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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
3
A hired girl, newly arrived from foreign shores, knocks over a Venus statue and breaks off both arms. She searches the piano area and floor but cannot locate the missing arm fragments, pleading that the damage is the fault of the statue’s fall while the mistress questions the mess and missing pieces.
A Greenock near McKeenport boy Henry Twele age three and a half is described as the youngest tobacco user in Allegheny County and possibly Pennsylvania. He has smoked for over a year, favors a pipe or cigarette daily, and rejects milk and medicine, falling asleep soon after smoking.
Vice Consul H L M Byington in Naples reports Thalians are being urged to start ostrich farms in southern Italy Sicily and Sardinia driven by the growing ostrich feather trade. Successful results in California and Nice are cited as a model for the initiative.
A man named Albert Cotton aged 24 was killed in a firing oven at a Staffordshire pottery works. Enoch Goodwin climbed to the oven top by ladder and fell onto Cotton, causing instant death. The incident occurred at the large oven used for firing pottery in Tunstall.
The article traces George Washington birth in 1732 in Virginia and his rise as surveyor and officer, detailing his Mason, Alexandria lodge ties, Mount Vernon retirement, and oath as first U.S. president in 1789. It notes memorials, church history, and Washington pew No. 6 and plaque commemorations at Christ Church Alexandria, with references to Lee and national holiday honors.
NEW WASHINGTON LETTER. A three page folio letter dated May 5 1781 from New Windsor to Gen. Clinton, signed but not in Washingtons hand. It notes scarce rations for Fort Schuyler and efforts to procure meat flour salt and fish. It outlines Massachusetts shortages and calls for contracts and use of salt. The piece links this to joint French American actions at Yorktown where Rochambeaus and Grasse forces join Washington, leading to Cornwallis surrender Oct 19 1781.
Admiral Coghlan, a stout jovial figure, recalls a dinner anecdote from 1899 about shore leave and a crewman kept aboard, stressing the sailor’s faith and humor. The tale underscores Coghlan’s sea dog persona and sailors trusting the Lord to guide their ships.
A humorous tale features a poet turned deep calculator and a former Isthy Mine Canal Commission chairman. He touts a two way system of requisitions, recounts a wealthy marriage, debt, and a playful exchange at breakfast during a honeymoon about money and future provision. A singing teacher muses that rock training should include laughter.
The veteran Rear Admiral Henry B. Lyon, famed for the Samoan disaster and Civil and Spanish War service, has retired to Paris Maine. He speaks of shore duties, ordnance expertise, and a long naval career while reflecting on personality and the nature of laughter.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a dialogue set in 1810 involving Visitom directing to a mistress, a reply about a maid in a balloon, and a quick descent. The readable portion centers on a casual, period voice exchange without clear event or outcome.
Fragmentary lines from Rudyard Kipling quoted with archaic phrasing describe a young king considering earnest road to rest and strength. The text appears damaged, preserving a few recognizable words and literary style without full context or clear narrative.
A humorous exchange about a husband who gives his wife diamonds each birthday. The wife boasts of his gifts while a friend notes the lack of point in his conversation. The Houston Post quotes an amused reaction about aging and affection.
A playful exchange where Tommy presents complexion powder and two boxes to his aunt with a corny remark about faces. The aunt is surprised by the large box and Tommy explains it because he heard Papa says the aunt is two faced. A Gaelle proverb about status appears.
Valerie Hope recounts Washington as a lively social figure in Virginia, famed horseman and dancer. The piece traces his youthful crushes on Frances Alexander, Lucy Grymes, Mary Cary, and others, noting engagements and reputations, plus his romance with Mrs. Martha Custis, culminating in their marriage in January 176? with Washington bridging admiration and duty.
A rare Washington memorial pitcher, dating from shortly after George Washington's death, passes through Mrs. Howard A. Stevens of Minneapolis. The cracked glazed ware holds a quart, carries an ode to liberty and mentions states including Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky, with a priceless valuation to the owner.
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