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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
3
A harmless customer engages the new cashier at the cigar counter with a smile and light talk as he hands over his dinner check. He muses on how easy it is to spend money while the cashier retorts that money exists to be spent, not hoarded, joking about minting coins with bands.
Bavarian traveler Charles H Rosenberg arrived from Hamburg aboard Kaiserin Auguste Victoria with lumps on his body that the immigration doctor compared to a map. He revealed the lumps concealed $590 in bills and confessed $11,000 in total, planning to buy an Oregon apple orchard after admission.
A fragment from Lippincott's Magazine recalls Miss Mattie in the old south entertaining a guest of distinction. A maid overhears laughter as Mr Firmin receives a bath and fresh water, with Mattie sending compliments and a playful note about meals. The exchange shows social dynamics and humor of the era.
In a Mack's National Monthly piece a colored elder discusses local tradesmen, praising Alemu as a capable whitewasher while quipping about his suitability for a chicken house. The humor reveals social attitudes and linguistic styles of the period.
Poem fragment urges choosing contentment with one’s lot and aligning with optimists. It reflects on happiness’s springs in human hearts, brightening as years pass and love grows stronger with aging, despite misfortune’s darts.
Quoted dialogue shows a landlady doubting a visitor described as a foreign nobleman. The exchange hints the man might be a scam artist, as he has not paid any rent yet, leaving the landlady unsure of his true identity or legitimacy.
A humorous exchange questions a man’s math after promising not to smoke for twenty years. He claims saving about two thousand one hundred ninety dollars. The other character requests a chew of tobacco, pausing the gag with a quick punchline.
At a vaudeville show an African American performer is loudly applauded while a white commenter calls him a self-made negro, prompting whispers about rising black visibility and racial labels in entertainment.
The article notes per capita wealth of Indians around 2180 dollars versus 1300 for others, highlighting rich oil timber and other resources on Indian lands. It mentions Indiana owning prime timberland, millions in agricultural land value, about 600000 sheep and cattle leased for revenue over 272000, feeds for over 1.5 million head owned by Indians, and unique asphalt deposits on Indian lands.
A brash young man in a lunchroom orders eggs up and jokes with the bored waitress. The pair exchange slang riddles and misunderstandings as she grills him on what he wants. The exchange exposes a clash between slangy talk and plain speech.
The League of Politeness is established in Berlin to promote better manners. Fraulein Cecello Meyer initiates the group inspired by a Roman organization. The Italian motto Pro gentilezza will adorn a medal worn with insignia, signifying courteous conduct. Any polite person may join.
The Gazette reports an order in council forbidding ordinary interments in the churchyard identified as St. Giles, Stoke Pages, Buckinghamshire, noting the peaceful site of forefathers, and marking a change in burial practice for the area.
A mother discusses her three children noting each is precocious. The oldest, John, is slowest, Tom is better, and Edith the baby is the fastest learner. John interjects Humphi, offering a humorous explanation: Edith learns quickly because she has us and we didn’t have us.
In a Georgia context a Gainesville man recalls Governor Allen D. Candler famed for quaint humor. He supposedly quit cigars for a pipe at the year’s start and kept to the vow, claiming by calculation he saved $208 by the switch before year’s end.
The Christian Herald summarizes Ramadan noting that Muslims honor the month as exalted when Gabriel delivered the Quran in portions, Muhammad retreated to the cave of Hira for prayer, and prophets like Abraham and Moses received revelations. It emphasizes open heavens and chained devils during the period.
In a late night medical exchange two doctors gave differing advice and finally agreed on a compromise to mix ema. The interaction highlights a deadlock followed by a practical resolution.
A Cumberland Gap bus ascends a steep hill as a rear door repeatedly opens. Passengers whisper to avoid alarming a mare aboard who misinterprets each door slam as someone getting off to walk up the hill, an issue noted in Success Magazine.
In New York mine Sara Hernhardt jokes on youth while Mme Bernhardt deflects praise as exaggeration. She says she works constantly, is a mother, and notes crowds and accidents on Boulevard life. A nurse hurries a boy away after an automobile crash.
A conciliatory man tells a caller not to mislabel the pig as eight dollars, while Derace condemns the remark calling it demeaning and unworthy of anyone worth 40 cents a pound, highlighting tension over the insult.
