Hopping for husbands at Irish seaside pillar
A fragment describes a curious pillar at the Irish seaside resort of Tramore near Waterford said to be topped by a statue or figure related to husbands, with scant readable context.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
4
A fragment describes a curious pillar at the Irish seaside resort of Tramore near Waterford said to be topped by a statue or figure related to husbands, with scant readable context.
A short note reports that a pet named QOOSE is adopted after a trip to Bridlington was not made. The event emphasizes the caretaker’s choice and the quiet resolution of the animal’s new home arrangement.
A brief notice describes a popular Bridlington bird affectionately known as John Willie. The piece notes the bird’s familiar presence and its status as a local favorite observed while the man sits and reads.
A historical note explains that Koreans and Japanese use terms meaning child or grandchild in insults. It documents escalating exchanges culminating in the crude line you grandchild of a dog, highlighting rigid family-centered cuss terms.
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly describes the bite of electric ants as a sharp electric pain that robs a person of calm and can cause a startled, half psychic attack. The piece notes such bites are rare, usually only once or twice in a lifetime, and compares the sensation to a bear or wolf bite.
A photograph depicts a wandering musician from the Buila district in British East Africa. He serves as the tribal historian, possessing extensive knowledge of local traditions and songs and is held in high regard. His instrument uses iron keys attached to hollow gourds, with spider-web covered holes contributing to its sound.
A New York Tribune visit describes a family living in a roof top dwelling above city offices. The airy living room opens to a roof and a parlor, with a cupola flower bed and a view of river lights. Mosquitoes are rare and thunderstorms are not worsened by proximity to clouds.
In Oktaha and Muskogee Oklahoma, Jenny Hosmer a sixteen year old heiress elopes with Wesley Moran. After ten hours poverty and weariness the pair return to Oktaha and Moran walks back to farm life while Jenny is taken home by her guardian Mrs. Newberry.
Archaeologists uncover a Stafian era marketplace in Crete revealing a busy exchange hub with ceramic wares and trade marks. Excavation at the site shows layout gaps and storage pits suggesting organized commercial activity and regional links.
In Des Moines a custody fight for Jeanette Edwards featured testimonies said to come from a spiritual medium. Judge Ransier awarded temporary custody to the child's maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mr. W. H. Robinson, while other parties faced fees.
Mrs Mary Gugise of 1617 South Lee Street claims her husband sold their three children for one dollar to a man who allegedly intends to forcefully take her. The account appears in a local report quoted by Gugise.
Excerpts recount the 1857 Indian Rebellion horrors at Cawnpore Delhi and Lucknow. Eyewitness mentions massacres of women and children, shipboard massacres on the Ganges, and the fall of Kashmir Gate. Coblier notes monuments and defaced memorials as reminders of Britain’s violence.
A respondent at a seance advocates popularizing a revised spelling system. He notes many messages from spirit land align with easier spelling and claims a deceased skeptic now accepts and writes with simplified form.
Onboard recollections describe Edna and Jack telling the chaperon to close her eyes to avoid seasickness. The San Onofre-era voyage is recalled with humor about navigating the shipboard social scene.
Mining men from across the country attended the second annual intercompany meet held in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania under the National Red Cross. Army officers served as judges as teams demonstrated rescue drills in an air tight mine chamber filled with simulated mine conditions and smoke to test first aid and emergency response.
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