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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment mentions danger associated with an engine and a renewals context. The readable terms include engine, danger, and renewal, implying a safety notice or advisory accompanying a mechanical device. No clear names, dates, or locations are present.
A down east storekeeper who loved to inspect every package faced a prank. Fellow loungers released hornets from a leather bag, sending him scurrying. The incident stoked stories of curiosity and its hazards, as recounted by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The column also notes bird evasions of emergencies and a French railway tale about pomme souffee origins.
An American visitor attends a Fourth of July night show in London where bunting of flags decorates the hall and songs like Yankee Doodle are sung. The human encyclopedia faces rapid questions from the audience revealing facts about Earth distance, bones, and empire size, as an enraged spectator references a supposed 1778 event.
The article notes that a referendum style has existed in several Swiss cantons since the 16th century, with the current form adopted in St. Gallen in 1890. It says the referendum entered the federal constitution in 1848 despite conservative opposition and expanded in 1874, and now exists in all cantons except Fribourg.
A Chicago News excerpt shows an old man scolding youth for folly, blaming a young person’s behavior on an allowance from an unspecified institution. The remark underscores generational tension and money as a factor in youth conduct.
A brief, sentimental memento honors a mother figure, praising her enduring joy, sorrow, and consolation. The piece reflects on a mother’s constant presence through joys and grief, celebrating her steady support.
Chicago Tribune surveys pseudo swears across the United States. It notes Southerners, Pennsylvanians, Hoosiers and Chicagoans using comic substitutes like geewilliking golly and sacred camel. Immigrant phrases reflect regional humor and colorful oaths without profanity.
The article explains that gold and silver assay follow the same steps. A melted sample is lifted from the furnace, quenched in cold water to granulate, boiled in sulfuric acid to dissolve silver while gold settles, then placed in a new vessel with lead and copper plates to drive the remaining metals into thin sheets as chemical action proceeds.
The narrative outlines a succession of refining steps starting with copper plates turned blue vitriol, then metallic deposition and purification into cakes under 200 tons pressure. Metals are melted in separate vats, purification aids float away impurities, and the final stage forms ingots ready for global markets.
The passage notes Johnson started a dictionary with six assistants, planned three years but took nine, earning 7500 dollars with compensation shared among helpers. Webster spent twenty four years before his dictionary appeared, known for precise definitions and challenging one syllable Saxon words whose meanings twisted over time. The struggle to trace pedigreed words is emphasized.
A young man sailing with his sister and her friend misjudges the wind while trying to land. After several failed attempts he quips that it is better to have luffed and jost than never to have tufted at all, a witty misquotation.
A Washington Herald feature notes in a witty tone that a man raises his children in an old fashioned manner and that his children even seek his advice, highlighting the unusual respect for parental guidance.
A clipped exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times shows a brief dialogue about a friend and a nickname or term. The text is fragmentary with few clear facts, posing a puzzle rather than a full report.
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