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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
3
Lincoln's early years and rise through 1850s traits are recounted with Herndon and the press, detailing his courtly acts of mercy, stubborn conscience, and reluctant public speaking. The narrative covers his 1856 Bloomington speech, the 1858 debates with Douglas, and the moral force guiding his political path.
A reminiscence recounts Abraham Lincoln rising in Illinois politics, the Freeport question, Horace Greeley’s endorsement, and the 1860 Republican convention in Chicago. It describes travels to Springfield, the farewell train to Washington, and the grief at Lincoln’s 1865 assassination, ending with a farewell in memory.
Captain Moncton describes an island of coral rock with countless rats and no other life. While at the reef edge, rats showed a strange behavior grabbing crabs with tails and devouring them, then returning to their resting spots on the stones.
A historical note surveys claimants to the velocipede invention. Blanchard is credited with early innovation in 1779, Niepce ranks next, and Baron von Drais, a German, patenting his draisena in 1818.
W L George, England's leading authority on athletic sports, argues that women in athletics are prone to overdotting their efforts and overexertion. He cautions against excessive training emphasis.
A vintage ad fragment quotes Dixon and Dubb with playful lines about fame and social perception. It ends urging use of Red Cross Ball Blue for a dainty, well groomed appearance in girls.
In a domestic quip, Mrs. Yearned suggests Bridget’s late mornings, Mr. Yearned recalls buying an alarm clock, and Mrs. Yearned retorts that alarms misfire. Mr. Yearned proposes an unconventional solution: lend the baby to wake Bridget.
In Movie Land the Property Man recalls the big dragon prop for a film. The Director confirms the tail was made in several pieces and has been mixed up. He says to call in the continuity expert to fix the confusion.
Epaminanda Bertucci of Rome announces a small scale test of a new monoplane capable of landing without a large field and taking off without a long run. The craft can reach over 300 miles per hour and can cruise at a few miles per hour if needed. Bertucci plans serial war use and arms the plane with a machine gun.
Three negro soldiers in France boast of American jobs and show bravado as Bo Jackson mocks them. A passerby claims to tame a lion with a tongue grip in a tense exchange from The Home Sector.
A frail down and out tramp visits a farmhouse repeatedly. The housewife expresses disgust and questions his hygiene. The tramp replies that he only washes before he eats, a stark exchange that highlights his penniless condition.
A humorous fragment shows Frank teasing his mother during a gathering about his bald father and their marriage. The piece pivots to a joke about curing nomadic urges by building a 2,000 book library. It ends with a punchline about staying put.
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