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Newspaper
The Appeal
Location
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
4
A police officer recalls a debate with arrestees about taxation. A local man explains becoming a taxpayer after buying a home, arguing taxpaying yields pride and responsibility. He notes renters rarely become taxpayers and suggests all should own property to gain civic standing.
A relic at Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate station looms above coal wagons and timber in the yard. An ancient stone pulpit, once in the monks refectory, offered preaching and lessons during monastery meals and remains the sole surviving fragment of the abbey’s domestic buildings.
Miss Nettie Williams of Pittsburg walked with a friend when six black birds suddenly swarmed around her head. They pecked at the hat ornament tearing feathers and struck her face with their bills. The hat was torn off and discarded as the escort beat the birds away.
A collage of banter and reflections about spring air, camphor from suits, a stalled promotion, and meetings with two capitalists who shared talkative babies. Dialogues touch on love, happiness, and the idea of conquest, ending with a note on a statesman’s dream turning real.
Dialogue touches on bagpipes aiding battle and stirring fighting spirit. Dickson quips about street gossip and a boy’s hair as time passes. Forelock notes the teasing around youth and fame. The light exchange hints at humor and social edge in casual talk.
State of Minnesota Ramsey County In Probate Court the petition representative requests the court fix a time to examine adjust and allow final account and residue of the estate to heirs. A hearing is set for Monday January 4 1909 at 10 o clock in the Probate Court Rooms City of St Paul. The citation will be published in the Appeal. Judge B W Bazille Clerk O W Gostwisch Attorney John T F Selb.
The critic laments the burden of pleasing a mass audience while hoping for an educated readership. He argues for speaking in the crowd’s jargon to avoid misunderstanding, desiring a small yet capable audience to discuss ideas plainly.
In a clipped exchange Mr Bakeley warns James the butler to keep quiet about a salute to the nursemaid. The butler answers yes and repeats the phrase Silence is golden as the scene ends.
Four year old Ray watches a gopher or squirrel at the window. The animal sits on its haunches eating with its forepaws, then runs off frisking its tail. Ray exclaims that it can wiggle its handle and walk on its hands, calling to mamma with wonder.
The thin boarder asks why a woman's heart is like an umbrella. The fat girl replies it’s easily lost. The fat man suggests someone is always seeking it. The chorus counters with a line about giving it up. The exchange presents a cheeky, social pun on possession and loss.
In Montclair the Knicker dog market pitches Bark and Bite canines at the same price. The joke contrasts a dog named Bocker with the question of bark versus bite, noting equal cost and value in a local playful debate.
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