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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
4
A Philadelphia Bulletin item collects brief humorous maxims and observations. It offers quips on manners, honesty, love, and daily life, framed as pithy lines about people, professions, and social behavior.
A satirical note on self made men from Puck contrasts natural icemen with parvenus. It mocks egotism and vanity, suggesting the self made man lacks humility and often focuses on personal prestige, while others remain overlooked. The piece lampoons architects of fortune who misplace their blueprint mid project.
A dated domestic piece lists cautions for husbands. It advises not to snub wives in public or comment on mothers housekeeping, to praise new dresses, enjoy her cooking, show kindness when small items disappear, remember birthdays, and use affectionate epithets once more.
A brisk paraphrase from the Saturday Evening Post contrasts old and new maxims with a social bustle. It notes a debu tante entering society and remarks on shifts in business wisdom and prosperity amid many children outside schools.
A fragment reads like a cautionary note from a maritime page about sober speech at sea. It hints that the port side is not the captain's wine cellar and warns that appearances mislead while implying thrift protects character and fortune.
Reports detail the death of W. W. Carpenter from morphine, a fatal house fire at Morning Sun that claimed Mrs. Jameson, and a near miss for Walter Jameson. Fort Dodge reports a diphtheria surge, while Grinnell sees a fatal runaway and cascade of medical debates. Brazil near Centerville weighs child’s operation against Christian Science beliefs as a priest is stabbed in Cascade. Coal mine deaths near Clinton claim Lem Maley and echo a county mining tragedy.
Fire at Muscatine’s Citizens Rail Way and Light car barn wiped out twenty seven street cars and caused about fifty thousand dollars in loss, while Davenport sees a moral crusade against wine rooms and theaters escalate with injunction suits filed by Rev Giglinger and Bishop Cosgrove.
Des Moines reports reveal George D. Wood cashier of the Bank of Colfax shot himself after weeks of ill health and heavy business burdens. He summoned close friends to witness his last act and died instantly. The death spurred scrutiny of related banks and a Polk county tax collection dispute.
Polk County had 10000 in general funds and 25000 in court house deposits with Wood's bank at Colfax secured by bonds. A withdrawal of 10000 occurred recently while funds remain in custodian Al Layman's control. The article then digresses with unrelated notes about Reverend W A Lewis and Swiss milkmaids.
London's Standard notes US pig iron cuts but rising stocks due to bounty-fed Canadian iron and steel. It highlights Cape Breton as the Canada center, aided by $2.70 per ton bounty, and mentions Cape Breton Coal & Iron company’s Iowa-linked ventures. Also reports Webster City figure George Mackdown charged with embezzlement, and river traffic gains at Burlington bridge with 300 extra steamers.
Des Moines reports indicate support from state officials for repealing the bankruptcy law and for changes in teacher certification. Governor Cummins may include these topics in a forthcoming message. Also covered are banking rulings, state fair board contests, and railroad oversight proposals.
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