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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
7
James G. McCurdy argues in Outing Magazine that fore and aft schooners beat square riggers in efficiency and handling. He notes lower operating costs, wind utilization, easier sail handling, and greater deck capacity for lumber traffic in the Pacific Northwest, with ships carrying large deck loads and resilient to occasional blows.
A New York Tribune note tells of a shipboard poker game led by a famed card sharp known to stewards. He flatly reveals a straight flush, proving why poker with strangers is risky, then asks to settle his stakes with the steward as a cautionary tale.
A St Louis collector laments modern paper and binding quality compared with 800 year old volumes. He notes old hand made linen paper and leather bindings lasting long, while today’s machine made paper and faster tanning produce weaker books. He cites heat and pollution as damage factors but argues old printers produced sturdier work.
Andrew Lang's remark on coincidence leads to a vivid personal anecdote. While reading a playful poem from Out of the Hurly Barly, he recalls lines about burying Bartholomew and then encounters a tea gathering with strangers on the return journey. The passage ends mid description of passing woods.
An anonymous remark names a burial place for the Murrays of Glendhubreat. A guest quotes a poet about misfortune as Bartholomew, a rare Scottish surname. A New Yorker complains about receiving eleven oysters instead of twelve, with a patient Irish waiter replying that thirteen would be too many.
A Philadelphia Press reflection warns that life is wasted whenever gloom or selfish anger take root in the heart. It notes how petty temper, nerves strained by repetition, and a loud voice betray vulgarity and a lack of culture, urging restraint and dignity.
The consensus holds Julius Caesar as history’s greatest man, originator of Roman imperialism. He was a superb general and a gifted writer and orator, yet a greater statesman. If spared the assassin’s dagger for ten more years, he might have advanced civilization by a thousand years.
A curious excerpt reports on a bizarre vegetable freak called the Mojava yucca, described as an autonomous species with mixed plant traits thriving where vegetation is scarce. The piece also cites a playful exchange between Mrs Gadsby and Mrs Gadaby about a mistaken home visit, reflecting light social gossip in Cincinnati.
The Philadelphia Press reports a dialogue where Tom asks about spats with his girl and Dick replies they have broken off their engagement, framed as a personal friend exchange rather than a public incident. The brief item notes the shift in their relationship status with a light, conversational tone.
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