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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
2
A Barstow newspaper notes an editor and manager W J Evans. it recalls past misprints where a public figure allegedly said reforms were brought by Prussia, while the truth was pressure. it also cites reports of curates read as pew rates as church enemies.
A traveling salesman claims he can spot fellow salesmen in hotel dining rooms by their habit of drinking coffee left handed. He says many travelers adopt this if they drink from the cup’s unused side. The custom may fade as it becomes common or dishwashing improves.
A Suburban Life note describes growing a sugar-trough gourd vine and using a large dark brown gourd as a jardiniere by cutting off the top. The polished rustic container houses a pot of ferns, creating a pleasing decorative display.
A demonstrator compares a car to a human, noting its likeness and humor. Binks remarks on its perception, saying it resembles several men who smoke after leaving the garage. The exchange ends with a wry request for a less human machine.
A family sick at home asks Reverend Beecher if illness is divine will. He replies sharply that misfortune stems from a simple cause, saying it is the stinking cabbage in the cellar, not fate or heaven’s will. The anecdote highlights Beecher’s blunt humor in pastoral counsel.
Dialogue-heavy excerpt shows Heith notes excessive clothes purchase for a marriage and Marie explains her father’s liberal attitude toward marriage and his plans involving Fred.
A reader notes a witty exchange about Tennyson and gas bills. The quip imagines how the poet might not have written the Charge of the Light Brigade if he lived in the suburbs, suggesting gas companies lacked conscience in his day.
The piece notes Samuel Pepys used shorthand to record his diary and to capture Charles II’s Worcester battle account in 1680. It mentions John Rushworth allegedly transcribing verbatim debates in Parliament during Charles I’s arrest of five members.
A brief quip contrasts wealth with daily labor. The exchange notes $1,000,000 at 4 percent yielding $40,000 yearly, while one speaker jokes they earn $3 a day and have no time to ponder such notions. The line appears in the Chicago Record Herald.
A sense of humor is salt of life and helps a wife laugh off minor bruises that could fester. It sets the funny side of trivial annoyances as they happen and eases situations in daily life.
A large brilliant diamond valued by a night manager’s three-diamond ring vanished at a prominent hotel near Times Square. After a sequence of mistaken judgments, a cleaner and a housemaid rediscovered the gem in a pocket, while the manager and staff debated its fate amid a morning investigation.
On a Waterford porch in Maine, Browne recounts Artemus Ward’s life as village justice and his love story with a blue-eyed cousin. The tale notes Ward’s grave at Elm Vale cemetery and his simple slab beside family graves as an inscription recalls his pen name Charles F. Brown.
A French envoy in Paris presented Rodin with photographs of a Japanese artist's work. Rodin praised the likeness to his sculptures and pledged to send drawings and sculptures to a Tokyo exposition, noting many Japanese youths study his style.
Mabel taunts George as easily pleased while Gladys notes his charm follows a string of rejections from others. The snappy exchange hints at social flirtation and rivalries in a lighthearted scene.
A farmer argues it is cheaper and more effective to raise cows from heifers and herd stock than to buy used cows. Experience in Pennsylvania showed purchased cows often underperformed. self-explanatory stanchion lever device depicted aids barn management.
The text explains dehorning methods for cattle noting that pure bred dairy cows often have horns. Ayrshires are highlighted as having forward upward horns while Red Polls and Polled Durhams are exceptions. It argues dehorning causes little pain or blood loss, milk flow stays steady, and recommends a fine-tooth saw for older cows and proper knives for young cattle.
The cows go into winter quarters that are thoroughly clean and sunny. Cobwebs on walls and ceilings are removed, whitewash applied, broken window lights replaced, and windows cleaned so sunlight can shine through.
A dairy farmer is praised as a good general farmer who loves cows. The description notes that a farmer lacking fondness for cattle and satisfaction in caring for them rarely becomes capable and prosperous in dairy farming.
The piece argues a cow would demand juicy succulent feed in exchange for more milk. It claims succulent feed is provided, noting summer pastures and winter silage. It urges all farmers to have a silo to store winter feed.
A Paris police report exposes four Polish Jewish men who lured victims with an electrical note fabrication scam. They promised easy riches by duplicating two pounds into three banknotes via a hidden bottom and sleight of hand. A wary, honest target prompted their capture after two notes were found in the box.
The Ohio State Journal urges against wicked imaginations and suspicions about others. It argues a clean heart and open, sunlit mind prevent venom and harm, preferring steadfast goodwill over unfounded accusations.
Dr. David Allyn Gorton of Brooklyn author and eugenics advocate marked his eightieth birthday after his wife bore twins last April 25. He calls himself the happiest father in Brooklyn as Allyn Jr. and Leonora, each weighing 11 pounds, thrive and grow under his parental guidance.
The article notes Swiss families prize hard Zermatt cheese highly surpassing other nations in consumption. Cheeses aged since the first French Revolution honor births weddings and funerals. A newborn heir triggers a named cheese kept until marriage with guests sharing pieces and toasting.
A child named William, six years old, is scolded by his father for interrupting his mother. He responds with a witty retort, saying he loves his mother but not his father, and quips that the wire is busy when asked if he loves both parents.
A traveler notes in a Swiss valley families share the Treusch surname across generations. To distinguish guides, locals are identified by color as Joseph Treusch the Red and Joseph Treusch the Black, a practice seen in Baedeker.
A tale tells of a wise man who wrote a letter filled with confidential statements and ended with the instruction Burn this letter. He followed his own command and burned the letter himself, erasing the contents.
A London conference of orthodox rabbis met in March and adopted a resolution discouraging dancing between men and women, stating the practice is contrary to good morals. The New York Tribune reports the stance.
A historian’s note observes that even a chatty woman grows impatient when her husband never attempts to interject. The remark reflects social norms on speech balance in marriage and gendered expectations in dialogue contexts.
A Topeka Capital note urges families to plant flower seeds to provide soft earth for their dog’s bones, promoting kindness to animals and pleasant home life.
A described fence method uses a tight wire two inches above and parallel to the top to deter cats from crossing. The technique relies on an unobtrusive height to prevent climbing while preserving appearance.
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