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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
2
An article urges readers to discover and support local production in Como Park Saint Paul and similar towns. It cites a Texas example listing items made locally from overalls to wind mills and coffins and notes many buyers overlook home goods. It calls for education of producers and consumers to favor local products.
The St. Louis Republic recounts old misreadings from the days of manual typesetting. Examples include brides turning into brusk brides and captions like The Galley Slave becoming The Galley Love, with many other humorous or absurd corrections from the proofroom.
The tale centers on George Francis Train, famed in 1864 Omaha, who refused to move seats after a window pane broke behind him. He vowed to build a rival hotel, opening the Cozzens House on Ninth and Harney, costing $60,000 total with a $40,000 building and $20,000 furnishings, but a gas plant collapse plunged the venture into darkness and financial trouble.
Editorial advocates broad public effort to curb billboard and poster advertising of questionable merchandise. It argues citizens can pressure merchants through complaints to reduce objectionable ads, noting easy local action in villages and towns and the power of collective civic response.
A Lincolnshire rabbit known as the silver rabbit has silvery gray fur prized in Asia especially Tar tary and China where fur is worn by royalty. The skins are shipped in huge numbers though the animal is not well valued in England. Prices are very high.
An Englishwoman recalls Prince Napoleon’s demand to be on the white charger in a Alma battle scene. The artist refused to lie in paint and left the rider off, prompting the prince to order the horse rubbed out.
The popular author stated I have signed an exclusive contract with one magazine. A friend protested that fame invites other magazines to solicit work. I shall decline such offers with thanks, I have ever ordered some printed slips.
A educated Black Philadelphian recalls well known voodoo practices and a famed city doctor who grants charms. He describes evading a magistrate and constable via a charm and recounts a subsequent tale of a witchlike black cat spirit, bought through the doctor. A South Carolina ritual uses rice crosses to bar witches by forcing them to eat every grain. Marvin Dana is Metropolitan Magazine.
A clergyman asks about periodicals during his first parish rounds. A woman replies she does not take them but notes her husband subscribes often and hopes the clergyman can persuade him to sign a pledge.
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