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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
7
A chaotic voyage ends in a brig loaded with bones bound for Baltimore. Centipedes overrun the crew and deck as they battle the pest by fire, water, and smuggling, ending with a mysterious steamer Kathleen claimed to tow them away.
At a grand Ball the celebrated Berlin actor awaits friends in the passage. A fashionable lady asks permission to meet Fippecena a Stimme whose voice she admires and the actor replies he is at her service, madam.
A German writer cites how ancient records survived through durable material while modern newspapers may decay. He recalls Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1821 death report and Sedan’s 1870 news, noting preservation varies with paper quality and urging limited yet durable printing for future readers.
A collection of misprints shows how a scrapbook author highlights slips in printing. One item notes a dance where misread words imply the mayor’s daughters wore shepherdess costumes. Another jokes about a cow confrontation with a train ending in absurd calf doubles.
Gen Miles recalled a vain surgeon at a curtain post mocked for his ornate speech. The colonel used the surgeon’s tent for a mess table without notice, provoking a complaint. The endorsement ordered a fly to interpose between the plaintiff’s head and the star decked heavens at once.
In a Brooklyn suburb a barber rented a former mortuary shop and repainted a weathered wooden monument left by the proprietor. He added his name as tensorial artist, marked the pedestal with sanitary red crosses, wrapped the shaft with spiral white bands, and painted the cap pea green, then opened for business.
A fragmented quotation questions the nature of history as an interpretation by trained minds. It contrasts the idea of history as an autonomous force with the view that history is written by those who interpret events impartially.
A Brooklyn schoolmaster recounts trying to explain abstract beauty to a nine year old. He asks the boy how a vase of towers would look to a father at the dining table and the child replies with a wry, humorous reaction about weeds on the table. The piece appears in Harper’s.
Jack Heratck and Mary buy their first home a two room set. The arrival of their baby transforms Jack from a confident husband into a wary father as he experiences tenderness and fear. He repeats improv lullabies and finally bravely soothes the child, earning Mary’s surprised forgiveness when she returns.
Mrs Thomas C Fletcher, wife of Missouri’s first native born governor, died at her home in St Louis on Thursday. Fletcher served as governor during the Civil War ending in 1865 and died in 1890. The State Board of Agriculture plans to ask the next Legislature for funds to build a large agricultural high school at Columbia for farmers’ benefit.
A new opera house is proposed to be erected in Mercer in the near future, signaling cultural development for the county. The project outlines temporary sites and funding plans to support construction and programming.
A carefully laid plan to rob the Buffalo Express train of 850000 in bullion in Philadelphia yards was foiled last Thursday. The same week an eight thousand dollar diamonds theft occurred at a Springfield jewelry store.
A powerful magazine detonated in Palermo Sicily last Thursday causing a massive fire and widespread panic. Buildings were destroyed and authorities estimate about a thousand people were killed.
Gen Stoessel, the Russian commander at Port Arthur who surrendered the fortress to the Japanese, faces trial in St Petersburg on charges of lying and cowardice. If convicted he faces the death penalty.
A fragment reflecting on women's faces as real and ideal objects that reveal the infinite purity of love, contrasting real and imagined beauty with a direct, palpable creed-driven element.
Article notes hog cholera or swine plague as a major risk to breeders and recounts A P Williams from Burnetts Creek Indiana detailing his experience with Hog cholera and Sloan Liniment while urging readers to write for Dr Sloan's free veterinary book. Indictments allege fifty four traveling showmen violated Missouri Sunday labor law with $2000 bonds and trials set for January 7.
The obituary notes Sir Teaap Helden died at age 90. It states he believed bread was the staff of life for youth but harmful to the elderly and urged replacing it with a biocult made from flour or banana vegetables and fruit.
A compact reflection on kindness as a daily practice. The lines suggest small, steady acts brighten the path, noting that no small gesture is wasted and every deed gains sweetness when carried along.
A New York City scene shows how fashionable dress reflects social aspiration with a focus on affluent display. The piece notes that wine color and tailored garments signal status more than in any other city, highlighting elite consumption and deference to wealth.
The first autobiography in English is attributed to Sir John de Mandeville born at St Albans in 1800 and famed as the era’s greatest traveler.
In a column he labels mocalized Uncle Allen, he warns that when a man claims the country is going to the devil it is his method to fault the Lord instead.
A critical aphorism notes that charity loudly proclaimed often serves pride and ostentation rather than genuine aid, as attributed to Hutton. The line frames public virtue as performative, urging humility over display.
The lordship of Sutherland, owned by the Duke of Sutherland, is described as the largest estate in the United Kingdom, comprising no less than 788 200 acres.
The text credits Mishu Burritt a Connecticut born ironmonger and “blacksmith scholar” with foundational influence on the Paris peace congress of 1849. It notes that his principles echoed those discussed at The Hague in 1898 and that Burritt’s role is largely overlooked today.
A speaker begs for rest after attempting to explain the difference between grasa and a god widow to a Spaniard who only understands French. She reflects on the effort and the language barrier faced during the explanation.
At a family dinner, radishes proved pithy prompting a curious remark from an Englishwoman who called it a boast. The exchange included a joking aside about wind and a humorous misstatement, leaving readers amused by the linguistic stumble.
A speaker complains of fatigue when dressing to high fashion only to have a clerk and a boy mockingly demand shine, describing a scene of vanity and ridicule in a shoe shop. The tone mocks pretentious behavior and the petty theatrics of retail culture.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in this country has served in India for fifty years, with a reported 196,358 members and ongoing missions across the region.
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