11 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1909
Page
1
A hero sings of joy and solitary dreams, facing madness with a steadfast heart. He keeps his sorrow private as dawn shines, yet fate conquers him. His final smile turns disaster into sublimed defeat, praised in Century Magazine.
Myra Blaine a young graded school teacher in a neighboring town longs for a vacation to escape her straining weeks of teaching, domestic duties, and social duties. She balances chores with family needs while friends and a budding social life unfold around her.
A mixed excerpted piece describes poems and moral reflections about duty and endurance, including lines about not doing as one wills and the inner struggle. It notes a whispering telephone experiment claiming privacy and enhanced hearing, plus claims for a new compact device improving long-distance sound.
An 1820 Saline County log cabin near Marta Bead and Grand Pass endures as a weathered "Quality House." Built by William H. Lewis, it expanded from a four-room log structure to a boarded residence. The Civil War era saw secret passages and a hiding place later filled in. Washington Irving reportedly slept there in 1832 during a West tour.
A Yonkers Statesman note remarks on creators, women, and feelings of wrongedness as a playful aside. The piece hints at an inventor culture among fishermen and a local wit about gendered perceptions.
An article explains a Seerephone device added to a telephone transmitter mute mouthpiece to enable silent listening at the sender while the receiver hears the message clearly. The device features a shaped aluminum mouthpiece, vulcanite bulb halves, wire gauze diaphragms, and a central cone to alter sound waves. Perforations between parts regulate resonance to prevent jumbling of words.
Old John, a Provincetown resident, roams the wind swept shore seeking salvage. A heavy northwest wind blows a hollow of sand and a mysterious pursuer appears as a loud groan. He discovers the threat is an empty water barrel rolling down the hill blown by wind.
The speaker warns that a sulky diet and constant complaining ruin thinking and alienate friends. He cautions that wealth does not win belief if a man brags about it, no matter how much he earns.
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