Texas elephant farm and tech notes spark frontier chatter
The Diller Record surveys Texas elephant farming, a rare GOP curiosity. a metal soldier id tag plan for future wars. Minneapolis tannery turns cattle hides into minklike robes and parchment. It rebuts claims of race prejudice in Fort Brown troop disbandment and praises J J Hill for Canada reciprocity ideas.
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Roosevelt’s foreign visit tests precedent and custom
A reflection on President Roosevelt’s trip abroad and the idea that ruling by precedent may hinder bold actions. The author notes no dramatic reaction from nature or the public and questions whether tradition is sometimes overrated. The piece warns against becoming overly bound by long-standing rules when considering foreign engagement.
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Roosevelt
Notable figures and events from early century news
A collection of brief items notes BRI REEVE in hall of fame but Joy represents Eden in the legislature. Delcasse to visit the country. Admiral Prince Louis shocked by General Piet Grout. U S Grant reportedly did not die. Spence, Baltimore merchant, celebrates 91st birthday. Geronimo autobiography news. President Roosevelt dedication in Maine. Moose head from New Brunswick record size. Kay Vauneitiseh sets typewriting record. Secretary Root carries Peruvian gold plate. Armor expert Guy Laking travels to America. Met Museum noted for armor collection.
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English Etiquettes and Oddities in Hazlish Towns
A fragment reports on policing fines from lamp post markings in Hazlish towns, a £1.6 million annual London cost for police courts and prisons, a London magistrate’s legal quirk on conspiracy, declining widow marriages in England from 21.1 to 12.5 per thousand, and Marquis of Bath’s lilies overtaking a lake requiring drainage.
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Model of the Moment Fashion Notes for Winter Wear
Stamped and striped velvets rise in coats and suits with pale fabrics used year round. Skirts hug hips and drape over feet, belts appear in varied designs, including patent feather belts. Dark blue broadcloth suits pair with jacqueminot red vests. washable collars and cuffs offer practical wrappers. Embroidery and white wool add dainty appeal.
Meeting in London Forms Society for Keeping Woman in Her Place
Eight people attended a London meeting to form a society promoting a woman's proper place. The chairman announced 200 letters of sympathy had been received. The report notes links to the suffrage uprising and calls for subjection of man.
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Boeing
How Big Does the Moon Look to You
An educational note explains the moon’s diameter about 2 161 miles and distance about 233 190 miles. It emphasizes that apparent size varies with viewing conditions and that perception differs among people.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Letter Game Offers Fun for All Ages at Party
Boys and girls and those of larger growth can enjoy a letter party to sharpen wits. The following set of questions invites answers by one two or three letters as a playful suggestion for entertainment and learning.
Bulls and paradoxes defined by a Chicago News note
The Chicago News explains the term bull as a paradoxical expression with a real incongruity. It cites examples such as an Irishman hoping to hear a funeral sermon, a woman fearing burial alive, and a city council order to reuse old jail materials until the new one is finished.
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Webster
Board of Councilmen
Riddle Wordplay on Furniture Growth and Climate
A pub style riddle set about common furniture, growth as life stage, and cold as an undesired weather state. It asks beheadings to reveal a head part, a church seating position, and a life sustaining element.
Horse Rescue Method in Fire Demonstrated
A Chicago News note claims a simple rescue for a horse in a burning stable. By saddling the horse and guiding it as if performing duty, the animal regains calm and follows a handler out without panic or injury.
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PITH AND POINT From the Atchison Globe
Inquisitiveness invites lies and tactless remarks harm. Gossip flourishes while questions pin people down. Stand up and dance, avoid being a wallflower. A compliment from a little girl naming her doll contrasts with naming a baby later with possible motive.
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Atchison Globe
Nature’s origins and a child’s skyward dream
The piece lists origins of various plants from Egypt Peru Europe East Indies and Britain. It shifts to a child’s reflection on a world beyond the edge of the world, imagining a fence as a barrier to exploration and wondering what lies beyond the sky and beyond the brim, hoping to visit someday.
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Delightful writer inspires playful exchange
In a Washington Herald quip, a sweet young observer praises a writer’s skill while a sour critic jokes that his output is so prolific he writes with both hands and dictates with his mouth. The exchange captures a blunt, witty newsroom mood.
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Grafton Reputedly Succeeds Yet Faces Scrutiny
Yonkers Statesman notes Egbert questions Baccon You as a successful man citing his business methods as questionable. The defense rests on not yet being jailed. A Teller column reminds readers to learn self reliance when handling a car to avoid being misled by others.
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Politician Seeks Car Sale, Quips About Shod Thrower
In a quirky exchange from Chicago News a seller plans to auction his automobile. The buyer is a politician who is amused by the vehicle as a good shod thrower.
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Guyer
Chicago News
Calamity Auto at Paris Toy Show Amazes and Worries
A Paris toy show features a motor car named catastrophe automobile. Wound up it runs a few paces then explodes into pieces flinging passengers. It can be reassembled for another crash. An alarm clock fires a pistol and lights a lamp under the sleeper’s breakfast. The inventor says next year he will add a lever bedstead to drop the sleeper if he does not rise after the pistol.
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Probate Notice in Fairbury on final accounting
Probate notice from Fairbury County Court shows A Bixby as executrix seeking final settlement and discharge. Hearing set for December 4 with publication in Tax Di Ler Regoro for three weeks prior.
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Lenvie A
Burlington Bulletin travel ads offer winter fare specials
The November Burlington Bulletin promotes round trip winter rates to the Pacific Coast with varied routes and a December 1 4 East Coast fare deal for the International Live Stock Exposition. It also advertises homeseekers excursions to the west and south east, cheap western land, and free Kinkaid Lands information, with travel agents listed.
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