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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
7
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on Earth visits Wahpeton on Tuesday directing two performances and a street parade. The 400-strong troupe includes Italian aerialists and a one-year-old American giraffe Baby Bumbeene.
Extract discusses how English reporters render French journalese with examples from "S pecimene" and quotes Adrien Valvy. It cites pithy phrases describing a pillar of society as an executioner, a cold street scene in Annières, the Seine, a ferry named Felco and Fellette, and a toast laden luncheon with Mme. O. Tove, noting authenticity of specimens gathered by the London Telegraph correspondent.
Fragmentary OCR text describes racey dated phrases about faces and heroines with green or misty eyes, delicate ladies, and expressive dark-eyed gentlemen. It mentions sale listings for two lots in Blek 4 and Woodruff's Audition to Walnutton with a price request to E K Morrill, Dayton.
A historical notice invites those needing hired help or with needs to contact the sheriff's office. It requests writing, phoning, or calling as required and notes no charges. Signed by GB Monts, Sheriff, referencing the case.
Bendaflarket offers fresh meats and provisions to curb any appetite. Lamb chops provide a hot, delicious option while sliced ham makes a satisfying cold treat between meals.
William Van V. Hayes of New York objects to ideas for cleaner streets and pure air. He cites microbes in ash and street waste, advocates vacuum cleaning, education to avoid street litter, bans on spitting, and replacing horses with autos. He also calls for better street sanitation and improved subway air intake and roadbeds.
Six hundred thirty Jewish children in New York shared lunches at three cents each at the new kosher kitchen in Public School No 92. The program aims to test malnutrition in elementary students and whether cost meals improve scholarship, with meals prepared and served under supervision by the pupils.
The article surveys theories on the origin of God Save the King, noting early musical precedents such as a 1619 Ayres by Dr. John Pull and Purcell, and suggesting private Latin hymn use before 1688. It cites public performances around 1742 for the princess of Wales birthday and notes later uses in Coverdale’s Isle of 1888 and naval watchword context in 1945.
A marginal anecdote from Charles Lamb describes traveling with a talkative fellow passenger in a stage coach. In Bishop's Stortford the man asks about turnip crops, provoking Emma to laugh as Lamb deadpans that turnip yield depends on dolled legs of mutton, a quip that blends humor and travelogue.
Mrs. E R Weeks of Kansas City is elected a vice president of the Mothers' congress. Dr Jeanette Bolles of Denver emphasizes a rule that honors both parents and children and notes a baby's right to be born to healthy parents who care for themselves and offspring.
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