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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
2
The Plattsmouth Journal covers a patchwork of reports and sensational notes. Mentions include quotes about McGovern and Ike, Queen Wilhelmina, Servia’s crown prince, U S influence abroad, a new English flying-machine company, Lipton's shifting stance, and remarks on King Edward and Aguinaldo. It also references clergymen, Booth Tucker, and Monroe Doctrine sparking editorials.
A western judge declares sausage not sausage unless linked. Commentary suggests broader assertions about definitions and appearance, tying food terms to perceptions. The remark implies ongoing debates over labeling and standards in regional discourse.
London society embraces a vogue for red as an American artist is selected to paint the coronation backdrop. The announcement notes the fashion mood and the cultural exchange involved in the royal project.
Dr Ortman a curator at Princeton University invertebrate paleontology testifies that continents are not living where they once inhabited. He argues that geological shifts and fossil records indicate dramatic changes in continental positions and environments over deep time.
The Hague court of arbitration declines to intervene as the Srntons and Boers prepare to end the South African conflict, signaling an unsettled path toward resolution.
The rebels reasons for evacuating Colon would merit high confidence even if they had not disclosed them to marines, suggesting the explanations were persuasive and credible to the observers.
The organizers of a log house project at the Kansas reservation at the World's Fair aim to create a unique attraction for Kansans, signaling a novelty designed to attract curiosity and visitors.
The state leaves behind its famous Mosquito name and leans on applejack spirits and its swift judicial system to define its current reputation and civic narrative.
A historical note describes a pause in combat as railway trains pass, with riders possibly welcoming the locomotive whistle when tensions rise. The scene suggests a clever pause to avoid direct confrontation in a transportation corridor.
A fragment suggests a tricky will from Lynn involving a $1500 bequest to a man who lent one cent. The oddity prompts speculation about broader financial implications and a possible local boom once more details emerge.
The Hartford Times attacks state controlled police as rampant imperialism while Boston, famed as anti imperialism’s hub, still operates under the same regime. The contrast raises questions about governance and regional tolerance.
The article notes Britain will gain over a million dollars from death duties on an American expatriate’s estate. It suggests larger outbound millionaire mortality would ease Britain’s financial strain, while acknowledging gratitude for such receipts spoken by the chancellor in his budget speech.
A New York judge decides a divorced woman loses alimony if she takes a second partner. The ruling stems from the remarriage or new partnership triggering termination, a decision some women may view as harsh near the Christmas season.
A syndicate in the United States is reported to have purchased the English Shell line of steamers. The commentary notes the ongoing game could let John Bull locate the hidden ball. Tensions between Chili and Argentina are discussed along with regional road and boundary projects.
A new Perry reaches distinction in the U.S. Navy, adding to the family of famous sailors and complicating quick recall for readers familiar with best known Perrys. The remark hints at a growing legacy affecting memory of prior naval names.
The narrator recalls a daydream of romance with Miss Fannie near a spring, imagining a life of farms and oil wells. He returns to the Buchanan home to find no sweet girl, only a rugged ridge farm where beans and bacon await as he walks away deep in thought about what might have been.
A narrator travels along the Kentucky pike with a lazy man and five children in an ox wagon then befriends Farmer Buchanan and his daughter Miss Fannie. He helps run the mill and farm, grows to love Fannie, and reflects on life and early romance in a quiet rural setting.
Lawrence Hutton gathers plaster casts of notable hands including Thomas Carlyle Rossetti Stevenson Lincoln Thackeray and an Egyptian princess. He preserves a cast of Helen Keller noting her artistic finish showing lines and nerve cushions on fingertips. Each case bears a line of inscription about the subject.
The Count of the Roman Empire plans to contest a seat in Parliament for the Jacobite cause in Mid-Gloucestershire. He claims direct Stuart lineage, owns a Westend Eastington home filled with Stuart heirlooms, and reportedly attends a private chapel once used by Bonnie Prince Charlie.
German officials reclassify a two material snap hook as brass goods after inspectors found a hidden brass spring. Previously taxed at ten shillings per 220 pounds, the item now faces twenty four shillings per 220 pounds, effectively prohibitory against domestic competition.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt records a suggestion from Mrs Hayskeep about dirty dishes laid on the table. Bridget explains the issue, noting only dark-colored wares hid the dirt, prompting a call for action.
A long survey notes that many literary figures from Goethe and Heine to Thackeray and Lowell enjoyed tobacco. It cites praise from poets like Tennyson and Carlyle, quotes about cigars and pipes, and an Harvard professor who quit six months only to resume a heavy habit.
Walter McElroy, solo tenor at Garden City Cathedral and Long Island engineer, overhears workers speculating about Fogarty's afterlife. One says Fogarty was wicked and Heaven unlikely, joking he went to a fiery place where pipes are lit with a finger.
An undertaker recalls a growing trend of healthy people choosing and buying coffins in advance. Clients sometimes request samples delivered to their homes or store the coffin themselves, with some even drafting ante-mortem instructions and bargaining on final details. The piece notes this as a notable shift from earlier practice.
The Netherlands withdraws a planned Zuyder Zee drainage scheme from the States General. Aimed to reclaim 750 square miles, it would cost about 57 million florins and take decades to complete. With the cabinet in crisis, the new government declines the large expense and suspends the plan.
The article describes Russia as a tower of Babel with over 65 distinct racial groups including Finns Lithuanians and numerous Aralo-Altaic communities. It traces Slavic settlement from the Dnieper region to Moscow and other cities while noting ongoing migration and mingling with native populations creating a vast blend of Slavs and Finns.
Cartoonish banter frames a mock fashion plate scene as Crinkleton jokes about rheumatism and stiffness in a light hearted Harlem Life vignette. The dialogue emphasizes character quirks and urban humor in a brief social caption.
A brief item notes a shift from worry to reflection as individuals seek solace through prayer. The piece emphasizes the restorative power of faith and quiet contemplation in difficult times.
A Chicago reader narrates relief from years of female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims cure after five bottles and promotes free advice for sick women from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Soldiers in the Italian army are permitted to consume half a gallon of wine per week each under the current regimental ration policy.
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine Tablets to stop coughing and fight a cold, priced at 25 cents. It also touts Defiance Starch for whitening clothes and Putnam Faceless Dyes for quick fabric dyeing, with the claim that wives often hold the lacquer to a man’s success.
The town of Deerfield Massachusetts selects a village club room and library as a unique memorial to Miss Martha Pratt whose influence for good inspired the project.
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