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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
The narrator visits the Sorbonne in a crowded city block rather than a traditional campus. He notes no dorms or college culture, just a grave, businesslike environment. He describes bearded older students, serious coeds, and a demanding four year program with public thesis defenses for the doctorate.
The piece recalls Artemus Ward and his Oregon joke about a toothless man who could play a bass drum. It notes London Punch's January 22, 1913 reference and mentions Ward's period as a contributor to Punch.
The text presents Russia as many faces: ideals and monotony, variety and melodrama. It calls Russia the land of melancholy dancing laughter tyranny and liberty undreamed of by the shackled west, with shackles referencing convention.
The article notes two pigment colors red yellow and sepia brown in human hair. It explains independent heredity factors and how pigment intensity and mixture determine hair color across offspring, with examples of red, blond, brown, and black hair patterns and how ancestry affects outcomes.
Managing editor faulted city editor for not printing Pounder’s tale about mag scattering money. He doubted its truth, suspecting a fake since Pounder would have chased the lead if real. The city editor admitted avoiding the piece as a possible fabrication.
Quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln urges self improvement as the path to rise. It warns that suspicion and jealousy hinder progress and that some may try to keep a young man down but failure comes from dwelling on imagined injuries.
A historical note explains old English parish records recording executions by smothering after mad dog bites. It cites Hodgkin son Thomas dying on 14 April 1617 and notes neighbors allegedly suffocated him by pressing a feather bed. The account illustrates archaic practices justifications for death.
A man explains that quitting smoking felt deadly at first but his wife gave him cigars, revealing it would be worse to quit than to continue. He subsequently quit and found resolve. The exchange highlights fear, influence, and personal decision in health behavior.
A witty exchange between a father and son contrasts legal majority with the son’s view of his own readiness for work. The brief dialogue frames a humorous take on responsibility and maturity through a parent child conversation.
The government begins distributing elk from Jackson Hole and Yellowstone to states requesting herds. Carloads travel to Arizona and other states while ranchers, guards, and park staff assist in rounding up and guarding the animals.
Mrs. J. F. Larzelere of Hatboro honors Mattie Brown for 50 years of service. Brown began at age thirteen with Mrs. Henry Holmes and helped raise eight children plus grandchildren. She never left the family for a day and joined them on vacations. Larzelere laments finding help today.
Litchfield Connecticut plans a year long project to restore and conserve its colonial appearance. Public and business buildings including the county courthouse and jail will be reconstructed with colonial exteriors to restore the town’s uniform historic look.
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