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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
2
The cross signature on old documents often signified good faith and oath rather than ignorance. It was used when signers could not write and sometimes required adding an oath to the name, serving as a formal attestation of truth.
The quote urges starting each morning with clear ideals and living the day fully as if it spanned all time. It compares daily discipline to a sea captain steering toward a fixed port, maintaining steady progress hour by hour.
The presence of white in a horse’s eye signals a high tempered animal. A nervous horse often scans surroundings as danger or mischief is sought, and rapid eyeball movement reveals an unusually large white surface indicating temperament.
An eleven year old boy in a Sandwich area hop garden attempted suicide by hanging with yarn after being chastised for poor hops picking. He was found in time, cut down, and revived.
A loyal friend notes Jabez Jones is a devoted citizen for whom work time is scarce. He has served on the petit jury three times, the grand jury twice, and been a delegate to four conventions, often traveling to the legislature, leaving little personal time.
A parrot warned of intruders in a Paris residence when three men entered. They fled after hearing the bird cry Who goes there. On return the owner found the parrot still repeating the phrase for protection.
Two women in Budapest settled a love dispute by agreeing to marry the men who volunteered as their seconds. The unconventionalresolution ended a planned duel with engagements to both suitors.
Licorice belongs to the pea family and grows wild to about four feet. The valuable part is the long straight root. The plant is not yet cultivated or harvested, needing about three years to mature or improve its condition.
The passage argues anger signals personal impotence and internal frustration. It contrasts calm superiority with irritation when facing an adversary, claiming true strength lies in self awareness and control.
A Hoosier Chronicle by Meredith Nicholson presents a literary piece exploring charm and mystery through a witty observation about a striking woman and her enigmatic hat. The prose blends humor with social mood reflective of the era.
A rallying note encouraging tackling difficult problems to sharpen skill and appetite for further challenges.
A satirical note critiques a man who withholds children's rights to avoid being labeled stingy, calling him a despicable specimen of humanity. The remark underscores the social fault of denying basic rights to protect reputation.
Frances Hodgson Burnett tells a true tale set in England where a letter she wrote is mysteriously missing from a desk and center table only to reappear leaning against a silver cigarette box. She details careful checks of every object and contemplates belief in elementals and mischief by unseen sprites.
The article notes lengthy engagements in Bohemia lasting 15 to 20 years with young Russian ladies delaying marriage. It reports the death of a 99 year old man who had courted for 75 years and married on his death bed.
Dialogue fragment shows an elder questioning a young man's earnings as a condition for marriage. The exchange reveals concern over financial stability and suitability of a match, with laughter and irony about youth. No concrete names or places are given.
A comical scene unfolds as a man announces, in a private office, that he has been appointed to notify the fair maiden’s father that he has been nominated to become the suitor’s father-in-law.
A traveler recalls a grand mountain view but praises home comfort at last. The piece contrasts scenic travel with the warmth of returning to a beloved residence.
A dialogue about road etiquette shows two drivers debating pedestrian right of way. The pair dismisses common rules and relies on aggressive rhetoric to justify actions.
A London Sketch recounts a voyage to Southampton with a Malay servant who remains cheerful and helpful. The narrator notes diverse passenger nationalities, calm officials, and a playful exchange over basic needs from bathing to meals, praising the servant's sympathetic understanding over language fluency.
A humorous tale of a man in uniform mistaken for a noble by his lady, as he nibbles roast mutton and potatoes at the Restaurant de Vegetables. He answers a question of love with a humorous price list totaling 65 cents, ending the scene in a playful, lighthearted mood.
Consul General Robert P. Skinner reports from Hamburg that floors in large German offices are being built with a mixture of magnesium chloride pulverized magnesia and sawdust laid two to four inches thick. He says the floors are waterproof almost fireproof crack-free warm under foot elastic and soundproof and cheaper than pine flooring tiling or stone.
In Temple Court London a sundial bore the motto Be gone about your business. A builder's man sought orders and, mishearing the bencher's reply, took Be gone about your business as instruction and engraved it.
The article warns of a looming shortage of bauxite powder used in cutting wheels for cut glass. It notes primary sources in Russia and Virginia, with Russian beds rapidly depleting. Wheels are manufactured at Niagara Falls and have short lifespans of only a few weeks.
In Venice it is customary to post placards on the home and nearby streets naming the deceased, listing age, birthplace, and the illness that caused death. The practice serves as a public notice of a person’s passing.
A Harper's Weekly piece cites Grant Allen and others arguing death is largely painless. It recalls explorer and Rustem Pasha anecdotes and Allen's near drowning, noting that fear is mainly in the approach and not in dissolution itself. The account emphasizes indifference, cold, breathlessness, and a final, quiet end.
A short vignette from Tits Bits about a pale small boy in school teased for lacking a family doctor. Johnny explains his wide family involved in medicine. his father a dentist, mother a homeopath, sister in ambulance class, grandmother with patent medicines, uncle a veterinary surgeon, all of whom practice on him.
A Harrisburg couple, who alternated Sunday church attendance paying a nickel each, decide the plan was extravagant and now attend the same church together. They expect to enter the golden gate on the same nickel.
An old Egyptian man carried a stick at home and beat his women when angered. Graves show many forearm fractures among women, indicating repeated blows as arms shielded their faces.
Typewriters exist in many languages and are sold globally yet one nation lacks typewriters for its language due to a simple reason. That nation is China.
A quotation notes that before marriage appearance dominates but after marriage mind and character take precedence, implying a shift in what matters most in a union. The remark by Lord Melbourne underscores the enduring importance of character over looks in lasting relationships.
A playful dialogue shows a captain explaining ship terminology. The fluffy creature asks why one side is called starboard and the other port while a humorous officer offers a punning reply about star boarders and porters.
A collector presses a well to do citizen on paying debts. The citizen admits he refuses to pay to avoid laying workers off, saying he has no heart to do it. The excerpt is a satirical vignette on economic ethics and compassion.
A frazzled citizen on Rumpus Ridge questions a Polkville Arkansas hardware store proprietor about sportin goods. The man jokes he wanted a straight jacket for a crazy man, illustrating local tongue in a Kansas City Star quote.
People who speak only to attract attention seldom receive meaningful recognition. The piece comments on the futility of self-promoting chatter and the value of genuine discourse.
A Macaulay quotation notes that Puritans disliked bear baiting not for animal suffering but for spectator pleasure, linking moral opposition to spectator delight and social critique.
In a formal exchange the inquisitor confirms the investigation finds the star witness names, business, and residence were provided fully and accurately. The statement asserts thoroughness and reliability of the answers given to initial questions.
A historical aphorism noting that among men virtue has many preachers but few martyrs, attributed to Claude Adrien Helvetius.
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