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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
3
Rev J Le Scudder of the First Congregational church preached on married life urging wives to show temper at home. He warned against autocratic, tyrannical behavior and urged matrons to maintain dignity, control speech, and avoid nagging while tolerating minor domestic messes as trivial.
New York reports Miss Gwendolin Brooks of Central Park West will raise hummingbirds on a farm in Central Islip. She plans aviaries, will sell birds, and aims to specialize in ruby breasted hummingbirds that migrate from South America to North America in warm months.
The Financial News reports plans for an English daily that defies libel laws by publishing unrestrained comment on any person and sex scandals with names. It would discuss court cases, criticise judges and witnesses, and mail editions from Belgium or France to avoid English censorship.
Los Angeles reports seaman John Lyle of the destroyer Whipple visited Jim Jeffries and asked for a punch in the eye as a souvenir from Philadelphia friends who tout the famed heavyweight. Jeffries refused the request amid the West Coast boxing scene.
Harrisburg resident Harry Stabler captured a full grown doe that swam a mile across the Cumberland River and drove off pursuing dogs at Rockville. He handed the startled animal to his stable where State Game Commissioner Kalofues will send it to Pine Grove game reservation.
Washington reports a government bug hunter on the Isthmus of Panama collected mosquito larvae, noting 30 new species among Saapectes and seven known ones, the largest number from a single locality. The effort aims to curb yellow fever and malaria by sanitary work and extermination.
In Lewiston Pennsylvania 16 year old Nora Haines eloped with 45 year old John Tressler after a ruse involving a dentist friend. Tressler, charged with abduction, claimed the marriage certificate earned his mother in law's blessing and said he would pay the dentist.
Horace S. Schultz and crew hoisted a heavy piano to the roof of a tall Allentown building using a 14 foot plank over 100 feet high. The plank shifted threatening collapse as Schultz rode it to keep it in place. After ten tense minutes a relief man and extra weight stabilized the plank and the piano was finally raised. Schultz collapsed afterward, exhausted and faint.
A humorous exchange about poetry and practicality ends with a note on Defiance Starch. It is promoted as safe for fine fabrics, chemical free, and strong enough to use half the usual amount for a perfect finish similar to new goods.
A dialogue depicts a man defending his politeness after an argument with a woman over giving up a car seat. He recalls offering the seat to her with the remark you take it dear you’re the vider, claiming no cause for conflict.
Dustin Stax quips that fines unpaid boost his earnings, drawing laughter in court as he deflects embarrassment. The exchange highlights his flippant attitude toward legal penalties during a hearing.
A quirky ad note praises Cocoanut Custard Pie and warns soggy pies spoil meals. Grocers market “OUR-PIE” at 1 cent per package with a two pie mix from D Zerta Mood o in Rochester New York. The message ends with a proverb about disappointments turning to blessings tomorrow.
An OCR fragment advertises remedies for sore eyes and smoking claims from diverse brands. It mentions PETIIT’S EYE BALVE from Howard Pros in Buffalo and Lewis’ Single Binder products with dealer or factory references in Peoria. It weaves in Shakespeare and phrases about virtue and wise women, without a coherent medical claim.
Mrs Truchsher appears eager to do nearly anything for appearances but refuses to wear inexpensive hats to ease her husband’s task when facing the assessor. The remark highlights social pressure and cost considerations in local assessments.
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