A witty exchange follows a marriage proposal in which a man named Meekton remarks he would have feared the next ten years if he could foresee them. The line hints at future troubles with a light, humorous tone.
Mr. Sirius Barker advocates singing as his daughter’s artistic education claiming art spoils canvas and paint and literature wastes paper while singing merely stirs the atmosphere temporarily.
Mrs Bossim recalls the quake in their room as a vase, chair, books, and a framed picture all struck during the tremor. Mr Bossim notes his first thought was of her, then describes the chaos in the room and his subsequent injury while they wonder about her anger that night.
A new method for coloring glass creates a distinct pebbled surface after firing to fuse coloring matter with glass. Each panel in a large window is separately formed and bent, then assembled in a metal frame for varied shades and a soft, mellow night-like glow.
A reflective piece cites a group of young women on a train at a major industrial center. It notes their bold talk and late seating while they share apples and daguerreotypes. The narrator praises sincere voices and warns against tempting distractions.
The piece reviews a libel suit over brain food claims. It cites analyses of brain nutrients showing Phosphate of Potash as a key mineral, notes Beams and Garey opinions on brain chemistry, and argues that diet and mind state affect digestion and brain function.
Harrisburg Pa December 22 Among a no less Governor Stuart will leave a. Toner his successor when he retires from office next month is the disposal of the case of Mrs Kate Edwards who is in Berks county Jail under sentence of death for the murder of her husband about nine years ago. Because of public sentiment stirred up at the time of her conviction against hanging a woman two governors have passed up her case to their successors Mrs Edwards and a negro named Gleason were arrested for the murder of the husband. The colored man was a paramour of the woman and the husband declared he would kill her so that in fear if not in self defense she killed him one night and threw the body into a well. Mrs Edwards and the negro were tried for murder and Gleason on retrial was acquitted though on convicted but the woman was convicted and sentenced to be hanged. The board of pardons took up case and then declined to commute the death sentence. It then rested with Governor Pennypacker to again fix the date for Mrs Edwards execution but he never took action. Governor Stuart likewise has not taken action and now the case descends to Governor Tener. Meantime Mrs Edwards has occupied a cell in the Berks county jail and is said to be a most exemplary prisoner.
London December 22 The government party wins a coalition majority of 126 in the new parliament after yesterday's election. This final return covers all parts of the United Kingdom.
Durham area reports three members of J L Sanders family dead after a house fire. Police say hair strands and a blood pool linked to Nathal Montague, a Black man, as a suspect in murder, arson, and criminal assault. Montague was arrested and held for further proceedings.
From Chicunhua Pass Dec 21 reports say General Navarro’s forces clashed with insurrectos near Pedernales and Mal Paso. A government troop train was attacked with many casualties. 69 wounded expected. Navarro claimed reinforcements arriving, but could not sustain the gains. no victory announced as of official dispatch dated the 17th.
Miss Salina Dalrymple a Milewaukees teacher wins 15000 damages against former Topeka mayor William Goon for breaking an engagement to marry her. Dalrymple sought 10000. The district court verdict followed a sensational trial last night.
Philadelphia police report 13 dead from the December blaze at the Story building collapse. Names include George Mackinsey William Bihmher and Thomas Entwistle among injured and dead fire crew. One firefighter Thomas Pass died en route to hospital. others remain hospitalized with uncertain outcomes. An arrest plausibly considers arson amid rumors linked to enemies of Friedlander.
Dover December reports Cecil Grace, rival of the De Forest prize, crossing the English Channel in thick fog from Dover to France, reaching Calais before turning back due to adverse winds. The De Forest prize, worth 26000 dollars, honors the longest flight including the Channel crossing. Sopwith already set a 490 mile benchmark earlier this month. Clyde Grannham-White planned a similar attempt but wrecked his aircraft on a trial spin at Calais. Grace later returned to Dover, landing at 2 10 o'clock.
Senator Gamble wins amendment to an Indian bill allowing the Pipestone quarries dispute to be settled by the Court of Claims. Interior officials reportedly favor preserving the Indians claims without court intervention. A Paris court convicted a woman of infringing on the tobacco monopoly by making coconut fiber cigars and cigarets. She was fined 35,000 francs. She argued the products were not tobacco substitutes and aimed at children, and were of poor quality compared to government products.
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