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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1913
Page
2
Barstow printer W. J. Evans lessee editor and manager presents an aging reflection. The quoted speaker Billy Fortune laments aging as he predicts a moment when he falls and cannot recover, noting that age ends with a single irreversible point regardless of remaining years.
An 18 year old Beth visits Boston art galleries and voices a witty judgment on critics. She says she does not know critics but would like one to tell her which things nice people can keep liking.
A London case features a humorous line from the defense counsel in a libel suit brought by a provision merchant against a local newspaper. The lawyer told the jury his client is a cheesemonger and that the city’s reputation of a cheesemonger is like a peach bloom, touch it and it vanishes.
The text suggests incense was burned in ancient China and India before Christ and possibly before Moses and Aaron. It ponders whether ancient wise men observed health benefits from incense, attributing it to divine approval or genuine disinfective effects, without certainty.
A crow aided a golfer by seizing and delivering the golf ball after two shots. The bird flew off with the ball, dropped it, and then twice returned to lift the ball again once the player had struck. The incident astonished the competitor and spectators alike.
A French couple, expelled from the town, were arrested during their child's burial at 8 Geneva cemetery. Detectors notified them they would be taken to prison, but they were allowed to stay through the burial service.
In London in the eighteenth century Dr Percival Pott, famed physician, identified the spine disease termed vertebral caries. He prescribed abundant pure food, sunlight, fresh air, and sleeping outdoors as the treatment.
A reflective note on daily duties. It asserts that life gains meaning from ordinary tasks and that no duties elevate us more than the routine and mundane. The author emphasizes awakening to the value of the usual duties in daily living.
Willie Wiese asks Uncle John who he would rather be, and Willie answers he would always want to be himself in a candid exchange. The dialogue reflects childlike stubbornness and self-identity.
A fragment shows Mrs Henpeck telling her dog to lie down while her husband hurries in asking what she wants. The line “Go and lie down there” contrasts with the husband’s affectionate reply “What did you wish, my sweet little wife.”
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts buying a home versus an automobile. Marks suggests funding both by taking a vice loan to mortgage a home and obtain the machine, outlining a risky route to asset ownership.
A North Dakota inventor proposes a bag holder with two metal bars pivotally connected to form a rectangular frame. The ends bend inward to grip a bag and the jaws clamp onto a fence post when released, keeping the bag mouth open and elevated.
The Charleston News and Courier explains a government backed system using U S observatories to broadcast automatic time signals. Telegraphed daily noon signals across the country are synchronized by sidereal and solar clocks, with gaps omitting seconds to mark minute beginnings, aiding precision in business and commerce.
A Paris visit and failed capital venture reveal a capitalist’s harsh view of French law restricting capitalization to a concern’s value. He cites plans for holdings like Oil City and Carbondale, claiming huge profits, and ends praising the United States freer market, amid sharp dialect and satire.
A Washington observer recalls President Taft expressing gloom over the Turkish war and cholera. He reflects that war is ugly and arbitration failures haunt him. An old tale about Colonel Gore is recounted with a stark account of battlefield sacrifice.
Miss Rupp of Philadelphia received courteous treatment issues while visiting as a nurse. The city council granted her police powers and she was sworn in recently. She must promise not to duel and to refrain from dueling since 1881, a requirement for all public officers under state law.
Fossil fragments of a giant bird’s feet from the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming are brought to the American Museum of Natural History by Prof. Walter Granger. Granger says the bird was the largest feathered creature ever in North America, dating about 38 million years ago.
Instructions describe making a hog hanger using three 8 to 9 foot poles with 8 inch diameters. Holes and bolts join the trio into a tripod and attach bolts on the outside legs to hook under cross legs. The device can raise and handle large hogs.
Selecting seed corn can save four or five times as much as you can use. It is best to choose very rigidly at seeding time and any surplus corn can be sold at good prices.
Seed corn should be selected now from ears matured before frost. Store it in a dry place to dry quickly so vitality remains strong for next spring’s demand.
A writer argues mixing alfalfa or clover with corn at filling boosts silage value. It is likely true, yet questions remain if the same feeding value could be achieved more cheaply by using alfalfa and clover as dry feed.
Advice urges farmers to choose proper seed and prepare soil for maximum crops of clover alfalfa and corn. Emphasizes saving farm and stable manures as part of better seed selection and soil preparation.
A Tunisian scene shows Prime Minister Khreddine riding past when an Arab rushed the horse seeking justice. Amused, the minister declared his decision against the man, who kissed his hand in gratitude while kneeling, misunderstanding the result as a favorable ruling.
A notice states that reputable St Louis residents who carry identification will avoid imprisonment on misdemeanor charges. The item frames ID cards as escape from jail.
Dr. Macnamara recalls asking a London class what they would say if he claimed to have seen the sun rise in the west. A pupil finally replies that the idea implies he must have risen very late.
A New York ladies' tailor advertises suits made to order with or without material prompting a humorous exchange about invisible garments featured in a Boston Transcript clipping.
A reflective line notes that small deeds matter less than large ones, suggesting honesty matters more with bigger matters and implying restraint in exaggeration. The saying cautions against lying about larger successes while acknowledging value in modest actions.
In a anecdotal scene Pitt asks a blacksmith for a vote. The smith replies he admires Pitt’s head but not his heart. Pitt concedes he admires candor but dislikes manners, highlighting a clash of qualities in political persuasion.
The article notes electrical culinary utensils are odorless due to a vacuum principle that keeps vapors inside their receptacles. It explains how the vacuum design preserves aromas and flavors during use.
Elkhart Indiana resident Mrs Sadie Williams reports fourteen years of organic inflammation and female weakness eased after four months of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She endorses the product and invites others to write for confidential advice from the Pinkham Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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