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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
4
An old time Boston merchant named William Gray, known as Billy, rose from a common drummer to a wealthy figure who owned a fine Summer Street estate. A jealous rival mocked his past, but Gray replied that he did drum well, underscoring his skill and success.
Fre d eri c residents and nearby towns see social visits as farmers harvest potatoes. Local workers plan a large October 17 livestock and farm goods sale. Community notes include travels, visits, and a Nebraskan guest at J I Johnsons with mentions of the Concordia fair and local carpentry work.
The Bagshaw Cavern, two miles long, lies near Bradwell in Derbyshire England, famed for its romantic scenery.
The Atlanta Constitution cites two Billville philosophers urging vigilance on life. They recall the saying to keep four eyes open on the road of life, and offer a fable about a lion and lamb where the lion is blind toothless and rheumatic in its paws.
The flower clusters of the cauliflower form a firm head four to eight inches across the edible portion. This differs from other cabbage family members whose leaves and stalks are used culinarily.
In a Brooklyn Life fragment two strangers meet by chance in a hotel lobby and debate the phrase friend in need. The tall man insists he seeks the friend in need while the heavyset man hurries to his engagement and checks his watch.
The American seeks refreshment and renewed energy in the cup. Coffee and tea are his favorite beverages. On average he drinks more coffee than Europeans and, among Europeans, only the English surpass him in tea consumption.
Deacon Blimber questions why a clerk in a dry goods store earns $6 a week while a blacksmith receives $20 a week as wages. The remark appears in Browning's Magazine with emphasis on clerical vs craft pay.
A press photographer notes common walking and running speeds. He says the average man walks four feet per second and a dog at a jog goes eight feet per second. A horse trots twelve feet per second and a reindeer on ice reaches twenty six feet. A CPE horse hits forty three feet per second. A sailing ship shows speed measured in knots.
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