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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
9
Dr Williams testifies before a London police court that drunkenness progresses through seven stages from slight excitement to death, a view echoed by Magnan and summarized by the British Medical Journal. The stages begin with increased animation and sociability and end in coma and fatal collapse.
London Saturday Review argues that only human limits can curb the impulse for speed. It notes rising merrous diseases and insanity as warning signals, warning that rapid change strains the body. Machinery may advance, but flesh and blood remain vulnerable to emotion, fatigue, and judgment errors.
A New York Press note says nurses face fear from storms as patients grow anxious. It describes how frequent thunderstorms overwhelm nurses with extreme nervousness and prostration, requiring extraordinary effort to stabilize each patient.
A widow of James Perkins in West Virginia placed an inscription in a cemetery that reads Backed to the memory of James Perkins, for thirty years senior partner of the arm of Perkins & Parker, now Parker & Co. The widow later married her late spouse’s partner, Mr. Parker, highlighting a clever memorial blend of grief and commerce per Harper's Weekly.
In a London Answers quip a husband cites music as the food of love. His wife retorts that if music nourishes love, he should fetch a beefsteak for a mere song from the butcher. The exchange plays on romance and practicality with witty bite.
A Pall Mall Gazette critique calls New York Life a tragic mix of common sense and lunacy, dignity and folly, poetry and a furious pogrom against beauty, describing the city as a chaotic, maddening blend in Christendom.
A Chicago Tribune quip features a little girl as she misuses a telephone. The unsophisticated visitor asks what to say when the line is disconnected and the girl quotes her father: "Darn, you, central, you've given me the wrong number."
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a domestic dispute item focusing on a household debate about a servant girl with Mrs Clubleigh staying at home due to discussions about her helper. The snippet highlights social norms and household roles reflected in the era.
A concise historical note traces money origins from cattle as early standard payments to metal coins and later coined values. It cites ancient Greece using a bronze tripod, the link between pecus and pecunia, and words like capita and roupya. Harvard- or Harper's Weekly-quoted ideas frame money’s symbolic animal beginnings and shell as currency in various regions.
A Newcomer in a mining camp questions a pack burro scene while the owner explains a wheelbarrow strapped mule ride. Walapal Huggins uses Jassax as a house pet, riding uphill to the Bully Boy mine and letting it come down the slope, a rough but restful routine for the animal.
A Travel Magazine note describes long train rides in Spain as slow but comfortable. It highlights the Spanish pace and manana philosophy, recommends carrying lunches, and explains that sharing food is a courteous practice in compartments. Officials speak little English, making information harder to obtain.
Two Highland farmers meet on the road to church. Donald wonders what Dougal will ask for his sheep. Dougal plans to take 50 shillings, calling it charity and not business, surprising Donald.
The crowd noted a musical performance with contrasting outcomes as one speaker quipped about her scale progress. A second hush suggested the remark came from a riding school as a joke. Many attendees approved of the sharp sentiment.
An aged king paces the stage in a Manchester theater seeking to divide his crown between two sons. A voice from the gallery quips a half crown each, provoking a chorus of reaction.
A dramatic moment centers on a prodigal son returning to die and a father grappling with the cost of funeral expenses, revealing themes of forgiveness, debt, and family strain in a vivid literary exchange.
A Kansas City Star quote explains a raffle as buying nineteen chances on a diamond ring with one winner. The Louis Globe-Democrat remarks that self respect is the hardest thing to win in the world.
A New York physician warns against feather beds in all seasons due to their hygroscopic nature. Feathers absorb moisture and body wastes, storing them until warmth renews release at night, creating a poisonous environment around sleepers. He urges daily fresh air exposure and thorough bed ventilation for health.
In India near Bombay a guest notices white cotton on hedge tops along a road and identifies it as a strong cotton by sight. He buys up hedges and nearby plants, discovering cotton grows luxuriantly in the Bombay district while locals rarely recognize it. The tale comes from Cotton Age.
A London News note debates Europe's best lit streets. Unter den Linden in Berlin is praised as exceptional though others, like Jura villages with cheap hydro power, show bright central streets with arc lamps. The Berlin boulevard is well illuminated, with plate glass, Pilsener and police as notable features amid strong lighting.
Bacon's fame rests on books written in spare hours as England's chancellor. Humboldt, occupied with his duties, pursued science at night. Burns crafted poems on a farm during spare moments. Grote wrote History of Greece amid banking duties. Moments are the golden sands of time when rightly used.
A Baltimore American note explains that hens fed too much grass produce grass eggs. These eggs are poor quality with a weak white, greenish yolk, and dull color. Candlers testing eggs detect the pale green hue signaling an unhealthy batch.
In the American House a very baldheaded man sat for a haircut. The barber, Ed, paused and said he did not need a haircut but a shine, highlighting the humorous misperception of the man’s baldness.
A brief Philadelphia Record exchange shows Aunt Mandy describing her husband’s health. He was improving, but now the doctor has him convalescing, signaling a pause in recovery.
A reflective piece on chances that come with force, noting that opportunities sometimes arrive harshly or abruptly, leaving a mark or lesson behind. It cautions that not all chances are gentle and urges discernment before engagement.
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