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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
7
A Paris summer outing ends with a startling incident as a mother and teacher sit on crates at Versailles station. An attendant reveals snakes are fed from the boxes, shocking the group and sparking a humorous exchange about extra pay.
A quirky collection of dialogue snippets features Aunt Spinsterly praising female voting dignity, Mamie hedging on full suffrage, a strict father threatening discipline, a son fleeing when warned about water, and a reflection on character’s value from Henry Amiel and Black.
Excerpted travel dialogue in Rouen Gisors Beauvais and Paris. Passengers critique guidebooks, chase luggage, and muse on French sights while bickering over trains and trunks. The scene ends with a crowded Gare du Nord baggage scramble and a plan to retrieve missing trunks.
The piece notes Robert S. Lovett’s rustic Texas schooling at the First Chapel schoolhouse in San Jacinto county. It describes the 41 by 25 foot heart pine building still standing, with R S Lovett carved on a bench and the beech tree initials near the creek where water was drawn. Annie is also mentioned in connection to the site.
The pool figure Harry Payne Whitney described a Newport dinner and a quirky groom. He recalled a horse trade case where a cross-examining lawyer mocked the groom by asking if he shies at anything, provoking the groom to name many things he shies at.
The article highlights women scientists at the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington. It profiles Miss Alce Henkel a botanist who started as a stenographer and wrote government bulletins on Weeds and Drug Plants. It also profiles Miss Margaret Huddleson a Kansas City trained doctor turned pomologist who teaches fruit growing by letter to growers nationwide.
In Yellowstone Park a previous geyser near the Fountain hotel has a new and spectacular eruption 150 to 200 feet high. The fresh geyser, located about 100 feet north of the Fountain geyser, shoots hot water and steam at five to six hour intervals for about an hour, without affecting nearby vents.
A practical businessman recalls telling a joke to a friend and laughing heartily after the punchline. The friend admits not grasping the point, but the laugher says he laughs at all jokes as a rule for good health.
Editor Junkin of the Sterling Bulletin and Editor Cretcher of the Sedgwick Pantagraph exchange quips about hair in a humorous editorial moment. The dialogue includes a joke about pulling out hair and a joke about a throat operation disabling speech for six weeks, reflecting light satire from the Boston Herald.
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