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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
4
A speaker rejects summer work and praises winter’s quiet. He credits his wife with hauling wood and "baking his chinces" while she totes in the wood. He believes a man finds life better when pulled through by a woman and finds peace in domestic labor.
In the Washington Star account a man with a valise and umbrella buys fiction and is drawn to an illustrated page of mythological figures. He asks about a centaur, admits new interest after joining a patent medicine firm tour, and ponders who would treat the centaur if sick.
A Boston man recalls multiple sudden deaths linked to anger and egg meals. He cites a wife who died after a dinner amid rage and eggs, a 15 year old boy who ate four soft boiled eggs before breakfast, and a friend who died after a meal of eggs, suggesting a cause and effect chain.
A long digest of palmistry and chiropody beliefs argues that foot markings reveal temperament and talent. It links instep height, heel shape, toe length, and curves to morals, abilities, vanity, and emotion, noting fashion influences and ancient ideas. It ends with a French war pigeon race offering a 260 mile challenge and a winner at 34 mph.
A long letter to the English prime minister from a workingman asks for consideration of a parish curate at St Matthew's church. The writer praises the curate as earnest and sound, requesting the minister be promoted on merit rather than favor. The note cites references from Mr Sut Uvap and Mr Alcroft as supporters and expresses concern over missing the chance for promotion.
The German emperor plans a vocal music contest across towns starting 1899 with Cassel as the first host. Each choir will receive an unpublished piece an hour before the contest and perform without accompaniment. The Kaiser’s prize is a jeweled crown worn by the winning choir’s president for a year, with singers’ names engraved. Chalk New Coal Saver described to boost heat from coal.
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