Dogs Shat Hunt Truffles on Bus Route
Fragmentary text shows mention of dogs involved in a hunt for truffles and another person continuing the business on a bus route. Details are unclear due to damaged wording.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
5
Fragmentary text shows mention of dogs involved in a hunt for truffles and another person continuing the business on a bus route. Details are unclear due to damaged wording.
A Colorado family pursues practical savings and efficiency in daily life, illustrating a community emphasis on frugality and resourcefulness amid rising costs. The piece highlights household decision making and shared responsibility to curb expenses.
A concise report describes tobacco usage in the paper as linked to taming wild animals. The account notes a “Camel” figure and a claimed method involving smoke to manage the beasts, reflecting period discourse on animal control and smoke interactions.
An animal is described smoking a lighted cigar, becoming tame as it inhales and emits smoke from its nose. It then fixes its legs, resisting movement until the cigar is reignited, continuing the unusual habit.
A Yakima, Washington farmer shooting at a flock from a marshy inlet of the Yakima River brought down two geese. He then saw another goose rise and fall again, indicating a possible third hit.
Mrs. Margaret Meskill answered a knock at her back door in Montclair New Jersey and found a one legged man on her steps asking alms. She offered help and the brief encounter sparked a remarkable response and relief in the town.
A near stumble and chase ended when a supposed one legged man transformed into a swift two limbed athlete. The faker dashed away, covered about a block before being called off by Tigeres after the pursuit.
In Chatham England William Hennen 94 and Panny Wedhams 80 wed after meeting via old age pensions. Townspeople gifted Hennen a new frock suit and overcoat while the bride wore a wedding gown. A local jeweler supplied the ring and a motor car carried the couple to their stylish new apartments.
At Nanaimo on Vancouver Island a seashore block house stands as a relic of pioneer days. The fortress, built for early settlers, shows its weathered walls and the remains of its shuttered upper windows.
A man and a woman discuss fortune telling as one woman tells him of long life and wealth and marriage within a year. The second reader notes inconsistencies about future wife appearance and duration, while a skeptical tone and a prankish ending close the scene.
A Whee Man relates a job interview where Bri ve Employer agrees to hire after noting no new additions to the family during the baseball season. The fragment hints at employment decisions tied to family events.
A cashier refuses to honor a check stating no funds exist while a customer proposes using the coins on hand to settle the balance. The dialogue highlights a bank trust issue and a safer financial arrangement.
A concise observation notes that praising a speaker before an intelligent audience yields strong, echoing applause while direct face to face compliments may be rebuffed. The piece hints at rhetorical strategy and audience dynamics in public speaking.
In Training. A broker says the marathon pace is a matter of conscience and explains he advertised houses as within ten minutes of the station to maintain integrity and credibility in listings.
An exchange shows a wife seeking divorce while her husband refuses. The dialogue critiques marital discord and stalled separations in a dated social column.
A historical note says Japan is abandoning an ancient saying that warned against trusting women. The article credits Western influence for shifting attitudes as the proverb falls out of use.
A city uses a nine o clock whistle from a packing plant as the new curfew signal. Ten years ago the Sunflower state adopted curfew laws. now grown men instinctively check their watches at the whistle and heads turn to the plant every night.
City of Winnipeg expands public ownership to utilities and transport. Winnipeg controls water, asphalt, electric and street railway assets, with a near finished Winnipeg River power plant and an $18,000,000 purchase. Over 17,000 phones serve homes and offices, with residents paying 24 dollars annually and offices 48 dollars. The system includes local quarries supplying material for paving and crushed stone.
An American heiress matchmaking scheme offers two Austrian princes and a count as potential husbands for U.S. daughters. Miss Yrma Bleyer says suitors require American fortunes matching the princes’ three million dollars each. The nobles' family seats lie in Bohemia and Austria with castles and army officer titles.
Mount Grove Missouri August 25 The Missouri Agricultural College and the state poultry experiment station announce an egg laying contest starting September 1 and lasting a year. Fifty breeders may enter up to six hens each, with identical hens, rations, and care to ensure fairness. Prizes will be awarded monthly and for breed representations, with additional awards for the year.
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