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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
11
The article notes E. Hoyle as a barrister and registrar born 1670 who died 1767 in Cavendish Square. It says he did not invent whist but popularized scientific whist, earned £1000 from his treatise, taught for a guinea a lesson, and influenced players with probability calculations, attracting a famed mathematician to coffee houses for odds at various rubber stages.
Excerpts from the Princeton Tiger capture shipboard chatter on an ocean crossing. Passengers in steerage joke about conditions while clouds appear as land and ice reports circulate. The snippet notes porpoises nearby and references a mysterious new traveler aboard at night.
Miss Mary owned a young Ovisaires lamb described as a diminutive wool bearing quadruped. The article paints its shaggy coat as luxuriously pale and delicate, likening it to crystal vapor. The creature loyally accompanies Mary wherever she goes, reflecting remarkable fidelity for its age.
The piece surveys penalties for forgery from the 19th century changes in England to earlier Tudor times. It notes Thomas Maynard’s death in 1829 as the last London forgery execution, the 1832 shift to transportation, and the 1837 removal of will forgery exceptions. It recalls Tudor pillory and bodily branding as harsher punishments for forgers.
The Delineator cites a long list of famous former orphans including Sir Henry Stanley Queen Catherine the Good Alexander Hamilton Rosa Bonheur Edgar Allan Poe Rachel Leonardo da Vinci and Moses. It argues such children can rise above adversity through genius and virtue. It urges peers to lead others toward higher interests and real life as Kipling’s gospel.
Quote notes that many so called infallible cures have been proposed over time, illustrating the stubborn difficulty of treating certain diseases. The London Times stresses the scarce reliability of claimed universal remedies.
A humorous portrait of pack mules describing their indispensability in mountains, the art of mule packing, training, and the comical notion that a mule can sing. It notes the mule’s behavior when laden and the packer’s role in keeping the train in line.
The Manchester Guardian notes how political debate in the house of commons over a new educational act runs on tangled imagery. It mocks figures like Bishop Knox and Dr Clifford, highlighting phrases about irreligion moisture in tobacco and a flood of sectarian clam in a granite foundation.
A husband learns the leeks in his soup came from accidental bulbs sent by Mrs. Jackson. The bride had asked for leeks, the grocer confirms they were eaten, and the husband admits finishing the bowl before discovering the mix up. The misplaced tulip bulbs caused the household confusion.
In a playful Illustrated Bits gag Bridget is warned the Joneses will visit for dinner. The cook vows to “do me worst” to keep them from troubling the house again. The dialogue hints at humor and domestic mischief.
A humorous Chicago Tribune essay defines a sociologist as someone who can inspect a garbage can and find enough material for a long lecture on society's needs. The quip reflects social critique and the field's focus on everyday urban life.
Colorado Midland official C H Speers describes colonists as families of three to six traveling west by rail to California, Colorado and the Northwest. He notes spring and autumn waves, carload groups, land open for homesteads, and irrigation turning deserts to fertile land, with settlers stopping at resorts and many eventually staying in Colorado.
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