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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
8
A comic miscellany on memory quirks and everyday observations. Anecdotes cover recalling addresses, a Sikh regiment tale, tastes for bananas in the tropics, a $1,000 bequest to a Jewish aged home, and light jokes about fashion, cars, and thrift. The tone is playful and conversational.
A fragment notes a social drama at Mrs Casey's wake with the eldest daughter making a debut while Casey's son, absent for over a year, is expected to return soon. The scene references The Housemaid and The Cook in a period voice.
A fragmented exchange hints at social ambitions and marriage prospects. The lines imply pressure to acquire status through marriage, with unclear speakers discussing duties and expectations in a dated social context.
The article describes artificial cold storage as a major horticultural advance. Flowers such as azaleas, plum trees, aeutzias, lilies of the valley, roses, gladioli, carnations, hyacinths, and lilies are placed in a cold chamber at 25 to 26 degrees to suspend growth. Stored through summer, they awaken in warm greenhouses and bloom vigorously in late year. The practice, adopted in England, Germany, and Holland, also preserves short lived blossoms for weeks after cutting.
A busy man halted his carriage before an building as a street urchin shouted for payment. The man refused, saying his horse would not run away, and covered the horse with a blanket while the boy urged a quicker charge, speculating the animal might fall.
A Washington movement pushes to replace the three distrust commissioners overseeing municipal affairs with one executive. Proponents liken their plan to ancient Israel seeking a king, insisting Congress should allow a strong central ruler despite warned risks.
A brief rural anecdote from Rooks County circulates after a sewing machine agent encountered a farmer. The farmer jokes about his recent marriage, praising his spouse and dismissing the sales pitch as outdated, then rides away, leaving onlookers amused by the rustic exchange.
A young artist persuades Whistler to view his painting. They stand before the canvas in silence. At last the youth asks if the work is tolerable, prompting Whistler to retort with a sharp, dangerous gaze and a cryptic joke about a tolerable egg.
A fragment shows a gypsy released from fall meeting a friend and discussing a horse claim. The friend asks what she was jailed for and she replies she found a horse before its owner lost it, prompting a puzzled reaction and humorous dialogue.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a man and woman on a porch gazing at the stars. He whispers about a young man’s privilege and a shooting star, but the exchange ends abruptly with unclear dialogue and missing context.
In Arizona a talkative speaker tried for the floor but was denied. He instead gained two chairs while part of the ceiling collapsed onto him, leaving him momentarily occupied and unharmed.
A quirky line from Tam Megal about placing a looking glass in a dovecot to attract and keep pigeons, noting that peacocks are not the only birds vain about self admiration and that pigeons share this vice.
A method to refresh slimy sponges involves soaking in milk for several hours then wringing. Rinse thoroughly in warm water with a teaspoon of arbolie acid added to the water.
A reader asks how to distinguish rheumatism from gout, noting the stereotype of gout as rich man’s affliction and rheumatism as common, poor man’s illness. He describes his own mobility, avoids bandages, and questions if his pain is plain rheumatism without the classic “goat symptoms.”
The article notes Japan's cimeter blade industry once thrived but has declined leaving two makers Sankyama and Myamoto. The Mikado funds two 100 pound scholarships to attract apprentices, aiming to sustain the craft. A separate vignette shows a meek box carrier entering a car and quipping about the vehicle, with a sleepy passenger reacting.
A Unity congregation opens a church on Lake Street and Forest Avenue Oak Park Chicago built of reinforced concrete on the Edison plan without seams. The temple’s completion was marked by music speeches and an address by the pastor.
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