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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
10
In Stirling and at a inn near Skye listeners mistook the visiting poet Alfred Lord Tennyson for a lowly servant. Remarks from locals and the landlord reveal surprise at the poet staying in their house and the hostess Mrs. Tennyson praised as gracious.
The Manchester Library gains a vast musical collection donated by Henry Watson with free access for students and societies. Highlights include a 1650 volume of viola da gamba pieces by English composers and Shakespearean songs such as The Beggars Baby. In Paris a street arrest reveals a doll staged as a baby used for theft and deception.
A historical note recounts Queen Wilhelmina as a child who struggled with English and scorned England. It describes her map of Europe with a tiny Great Britain labeled Land of Miss 8 and a later quip about loving Englishwomen, excluding governesses.
A State Charities Aid Association official in New York argues that true love benefits eugenics, saying a pretty girl should marry a brave youth for love rather than a wealthy but mercenary older man. He claims poverty drives love out and employment follows.
In a Houston Post item readers recall a bold street sighting as Miss Knobby attracted glances in a gown. The chatter questions the dressmaker and notes public reaction to provocative attire walking downtown.
A quip laden survey of stone meanings notes fourteen pounds as standard while a butcher’s stone of meat weighs eight, cheese sixteen, glaze five, and hemp thirty-two, followed by a string of witty exchanges from newspapers and literary lines about impressions and truth.
Georgia congressman William Adamson, chair of the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce, champions completion of the Panama Canal. A long serving lawmaker and former judge from Carrollton, he has consistently promoted the canal project and World Ocean connections.
A fragmented instructional piece describes preparing fish and pork, with steps on slicing, basting, and baking. It mentions equipment like a washer and motor power, and includes a list of ingredients such as lemon juice parsley butter and dill for a sauce.
Militant English suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst visits the United States to advance votes for women. Her Madison Square Garden reception is mixed, with some leaders welcoming her while others are absent. Born in Manchester and educated in Paris, she has long been linked to the suffrage movement and politics.
A fragment from a historical page lists a hair tonic recipe using castor oil and petroleum products, plus instructions for applying the tonic to the scalp. It also includes culinary hints for ginger snaps, molasses biscuits, and suet chopping, with stepwise measures and cooking times.
Local items include typhoid in a farm child, appendicitis operation success, community guests at Hecht home, and election results pending. Reports on school exams, teachers away for family bereavement, and plans by Perry Kistler, Leach-Gamble Co. head, and Bowman men to boost business with ads, travel, and a New Year’s opera house dance.
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