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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
8
A writer laments women’s hats and fashion while joking about marriage. The piece mocks strict gender roles and recalls the old Joe Miller saying about married men. It contrasts harsh mother-in-law jokes with praise for supportive mothers-in-law elsewhere in the column.
A New Jersey judge holds a husband must remove his mother in law or pay alimony if the independent elder woman intrudes in the home. The decision cites the old adage no house is wide enough for two women bosses and notes such disputes arise when the mother in law asserts control rather than humble dependence.
An editorial excerpt urges protecting homes from disease spreading insects. It notes the mosquito is indicted for maladies and warns the house fly is a modern menace. It prescribes screens and sanitation as defenses and urges scrupulous housekeeping to prevent infestations.
The piece notes the United States treats American Indians as domestic dependent nations and previews assimilation into American citizenship. Congress granted citizenship to Indians on allotted lands in severalty, increasing the citizenry by about 10,000 and continuing to rise.
The piece traces the shift from handwork to machinery in adhesive production over about twenty years. It notes advances in gum preparation and packaging automation, including automatic envelope and box forming and case packing. It suggests glue industry progress reflects broader trade recovery and hints at future export potential.
A crude wire picture hanger is described as a handy device with a looped top and bent arm to hold frames. The text likens it to a Sherlock Holmes dancing man but notes its practical use and adjustable features, attributed to a resident from a state claiming the President-elect.
The described device ensures the body rests flat along the wall for its entire length and holds the picture at a proper angle, solving the trouble of measuring wire and gauging to hang it evenly.
The article notes that hearing loss enlarged tonsils and nasal obstructions can cause apparent stupidity in children. It urges specialist treatment to restore hearing and breathing, and advises addressing deaf children from the sound side and ensuring they look at the speaker.
Dr Mero challenges Ravenstein’s famine based limits by arguing the earth’s carrying capacity depends on agricultural use and wealth effects. Ravenstein’s figures split fertile prairie desert areas with 80 2 and 0.5 100 per km2 yields. Mero counters that grain exports reflect wealth not scarcity and that Russia exports because it can afford money not because it has surplus.
A fragmented note describes a meeting where a cultured man named Fea encounters a four man group in a chemistry setting. The text hints at an experimental context and social interaction without clear resolution.
A humorous classroom exchange features a boy named Bobby answering seven times, with dialogue about police suits and pirates. The piece labels jokes on terms like ferment and office, ending with a teacher remark about political satire and a final quip on folly.
The speaker proclaims ownership of a luxurious Spanish Chateau and estate with a queenly household. He lists a wife and children as companions, praises affable servants and keen wits, and notes loyal friends who share in fortunes and sorrows, all within a richly satirical portrait of aristocratic life. The verse ends with a nostalgic wish to return from a distant siege of life.
A nature student cites examples of carnivores killing for sport across species. Wolves, wildcats, foxes, raccoons, mink, otters, sable and fisher are described harming livestock and poultry without eating them. Observations include wolves slaying many sheep in one night and cats bringing or killing birds or rodents for sport.
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