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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
7
A poem follows two boys named So-so and the fast runner. So-so moves through life without urgency while the swift boy speeds to class. The speaker warns that a life of smooth sliding leads to bigger struggles later and calls attention to future consequences of current choices. The verse reflects on ambition, time, and responsibility.
A Connecticut Farmer note describes a kids toy fountain using a large tin funnel plunged mouth down in a tub of water. Rapid pressing forces water up the funnel, creating a jet from the narrow end. A wide mouth and small tube can produce a ten foot high fountain.
A bulldog in Peacedale Rhode Island saved two year old Edward McGuire who fell into a brook. The dog swam with the clothed child in its teeth until bystanders reached them. The animal, feared for its temper, proved affectionate toward the child and attracted neighborhood praise.
In many Japanese cities young women work as professional entertainers. They visit patrons at home when requested and provide agreeable company. They are well educated, can converse, recite poetry, tell stories, sing, play guitar and dance.
A nineteenth century note claims a fly makes 400 wing strokes per sound and that a microphone can reveal a fly walking.
A Dew Drops piece explains gray wolves as long legged lean predators. It notes seasonal ferocity, diet including rabbits deer and livestock, and that wolves attack horses pigs and cattle when food is scarce. It says farmers hunt wolves and settlement reduces their numbers, with wolves remaining on western plains and parts of Canada as settlers increase.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat interview describes Tom the cat's relentless curiosity. The feline investigates new objects, such as dog pictures, claws walls, and follows family conversations to catch every joke, earning praise for keen perceptiveness and wit.
A clergyman father preaches on training affections and service. Donald, in the audience, approaches his father with a roguish look and says he loves him but adds he has not put on his working clothes.
A superstition in Spain holds that hares in the night visit churchyards and feed on the dead, leading Spaniards to reject eating rabbits. The belief ties hares to graveyards and desecration of corpses.
Norway maple Acer platanoides valued for parks and avenues in Europe and North America. Introduced to Britain in 1683 and widely planted north of Maryland, it thrives in varied soils and spreads horizontally. Three strong varieties suit large lawns and can be pruned to ground level. Milk-white sap when leaf stalk is cut helps identification.
Farmers should accept birds as part of fruit growing as each plot loses some fruit to predatory insects and birds. Small plots require protection while large plantations reveal losses of unseen insects, making the perceived defeat less clear than the actual net yield.
Irish cooperative dairies formed about 17 years ago. In 1902 there were 322 societies with 41,299 members, and in 1903 the cooperatives did business totaling 5,200,000 dollars.
In Union City Michigan foreman David Mair found lizards wedged in a clinker crusher hopper and then discovered a cooler half full of them after starting another kiln. An estimated thousand lizards perished as hot clinker destroyed them. origin remains a mystery, likely driven to shelter by recent flood.
The Dominion Exhibition in Winnipeg Manitoba promises a record crowd with vast displays of Canada’s agricultural and industrial resources and strong support from the Dominion Government. Expected guests include Hon. Clifford Sefton on opening day, with ample hotel accommodations and attractive railway rates from the United States.
At a Long Island summer resort a pet dog banquet drew commentary from the Chicago Daily News suggesting such shows of care may help prove to the Igorrotes that Americans are civilized.
Across New York and Cleveland on July 27 1904 reports show flour wheat corn oats and hay trading with modest variation. Beef veals sheep hogs prices listed for New York Cleveland and three other cities reflect a generally steady market with commodity by region and grade specifications.
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