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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
4
The Philadelphia Record notes that women often resist spending new money. A salesman cites purchases paid with crisp notes causing annoyance and occasional unfinished transactions. He mentions men preferring salary payments in clean certificates to save money.
Joaquin Miller cited in North American Review about honesty among Chinese traders and bankers from Peking to Hong Kong. He notes English banks employ Chinese tellers and Japanese banks use Chinese staff, claims lack of bankruptcy laws in China, and that debt settlement ends yearly with no extensions, for Confucius forbade it.
A London Medical Times article notes a marked rise in wealthy class consumption of champagne and aerated waters. It argues that constant intake of carbonic acid drinks may irritate mucous tissues, creating a favorable environment for a cancerous fungus.
A South Africa letter reports white ants gnawing boots and clothing left on surfaces in Rhodesia. An overnight cone shaped ant heap forms with holes matching boot interiors, destroying footwear to bare nails and eyelets.
Dr. F. L. Oswald argues in Success that the three meal habit severely reduces working capacity by diverting half the system’s energy to digestion. He warns it fosters overeating, dyspepsia, moral pessimism, and robs the workday of its reward.
She expresses hurt at being told she is only "one of the sweetest" while he argues he loves her. The mood is tense as she laments sharing his affection with another person. The dialogue reveals strain in their relationship and emotional conflict.
A fragment from a column recalls an elder's view on beginnings and memory. The piece hints at practical wisdom and rural life, mentioning unnamed neighbors and everyday lessons passed down through years.
A brief line from the Chicago Record Herald notes a band member’s quip about starting a wedding journey with a joke after he says he will have a cigarette. The remark is framed as part of a light backstage moment.
A Chicago News item remarks that Miss Cashway carries a military air and has participated in no fewer than seventeen engagements. The description highlights her experienced demeanor and active roles.
A note on the Kimberley diamond field indicates its best section spans nine acres. The terse remark highlights a compact core area amid the broader mining landscape.
A humorous tale from Vearson's Weekly about a young Scotchman torn between two loves, one fair and one cattle. A canny friend counsels choosing the lass with the cow, arguing a cop's value cannot be matched.
A text explains shoe sizes and corresponding hose sizes. It pairs foot sizes from 5 to 10 with specific hosiery sizes such as 9 half hose for size 5 and 9% for size 9, followed by 10 and 11 options for larger feet. It uses numeric codes to indicate compatible hose measurements.
The Atchison Globe laments a man lingering as a daytime guest around the house, contrasting him with a monarch in a pithy noted observation about social roles and expectations.
A historical meditation notes human senses are inferior to many animals in sight, hearing, touch, smell, and voice. Eagles see farther, rodents hear better, fish sense water pressure, and dogs rely on scent. Birds rival human vocal quality with meadow lark referenced.
A medical student and a young woman share a humorous misimpression during intermission. They discuss disagreeable medicines, joking about cod liver oil and castor oil. The woman asks if cod liver oil comes from beans, prompting amused reactions from nearby spectators.
A man with a restless eye reflects on a claim from a decade ago that chimneys lean east. He recounts hours of observation from cars and sidewalks and notes every chimney he can find tilts toward the rising sun, echoing the Telegram’s remark as he surveys the skyline.
The brief item notes a minister from a Scotch parish operating under cover of darkness. It records the suspicion of hidden activity tied to church leadership and local authority concerns. Further specifics are not provided in the available text.
A clergyman was procured to officiate on Sunday but his beadle delayed and sent to fetch him two hours late. The reverend was angry and threatened to complain, yet the beadle admitted the preacher told him to wait until dark so villagers would not know who preached.
A historical note extols butter as a key nourishment for weak and consumptive individuals. It describes butter as a vital energy source, compares its value to cod liver oil, and claims its fatty composition supports health, appetite, and tissue nourishment.
Experiments show a diamond does not slice glass by a cut but fractures along the line of intent. A tiny crack begins with minimal force and breaks the piece. a depth of about two hundredths of an inch suffices. Quartz and other minerals can cut glass but lack hardness and edge longevity.
The piece recalls St Dunstan’s tankard rule dividing liquor into eight parts with pins as gauges. Each cup held two quarts and the rule urged stopping at a pin, while bolsters created a broader good fellowship that encouraged passing the limit and continuing to the next mark.
In Frisco Peter Jackson, the colored pugilist, starred in Uncle Tom's Cabin prompting Bill Nye to forgo a Baldwin theater lecture. Nye slipped into Jackson's talk on Little Eva's pearly gates, and afterward quipped that Jackson was anatomically great but Uncle Tomically the worst he had seen.
The article lists Bavarian noble titles and prices: von £75, rittersstand £100, freiherr £258, grat £500, prince £1,000 per person. Family discounts apply, allowing £2,000 to £3,000 for turning an entire family into princes.
A fragment notes that officials may only employ a specific title inside the kingdom of Bavaria. The passage implies a formal restriction governing titulary usage and sovereign protocol.
After a dinner by Stephen Price of Drury Lane theater, all guests except Theodore Look and the Rev Edward Cannon retired. Price, distressed by gout, slipped away without warning while hosts stayed in high talk. The next morning he asked his servant when the gentlemen left, only to be told they were still awake waiting for coffee.
A paper to the Institute of Marine Engineers traces the water tight bulkhead to Chinese ships of old. The author notes the bulkhead principle has been used on Chinese junks for centuries and praises the enduring ingenuity behind the invention.
The Philadelphia Record notes how habitual gamblers keep portable mascots in pockets for luck. Amulets include bullets from a woman’s brain, a gold hairpin linked to a broker, and a coin from a murderer on his execution day. Each mascot carries a storied past and superstition fuels the habit.
The German emperor joins a shooting party in England and jokes about magpie omens. The Duke of Cambridge recalls the old rhyme one for sorrow two for mirth three for a wedding four for a birth. If a fifth magpie appears, the duke adds, it means twins.
The article quotes Adelina Patti describing her stage success in nine points. She notes not beauty but attractiveness, grace, stylish dress, piquant presence, audience rapport, a good voice, sure singing, musical memory, and fair acting as her defining traits.
The Indian child in tepee life is described as having little to play with beyond hopping toads, few playmates outside kin, and limited parental caresses. A squaw mother often lays her baby down at dusk in a small sack and attends dances, leaving the child to its own devices. Crying is said to be nearly unknown among these children.
A noted exchange on social inequality circulates with the remark about half the world not knowing or not caring how the other half lives. The statements echo in discussions across the city influencing public sentiment and debate.
Quote from New York Herald shows an artist offering a final painting for a charitable use. A critic suggests donating to an institution for the blind as a possible recipient.
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