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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
11
A young Abraham Lincoln earned money by ferrying across the Ohio at Anderson Creek. A talkative customer told how George Washington threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock. Lincoln joked that Washington could do so only with more business or by stealing.
A young wife Stella, fed up with her husband Bill and a scolding temper, writes a note and leaves their three room flat. She plans to see his reaction, packs a suitcase, and returns home before his five o clock arrival to prevent a tragic outcome and a sensational newspaper ending.
Stella hides under a bed in a tense scene as Bill reads a note and contemplates a drastic act, but he instead changes his plans and leaves, prompting Stella to seize a new clue: the message says it is much softer on the bed.
In 1848 planners offered five dollars to a boy who could fly a kite with a string across the 800 foot chasm from the American to the Canadian side. The boy's task completed, a small steel cable was pulled across and used to haul a wire basket for two people. The first bridge spanned 820 feet and was hailed as an engineering feat.
A man explains a simple personality test by talking about himself during first dates to gauge interest. He argues sustained curiosity about the other person deepens friendships and boosts popularity, noting most people fail to engage meaningfully.
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