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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
5
A Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington correspondent recounts a Texas dining tale about a man who freely ate roasted ears of corn. After multiple servings, a fellow diner jokes the eater could save money by boarding at a livery stable.
The south cape lighthouse on Cormosa was fortified against savages with a steel protected lantern and a cast iron gallery gun emplacement. A bulletproof passage linked the tower to keeper dwellings while a wrought iron fort surrounding the base provided siege accommodation and water tanks. A loophole wall, dry ditch, and two chaponnieres with eighteen pounder cannons completed the defenses.
Leslie's Weekly recalls the Haidutin in the Balkans, brigand chiefs who led resistance against Turkish oppression in the sixteenth century. They were hailed as protectors of the weak and foes of Muslims, with villagers sometimes greeting them as deliverers.
The future prime minister spoke in Leeds praising the eloquence of the ladies who addressed the suffrage gathering. He remarked on the pleasure it gives the other sex to listen to women. A Yorkshire heckler from the back shouted a joking line, eliciting laughter from the audience.
The article traces etymologies of London streets revealing Peerless street from Perilous pool, Golden square from Gelding square, Fetter lane linked to idle fetters, Gutter lane to Gutheron's lane, Duck's Foot lane named for Dukes of Suffolk, and Cannon street tied to candles rather than cannons.
The text explains how papyrus scarcity in Egypt led to the Pergamon king introducing parchment from sheepskin, called pergamona, shaping the origin of the word parchment. It notes vellum from calfskin as a finer variant and mentions medieval vellum books often copied by monks, taking years per copy.
A London dialogue shows a coal merchant seeking fire insurance for a £1000 policy. The agent questions the coal type and warns the risk, stating it won’t burn, reflecting a humorous or cautionary touch in an An sewers piece.
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Record contrasts a Northern Black man urging higher aims with a Southern Black man noting practical paths. The exchange highlights dreams of advancement beyond rural life, suggesting unconventional routes to success.
A fragment shows an anxious Adorer asking what the father said and a Sweet Girl reporting the father is in a terrible rage and angry enough to threaten the listener. The scene implies a family dispute and an urge to appease the upset parent.
The piece notes that character shows in faces observed in daily life. It contrasts visible tells of passion, kindness, and humor with the wrinkles and expressions that reveal inner states. Readers are reminded we continually read one another, yet forget that our own expressions are readable as well.
A New York Tribune tale describes Torne mountain as the region’s tallest peak from which Sandy Hook is visible on clear days. A deep cleft halfway up hides a spring where water drops like a ticking watch, said to be George Washington’s timepiece dropped when observing British forces leaving New York.
The article lists the era’s largest coins: Anam’s gold ingot called loof at about £65, Japan’s chong at £10, Ashanti benda at £9, the California fifty dollar piece similar to benda, Anam’s silver ingot at about £3, the Chinese tael at 7 shillings, and the Austrian double thaler.
Renowned authority Cecil Aldin argues dogs generally lack conscious humor. He notes clown dogs fake humor for spectators, not for themselves, and a dog’s real pleasure comes from play and tickling. He adds a dog’s sole true 웃 sneer is when he appears to laugh as his mouth opens.
A young gentleman and a younger lady sit before an open fire in a bright parlor playing cards. They begin with euchre but soon find they are playing hearts. The moral suggests we cannot always be sure what the game is.
A bantering exchange has a beggar pleading for money from a professor who cites mortality tables. The professor notes that the average male European life expectancy is thirty four years and five months, implying the beggar has no right to live.
The article describes corn evolving from a coarse grass with seeds hidden under husks to a bred crop with eight seed rows per ear. It credits farmer and nature for adding sixteen to twenty-four more rows, expanding yield potential as crops improve with sunlight and soil nutrients.
A brief Chicago News snippet records a remark by Miss Cutting and a line from young Borem about ignorance being bliss. The exchange probes why she seems contented, eliciting a concise quip about happiness and understanding.
A asks B for 50 cents. B can only provide 25 cents and loaned it to A. A accepts with trust to repay the balance. B later asks for settlement. A claims the 25 cents owed by B offsets the 25 cents he owes, leaving no balance.
A leading actress remarks she cannot succeed without billing and a touch of cooing. She jokes about makeup, asking for powder and then for the puff, addressing the interviewer with sly humor about her needs.
The Beston Post cites a clash between a weary editor and a timid bard over a manuscript. The editor questions the bard’s reason for submitting the work, while the poet replies he has no sin mp. The exchange frames a literary conflict over creative virtue and guilt.
A compact quotation from a 20th century periodical underscores discipline and work ethic. It contrasts a rose in hand with a wreath on a coffin to stress practical effort over excuses. The source mixes two aphorisms from public magazines.
A short exhortation urges constant effort and humility. It warns against complacency and suggests that true progress comes from ongoing work rather than assuming completion.
A health consultant offers monthly visits at the Depot Hotel from 10 30 A M to 6 00 P M with a promise of cures and invites timely consultation during the opportunity.
An advertisement promises life long cures for many ailments including catarrh eye ear nose throat diseases and serious conditions with a five minute diagnostic challenge and a fifty dollar reward. It also touts a subcutaneous injection method for cancers goiters fistulas piles and other long standing diseases claiming painless, bloodless results and declares no incurable cases accepted. Public notice follows about a separate land claim filing by Osker I Ray with witnesses listed in Huron South Dakota.
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