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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
4
In August a tale from old sea captains unfolds in a wharf office as Capt. Eli recalls the Emma S. struck by lightning off the Cape. A bolt bored a hole midships but a foremast top blown into the hole plugged it, saving the vessel by nature’s repairs, a yarn tinged with nautical legend.
A London dinner tale condemns lynching in the United States with a grim anecdote about a waiter killed by a rope and the host’s joke about a man downstairs killing the chef over mustard in blanc mange. A separate vignette recounts Bradder Dickson, a New England colored barber, narrating how church members shift from Brudder Dickson to Mr Dickson to old Nigger Dickson as gifts and behavior change.
A commercial traveler reported entering a stateroom labeled for Major White and discovering a mild eyed young woman there. The purser checked the passenger list and found Major White in the same room, causing a mixup. The woman identified herself as Major White of the Salvation Army.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls farmers suing a railroad and lawyer Brown’s demand for justice. Judge Gantt, presiding, rejects improper cases and suggests the farmer hire a lawyer to get a case heard, illustrating courtroom dynamics and attorney strategy.
In a tenement stairwell Sir Melvill Beachcroft overhears two women discuss wifely pride. One notes her husband wears a clean shirt every Sunday while the other points out he is scrubbed only after Saturday afternoon drinking, before battle.
The article argues that the tariff bill's clause about "not above number sixteen Dutch standard in color" enables the sugar trust to control imports, raise power over sugar brokers and growers, and keep prices high. It contrasts refined and raw sugar duties, cites Dr. Wiley, and urges readers to contact Congress to oppose the clause for cheaper sugar and broader competition.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works completed two Mallet articulated locomotives for Southern Pacific on the Sacramento division Roseville to Truckee. They boast eight coupled wheels per group, two leading and trailing trucks, 200 psi boiler pressure, and a 94 640 pound tractive force. Engine weight and tender push the total near 300 tons with a 47 ton maximum drawbar pull.
J F Harris, after eighteen months as a US meat inspector at National Stock Yards, resigns in writing to Secretary James Wilson demanding an investigation. He claims inspectors are too lenient with packers and exposes unsanitary practices including lard spilled into sewers, unclean floors, and improper sausage casing. He cites a $100,000 annual cost and alleges packers receive 70 to 80 percent of condemned meat. He also alleges cured meat was released as sour by Dr Meadows after inspectors disagreed.
The article surveys very early firearms, noting small hand gun forms and block-mounted cannons, with 1338 as the first clear handheld gun reference in English inventories. It traces origins likely to Italy, describes quarrel missiles and bronze or iron tubes, and mentions ancient incendiary devices and pre-match firing methods. It closes with anecdotes on Antarctic exploration and imperial expeditions, contrasting historic ordnance with later exploration challenges.
Anecdote illustrates Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s influence among French Canadians as an illiterate old man from Quebec, unaware of Queen Victoria’s death, asking who had taken her place and attributing the new ruler’s power to Laurier’s influence. The tale appears in Tit-Bits.
Mr. Bernacchi recalls experiences from the Southern Cross and Discovery expeditions in Antarctica. He notes extreme winter cold, often 100 degrees below freezing, and the necessity of constant movement to avoid frostbite. Vegetation and animal life are absent, food must be carried, and reliance on dogs or seals was limited in Arctic contrasts.
Reuters reports a southern Nigeria government expedition totaling 700 soldiers under Col. Trenchard, spanning November to mid April, bringing 5 000 square miles under control with minimal fighting. Yala and Okpoto regions resisted briefly as native scouts fired signals while the force mapped districts and demonstrated road building.
Local residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble and backache. Mrs I C Good of Gaffney South Carolina recounts lasting relief from languor rheumatic pains after using the product. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sole US agents advertise price fifty cents and urge readers to Remember the name Doan's.
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