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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
3
Dundee Advertiser reports on the Todigas a stigmatized group in Ceylon kept apart from temples and courts and forbidden to speak to outsiders except through a low caste intermediary. Their social position is described as the lowest rung with further caste tensions among Ambetteyos barbers and Hanomoreyos box makers.
In London years ago twelve officers known as cocket writers issued entry certificates and collected heavy fees. When Parliament moved to abolish them in 1851 ten falsified returns triggered surprise and discipline, while two honest filings led to pensions totaling £52,000 for one writer over fifty two years.
The article traces the dollar’s origin to Joachimsthal near Carlsbad with the thaler, notes the term spread to English usage and modern slang. It also recounts a New York Press quip about an omelet mistaken for esg, and quotes on poverty, ending with a school farewell line from Lippincott’s.
A quirky exchange notes a clock being an hour fast and a sister’s belief about it. The Kid Brother confides he knows the truth but will not tell. The line mirrors a newspaper comic tone with puns and wordplay from two sources.
Cartoon style dialogue sketches a series of brief quips about daily life and quirks. A rival’s twenty-eight dollar hat, garden exercise, installment house collector, cigars, ice cream, and a missing dog punchline.
The article traces the Dardanelles origin and the two ancient fortifications at the strait known as Gallipoli and the New Dardanelles. It notes the term Old Dardanelles used by Victorian geographers, the later fortifications, and credits Dartanus for founding the city that became London Chronicie’s origin.
A observers note on Arabian horse care illustrating endurance and calm. The Arab horse is tethered softly with ropes and a line, kept ungroomed, and trained to endure long desert journeys through steady, unhurried movement. The narrator reflects on the deep, practical bond between rider and mount observed in long caravans.
An old man on a fence describes locals with playful nicknames and jobs. Jim runs a telegraph at the depot, Zeke captains a pretend steamer as navigator, Pete works on an air ship as an aviator, Bills stays at home grumbling amid a volatile mood about the country.
A satirical snippet describes a plan to dismantle a tall brick chimney using engineered timing and timber supports, captured by a camera from a safe distance. It follows by quoting quips from Suoope and Grouchy on marriage, snakes with a dancer, and money as the root of all evil in lighthearted exchanges.
Fragmentary OCR style text reflects garbled aphorisms about truth reform poverty and wealth. It hints at misused phrases and misprints with stray names and unclear context, offering only scattered ideas rather than a coherent event or person. The piece reads as a noisy editorial fragment rather than a reportable incident.
A cryptic dialogue fragment from a Boston Trapscript scene suggests a tense deal secrecy between Hicks and Wicks. The lines hint at domestic interference and a hidden secret connected to a wash day dinner, leaving the reader curious about the outcome.
A tale centered on Pelham, a feast of beef and beauty unfolds over two hours in a grand setting. He dines with browneyed maids, red haired damsels, and pale ale as music swirls around guests from Vassar. The scene shifts to social mingling as he discovers wives, daughters, and suitors amid flirtations and wit.
In the New Hebrides a small wooded island, barely a hundred yards around, was bought by a British captain after natives protested and sought compensation. He paid ten tobacco sticks for the islet to halt constant demands, a move said to have ended the issue and labeled the area in local terms.
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