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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
6
Reports from Trinidad note renewed activity at the Magnara oil fields inland about three miles east of Port of Spain. Exports firm employs many in rod and bridge building as new borings will be made and fields fully exploited amid rising local demand.
A brief survey of papal interdicts from Gregory VII through 1909, noting major suspensions of church rites in England under King John in 1212 and in France in 1200, with later actions against Portugal, Plovence, Sicily, Denmark, and cities like Florence Genoa Venice Adria and Nagiles.
A discussion on personalizing pets beyond dogs and cats notes women favor unusual creatures like birds reptiles and even hermit crabs. It highlights trends in accessories and showy habitats, while contrasting with a separate imperial edict urging adoption of foreign dress styles for officials and the public.
Newfoundland inaugurates a new era with 11 factories powered by 30 000 horsepower water power, expandable to 50 000. The hydraulic and electric installation is massive with over 80 electric motors driving machinery across the buildings.
A few years ago the French artist Benjamin Constant painted a historical scene showing Pope Urbain V entering Avignon. He flattered the image by giving the pontiff the features of Paris shopkeeper M. Chauchard, and now plans intend to place the work in designated spaces in Avignon for public viewing.
Gertrude E Curtis of Bradford Pennsylvania becomes the first colored woman dentist after passing the final examination with high honors at the College of Dentist Surgery in Philadelphia. She plans active practice soon and has encouraged several colored girls to pursue dentistry. The Holart harbor is described as among the world’s finest and nearby suburbs hold many people who cross the harbor daily. The Derwent River feeding the harbor is navigable for small excursion boats up to 30 miles inland.
A railway laborer in England cooks a rabbit by covering it with clay and baking it without fire, then opening the crust after about 20 minutes to eat. Meanwhile Oklahoma distributes three thousand copies of game laws in Choctaw and Cherokee to southeast residents. The Oklahoma Indian asserts hunting rights rest on divine laws.
E J Edwards recounts Daniel Lamont as secretary of war who asked only one personal favor from President Cleveland The request led to naming no one else as secretary of legation in London and caused a diplomatic standoff with Senator Bayard over the role. Lamont traveled Europe with his wife Whitney later paid for the trip.
Fanny and Viola exchange quips about a fishing morning and catching a target, with playful banter about roles. The Native tribe burial customs are noted as three days of ceremonies led by the college class, including a football game with the Choctaws, a Marathon, and 17 press dispatches. The magazine profits from the snake dance photo and impending film royalties are mentioned, with a wry appraisal of the moving picture deal.
A brief exchange on fortune tellers and past promises, noting that economic arguments waste time and money. It discusses how interview intelligence hinges on the interviewer, and defines a suffragette as a woman who would go to jail for the cause but resist officers' efforts to incarcerate her.
A fragmentary verse asks where the gate to the Primrose Way lies and recalls youth, marches, and lost comrades. It pleads for guidance from a chorus of distant voices, referencing Willon’s alley, fairy tale visions, and a wandering quest. The poem ends with a call to Masterson in New Yorks Sun for direction.
The Warshington Star reports Cornelius Vanderbilt at Bar Harbor praising yachts after Au tora’s victory in a Portland to Rockland squadron run. A lobsterman’s quip about yachts is recounted, contrasting reality with a fisherman’s blunt joke about an old tub filled with whisky and cigars.
Muriel Vanderbilt reports a fracturing arm may mend the rift between Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. after their child was thrown from a pony at Westbury, on the mother’s estate. Initial fears of immediate arm amputation prompted a frantic call for Mr. Vanderbilt to rush from Deepdale, then halt and stay on the phone all day.
Ambiguous text from an old source shows garbled dialogue about patients and medical care. References include doctors, hospital, a person described as cross-eyed, and unclear legal terms. No coherent events or names present.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat reader recounts a curious 1850 American edition of The American Ladies and Gentlemen’s Manual of Elegance and True Politeness by Charles William Day. The piece quotes chapters on dinners dancing and table manners, noting quaint precepts about napkins eating with knives and avoiding talk of digestion.
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