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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
6
A timid young woman submits her first play to a wary manager after reading her cast and synopsis aloud. A fire interrupts, sparking a dramatic reveal as she and a reluctant critic discuss realism and collaboration leading to a forged partnership with Brewster Allen, the famed dramatist.
The article discusses a blue solar orb visible from space, accurate ant nest alignment in Australia aiding navigation, successful silk worm rearing at India’s Pusa farm with castor leaves yielding silk valued at $26.50 per eighty pounds, a Buffalo doctor linking cancer to a soil parasite from raw vegetables, an astronomer contest about Halley’s comet orbit with shifting perihelion timing, and an innovative moisture testing method for corn using a battery-like setup with copper and zinc electrodes. It notes grain moisture tests via Wheatstone bridge and direct grain penetrations.
A garbled passage reflects a quotation about five enemies of peace and a sardonic aside on political work and a poll ticket. The legible part cites Petrarch and hints at a discussion of ambition envy anger and pride influencing a poll or ticket.
A whimsical verse tells of a man who struggles with Nahuatl place names from Mexico. He attends spelling school daily yet fails to spell Tenochtitlan and Tlacatzotl. In Yucatan he learns Ziuhonolpilli and the tale ends with his mind unsettled by the single word Ziuhonolpilli and the mountain Popocatepetl remains unconquered.
A tale shows Katie tempted by a plate of fruit, but after brief wavering she hides the apple and declares she outsmarted the devil. The grandmother clock and mantel clock join in a whimsical exchange, joking about long steps and clever tricks amid the household scene.
A fairy named Flutterby chases a golden butterfly into a strange wood and seeks shelter from flowers. Lilies refuse lodging, but a rose opens its petals and grants entry. The fairy becomes a fairy for the rose, and they live happily in fairyland thereafter.
In a Kindergarten Primary Magazine tale a grandfathers clock, a small mantel clock, and a gold watch debate time speed. They race from twelve to one, each ticking at own pace, but all finish together as the clocks concede their different measures still keep time.
In Farmer Brown's home Toby the rat faces a brood of four kittens and a brood of puppies. The old cat Tabby resists care, leaving the kittens in the rain, until Toby rescues the litter and rehomes them with the puppies, raising all as one family.
Mildred awakens on her birthday to find a gray squirrel under her pillow. She names him Muff after the fluffy curl he sports. Her mother and father appear in the scene as Mildred thanks her dad for the unusual surprise.
A witty verse contrasts debts with progress, claiming debtors fund society while the meek pay an inheritance tax, arguing bad debts spur access to goods like motoring and peace. It humorously mocks contracts and conscience, citing Puck and a line about Japanese dress.
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