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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
8
A French actor Hyacinthe, a sergeant in a national guard unit, and a body of insurgents face off behind a barricade. A general orders a risky plan to expose the shooter, while the sergeant offers a wry alternative remark about a handsome officer drawing the insurgent’s fire.
The Westminster Gazette notes an old Middle Temple custom where a warder blows a silver cow horn at 6 30 p.m. each evening during term to signal dinner dress time. The horn blast travels from Fountaincourt to New Court and other courts, lasting about ten minutes before the warder returns the horn to the pantry. Only small boys and ticket porters seem to notice, occasionally teasing the warder.
The battleship Michigan received a silk flag costing 225 dollars. The presentation marks a ceremonial honor for the vessel and its crew as part of official naval acknowledgments.
Two men exchange a sharp exchange over a riddle about a polar expedition and waiting for an unwelcome door latch, ending with one implying a forthcoming lecture and departing in a haughty mood. The Chicago Post framing notes a quip about a man and a hair restorer ad signaling a lecture deliverance.
The Dundee Advertiser recounts how Robert Louis Stevenson credited dreams and brownies with sparks of creativity for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It notes Sullivan's swift operatic work and praises M. Bomard and N Trotere for record quick compositions, including Asthore and In Old Madrid.
A fragment from a compilation notes how Chinese children are given unusual Christian influenced names such as Cloudy Afoon Celestial happiness Spring Peach or Casket of Perfumes for girls and more utilitarian labels for boys. It cites examples of children’s names used by slave owners and mentions a family scene with a boy Harold and his father in a corrective moment.
A Cleveland Leader column mocks pricing an opinion in a legal matter while a Chicago Record-Herald quips on excuses for misstatements. The snippets reflect satirical headlines about lawyers fees and accountability.
A fragmented line reflects on how the heart shapes actions and speech. The text notes a playful twist with would brew and high hopes implied in a proverb style.
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