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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
6
In a rural valley, Rose Hartswick is courted by Jim and Karl while a hidden terror lingers in the Run Gap. Nellie Lona's warning, whispered doubts, and the village chorus heighten tension as family pressure and romantic rivalries collide amid springtime gossip and a looming June choice.
Rose grows sober and withdrawn after the fire as her father suspects the trauma. She rejects Karl Kelchline and refuses church or social visits while insisting on isolation, though family members try to cheer her with hopeful, teasing banter. The scene captures a fragile emotional recovery.
A bank teller shares a wall conversation about detecting deceit. He argues eye contact signals deception, while silence and voice steadiness indicate truth. He notes bank practice watching feet and knees, and describes telltale tremor and throat clearing when a liar speaks.
M Serpollet returns from England and, in a show of native courtesy, greets his host with exuberant embraces. He asks to be embraced and jokes about the bill, confessing it will prevent a future return. The scene highlights his fascination with the cheque and the waiter’s confusion as the tale ends on a humorous note.
Washington reports Bristow trains for the Cyclone Orator of Kansas title. The former editor moved from fear to fluency, adopting stumping habits and oratorical touches. Two debates with Long boosted Bristow, and voters chose him on election day.
Revelations about the Russian police agent Azeff echo a tale of Louis XVIII and Fouche. Fouche admitted spies watched the emperor and king. The Comte de Blavas received two hundred thousand francs yearly, prompting Louis to quip that honesty could still yield half.
A pompous clothed officer questions a downtown shopper. she demands a plain calico gown for washing, not tailored or nightwear, sparking a comic clash over gown types. The piece then shifts to Victor Hugo’s died house in Paris, its ownerless fate, and a witty exchange about wealth and living in a house once inhabited by Hugo.
A tramp escapes a bull by climbing a wall and asks for food. He then requests that the woman feed her dog in the interests of humanity, presenting a terse exchange between vagrant and passerby.
The Boston Globe notes 82 federal cemeteries in 21 states mainly in the South with some over 10,000 graves. Gettysburg Cemetery, dedicated by President Lincoln in 1868, holds about 3,500 soldiers and came under U S government control in 1872. The Chicago News remarks coal smoke aids germ destruction and fuels industries and prosperity.
A collage of excerpts references chemical affinity joke lines, Japan’s mercantile fleet statistics, Brooklyn Bridge maintenance costs, and a salon of odd ads and notices. Also including a humorous tax estimate scene and a NYC sky sign regulation failure, plus a line about Japanese trades by lineage.
An elderly resident of Baird Texas shares a letter about quitting coffee for Postum. The switch brought rapid relief from indigestion dyspepsia kidney and bowel pains with improved bowels and appetite. He notes his son also improved after trying Postum and praises the product as a coffee replacement in his family. There’s a call to read The Road to Wellville and a hint that a new testimonial is appearing in time.
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