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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
2
Howell Rant argues he is a star of the company while Knight Stands challenges the claim. The exchange centers on status and recognition within the firm with tensions over perceived prominence.
The poem describes wind children arriving in town with crimson maple and oak leaves. They dance along lanes and streets as autumn winds rustle through trees, racing from gutters to rows, then drift to the forest and dream by a woodland stream.
A famous actress recalled a Plaza luncheon tale about Tony Pastor, a banker named Koppen, and a job offer mix up. Pastor teased the banker’s funds while praising the actress, who preferred Pastor’s office for wit and charm over Koppen’s generous bid. Also recounted are a fence chatterbox joke and a humorous jab at serious versus witty advertising.
A manager blasts a row over a dozen letters from deadheads demanding their names be erased from a free list, reacting to a performance and noting the unusual complaint as the exchange unfolds.
John J. Hayes, famed marathon hero, ends a New York dinner toast with a tale about sustained effort. He quotes the President warning against complacency and recalls a cousin who once employed a Yale baseball champion who had become a tramp, illustrating the thin line between success and downfall.
A Washington Star note describes a cheerful tramp found sleeping by a furnace on a warm stone during a cold autumn dawn. My cousin, short of labor, offered him work and asked if he could use a shovel. The tramp quipped he could fry ham on it.
Sigismund Goetz recalls painting his own portrait as a birthday surprise for his mother. He left it exposed in the studio, prompting his mother to call that afternoon. She asked who the subject was and criticized the choice, remarking that the artist wasted time on uninteresting people.
James Ten Eyck teaches EB Harriman heirs to row aiming for court tennis success. He notes form decides outcomes, then cites a western tale about a squire marrying a couple with comic missteps and a kiss to seal the union.
The Philadelphia Inquirer cites Mrs Hoolihan debating sermons in stones and O Hoolihan replying that many good arguments emerge from a brick. The exchange reflects street wisdom and lively banter on everyday life.
Barnes Tormer and Hiram Stbbubbs recount a scene set around the Spanish War. A weary traveler arrives at a nearly full hotel in London, only to find it still has room. The next morning he complains of the bed while the landlord notes a duke once slept there, prompting an exchange about the Iron Duke.
Denver mayor cites two tricksters who expose themselves as predictable. A dissection plotters tale from New York contrasts with Mrs. Lorillard Ronalds describing New York becoming a world capital. Lord Exe’s aging youth antics evoke wit about aging and clinging to youth in London society.
A New York Mothers Club meeting featured a member resigning to prioritize her children over club duties. Other members expressed horror that she allowed her children to interfere with her responsibilities, highlighting the club's misnamed nature and social expectations.
Roscoe Gilmore Scott presents a reflective meditation on desire and judgment. A speaker recalls ordinary mortals and the gaze of others, then seeks mercy and restraint before judging others. The poem asks for divine aid to avoid harsh judgment and self-punishment.
In a tense drawing room, a scheming baronet plots to seize a quarter of a new fortune. Nancy remains oblivious as Frederick Seaton, a hard-edged artist, reconnects with Mrs. Corbett and gropes for leverage amid past voyages and hidden motives.
A rapid-fire summary of scientific findings and curiosities: coal production totals with US lead andBritainGermany gaps. paper from cornstalks at half cost. touring European scientists studying ethnology. electric line in Paris post office. tungsten lamp behavior. French locomotive wheel alignment. US swamp land vastness. Uruguay census toil. Europe birth rates disparities. Chicago seeks railroad electrification. sugar burning antisepsis. brass coloring method. Guanajuato catacomb mummies. caterpillar eating weight. elephant teeth count. world steam power. oats for animals. Ireland flax land change. Wellington Parliament building. Norway glaciers move. rudderless dirigible. hartwood scarcity. Columbia aeronautics degrees. eyeglasses see-all-sides. pencil fixing milk wash. German electrification in steel works. Alpine glaciers receding.
Edward H. Cooper sketches a tense scene aboard a ship where a hero is accused of fabricating past exploits. Seaton confronts Wilson about a mysterious altercation, a bearded disguise, and a sudden child reunion. The dialogue reveals fear, misdirection, and a closing quip about money.
An English lady visitor with a toothache asks the old gardener about a dentist. The gardener jokes about gas and daylight, reflecting a humorous salon scene in a fashionable northern British watering place.
An English fashion authority notes lounge evening wear gains appeal beyond clubs and ships. He outlines a sample waistcoat and coat with a long turnover, velvet collar, and rounded pocket flaps, plus guidance on Cambridge suits, cuff styles, and pocket placement for morning coats.
A Chicago Harbor Commission report now at the printer outlines an ambitious plan shifting from river to lake piers with railroad access along many blocks. It envisions piers extending 1500 to 2000 feet into the lake, but experts say current needs center on grain coal and iron handling, with river docks enough for package freighting and proximity to business houses.
Salome has endured mounting opposition since its debut with Anthony Comstock objecting to the veil and ministers condemning the biblical subject. Philadelphia Baptist and Methodist leaders join the dispute while the Russian Orthodox Church bans the opera, illustrating a harsh path for the production.
A Brooklyn boy wears a brown earthenware bean pot as a helmet after lacing it on his head. His mother, mortified, hurries him to a physician as curious onlookers ask why he wears it. The pot is eventually broken by the tramway motorman.
A detailed survey of menswear trends including dinner jackets in lambs wool thibet, satin waistcoats with moonstone buttons, and elaborate silk scarfs. Notes on striped trousers, braid trims, puffed and scalloped shirt edges, new storm coats with angled pockets, and pale tan suede gloves. Describes fashionable shirts with decorative holes, modern collars, and russet boots.
More than 500 persons narrowly escaped death as the fruit steamer Admiral Dewey, inbound from Jamaica, collided with Mount Desert outward from Ridge near New York. Capt. Davidson of the Dewey guided passengers to safety as the two vessels split crews and many fled the gas-filled Mount Desert. About 350 Mount Desert passengers climbed aboard the Admiral Dewey within minutes, with Dewey pushing the other vessel toward the east bank to avert catastrophe.
An aged fisherman recalls fishing off Sandy Hook where ling run strong and abundant. He notes the fish can be caught on any tackle and line, with tales of hand-caught lings and others jumping from the water to free themselves.
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