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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
7
A New York Times critique notes the ignorance among welfare board members about poor realities. A charity cook rejects lofty nut based diets, explaining bread, potatoes, tea, and cocoa shells as practical staples.
The French delegate resisted Aberdeen’s urging to end remarks until the chair ordered her to resume. She rose in anger and returned to her chair while angrily muttering that it was another Fashoda.
A critic argues success hinges on continuous effort and self improvement rather than luck. It contrasts two men with equal start, one who pushes harder, serves better, and studies to grow, with the other lax and indifferent. From an employer view, usefulness and selfishness fuel advancement and larger rewards. A young lawyer exemplifies this path by active study, networking, and seizing opportunities to rise.
A Gaulois piece details talismans worn by rulers and nobles. The Shah of Persia uses an emerald belt with onion peelings for tears of would be assassins, the Afghan emir a protective silver ring, Greece’s king keeps the bullet from his last attack on a watch chain, and Charles Edward Stuart wore the Abraxas gem.
The piece recalls Lord Kitchener of Khartum as a steadfast soldier who can charm. At Windsor he faced Queen Victoria’s inquiry about his affection for women and answered with a wry bow that he has never cared for any woman except the Queen.
A St Louis Post Dispatch inspired piece envies library life, noting odd items left in books from love letters to hair samples. Librarians recount finds like gas and grocery bills, stamps, and a auburn strand tied with velvet, often returning only when owners are traced by borrower numbers.
The Pittsburg Dispatch suggests a small workbox as a practical birthday present for men living in boarding houses. A girl could give a box containing needles, cotton, and assorted buttons, useful for replacing lost fasteners and teaching self reliance.
A light exchange in the Indianapolis Journal debates bumpers. Weary Watkins argues bumpers are better for drinking, while Hungry Higgins raises other considerations.
Ian Maclaren portrays the church mutineer as an able bodied miscreant who harms congregations through insults public controversy and threats. He acts loudly but is a coward who disguises motives as pious rectitude to intimidate and manipulate church affairs.
A description notes that molasses or brown sugar syrup is used in drinks in Porto Rico and Manila, imparting a peculiar flavor favored by locals but not always by outsiders.
The passage notes rice wine is not unknown in the Philippines though not in great demand. Mulled, it is a favorite under a warm sun and is said to gain fighting strength from a gun barrel used in preparing the drink.
Old and experienced drinkers suffer with bar ley ale and mequonao a toxic mix from sugar cane fermentation. Guirdilee and cocoanut milk cocktails ferment into potent beverages in Honolulu with lemon juice to dull effects. Mequonao distills after sun-posed fermentation. misuse shatters nerves.
United States industry uses about 390000 cubic feet of pine each year to manufacture matches. This figure highlights the scale of raw timber demand in match production.
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