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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
8
A wide array of items cover shipping losses in Spain and New York gas incidents to royal travels and political developments. Events include fires in Cartiniera Spain and a New York subway gas leak, battleship visits to Auckland and Sydney, strikes, and political campaigns across the United States and Europe. The tone remains quick, listing diverse, era-specific happenings.
A London notes item describes plants lifting heavy objects: pumpkins reportedly lift weights up to two and a half tons during growth, a mushroom can raise an eighty three pound paving stone, and a cellar wine cask ascends to the ceiling aided by vine fungus growth.
A well meaning curate in a small village aspires to fit parish society. He imitates overheard talk and offers a dinner grace that sounds like the fashion, saying O Lord, thanks awfully, jolly good Teed, not in a bid to blend with the tone.
In One City and Many Men Sir Algernon West recalls Dr Quain the witty physician recounting a miserly Marratt patient who asks for the carpet strip by his bed to be saved, fearing undertaker’s men will spoil it with their boots if left out.
A brief exchange in a Philadelphia Press snippet features Tess asserting her husband wed for beauty and Jess quipping he must feel like a widower now. The late 19th or early 20th century tone underlines witty social banter between unnamed speakers.
In a Chicago News snippet, Tired Tatters laments lacking funds to patent his idea and describes an automatic tire for police clubs as the concept. Weary Walker asks about the idea, framing the item as a possible innovation.
A pondering on the new era suggests the coming millennium will be judged by the concrete acts of people fulfilling their stated good intentions. It frames character and civic responsibility as the measure of progress.
The State Fair will be illuminated each evening with arc lamps and incandescent clusters in buildings and grounds to host nightly horse shows chariot races and hippodrome features beginning Monday September 7. The Indians Fair opens at night for the first time its history with dramatic lighting and extended programs in the Art building women’s rest building and livestock pavilion.
A Missouri general, once elevated to national prominence after a legal clash with the Standard Oil Company two years ago, has been nominated by the Republican party to lead a gubernatorial slate.
A humorous exchange on marriage motives and social vanity. Miss Afternoon Tea argues against settling for a tombstone epitaph, preferring visiting cards with a married name. Clarice notes a friend in a rush to change her name to avoid ordering more name cards.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt presents a politician charged with perjury and a wry exchange on truth. The quoted line mocks the crime while the figure laments professional jealousy as he defends himself.
A judge recounts a chastised son asking if Willie Simmonds would have whipped him the same way. The reply: yes, but two lickings would be needed in that case, highlighting a stern family moment.
A witty dialogue notes that when an uncle visits New York he will be properly entertained and receive all that money can buy, reflecting social expectations of hospitality.
Quote exchange shows Senator Sorghum reframing a politician as grafty not crafty. Brief satirical jab contrasts political corruption with cleverness. Only the dialogue fragment is readable, reflecting the Star's tone.
The Galveston News contrasts ways men earn money with those who make and obtain money, exploring varied approaches to wealth and success.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes Artemus Ward’s joke about “seeing a man” spread after editor Ll. J. Pracey quipped lines prompting audience members to visit Aman the restaurant between acts. The phrase boosts the restaurateur’s business as patrons alter behavior.
The famous tenor Brignoli was noted for guarding his voice against flattery and cold drafts. In New York he reportedly invited orchestra members to a harpogene Supper at the Everett House after an applause for a favored song, costing $500. He allegedly took long precautions each day to avoid drafts, pacing halls and chilling in the lobby before venturing outside.
At a TM vois political convention a speaker renominated a personal friend for a close district and lauded his battle field and peacetime services. A heckler demanded a candidate who can run best, prompting a retort that the nominee’s well known war record proves superior.
The article discusses the color green as a study of nature’s diversity and its cultural symbolism. It traces green to deities like Venus and Freya, links Friday to Freya as a name day, and notes beliefs about green’s association with intellectual power among clairvoyants, contrasting it with other colors.
A light hearted duel tale begins with two Frenchmen in a quarrel who challenge each other. They walk to the agreed spot with seconds when one trips and falls injuring his nose slightly. The other remarks on the blood and both men laugh at the notion of honor vindication.
A boy tells Maia he made a bet with his cap against two shoe buttons that she would give him a penny to buy apples. Maia agrees and they obtain the penny, ensuring the boy does not lose his cap.
A Chicago Tribune note explains ant behavior as forecasts of rain. Morning activity clearing nests signals several days of dry weather, while afternoon ant movement and nest sealing suggest an imminent shower. The piece concludes ants rarely miss incoming rain.
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