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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
3
At Toledo, P Orth, assistant U S district attorney, represented the government in a naturalization hearing. A German applicant, questioned about polygamy, confessed uncertainty but was asked if he could get along with one wife. He replied, Share. One’s a plenty given current prices.
Julius Aasvogel, South African magnate, bets on a race against Haverson with a three hundred weight handicap. The weight is a balloon strapped to the Anonyme, causing laughter as the car inflates. Aasvogel resigns the next day amid the club’s amused verdict.
A devotional lesson from John 3 outlines the kingdom of heaven, born anew, and the meaning of God’s love. It explains birth from above, water and Spirit, and cites scriptural authority and personal knowledge for Jesus’ teaching.
Mrs. Lillie Wilcher of 770 Eleventh St Chattanooga Tenn describes a running neck sore and severe skin disease improved by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She reports two years of hand and wrist itching then relief after using the remedies, noting two babies also healed.
Humorous quips about marriage report a jab at motive and reversal of wealth. An advertisement from N. W. Hide and Fur Co. of Minneapolis promotes selling furs and hides or tanning them for robes and rugs.
A slicker cons farmers by bidding low on land then inflating to as high as 60 dollars an acre. He then sells advertising to cover the price, promising pay only if the land sells. Twenty two farmers in Brown County reportedly fell for it, with one losing 320 dollars. Several plan to fight in court rather than pay.
The mistress praises Miranda as a good cook and hints suitors may urge marriage. Miranda denies the idea, arguing Pye lived with them too long to desire marriage, revealing loyalty and deflection as two possible conclusions from her reply.
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