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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
6
Burns and Trials of a Poetic Life Across Time
A compact column preserves fragments on Robert Burns birth at Mount Oliphant near Ayr in 1759 and early life, a tale of Ellison Begbie, and the echoed mood of his verses. It mixes other brief vivid notes from London Telegraph humor and a Spare Moments anecdote about Spurgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Mount Oliphant
Ayr
Lochlea
Ellison Begbie
Burns
Ely
Mary Morison
Shen
Spurgeon
A Lawyer's Retort in Court Echoes Sharp Tongue clash
A Washington lawyer recalls retorts heard in court and a pointed exchange with a sharp tongued attorney. The wagging tongue and the remark about manners leave a lasting impression as the Chicago law figure Keser counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Old Irishwoman in Court Breaks Age Ruse
In a police court an elderly Irishwoman, a longtime drinker, faced a magistrate who finally challenged her lying about age. She confessed she would not tell the truth in one tale and then another, explaining it would not sound right. The exchange, sourced to the New York Globe, highlights a comic moment in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globe
Memory of Henry Burch Recalls Storm During Sermon
The Oil City Blizzard recounts a tale of Henry Burch the former Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church janitor who heard a minister recall a thunderstorm during a sermon that had also occurred years earlier while the minister preached the same sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Burch
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry
Oil City
Sunday School Quotation About Nineveh Ashes
An excerpt describes Satin Ash Small Nellie reading a Sunday school lesson and asking what ashes refers to in the phrase the King of Nineveh covered himself with sackcloth and satin ashes. The Chicago News is cited as the source of the puzzling line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Bill
Nellie
Nineveh
Gnally Shoard
Chicago News
Sun Never Sets on the American Flag Debate Scraps Book
In a Scrap Book note the sun shines on the American flag for part of the year as the United States spans continents. It compares the United States and Britain, cites the Navy observatory, and locates Porto Rico and Balobe island as eastern and western extremes with dates March 22 and September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Naval Observatory
Porto Rico
Balobe Island
Philippines
Balobe
Literary Telegment of Wraiths and Ghosts Featured
A fragment mentions books and men contemplating, not yet written, described as a literary telegment of wraiths and ghosts, with a reference to Monthly.
Snail Speak and Aims to Calm a Heated Moment
A fragment shows a character advising another to begin by citing statutes on assault manslaughter and murder. The dialogue references a father figure named Papa who acts impulsively, while one speaker seeks cautious guidance for night time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
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