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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
2
Barstow newspaper announces W. J. Evans as lessee editor and manager of the local printing operation. Evans assumes duties overseeing editorial content and production at the Barstow press.
A dispute between two neighbors over scratched potato rows escalates to hen theft and murder. One man sells his flock unseen, the other traps and shoots each returning hen, then finally admits selling his birds a month earlier and declares they will eat pheasants instead.
A prominent Nebraska campaign speaker canceled a Lincoln address and William Jennings Bryan was chosen to fill the vacancy. Nervous, Bryan faced the crowd as the substitute for an older leader and was introduced with a humorous, unsure greeting reflecting the tense moment.
A large map of the United States in the nursery aids early education. A state map with counties and capitals also helps the family learn practical geography. Regularly consult both maps with children to explore unfamiliar towns from current news.
A reflective passage on Time as a benevolent force that ages the body while preserving youth in spirit. It describes Father Time gently marking those who use time well, turning them old in appearance yet lively in heart and mind, their wrinkles like blessings and calendar notches.
Advice for night leg cramps. Wind a long garter around the affected leg and pull each end firmly to release the cramp. The method promises instant relief and a restful night without further cramps.
In Tokyo the rat bounty system is described with sight of a girl carrying a rat by its tail to a police box. An official receipt grants 5 sen, revealing a method to combat plague and protect the public from epidemics.
A teacher tested adjectives and adverbs with the word far. Amid embarrassed shuffles a pupil answered with a chain that ends in grandfather, prompting light laughter in the room.
A farmer probes the motorist about his complaint and learns the broken machine is the least of two mishaps. The motorist laments the device will not start while the farmer recalls a previous man who failed to stop his own contraption.
The London Post notes ivory is chiefly used for piano keys in America, with billiard balls, cutlery handles, brush ware and ornaments as other major uses. It mentions scrivalloe for billiard balls, competition from benzoline and celluloid, and India’s use of ball rings for bangles, plus ivory dust in polishing and ink. Elephants are conserved in many districts, with concern over eventual extinction.
The piece argues that modern society overemphasizes prominence with many people claiming notoriety. It suggests knowing nonprominent, modest individuals forms a better, more stable social circle than chasing fame.
A department store linen manager says a smile is a key asset for sales staff, drawing customers like fair prices and good goods. He notes eight hours of smiling can be learned by self observation and avoiding any sign of a frown, recalling a gruff NY store encounter.
A young English tourist staying in a Scottish highland hotel complains his fishing trip has cost him dearly after a week with no catches. On the final day he finally lands a fine salmon and remarks the haul should be. His host Donald replies that it's a great blessing he did not catch more.
Little Alice accompanies her grand parents to an eastern city church. During sermon Mary glances upward and whispers to grandpa that a relative appears perched on a gallery shelf.
Harper's Weekly describes the mantis as a prayerful looking insect whose seemingly gentle posture masks a deadly ambush predator. It explains the mantis uses spined forelimbs to seize prey, lifting arms like a ritual gesture while delivering a swift, painful grip that crushes victims.
Kaiser Wilhelm plots to turn Heligoland in the North Sea into a key base for Germanys airship fleet. The island, acquired from Britain two decades ago, features artificial cliffs reinforced by cement to prevent erosion and holds formidable fortifications kept strictly secret. Access remains limited to the base town, with landings forbidden on the bluffs housing stores of powder and armaments.
The article traces timekeeping from sun dials to early clocks. It notes a Grecian astronomer who died around 547 B C as linked to the dial and describes the hour glass and water clock. Water clocks spread to Rome by 158 B C after earlier use in Chaldea and Egypt.
Miss Belle Ben, owner of a Snake River homestead near Enterprise, Oregon, announces final papers. She has lived alone on the can yon farm for six years, built fences, split wood, planted crops, and gathered the harvest with no nearby neighbor within nine miles.
Oxford's Wykeham era shows twenty one colleges with New College among the largest. Builders influenced by his model, students pursued logic, arithmetic, geometry and astronomy while living in college. Rules fixed strict conduct, limited recreation, and required annual apparel. Dinner called by poor scholars in Latin and French, with silence at meals.
A T. P. Weekly writer notes India embraces postcards as a social boon. They are cheap and self-contained though gum may come from bovine horns or hooves. Publicity attracts attention, and people read others letters openly without shame or disruption.
The passage notes how elders seek affection from younger people through gifts stories and counsel. It reflects on the wish to be remembered after death and fears drifting into a twilight where no ties or memories remain, contrasting youthful vitality with aging isolation.
A new pastor greets a child during a first call. The boy refuses to shake hands and says no, explaining he must keep his face washed and his Sunday clothes clean for church. The exchange highlights his irritation at the required formality and preparation.
Steamers running between England and Holland now bear side launch apparatus enabling lifeboats to be launched from either side. The system improves safety by allowing rapid access to lifeboats regardless of vessel orientation or seas.
Father reads while the son asks about the phrase Veni Vidi Vici. The father guesses it is a college yell as a judge remarks.
An atonal life sized imitation jack o lantern on three glass pillars attracted crowds at an electrical exhibition. A hidden dictograph and concealed wiring let a distant operator answer questions and crack jokes as spectators gathered around the enclosure.
A reported court note describes a cashier seized for theft claiming he acted from straitened circumstances to justify his conduct. The item frames the motive as economic pressure and criminal perversion of trust.
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