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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
2
A short verse fragment notes a lone bird singing unseen while a glee club and the crowd’s cheer overwhelm. The piece appears in the Washington Star’s campaign era page, reflecting public life and subtle contrasts in a political season.
Heinrich Conried, retiring Met manager, recalled a crisis and a parallel joke about a Lutheran clergyman who advertised for a butler. A well dressed applicant claimed to be a lawyer and was asked if he could officiate at a wedding, prompting irony about roles and expectations in the household.
Frederick van Heden weighs poverty and reform at a New York tea in a quip filled tale. He argues there is enough in the world for all, then recalls a Dutch student who jokes that a dog deciding sausage fate could halt reform and lectures.
Dialogue in dialect shows Mr Rieh asking about family support while Itus notes his wife struggles with responsibility. The exchange reflects domestic strain and social dynamic in the period.
Commissioner Bingham of New York comments on a policeman found guilty of protecting gambling houses. He criticizes the defendant as naive for lying and uses an analogy about a carpenter hired to soundproof a wall between a study and a nursery, implying a plan to fix the situation.
A Washington Star passage describes a craftsman proposing to line a space with shavings for sound proofing. The carpenter tests the room but reports hearing is blocked, while a literary man approves the setup and directs others to test from the nursery.
Dawson suffers a severe toothache and visits a dentist. The tooth required gas anesthesia for extraction. Afterward the patient balks at the price, noting the heavy gas use and demanding a meter next time.
Wall Street figures say financier James R. Keene is rarely distracted in business. On a summer evening at his country place Washington E. Connor noted Keene’s silence and asked about the moon. Keene replied that it was beautiful but too high, revealing his absent minded moment.
William Jennings Bryan says he condensed a Solomon proverb to aid memory. He quotes, The wise man gets the idea into his head, the foolish man gets it in the neck, noting the condensation preserves the meaning though it is less elegant. Source: Columbia State.
The record describes Hewitt Gruet as brave and bold, noting his reputation for decisive action. A remark recalls Jewett's view that he once hired a stenographer without consulting his wife, illustrating his independent approach.
Harper's Weekly recounts a tale from Admiral Evans's command of the Indiana. A seasoned sailor faced interrogation for taking food from a mess chest outside meal hours. He denied theft, insisting the chest was empty, then claimed a cockroach emerged with tears in its eyes, highlighting the humorous misperception aboard ship.
The Bohemian notes Silas Whipperwill, a college student, charms with slang and university manners, asks his father for money, describing his credit as neat and the expense of college. A follow up reply from his father, who cannot play poker, tells him to quit the game, indicating financial pressure and family skepticism.
In a natural philosophy class at Princeton University a student offered a witty distinction. When asked to define transparent translucent and opaque the student said the windows were once very transparent now translucent and if not cleaned soon will be opaque, illustrating the terms with a practical joke.
A reader notes testimonials are scarce as women expand roles, citing a sister advancing in haberdashery. He jokes that a testimonial would help him, quipping a line about becoming a new woman after using his shirts and collars.
Luella Smith in the August Bohemian offers a dramatic poem in dialect about Old Age as a pursuer. The speaker recalls a past pursuit and pain, describing rheumatism and deaf ears, with Old Age marching behind and striking, bending and twisting life as time accelerates. The verse conveys aging as a relentless, personal oppressor.
Geoffrey Linden captains Leander in Henley Grand Challenge Cup against an American eight led by Van Troop. A romance with Van Troop’s sister sways Linden as the English crew fights to overtake the Americans. In a tense final sprint Leander prevails amid roaring crowds and flags.
Rev Edward Everett Hale recalls hearing America sung for the first time in Boston on the Fourth of July as a boy at Park Street church. He recounts how Dr. Smith wrote the verses to an unseen tune from music books provided by the Park Street minister, and how the song, later tied to God Save the Queen, became America's hymn in this country.
A Burmese bull owner rejects a 10 000 rupee offer for a prized racing bull valued at 25 000 rupees with annual income estimated between 12 000 and 15 000 rupees. The animal is guarded by four men to prevent tampering. Burmans avidly enjoy boxing, though rarely to Queensbury standards, with reports describing bouts as often off target and mainly by chance.
The text recalls Miss Fairfax on moonlit Virginia nights and her maid Dahlia who greets the moon as a companion. In Washington for the first night away from home Dahlia exclaims that old Miss Moon has accompanied them, easing homesickness with the moon’s presence.
A London Globe note recalls a renowned Indian big game hunter advising that after skinning a tiger the whiskers must be guarded. Natives are said to cut and grind whiskers into curry, creating a irritant poison with potentially serious effects.
At the Methodist district conference in Hartsville last month a resolution from the committee on church property urged trustees across the Florence district to forbid dogs during worship hours. The measure calls dogs a nuisance and dangerous distraction to services.
A reflective piece on lifelong presidential ambitions and notable defeats. It recounts Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, William H. Seward, James G. Blaine, and others. The article contrasts jubilant party victories with the sting of failure, noting personal anguish, political intrigues, and lasting legacies shaping U.S. leadership history. It highlights Clay’s repeated losses, Webster’s steady campaigns, Seward’s retirement turn, and Blaine’s thwarted bids, ending with reflections on ambition and fate.
A Calcutta correspondent recalls three tense train incidents observed within hours. One collision with a stationary car at a junction, another car with a driver drinking water while bullock carts lag, and a cyclist muttering to an official while his bicycle lies ruined.
In 1901 Spain had 861 electric stations, 651 for public lighting and 210 for private lighting. Since then power stations for electric light have grown, and electrification has expanded into many other uses. The article notes vast potential for further industrial development as Spain’s power reserves are not near exhaustion.
A fragment describes a quarrel in a Nottingham public house where a rubie faced by a red haired Irishman and an Englishman debated which of three countries possessed fighter men. The dialogue references Ireland Scotland and England with phrases about men and boastful lines.
Boston Advertiser reports efforts to save Massachusetts woodlands from gypsy moths. Over 420 workers clear underbrush and burn debris while tree climbers negotiate infestations. About 1,000 acres show lighter infestation though pockets remain.
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