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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
8
A reader asks why boys act out in mischief and quarrel with neighbors including yelling, running to hitch a wagon, unwashed mornings, and tossing snowballs. The piece attributes these behaviors to obedience and rural youth energy rather than malice.
A collection of aphoristic lines on vice and virtue. Observations warn of disobedience and the dangers of wealth. It notes sloth, desire, and arrogance as pitfalls, while praising self control and modest virtue in daily life.
The excerpt discusses a Californian rancher turning potatoes into chips via an ingenious drying machine, a vast unexplored Arabian tract, and Australia awaiting investigation. It also notes salesmen using motion pictures to demonstrate large machinery, rising German women students, a French three handed watch, and a physician’s stance on tobacco use.
A compact digest of aphorisms notes idle rumors and sudden opportunities. It hints that some prospects arrive abruptly, while others require effort to gain value. The piece records light observations on stage life and the disproportionate odds for different people.
Oregon Congressman A W Lafferty claimed you cannot lose the man who runs a health resort and recounted a humorous anecdote about a worn out woman visiting a famed retreat. The exchange centers on the idea of south winds and a proprietor’s witty reply amid a confounding weather remark.
A fragmented dialogue hints at a tense moment as a hunter asks for guidance. The speaker notes the expression of our eyes is human and cautions against a warning or claim about a guiding figure amid uncertain danger.
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson recounted at the Actors' Orphanage Pound in London a tale of a stout young man who begged Lady Bancroft for help claiming to be an orphan. She pressed for parents' address, and the reply pointed to the local court.
A mother scolds Willie for taking a penny, calling it as bad as stealing a dollar. Willie replies he feels like a chump after noticing a dollar lying beside the penny. The exchange captures a moral brief about temptation and consequence.
In Jimbon's predicment Timson avoids walking for fear others will think he cannot operate his wife has just bought a touring car and he is ashamed to walk.
A lighthearted note suggesting new graduates read the help wanted column. It reflects on how job listings guide career beginnings and emphasizes practical steps for entering the workforce after college.
A fragmented dialogue sketches optimism through a one-armed man and a tactile hammer scene. Characters debate future payments, control, and risk while discussing loans and financial strain in a gritty urban cadence.
The obituary notes that Lord Wolseley, Britain's famed soldier who died March 25, once endured a undignified retreat in India after a yellow snake startled him at a water tank during a hot march. He admitted a lifelong loathing of reptiles and would even flee a harmless toad.
A six foot high marble statue of Druaus dressed as a sacrificing priest was uncovered at Paestum Italy. It is the first art piece found in the digs besides temple ruins with a face recalling Julius Caesar and a well preserved nose. New York Sun.
Fison recalls meeting the young king of Uganda who has taken to golf and made two outstanding drives. The monarch, who will turn eighteen this year, also serves as captain of a football club.
The notice declares Maxim Gorky may return home after an amnesty marking the Romanoff tenth anniversary. The official description lists him as a member of the Nishni Novgorod house painters' aid.
A powerful figure questions why a woman was promoted in their society. He admits the aim was to curb her rising popularity by ensuring she earns enemies and opposition. The dialogue reveals manipulation and fear of female influence in leadership.
In a London Opinion snippet a sergeant voices uncertainty as no hits appear in a half hour and a subaltern orders a charge at targets with fixed bayo nets, illustrating tense training dynamics and discipline.
In a brief clash of words the crowd questions T about vocal participation at the strawberry festival. T replies with a playful remark that they did participate by helping with the strawberries.
The dialogue notes that hopes for a sympathetic strike by waiters in New York did not materialize, with little public support evident for the labor action. The exchange underscores muted labor turnout and subdued momentum for restaurant workers' efforts.
A veteran counsels a younger man to start with small tasks like tidying the yard and swatting flies, illustrating simple, practical deeds as stepping stones to greater public action.
Bevers and Richardson court travelers between Wellington and Memphis. Daily schedule shows departures Wellington 7:00 AM arriving Memphis 9:00 AM, return Memphis 10:00 AM arriving Wellington at noon. Rates 38 cents one way or 5 dollars round trip. Phone 17. Pritchard Grocery advertises fruit jars for sale.
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