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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
7
On a hot evening Mr. and Mrs. Toomey endure a stifling home scene where his frugality clashes with household mishaps. Mrs. Toomey faints, a rice pudding breaks, and the couple spirals toward a pivotal moment that reveals a miser’s softening through shared strain and a hint of vacation plans.
Poem-like dialogue contrasts a dream day by a river with city stress and rest. Myrtle asks if George kissed you, Marion replies it happened in a hammock not on earth. The lines evoke escape from burdens, love, and a tranquil grove as the setting shifts from urban to intimate.
In a string of clipped exchanges characters discuss trust and esteem as a big stock rally is noted. A ticket inquiry for an airship line underscores travel currents between Chicago and New York. A proposal scene unfolds with tender promises and demand for a finer setting.
In a witty exchange, Miss Antique condemns a kiss as cheeky while Miss Kutting agrees, calling it awful and improper. The dialogue captures playful social banter and suggests a lighthearted social setting.
The fragment describes a melodrama scene with a pursuing villain and a puffing pair the villain with a cigarette and the heroine puffing her hair. It mentions Jenks whose business failed in a crash and a chinware dealer. A train joke references Mrs Ponsonby.
The breast of a chicken hawk, from the truest and purest meat-eating birds, has the most delicious and ginly flavor of anything that walks, flies, or swims.
Notice of a special election in Bottineau North Dakota on December 27 1000 to decide whether bonds totaling fourteen thousand dollars should be issued to fund existing city warrants and orders. Bonds to be paid in four percent interest with 1000 dollar denominations maturing 2000 2015 and 2020 years from issue. Ballot asks if it is for the best interests of Bottineau that bonds be issued to fund outstanding indebtedness.
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