection though experts rely on distinctive handwriting traits.
In the Weston will an odd legacy notes the founder Thomas Jefferson of the Jefferson family of meteors was remembered for being under Mr Jefferson at Richard and receiving from him politeness. The document grants Allan stock of prudence as the only quality he deems him to need.
Miranda asks George to marry during a sudden Brooklyn social affair as they discuss a wedding date and family plans. The exchange centers on the couple's surprise engagement and the mother’s role in setting the date.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote notes married paupers prefer separate wards in almshouses with men and women in separate sections while longsuffering spouses insist on separation as a form of divorce. An Exchange quip adds that Mendly advice costs friends.
The inventor Maxim proposes using electricity to drive chlorinated solutions through the body to kill disease germs. He describes a three chamber device with alkaline and chlorine solutions and a secret middle treatment, claiming it could extend life by fighting infections.
An elderly Memphis story recounts a Tennessee tale of a man who assumed a White identity to travel the Mississippi River to Cincinnati. The narrator describes his attempt to blend with White society and the shock of racial boundaries as Black passengers steer clear and a mob scene unfolds on the deck.
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