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Newspaper
San Mateo Item
Location
San Mateo, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
4
A fragmented page presents a short rural verse about a child’s morning away from mother and fear of goodbyes. It also includes a prose fable titled Once Upon a Time about Berthold and magical animal companions that aid him, leading to a castle, enchantment, and a happy ending with a swapped life.
In a baggage room a chorus of trunks and boxes vented pride and fear about journeys and labels before a baggage shifter abruptly ejects them all. The scene mixes humor with travel lore as characters argue over hotel ads and worth.
A nine year old boy named Johnny Early ran from home after being whipped for eating five pies. He stopped at Farmer Abram Adams on the Camden pike and fainted when asked directions to New York City. He later confessed he had fled at four this morning and had eaten nothing since last night. Adams brought him home to relieved parents two miles from Columbus on the Bordentown road near Beverly. His mother planned to bake more pies.
A set of riddle questions and answers from the Philadelphia Ledger asking which animal fits each clue. Animals include Fox Muskrat Giraffe Kangaroo Crocodile Wasp Polar Bear Cow 47g Burro Sloth with answers provided after each clue.
A six month old collie from Scotland joined the household at breakfast time but was barred from the dining room. The rule was strictly enforced by the daughter. the narrator admits being the only one of 34 men to break the rule by offering him a heating tea as
Vice President Fairbanks recounts a campaign stop in Louisville with Leslie Shaw. A Kentucky colonel welcomes them at lunch and jokes about drinks. Shaw orders butter milk while Fairbanks asks for lemonade, and the colonel chooses niece of pie as dessert.
The United States shows growing interest in Latin American industry as a new federal state department bureau opens. U S capital in the region totals about 1.0 billion dollars with Mexico leading, and Latin America's foreign trade reaches roughly 1.977 billion dollars with substantial U S shares in both imports and exports.
In a Cleveland assault case the prosecuting witness testified the defendant knocked him senseless and kicked him for minutes. When asked how he could know he was kicked while down the witness admitted that if he had the man down, he would have done the same.
The piece argues that Japan's pushback on Russia is overshadowed by a Western conviction of white supremacy. It contends that if the East Island Empire unites Asia, a major factor will be the Western attitudes on the American and Australian shores toward nonwhite peoples.
The glass vacuum jacket, a famous insulated bottle, was first devised by Lord De War in 1895 during experiments in liquefying air and gas, countering the idea of a mere catch penny invention.
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