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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
2
A sermon argues four life philosophies but centers on Epicureanism versus Christianity. It urges Christians to combine stoic resolve with Christ’s universal brotherhood, warning the selfish happiness path threatens society and urging leaders to live by Christian principles.
AVBY W. WILEY urges moderation in summer and winter routines. The food expert warns against overeating and overdrinking, recommends lighter meats and cooked fruits and vegetables, and advises avoiding high alcohol intake and extreme cold beverages. He stresses cheerful, moderate outdoor activity to stay healthy.
Senator A J Beveridge argues that American manufacturers now demand a modern tariff aligned with all major producers. He urges a businessman's tariff not a politician's, calling for a scientific, fact based tariff that opens foreign markets and treats all interests fairly.
A defense attorney browbeats Horace Hinsey on his past actions while the witness admits as a boy he stole eggs from his father, prompting laughter from judge and jury as the trial proceeds with a lighter tone. The reminiscence appears in Youth's Companion.
Late night at the Grigson residence a creaking stair board betrayed a burglar. Mr. Grigson’s family confronted the noise as John fled the scene and a bag of valuables lay abandoned by the intruder. The false start alarmed the household and the thief escaped.
A New York man recounts traveling in Venezuela and staying at a hotel with a man from a leprosy tainted family who appears not to have the disease. During dinner the man, angered at a waiter, slams his hand on the table and then stabs his own hand with a pocket knife in a frenzy. The numbness and lack of feeling frighten him as he leaves the dining room.
Readable snippets describe a hotel scene with a sudden gunshot as a man ends his life to end a cursed existence. Vivid but incomplete, the fragment hints at a leprosy theme and a decisive act that concludes the narrative.
A job seeker impressed Mr. Blank by pledging unusual discipline and propriety in personal conduct. After an inhouse inspection to confirm his fit, the man was hired for one hundred dollars a month. The report comes from the Rehoboth Democrat and Chronicle.
Ex senator Cole recalls Charles Dickens in a Washington lecture room in 1865. Dickens wore fashionable evening dress with a flashy vest and long wavy hair. He read chapters from Copperfield Nicholas Nickleby The Pickwick Papers or Little Dorrit without commentary, while a scene of a bachelor clergyman guiding a woman through his church unfolds.
A Wise Guy asks if the granger tires of getting something for nothing. The granger, who has just invested in his twenty third gold brick, says others often try first and maybe, in time, he will be the other feller.
A Hollander named Van Wart runs a unique Albany shop selling only two wooden shoes and long Dutch pipes. He imports both directly from the Netherlands and ships tiny wooden shoes for ornamental use, candy boxes, and decorative purposes. Many pipes go to collectors, while practical wear is limited to a few toed recipients in dry, warm environments.
James De Hart of Port Richmond reports a single swallow built a nest in a water spout, blocking the gutter and filling his cellar with rain water. Investigators confirm the nest blocked the spout causing rain to spill into the cellar overnight.
The piece notes potential Canadian visits by the Prince of Wales and suggests reminiscences with his father could be highly interesting. It also highlights Alfred G. Vanderbilt's fire department on his Oakland estate and references mixed maritime and political curiosities.
The text discusses eye troubles and the need for properly fitted glasses. It asks if glasses relieve headaches dizziness and blurred vision and advises changing them if unsatisfactory. It ends by urging consultation for improved eyewear.
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