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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
7
Sam Bernard recalls guiding a New York friend in London who treated sights as mere entries in a diary. The traveler cataloged monuments and galleries on a sightseeing bus, noting Westminster Abbey as a mere entry, missing the sentiment of the sacred site.
A Chicago express company worker stole 25 000 while earning 55 a month, and a Massachusetts bank thief received 12 a week as a bookkeeper before a suspension. A Minnesota country paper ad offers eight dollars weekly for a Farmers bank cashier, sparking commentary on crime.
Mrs Herbert John Gladstone, widow of the former prime minister, is described as a tactful and gracious figure, expected to be a fitting companion for her husband in his duties as governor general of the United South Africa. She comes from the conservative Feet family and is said to adapt to her husband’s politics.
A widow compares marrying for love to soda water, saying without bread and butter a marriage lacks substance. The exchange spotlights practical concerns over affection in marriage proposals.
A reader-sourced fragment shows a terse exchange with a man claiming “considerate” as his daughter speaks, suggesting a tense moment where a chair is hinted at being tipped or feet shuffled, with a Plain Dealer attribution unclear.
George Ade recalls a rough rail trip to his Brook Indiana farm and jokes about the Detroit Toledo and Ironton line misnamed as the Delirium Tremens and Insomnia. The exchange includes hands on a bee hire and rabbit stopping stunts described by an amused friend.
At a tea party the prize for a guessing game is a slice of cake. A young wife says she will make her husband eat it crumb by crumb to prove there is a worse cook than he thinks. The tale ends with her intent clear and humorous.
The London Chronicle notes how bugbear and goldbug connect to the Celtic demon meaning bo gey. It suggests English bug derives from fear induced by insects after their arrival in Britain, with Shakespeare and old Bible usage showing the term in its sense of terror by night.
Josephine Daskam Bacon argues in later stories that the hearthstone is the sole worth while pursuit for women. She notes women never chose to abandon the hearthstone and must be credited for adapting to hardship rather than being coaxed back.
A Los Angeles Herald note explains experiments by Dr Laloy showing people misrecognize their own voices when recorded. The article describes bone conduction producing a different timbre from air transmitted sound and outlines a rod method to compare tones heard via teeth versus air.
A quip between Mr Collier Downe and the Milkman mocks fishing on a dairy farm. Downe says they recently found a good many small gud geons in the milk, delivering a humorous misdirection about milk contamination.
The Tibetans' sacred literature totals 325 volumes, with 100 volumes of doctrines named Kangyur and 225 volumes of commentary. Printed at Marthany in 1721 and later in Peking, copies reside in Paris National Library, the Asiatic Museum in St. Petersburg, and the India Office in London.
Robert W. Chambers was applauded in New York at the Century Club for the success of his novel Directness. He stated descriptive writing matters but warned that readers skip the descriptive passages, as a child once asked what descriptive writing is.
Kahns recall the neighbors criticizing Butz for an educated goat. Labuls says he disposed of it after the animal started to do washing, prompting a crisis as neighbors believed the goat mastered too many human tasks.
Delilah laments Samson's blinding and loss of control over her life saying treachery leads to punishment in this world reflecting on the biblical story and its consequences.
In a light verse from Presbyterian Standard two children in a family react to a new baby. The first child cheerfully proclaims the arrival while the second child comments with humorous contempt about the new presence in their home.
The article marks Psalm 121 as the traveler's psalm and notes its use by pilgrims and explorers. It cites Bishop Hooper, David Livingstone, and Bishop Hannington as examples, describing how each began journeys with the psalm and its refrain.
In a Royal Magazine piece Maudie challenges Jack with a riddle about breaking a bottle in an empty sack. The exchange highlights Jack’s strength as he shatters the bottle, while Maudie notes the joke and asks for white evening gloves priced at six and a quarter.
The article explains cantilever bridges as balanced brackets anchored at mid river and extending from piers, with the Niagara Bridge of 1883 as the first large American example. It defines suspension bridges as spans supported by chains or cables from anchorages to bridge points.
Simeon Ford recounts remarks at a hotel men s banquet about the coming March winds and travelers in Rome Egypt and the Riviera. A Rome visitor recalls a sculpture of Romeo and Juliet feeding on a she wolf as the city s most striking work of art.
A suffragette in Shrewsbury, England, persuaded a burly laborer to sign a petition for women's suffrage. The man reacted with shock and anger when he was hugged and kissed by the petitioner after signing.
A classroom joke unfolds as a student asks if cocoanuts grow on trees and a teacher confirms. The student bluntly adds he thought monkeys laid them, prompting a lighthearted exchange about fruit and animals.
A humorous exchange notes a husband likened to a rooster for waking early and crowing about it. The judge comments on the comparison, delivering a light punchline.
A social scene tale shows Miss Bixby aim to impress Prof. Clark using a tar heel nickname learned from a North Carolina friend. The exchange reveals Clark's shy wit and Bixby’s poised bid to break ice at a dinner table. The piece shifts to political lore with John Burns and a taxed salary retort about the £2000 wage.
In a New York importing house the president learned Italian by daily two hour lessons during commutes. He avoided books and used a top instructor traveling with him to the office and home, totaling about 510 hours over ten months.
A quirky scene describes a theater or street performance titled Uncle Tom’s Cabin with doubled characters including two Uncle Toms two Evnas two Topsies and two bloodhounds, plus an assistant mentioning two dollars amid unlikely props.
Mr. Lloyd George is famed for witty repartee and sharp sarcasm. At a meeting a heckler claimed to want change, and the retort implied the speaker sought a change of drink.
In Wotton near Dorking England seven boys held a silent grave ceremony reading the Lord’s Prayer the Creed and the Ten Commandments then in school read a New Testament passage. Each boy received 40 shillings and two rabbits for fulfilling the will provisions.
In a spirited exchange, Mr String Barker defends reading a controversial newspaper saying he relies on it for arguments on the wrong side. The dialogue underscores his belief in examining multiple perspectives.
A lighthearted paradox about marriage and thriftiness with a quip on trousers. Parker jokes that a wife who gives away old trousers would make a stricter mate, turning a domestic virtue into a comic test.
The article recalls Henry VIII era practices with board and lodging for servants valued at four cents a day, higher five cents a day under the Earl of Northumberland, and notes Spanish nobles astonishment at English workers living in mud houses yet faring as well as the king.
Alderman Smith’s baby is christened amid compliments to the parents. The mother humorously predicts a future politician, noting the child’s talent for crawling out of trouble as the father asks why. The anecdote appears in Lippincott’s.
Alice Davis Moulton argues in Club Notes that Arbor Day should focus on planting. She notes teachers hold exercises about planting but urges more actual planting and less talking and singing to fulfill the day’s purpose.
Mrs Myles notes platform tickets are issued by some German railroads for non travelers to bid farewell to departing friends. Mrs Styles replies she would gladly pay to say goodbye to friends.
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