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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
3
Ambrose Bierce argues in Everybody's that the U S Navy is crippled lacking essential auxiliary ships transports merchant marine and coastal population support. He likens a fleet without support to an army without trains and factories warning that naval attaches and embassies expose the weakness.
A Russian saying links baldness to wearing derbies and tight hats. The piece argues clergy have long hair due to soft hats, while senators wear tall derby hats causing hair loss. It notes American teens adopting derbies, and cites the Boston Globe on this habit.
The Philadelphia Press reports enlistments are few as a sign of national prosperity. Desirable youths recoil from military life due to strong civil job opportunities offering wages, training, and pensions, while current servicemen seek release to pursue higher paying civilian roles.
Chester and David exchange pranks at the switchboard and tease about a souvenir postal from Michigan. David resists, Chester lures him to a gathering at a girl’s house to hear her uncle’s graphophone, while dodging consequences of their jokes.
Harper's Weekly describes diverse banknotes from England France and Russia noting materials shapes colors and security features. It contrasts Bank of England notes with Banque de France Italian and German bills and explains silk fibers in US notes as an anti counterfeiting measure.
A Delineator writer notes travel abroad educates Americans while recounting stamp frugality in mail, postal oddities in Cairo, and cultural adjustments in Constantinople. The piece observes Mahometan practices, mosque etiquette, and shifting self identity from Kalamazoo to North America through travel impressions.
The piece recalls Sir Robert Hart, called the Grand Old Man of China, and Li Hung Chang over a frugal meal. It then describes cocoanut pearls in the Kew museum, noting their genuine pearly look but nonpearling composition, a carbonate of lime and organic matter, as explained by Dr. Harley in 1888.
A collage of brief vignettes spans a Scottish minister’s meager plate collection, a barber Mr Dickson’s church tale of respect and nicknames, Eddie Foy’s note on English thrift, and odd notes on rare cocoanuts. The pieces mix humor, social remarks, and curious claims about exotic fruits and distant peoples.
About forty five years ago the Smithsonian faced a rat infestation. A mysterious figure known as the Rat King promised a cure in three days. After his visit rats vanished and the institution was never troubled again, though his method remains a mystery.
Thomas Atkinson of Greensford Indiana spent more than a year constructing a violin from exactly 3334 white birchwood toothpicks. The instrument valued at 43374 dollars will be tested in New York by skilled musicians before a potential second commission from a world famous violinist.
A New York banker explains why Mr Plazazus could not secure extension of credit. He cites Dan and Bradstreet files, past misdeeds, and a prior robbery, arguing banks must screen moral risk before lending. The case ends with his account being pulled.
A historical musing on the rushlight’s rise and fall from rural homes to replaced by machinemade candles. It recalls early lighting practices, the decorative holders, and the nostalgia voiced by Eliza Cook while noting renewed interest in reproductions.
The article credits Miss Katharine Wright as the mathematical mind behind the Wright brothers experiments. She calculated the feasibility of flight, funded the project, and drafted correspondence with foreign governments while teaching at a school. She aided Orville after his Fort Myer accident and joined him on a later trip to France.
Government experts estimate the great Salton Sea will disappear by evaporation. They say the lake, fifteen miles wide and only about sixty miles long, could be gone within a few years, altering the region’s climate and irrigation prospects.
Ted Robinson of the Cleveland Leader mocks Doctor Cook and polar myths, arguing the far north hole is just snow and a frost. The verse critiques romantic tales of the land of the dead and Arctic wonders, noting sensational claims and decorations while settling for simple pleasures like fresh eggs fried in country ham grease.
A Drury Lane production of Mr H a Farce in Two Acts by Charles Lamb failed with the audience yet amused college players. Two ladies in the audience debated Lambs dramatic work joked about his collaboration with Shakespeare and Tales from Shakespeare causing a lighthearted misstep.
Germany’s aviation progress, long concealed by the Keiser’s war department, is now on file at the British War Office. The record shows thirteen airships ready for service including three Zeppelins, three Grosses, four Parsevals and an American type. Construction continues on another Zeppelin and another Parseval along with a new Schutte design.
A witty exchange notes how a fisherman alters the size of his catch to suit different listeners. The speaker asserts he never reveals more than he believes others will accept, framing a cautious approach to truth and persuasion.
The quote plays on a couple’s pet name after marriage with the punchline Expensive tied to a Houston pest nickname. The brief humor uses playful wordplay to amuse readers. Humorous exchange reflects domestic bite in a light column.
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