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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
6
John Simons in New York Techune recounts how a poor Waterbury cobbler with an odd wind loose a three wheel idea sparked the Waterbury watch. The long wind cheap timepiece grew to worldwide fame despite hardships, trials, and a costly push in advertising.
A fragment notes a figure identified as Had Hien and a cynical view of the New Woman, mentioning a woman wading and a bad Welsh rarebit nightwear motif attributed to a Bohemian Magazine. The text is fragmentary and reads like a literary snippet rather than a formal report.
A traveler recalls a Wells Fargo stagecoach guard named Dick Steele during a Colorado to Cheyenne route in the sixties. After a bold hold up, Steele appears timid, then quietly hunts down robbers with a Winchester, earning a round of reluctant respect from passengers.
A Kansas City Star item recounts a humorous scene where Sherlock Holmes like contact reads a new boarder. The exchange centers on how the sleuth deduces origins, wealth, and habits from simple actions such as salt shaker handling.
A brief exchange at a magistrate hearing describes the suspect boasting of a clever robbery plan. The prisoner downplays praise, insisting there was no flattery or intent to flatter, as reported in London Fun.
A terse London Telegraph exchange captures a moment of wit and social jibe as the wife’s complaint meets the husband’s calm rebuke about attention and social status, while Horace’s line hints at literary contrast.
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