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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
8
A garbled medieval style remark presents a policy claim that house servants receive full compensation from owners and neither accept nor expect tips from guests. The text implies debt avoidance stems from others not permitting it.
Consul General William H. Michael notes an improved bottle fashion for neft drinks in Calcutta. The bottle uses a blown neck with a glass stopper held by internal bits, allowing partial contents to be preserved. A wooden cup device aids opening and controls foam by moving the stopper.
The State Journal emphasizes Lincoln as the hub for state meetings and affairs. It highlights coverage of the teachers’ association drawing nearly 5,000 participants, upcoming agricultural gatherings, and three months of legislative activity shaping banking and traffic policy. The paper pledges extensive legislative reporting for taxpayers.
The tale describes detectives seizing a runaway receiver and waking Mr. Collins, the bank's principal depositor, by telephone multiple times in the night. Collins grows irate when the deputy sheriff asks what to do next, ending with his blunt order to hang up.
A dated social riff argues that fat men become easy targets for jokes and unsolicited advice while others avoid mockery of strangers with visible flaws. It notes the double standard in how people react differently to fatness versus other quirks and urges polite behavior.
In a luminous cave scene the mother Mary cradles the infant Christ while Joseph admires the child. Three kings arrive with gifts and incense, proclaiming the Redeemer of the World. A golden cross pendant is given as a sign and Mary fears the prophecy.
Poetic vignette depicting a dreamlike vision of Mary and Jesus with three crosses on a hill, the crowd jeering at the crucified, and Mary crying to rid herself of the gold cross while a guardian figure watches from Bethlehem as dawn approaches.
David Price of Corydon Iowa reports a dramatic recovery from severe kidney illness after using Deans Kidney Pills. He states he could walk without a cane within a week and fully recovered over seven years, praising the product. The note includes a sibling scene about strength and Sunday school.
A mother from San Antonio Texas describes her two year old son Gaby suffering severe eczema on face head hands and legs after failed treatments by two doctors. She credits Cuticura Remedies with immediate relief and complete cure within two months, noting the child has remained eczema free since.
Kicks and Harry Payne Whitney reflect on racing decline as racers despatch from London aboard the Minnehaha. A jockey recalls misfortune tales and sympathy is limited, noting men in hard times face few hands extended while the sport faces a grim future.
A child learns the song America at school and mishears the line Land where my papa died. His father corrects him to Land where our fathers died, prompting a puzzled reaction from Wayne who asks If two of them.
The London Spectator notes adults exhibit childish behavior in serious topics. It argues women show a quaint, shrewd style when discussing solemn subjects, resembling children who romanticize and escape reality by not speaking plainly.
A young woman describes indigestion from rich foods and credits Grape-Nuts with relief and renewed appetite. She notes Postum Co. promotes the product and invites readers to read The Road to Vailville for more letters.
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