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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
6
A promotional piece arguing that a lumber yard succeeds by studying sources of the best lumber and building materials and by advertising to remind customers of high quality and fair prices. The yard promises consistent grades to ensure repeat business and rejects cheap, faulty stock as a joke.
A Danish poet Paludan-Muller was kept secluded in later years by his eccentric wife. Edmund Gosse recounts the scene in Two Visits to Denmark about a Copenhagen dinner invitation thwarted by the wife who insists the poet stay at home for his health.
The New York Tribune notes massive icebergs grounded near Cape Race in 1884 and sightings of several distant giants. Icebergs vary from 60 to 300 feet high, with reports of ones five miles long, nine miles long, and other substantial dimensions. Some show beards of dripping ice and crevasses forming tiny top lakes, while observers recount dramatic passages and coastal encounters.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer note, Harry behaves as a gentleman during his first dinner out but earns his mother’s scolding when he wipes a sour spoon on his napkin. She whispers for all to hear that such behavior isn’t done at home, while Harry retorts that at home they use clean spoons.
The piece extols alexandrite as a marvel to witness in all its hues green by day and red by night. It notes a green olive bronze tone and a strong hint of red, appearing emerald in sunlight and ruby wine red under artificial light.
An old colored barber defends capital punishment saying it was good enough for his forefathers and remains so for him. He speaks bluntly when asked about abolition, asserting his stance with pride and a dated, stark perspective. The Boston Transcript records this anecdote as a vivid, quotable remark.
In a brief comic exchange Mrs. Boggs orders Willie to shoot a shutter. Willie protests that the shutter is already abutting as he struggles with the dialect rich dialogue and a playful misspelling ends the vignette with a chuckle.
National league critics praised young catchers while the American league boasted backstops like Kling Archer Doomn Bresnahan Gibson and others. Chief Meyers of the Giants joined the list last year as trade rumors swirl. Kling outshined Detroit’s catchers in the 1907 World Series.
The 1908 to 1910 period shows American League youngsters like Jack Lapp Jimmy Black Eddie Ainsmith John Henry Ted Easterly and Sweeney Street Williams Nunamaker Coslaw delivering strong performances behind the plate. They contend with veteran stars and signal a shift toward AL catching depth matching or surpassing the National League.
A former inveterate gambler recalls a life shaped by cards and risk. He describes a cycle from big wins to ruin, a wife’s urging to quit, and a later windfall from a suburban land deal that proves fortune favors business sense over luck. The tale contrasts luck's illusion with steady management and the moral shift toward responsible entrepreneurship.
A historical traffic rule summary requires vehicles to keep right of center, pass on the left when overtaking, and adhere to a maximum speed of thirty miles per hour. It also covers signals for animal propelled vehicles, horn use, mufflers, lights, and penalties for violations, including fines up to fifty dollars. It forbids leaving a vehicle with horses unattended and prescribes care to prevent runaway horses.
Readable excerpts: a Alaska myth where cranes lift a girl and circle to help her escape, and a London Chronicle account of Scotland’s restoration era drunken parliament with ministers often intoxicated and unable to govern.
A local shop showcases eight hundred suit patterns for customers to inspect. Shoppers are invited to call and arrange a viewing, with staff ready to assist in selecting fabrics and styles.
A writer known for pride and poverty, Hodibras author Butler, is invited to supper by a friend who secretly places 100 guineas in his pocket. Butler discovers the trick, returns the money, and expresses displeasure at what he sees as an insult, though the act may have been well meant.
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