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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
2
Colorado Mine Commissioner Jarry Lee nearly fell to death in a shaft when a loose top board toppled and a rope held him suspended from a bucket. He steadied himself by gripping the rope with both hands and inching upward until free, recounting the scare and his relief after reaching safety.
In Leeds three American men, Bishop Phillips, Dr. McVickar, and H. H. Richardson, attend a lecture on America and Americans. The speaker derided Americans, prompting a college-like rebuttal from Dr. Brooks and Mr. Richardson, all ending with the audience booing the lecturer. A second piece recalls a prison exchange about a letter, with a veteran prisoner asking a future releasee to mail a letter.
A Havana car salesman in St Louis notes high demand for five dollar cigars among Heidelberg University students in Germany and wealthy smokers. He explains wrappers limit supply, with beasts of tobacco scarce. some use cigars in water pipes, and price varies by wrapper and filler quality.
Mr. Cumrox recalls starting in life with music and singing in public. The captain of industry credited his nerve and indomitable will power as the foundation of Cumrox’s fortune.
A terse exchange about a book proposal reveals the agent’s blunt stance. The manuscript is rejected with terse dialogue from Mr. Smart, leaving the author unsure and the agent unmoved.
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