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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
3
A Bohemian quotation contemplates a hillside road guiding the speaker to familiar places and past happiness. The narrator feels at home among crests orchards and pastures, imagining a pre-existent bond and a long life lived in that landscape.
In the Mohawk Valley years before the Revolution Rebecca Merton, rendered head of a crippled household, defends her family from a bear and a prowling Mohawk brave. Her son Benny aids with a torch as she shoots the hunter in darkness, saving them at the cabin. The Indian’s body becomes a secret grave kept by the family.
The Magdeburg burgomaster Otto de Guericke built a twenty foot long copper thermometer lavishly decorated with blue paint and gilt stars. Its device features a globe attached to a copper tube bent into a narrow U containing alcohol, a float on the liquid connected by a cord over a pulley, and a gilt angel at the cord end pointing to a painted degree scale.
The Writer's Power argues that newspaper influence will widen as readership grows, and editors must choose words carefully since they write not to one reader but to many. The piece from the New Haven Journal and Courier cautions writers to consider broader impact and responsibility in every sentence.
A collage of nursery fiction and anecdotes includes a doll tale with a grim twist, a playful canary letter, a cock’s clockwork timing joke, a child’s moral ending, and a bedtime moment where Ethel seeks forgiveness. The items reflect early 20th century youth-oriented storytelling and domestic humor.
Korean boys begin to fly kites on December 1 each year. The kites use colored paper and bamboo frames, differ from American kites by lacking a tail and being nearly square. Before February 15, the season’s end, boys inscribe wishes for blessing and to ward off sickness and bad luck.
A reader describes a small found black cat with a white necktie spot that tirelessly follows sounds and bells around the apartment, jumping onto chairs near a piano, the dumbwaiter, and the door. The pet is affectionate and gentle.
An Lahore Gazette advertisement describes a four Danish hotel with a charming location, garden, good cuisine, and kind accommodation at moderate charges. It mentions easy access to salmon and trout fishing and mountain scenery, praising the place and noting the landlord speaks English very well.
Micky Dolan voices a skeptical take on Dennis O'Brien carrying both a wood leg and a cane, arguing it looks like excess during supper time. The exchange underscores themes of charity and propriety in a small community.
A rule in Greece requires that the death sentence cannot be carried out until at least two years have elapsed. The policy aims to provide time for appeals and reconsideration before execution.
A 19th century style column presents household experiments including using a discarded two-quart basin as a kettle lid to trap steam and speed cooking, plus an easy dish washing method with a perforated bottom dish pan and hot water spray. It also offers glove finger reuse for cleaning and curtain hanging without damaging lace.
The article advises choosing light cream or white wallpaper to visually enlarge small rooms and warns that light colors slim, while dark floors create space. It notes striped papers can make flats feel boxy, and praises plain dark floor coverings for space. Dust concerns about felt carpets are offset by easy cleaning, and rugs from Persians to Japanese mats complement dark floors.
A collection of home recipes details cake methods for No Egg Cake Ice Cream Cake and frosting, Italian Roast with beef pork veal onion and parsley, Cauliflower Salad with cream or mayonnaise dressing, and Mock Bisque Tomato Soup using canned tomatoes milk flour and pantry seasonings. The instructions include mixing, baking times, and serving notes.
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