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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1908
Page
8
A brief sketch notes that modern gymnasts display feats of strength beyond old time dexterity. It highlights the act of brothers Kith and Kin, emphasizing audience impact and the claim to extraordinary display.
The article recounts Tristan da Cunha’s remote, unsophisticated society, descendants of English and Indian tradespeople, and the Yam women. It notes Yankee visitors marrying local women, island life, and absence of formal government, with a calamity when a 20 years past trading voyage vanished in a storm, leaving desolate families.
A visitor recounts Tristan da Cunha tales of a wreck survivor raised by islanders, then returning to England to wed a wealthy woman who later helps the island. War and whaling declines, livestock falls, and a government offer to resettle looms as islanders grow poorer and fear losing their homes.
James Woolery a 47 year old pioneer packer known as a woman hater in the Snake River country died recently at Lewiston Idaho. He left a request that the full epitaph should be placed on his tombstone warning others not to live a bachelor life. Early life details are scant though it’s believed he was jilted in the East and later spent years at the almshouse advocating marriage.
A Philadelphian recounts a late evening visit by a young man to a girl in Camien. The scene ends with a paternal intrusion at the stairhead as Mary responds that it is ten forty five, prompting a retreat and a reminder to reset the parlor clock after breakfast.
A West Philadelphia girl visiting Tioga argues with her aunt over a cat’s antics. The aunt points to the cat washing its face, but the child insists the cat is washing its feet and wiping them on its face, sparking a humorous exchange.
The piece notes backgammon as a nearly obsolete aristocratic pastime once common in Wales, tracing its history to its eleventh century origins and naming etymology from Welsh words for back and battle. It mentions Van Buren and Jackson as presidents who were adept at the game.
A Chicago Tribune piece frames a humorous exchange where a child questions paying for water while another line notes the gas bill. The brief dialog underscores everyday utilities costs and parental explanation.
A Chicago Tribune report recalls a pugilist who, after a momentary guard lapse, was struck by a stiff right hand that floored him. He collapsed into dreamland, waking to find his dream of immortality over as the bout ended.
A tribute recounts how Ned Buntline helped Samuel Cody stage Buffalo Bill with Judson's pen shaping the myth. It notes Buntline’s influence on Cody’s fame, the careers of Wild Bill Hickok and others, and various adventures from Ridgedale era to Stamford quietude, with reflections on the Western boom and literary ties.
In the Powder River district a cattle contract leads to a rustlers plot framed on Cheyennes. I confront tempers and hostilities as 12 to 15 hotheads plot theft and a staged Indian attack. We pursue through the Powder Horn Range tracking three whites and nine Cheyennes to recover stock and expose the rustlers’ scheme.
In the Norfolk Pilot, a misprint in the closing paragraph of the piece titled Two False Prophets altered an innocent remark. The sentence read that Mr Stemp has behind him a well defined and vital though sometimes vicious set of political theories, but the typesetters substituted thieves for theories, conveying a meaning not in the writer's intent.
The Nome to Candle 420 mile dog race began today with thousands watching as a public holiday was declared. Ten entrants tow teams owned by Korestadt Lawton Contu Adams Wink Atkinson Heron Cav Derrick and Berger, with wagers running high among spectators.
A strange exchange arises around a Bates resident as a visitor claims to know the man from a tombstone. The native questions the stranger’s source, while the visitor insists the deceased was flawless and beloved by all.
Eva on the Kerosene Circuit eyeing an easy-looking man in the second row. She reveals she has not been paid for six weeks and hopes to snag a supper from the target as she considers her next move.
The exchange contrasts standpatters who favor leaving tariffs as is with tariff revisionists who oppose any change. Tower Lee AED notes a clear split in approach, highlighting the push for protection versus resistance to modification.
A fragment from The Graphic describes a wooden chain carved from a block with bizarre, disturbing details of a retreat for the insane. It mentions a patient in a shed and rough tools like a knife and plane of sandpaper used in the process.
Mrs Katherine Sliner, a Pennsylvania native now in Portland, claims a remarkable 12 to 14 year record prospecting across the West and Southwest Canada. She and her late husband traversed mines from Jerome to Cripple Creek and Randsburg, locating promising claims including in the Florence district and Hawthorne area. She endured harsh trails, sandstorms, and dangers, even guarding claims at Searchlight Nevada while her son Donald aged about two rode with her.
A fragmentary dialogue discusses a proposed theatrical event with Mrs. Prawns and Thelieve. A daughter may attend as part of a box party of schoolgirls, while the speaker doubts whether current stage discourse suits her, hinting at evolving propriety since 1590.
A Baltimore American snippet quotes the line Between man and nature. The radical question asks who wins the crop first and whether in nature the core comes before the shoot or after. The exchange probes the contrast of natural and human outcomes.
Hyker recalls how his wife stopped him from spending every cent of his income by spending it herself. Pyker asks how she did it, and Hyker replies by saying she spent it.
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