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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Sager and the TE Agron in a vague context with references to chases and a lantern. Hard to extract a coherent event, but the readable names imply a local notice or brief about people and objects without clear action.
A discussion on early interpreters and inventors recognizing Marconi's wireless telegraphy. Report notes that wireless speech transmission has reached long distances, while future breakthroughs in interpretation and celestial forces may be harnessed for human use.
A fragment notes wild political term actions hinder reporters and injure people, with property damage to paintings. It discusses gendered language and treatment, referencing a jewel as supposed rationality, then cuts off. The text shows disorder and inflammatory rhetoric about suffrage and morality.
An obscure passage questions efforts to discredit suffragettes by claiming insanity or criminal confinement. It argues that even if not insane, such activists could be sent to penitentiaries, criticizing legal protection for these perceived offenses and commenting on societal safeguards and authorities.
A fragmented text discusses the governor election in Iowa, alleging a challenge by candidates to dispute results and questioning Judge Lee's involvement. It claims the attempt could shift political power and impact the fall election margins, urging “good losers” to rise.
The text reports Mrs. Mary Perrie Pearsall planning a home visit with her sister Helen before returning to Des Moines. Mr. Pearsall will accompany her and attend Grinnell commence exercises next week. Miss Myra Wood returned from Atlantic and Walnut, while Mr. and Mrs. A. Wrickson visited Dickens with a son.
Mr and Mrs A Simington and Mrs Jud Thompson visited from Matt Freeman. A list of students who were neither absent nor tardy is read, including Millie Hardie, Charlotte Dunning, Leo Ayers, and many others. Community notices mention graduation activities, wages, and local business happenings around Greenvini and Spencer with plans for a baseball game between Spencer High and Sibley High.
A girl sleeps beside a pond as a giant six inch spider nears her throat. A hunter uses a loaded rifle to kill the venomous creature, saving the child. He admits playfully to William Tell as the danger passes, then returns the girl to her father. New and Old Britannic ship notes follow with local notices and community updates.
German labor law tightens rules on employing people under sixteen, enforcing age verification and limits on hours. The new legislation aims to protect minors, requiring parental consent and safeguarding measures in workplaces.
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