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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
3
The Tripoli market sells various ostrich feather types including ghites blacks feminas blocks spadonas boos drabs and floss. Arab dealers bring mixed lots in roti sized parcels. feathers are washed sorted and not dyed. Quality checks focus on layers tip condition and absence of vane cuts. Two plumes are usually mounted for retail sale.
Lord Erskine recounts to the American envoy Mr. Rush that Burke’s delivery at the American conciliation speech was execrable and drove the House of Commons to distraction. Rush recalls hiding under the benches and later poring over the text on the Isle of Wight, treating it like wadding for a gun.
A note on euphonious female names notes Highland practice where many female names are formed from male equivalents. Barbac may be a family cow name, Wilhelmina becomes Andrewina, Malcolmminas and Donaldinas are common, and Ava stands for Alexandrina Victoria Andrewina.
Suppe the composer of Fatinitza created the Poet and Peasant overture for a different piece and it failed at first. After intervals of months and a forgotten farce, the audience tolerated the overture. It later gained success when published by a music firm for 25 dollars paid to Suppe, yielding about 40 000 dollars.
A London News note recalls a masterless pack and a widow’s refusal to release the hounds. A former chief justice and huntsman suggests even crape is unnecessary for mourning, adding that full cry would suffice.
A fashionably bold suitor offers himself as a birthday gift to Mildred. She coldly rejects with a canned retort that she only accepts useful presents, reflecting a sharp, witty exchange from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes a playful exchange about hair color described as real golden hair versus plated. The brief note highlights a light moment amid a humorous scene with remarks about German girls and hairstyle perceptions.
Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, stands as a cosmopolitan hub larger than major Italian and Spanish cities. The city blends European architectural finish with orderly skyline, aided by a council promoted facade awards and tax exemptions for notable buildings.
Swiss authorities eject the idle with compulsory hard labor and penny two penny wages in a penal workhouse system. Legitimate workers carry district papers showing prior jobs while relief in kind stations aid respectable unemployed. The police mark chronic loafers, banning future refuge in stations.
The Detroit News recounts how Captain William Allen sheltered General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War. Amid a cold march, sleet, and mud, Jackson slept under a bark hut as soldiers endured exposure. A drunken man toppled the shelter and yelled Old Hickory as Jackson emerged.
A famed scholar, seeking the origin of the term juggins, stores furniture and travels to Berlin. A warehouse letter reports a moth infestation in his mattress, and the item is destroyed to protect others. He replies that his mattress had an e as well.
An old chronicle notes the disappearance of quaint clubs such as No Nose Beans and Man Kiting. It recalls vanished groups like Surly, Bunting, and Lying clubs that once used garbled language and contrived mischief to challenge passersby on the Thames.
A fragment from London Scraps recalls several quirky clubs such as the Sreatter Wit society the Hum Dum club the Twopenny club Everlasting club Kit Cat club and Beef stead club. It notes odd rules and a humorous verse describing Beefeast Britain’s isle as a sea of gravy with Shallots as rockwork.
The article discusses the social judgment of deadbeats, noting they lack sin but exploit friendship and conscience. It argues deadbeats face loss of trust, constant moving, and a harsher end than honest effort. It contrasts them with criminals and small evils tolerated in society.
Quick repairs and escape from outages are promised by the Bangkok company. When lights fail, customers are to send back a postcard. the firm will dispatch a replacement postcard. The manager signs the notice, promising prompt remedy for accidents.
A historical note challenges the tale that novelist George Meredith, in his youth, spent his funds on a sack of oats to survive while writing Evan Harrington, suggesting the anecdote may be exaggerated.
In a London Mail item, Mr X recalls a baseless anecdote about George Meredith unable to buy fuel and warming rooms with oatmeal bags. The piece also notes a casual office exchange about clearing and burning wedding gifts, including a copper kettle.
A fragment from Brooklyn Life shows a man under the bureau pursuing a collar button and threatening a collar with a comical exchange. The playful line suggests a domestic farce moment centered on a missing button and a tense pun.
A reporter asks if a man was wounded seriously at an affray. The police captain confirms the injuries were grave, noting the incident occurred amid tense exchanges and questioned whether the event was in fun.
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