08 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
1
A column of humorous asides and antiquated curiosities spans notices about royal diets and flirtations, canal floods in Venice, and playful jests about monarchy, music, and technology. It lampoons celebrities, historians, and fiction with light satire.
A Chicago Journal item notes twelve guiding rules for selecting a husband from a New York woman. The lead rule favors choosing a partner with money while the remaining eleven are deemed less important.
A succinct aphorism notes that human ingenuity may craft laws that it cannot evade and cautions against overestimating legal fixes. It frames optimism as a peril when applying clever rules to universal human behavior.
English poet laureate Alfred Austin notes he never reads press about himself. He also implies his writings show little taste for humor.
The speaker criticizes costly ideas while noting a deadly frog in a railway switch and historic robberies. A $50,000 heist in Buffalo four years ago was uncovered, and Philadelphia’s larger, undisclosed losses are described as vast.
Reports say the Florida orange crop is small this year yet exceptionally good. Traders speculate the orange trust may lift prices based on limited supply and strong fruit quality.
The text notes Linton regrets not lifting the cup and not marrying, suggesting a third regret may arise once results arrive. It frames his reflections as commentary on personal milestones tied to public performance and life choices.
Sir Thomas Tipton rues not yet winning the America's Cup yet finds comfort in the thought that many of his customers regularly lift the teacup and toast success.
The city confronts an alarming shortage of beans provoking distress and fear. residents recall past perils such as Cervera's fleet and seek urgent action to avert hunger and scarcity in Boston.
A nine year old from Springfield Ohio has written a comic opera to be staged. The article notes concern that some recent productions may have been created by younger children than the Springfield prodigy.
A fire scare occurred when Robert Ray crawled into the Sioux City police station basement, slept behind the furnace, his clothes ignited a pile of kindling, smoke drew officers who extinguished the blaze with minor injuries to Ray. Other Iowa items include verdicts, divorces, rare incidents and taxes involving Portland Gold Mining.
Council Bluffs reports the first Iowa challenge to a marriage amid a Nebraska six month remarriage ban. A. Sweney is charged with knowingly marrying a former wife of R. A. Ball, after Ball’s Omaha divorce. The Nebraska ruling ties status to the decree while legal action may shift to Iowa Supreme Court.
M J Wragg has purchased the Midland Nursery at Twenty eighth and Grand Avenue Des Moines taking over nursery stock and company property. The sale followed a court bid after manager Chapin died and Wragg’s bid was accepted. The operation will join with his Wragg Nursery firm to expand landscape gardening work.
William McWilliams confesses to killing his wife and five children in Independence. He says his family provoked him and he preferred they be dead to living. The confession details the murders from November 22 1903, ending with his ride to hisfather’s home. He remains in jail awaiting further proceedings.
A火 unknown origin blaze in Adel caused about 65000 dollars in damage destroying H V Rickersons clothing store Heston's drug store Riggs dry goods and Adel Furniture Co. Des Moines sent a fire chief crew and a chemical engine to assist.
Edward Murray, a house mover in Iowa City, fell twenty feet from a house yesterday morning when a guy rope broke and died shortly after. Three other men fell but were not injured. He is survived by a wife and child.
Des Moines dispatch reports George Beveridge in jail recants earlier testimony in the knock-out drops murder case. He now swears he perjured against James Burns and did not see Tom Burns give morphine to Jerry Corcoran at 116 East Court avenue. Beveridge says the group sat at a table and all drank morphine, with Corcoran taking the drug like the others, the death later linked to the poisoning.
Fire yesterday morning destroyed three blocks of Renwick’s business district near Webster City. Loss estimated at about $15,000 with no injuries reported. Local firefighters battled the blaze through the cold morning hours.
J J Payne an old soldier demands city oust City Clerk N B Vertress and install him under the soldier's preference law. He requests back pay equal to all salary drawn by Vertress claiming he was a candidate when Vertress was appointed and did not receive the preference.
Story City reports a Wednesday morning burglary at the local post office stealing 850 in stamps and 150 in cash. The Alsager Brothers store also was broken into with 30 stolen. No clues aside from a missing Iowa Central handcar and cut wires. robbers likely fled east.
In a short session the Senate swore in new members and set committees to notify President Roosevelt of Congress readiness. The House organized, re elected Joseph G Cannon speaker, and adopted last Congress rules amid tariff debate. Widespread local incidents report fires deaths, trials, and a shooting case investigated by detectives.
Ambrose Hunt was found guilty of possessing counterfeit coins with intent to pass them. Judge McPher son sentenced him to three months in the county jail at Avoca and a fine of 200 dollars. He previously drew a pocketful of counterfeit half dollars in a street car.
A compact aphorism notes that a self-focused person believes his rights mirror others’ mistakes, highlighting vanity and imbalance in social behavior. The saying frames ego as an overclaim of moral parity with others’ errors.
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