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Newspaper

Spencer News

Location

Spencer, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1909

Page

2

Graft talk and Auntie’s nose lace tale recall older times

Washington Star excerpt recalls ex police commissioner Hingham criticizing graft at a dinner with a parable about a church collection plate theft and a deacon’s horse. A child’s lace measuring lesson ends with a puzzled question about smell, highlighting moral temper and memory.

Washington Star Hingham New York Andover

Child Remains Mindful at Dinner With Dessert Promise

A three year old Katherine worries she is eating too much as a family joke about pudding for dessert surfaces. She responds seriously that she is saving her neck for chat, displaying cautious appetite and humor in a家庭 dinner moment.

Katherine Anid x Timi

Wille and the crutch praise from a child in distress

A baby Wille suffered a leg injury requiring a crutch for life. His mother bought the latest model and Wille expressed joy in round terms. He then referenced Johnny Knowles as a friend with teeth and legs who did not need crutches.

Wille Bedia Johnny Knowles

The Wild Geese Chapter XIII Siege and Flight

In a secluded abbey hideout Irish leaders plot as Sir Donny and allies clash over action. Flavia, captured during the ambush, is kept under guard while Colonel Sullivan and the French defend a risky escape toward a waiting sloop. The scene shifts to her despair and fixation on vengeance.

Ambush Threat Fails as Heroic Escape Splinters Plan

In a fog shrouded gorge a party led by the bishop advances to a river valley when Colonel Sullivan confronts them with armed men. Mavia exerts calm courage, a moment later Colonel John eyes a brutal option to silence her, but the plan collapses as the group loses the element of surprise and retreat to a nearby house.

Vlayia Nothmy ii Cammock Oman Plavin Vie Tao Fartiar Tie John Colonel John

Chapter XIV The Colonels Terms and Captives

Cammock and the bishop, seized in hostile hands, face an unknown dowm as they hurry, desperate yet defiant. They weigh murder versus exposure to English justice, calculating odds while restrained, planning to conserve strength for whatever fate awaits them.

Cammock

Mothers Like Fathers When Kids Won't Take No

Mothers whose children will not take no for an answer are reminded how much they resemble fathers at an earlier date. Most men differ with their wives when she changes her mind without advising him.

Record Smashes Sparse Across Major Leagues in 1909 Season

The season saw few breaking of long standing marks amid many standout games. No no hit games by pitchers. 17 total one hit efforts. Pirates Camnitz Wagner Clarke and others noted for rare feats. longest games included 18 innings Detroit Washington and 17 innings New York Boston. Hoblitzell and Ty Cobb set total bases and hit records respectively.

Pirates Camnitz Wills Chicago Miner Brown Ames New York Brooklyn Eddie Karger Cincinnati Boston Red Sox Karger Boston Reds Clarence Beaumont Eddie Grant Philadelphia Nationals Clarke Wagner Detroit Washington Forbes Field Hob Utzell Ty Cobb Napa Rucker St. Louis Tom Hughes Cleveland Grant Pittsburg Bramfield St. Louie Hartzell St. Louis Americans Philadelphia Eagle New York Americans Neal Ball

Kidney trouble relieved in three months with Peruna

A Ky man from Mt. Sterling reports ten years of kidney and bladder trouble eased after three months on Peruna. He says he stopped using it and has felt no pain since. The note includes an unrelated stray quote about love and storytelling.

Peruna Co. GL. Fizer Mt. Sterling, Ky

Luggage Lament Marks Aberdeen’s London Visit

Ann Aberdonian travels from San Francisco to London to see his son. At King’s Cross the conversation reveals he lost his luggage on the journey from Scotland as the cork came out. A fragmentary, humorous note ends with unrelated lines about Siren Doze and a shed.

San Francisco Scotland

Sloan's Liniment Praised for Colds and Coughs

Mr. A W Price of Fredonia Kansas reports using Sloan's Liniment for a year and finds it excellent for sore throat chest pains and hay fever attacks A few drops on sugar stops coughing and sneezing instantly.

Sloan Kiere A.W. Price Fredonia Kans

Frances Corrects Mommy On Pretty Phrase

Frances tells her mother she is not pretty does but that pretty is. The exchange centers on a lesson about beauty tied to actions and politeness, reflecting a child’s effort to redefine a familiar saying.

Frances

WISHED DEATH MIGHT COME No Believe the Awful Suffering of Advanced Kidney Disease

William Gibson of Greenup Kentucky describes severe kidney disease. He suffered bedbound months with back pain, edema, and painful secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his condition gradually improved and he was cured, with lasting effects. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.

William Gibson Greenup, Kry Dean Dean’s Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y

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