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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
4
A quote from Channing argues there is a duty beyond building almshouses. Society should provide aids and culture that help people fulfill their human destiny, not merely bread to avoid starvation. The piece condemns neglecting preventive support and social improvement as it bears on human dignity.
The Yucca club met at Mrs FE L Aument’s home and discussed roads a school house site and a club house. The next meeting is Feb 4 at Mrs d J Tammond’s home for annual officer elections. Improvement work on Mojave Boulevard and Spring Ave progresses with multiple crews and acres being prepared.
Porter from Fullerton checks progress on a well near Rabbit Springs amid a large water bearing stratum. Gribbins Pleanna sell groceries briskly into the valley while Wiss Cherry’s well is finished and work starts for Dr Von Breton. Local residents visit Los Angeles and sow spring grain after recent rains. A new Sunday school site is chosen east of Fratt’s with Mrs Flood offering use of her home.
A court notes that as long as sufficient water remains in a river for present users, diversions by others through appropriation and beneficial use are lawful. Such transfers may lower river levels but do not invalidate prior users rights. Cites Schodde vs Twin Falls Land & Water Co. 224 US 107.
Chicago News notes that hundreds of Indians near Calcutta still honor trees as sacred. Interpreters explain natives worship the spirit believed to dwell under the stone base around the tree, not the tree itself, a relic of centuries old custom.
A London Globe note contrasts Garraway's founder broad sheet praising tea as a universal remedy curing headaches spleen obstructions fevers and colds while Tom Hood counters that tea can be as poisonous as wine, differing only in form.
A New York Journal excerpt shows five year old Johnny asking for a quarter and the elderly man replying with the Golden Rule. The child suggests treating others as you wish to be treated, highlighting timeless moral guidance.
Quote from Ip pincott's Magazine notes women never gain weight, their dresses grow too small as a sign of decline, reflecting period views on female bodies.
Connected to a Mohammedan mosque in Lucknow India the hall is the world marker for a column free space measuring 102 feet by 54 feet by 538 feet high. Erected during the 1874 famine it provided work for the starving. Built as a solid concrete mass with a brick and timber mold set for a year before removal. It remains free from decay.
A Moorhen feigns vulnerability by sinking underwater with only her bill visible, a perfect defense. Observers can approach within six feet as she remains still, sure her ploy will fool predators.
The item lists London housing exceeding Swiss population capacity, a quip about a slander, and a landlord’s outburst. It also references Fliegende Blatter and notes toads becoming torpid in winter, fasting four to six months.
The Printer advertises frequent calls for knowledge of valuable deposits in the desert. Miners and prospectors should send descriptive memoranda and samples for examination, with sales possible through this process.
The notice urges readers to support district development and view the Printer’s advertised benefits of rural progress. It invites engagement and promises continued coverage over the next six months.
The third National Orange Show in San Bernardino will feature oranges from Sacramento valley, San Joaquin valley, Southern California, and Arizona exhibited side by side competing for trophies. The event showcases statewide and Southwest districts with large displays and cash prizes totaling several thousand dollars.
Mrs. James Clear returns to Otis from Salt Lake City where Mr. Clear works. C. A. Burehaime of Yellow Aster Mining Co. visits Randsburg to inspect Calico District property. Charles G. Reeder buys 5000 acres of Southern Pacific land between Daggett and Newberry to subdivide for alfalfa farming. Miss Aileen McCue visits Minneola. Barry of Minneola receives Hackney auto plow for spring crops. Mrs. Sing Yee visits Los Angeles. Buena Ventura Mining Co. officials plan mine startup in Arawatz country. A. H. Cooper to ship from Peacock mine at Lavie. Albert Racek visits relatives in LA and Pasadena.
The article argues the moon’s face cannot change under current conditions existing for millions of years. It notes there is no air or water and no internal forces to alter the surface, making disintegration or alteration impossible even over hundreds of millions of years.
A dialogue exchanges slight humor about reputation and a wife proving a point by reading old love letters. The Kansas City Journal notes a remark about money and its use with baseball clubs.
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