01 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Suffolk Casket
Location
Suffolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1879
Page
1
The article advises discharged workers to own the failure and avoid excuses about favoritism or being targeted. It notes the cost to a firm of hiring and testing a unsuitable employee, about 60 dollars for shop workers and 200 to 250 for office staff, before finding a good fit. It says bosses wanted to hire and promote the worker but found they could not.
A reflective piece argues that modern leadership rests on reason and a powerful mind beyond despotic rule. It intertwines a quotation from Harry Pratt Judson and a tale from Freiburg cathedral about love overcoming social constraints, noting an altar’s top arch symbolizing ambition and endurance.
Farm and Fireside suggests extending fuel by denatured alcohol or kerosene when hill climbs drain supply. A pressure feed method uses a tight cap vent and a sharpened match to aid ascent, or back downhill if needed. The piece also recounts how Moosejaw earned its name in Saskatchewan after a pioneer repaired a wheel with a moose jawbone found by his child.
A note printed on a banknote, later found by a Liverpool merchant's cashier, carried a red message revealing that John Dean of Longhill near Carlisle could learn his brother was a galley slave in Algiers. The kingpin notified government, the foreign secretary acted, and the dey was persuaded to release him after eleven years of bondage.
A man bursts to the asylum entrance in the middle of the night shouting he has suddenly gone insane. The keeper, roused from a first story window, yells back that the man must be crazy for coming at that hour. Brooklyn Eagle.
A London Mail note reports a country tour anecdote where an amateur photographer asks to photograph a farmer’s daughter as she is. The farmer’s amused consent leads to a lighthearted moment as a parson is sought.
Chicago News explains that a doctor's bill covers professional services rendered and not miracles. A patient contracts to pay for expert services whether or not a cure is achieved. The piece notes two misunderstandings: fees are collectible and doctors are not legally bound to attend unless they agree to serve.
A vivid description of Ogden canyon carved through the Wasatch, overlooking the Great Salt Lake. The text explains the canyon formed as the Wasatch mountains rose while the Ogden River eroded its bed, a geological puzzle noted by Argonaut.
The passage explains that magnetic disturbances do not begin simultaneously worldwide but progress around the globe. Small abrupt disturbances take three to four minutes to circle the earth, while larger magnetic storms move more slowly and may require half an hour or more to complete the circuit.
The Athens festival features a citywide procession with all classes marching in order from elders to children and women. A notable exhibit is a ship propelled by hidden engines bearing the goddess banner atop its mast. Also described is Curious Lake in Kildine Germany where surface waters are fresh yet deep saltwater conditions harbor salt water fish.
A reflective remark urges a man to closely examine himself before deciding to become a fool. The quip by Josh Billings emphasizes personal choice and self-awareness in making bold life choices.
Local residents host and visit relatives across Virginia and nearby states. Travelers include Miss Julia Hyslop in Franktown and Miss Faith Custis from Philadelphia visiting Miss Mary Custis, with many others visiting kin, attending meetings, or planning trips to Ocean City and excursions by auto.
A Birmingham Age-Herald cartoon caption discusses a pause in action as a family mishears a caller about domestic staff. The exchange uses the term innocuous desuetude to describe a subtle lapse, reflecting a humorous take on household matters.
Miss Bernice Bundick visits Stockton friends while Mr and Mrs Thomas Shreves enjoy a seaside week in Ocean City Beach parties hosted by Herbert Barnes and Grace Northam draw local crowds Visitors include Miss Mary Sledge Miss Mabel Riley Miss Ora West and others from Parksley Onancock Rehoboth and Philadelphia. church fair set for Guilford Church on September 13 with rain date the 14th Cleanup and travel details appear alongside multiple brief visits and family updates across Accomack and surrounding towns.
A dense classifieds cluster offers farms for rent and sale near Nassawadox Belle Haven Painter Pocomoke City and other spots. Listings include horse farms truck farms pigeon stock and real estate parcels with notes on improvements and terms. Additional items cover moving houses organ and yard work services plus a yacht and various belongings for sale.
Woodberry M E Church holds its annual fair on September 6 with supper ice cream and confections to benefit a new building. Conquest Chapel M P follows on September 7 with similar offerings. Guilford M E plans September 13 for repairs. Atlantic M P hosts a Sept 6 sale of meals desserts and refreshments. Everyone invited. Weather may delay to next fair day.
Notice of a regular meeting of the Business Men's Credit Association of the Eastern Shore of Virginia to be held in Mason's Hall Parksley on Tuesday September 5 at 7 p.m merchants and business men urged to attend as several important topics will be acted upon A W Short president A H Stevenson secretary. Also mentions civil court chancery suit for Ada Elizabeth Mason Comer vs William Edward Comer for divorce on cruelty and desertion with defendant not residing in Virginia and must appear within 15 days after publication with notices to be posted and mailed.
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