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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
3
Theodore Roosevelt notes in Scribner's Magazine that lions roar mainly at night and after hunts. He observes roaring varies with prey and pride, suggesting somber signals or prideful displays. The roar can travel miles and changes with hunting conditions and group behavior.
A Washington debate features Senator Hitchcock criticizing equivocal counsel in tariff talks. The exchange invokes a Rowndar anecdote about a youth in love with an older parlour maid, with the mentor urging broader worldly experience. The quotation mirrors the Globe’s tone on pragmatic prudence.
During a film screening at a Whitstable picture palace a visitor fainted with emotion. He was carried out and later learned an actor in the scenes was his brother, who left for Italy twelve years ago and had not been heard from since.
In New York the Sabbatarian mayor praises a letter defending Sunday games and recalls a Balmoral anecdote. He cites Queen Victoria’s Sabbath remark and a Scotswoman quipping that the New Testament stops at making the Sabbath for man.
A quip notes that tracing stolen cars should be easy, as police can follow the scent. The remark suggests no difficulty in locating culprits and vehicles.
The article contrasts European fixed social levels with American fluid status driven by display. It notes Britons and others stay in birth and education defined classes, while Americans chase fictitious value through appearances. It highlights New York third class spenders as extreme examples of social counterfeiting.
The Bullock's oriole builds sturdy hanging nests in cottonwoods across Colorado from the eastern Rocky Mountain slope to Durango and Grand Junction. It uses strings, horsehair and plant fibers, attaches the rim securely to branches, and may raid other birds' nests. Eggs number three to six.
The army will discard its 65 inch siege guns and 7 inch howitzers in favor of modern designs. The standout is a 7.6 inch howitzer firing 250 pound projectiles with heavy carriages moved by eight horses, mounted on a special vehicle with eight more horses. The 4.7 inch field gun and 6 inch field howitzer shift to field artillery status as they can be drawn on their own carriages. Two batteries have received the new 4.7 inch long recoil field gun, at Fort Sill Oklahoma and West Point New York.
The Skidegates of Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, plan a major project for the next year. They will install an electrical power system, modern sewer and water works, and fire fighting apparatus to support their industrial enterprises, while their renowned band draws national notice.
An Australian justice of the peace in his first case says there has been a lot of gossip and confusion about who has been telling tales. He then fines the defendant £2 and warns that guilt could lead to a lighter sentence, while a more guilty admission would serve as a lesson about the company kept.
A vintage guide lists egg and cheese sandwich ideas for outings. Recipes cover egg and lettuce, olive and tuna style spreads, cottage cheese with olives and horseradish, ham with horseradish, and cheese sandwiches with paprika mustard and options for apples and Gruyere.
A guide describes making an ornate heavy linen towel using coronation crochet insertion. It advises procuring a Huck towel, trimming one end, hemming raw edges, and joining pieces with insertion to create a decorative, lace-like effect.
A simple luncheon or breakfast recipe uses cold boiled rice baked with layers of cheese. Butter a dish, layer rice and cheese with salt and pepper, top with bread crumbs, pour milk or cream, and bake until browned.
A detective agency manager urges establishing a two to three year detective training school. Courses should include foreign languages mathematics science psychology and crime methods using Bertillon fingerprinting handwriting analysis and modern equipment to match educated criminals.
The passage urges avoiding public airing of a child's faults and private seeking of advice. It cautions against aging or others' finances, condemning public disapproval and urging private guidance. It emphasizes mortification harms, education through parental example, and respecting each child’s reading tastes while fostering equal access to books.
A robust consomme is prepared then cleared and enriched with dissolved gelatin. After chilling it sets in a pan. cut into squares for serving and top each piece with paprika in a cup.
Advice to place a spoon or fork in the glass before pouring hot liquid to prevent cracking. The tip emphasizes thermal protection and cautious handling in domestic use.
A compilation of remarkable echoes described by the Manchester Evening News. The Menai suspension bridge echoes from piers and beams at 576 feet, repeated 28 times in five seconds. Sussex Shipley church echoes 20 syllables, Woodstock’s echo repeats 50 times, St Paul’s whispering gallery carries faint sounds across the dome, and Gloucester cathedral’s octagonal gallery conveys a whisper 16 feet across the nave.
A fragment notes some women stay current with many details while missing out on recording birthdays. The piece hints at routines or social expectations around personal milestones and memory practices.
The piece surveys diverse views on diet influencing character and aging. It cites onions darkening spirit, caste diet rules in India, chalk boosting brain power, macaroni and vegetarianism for sobriety, a New York Bohemian restaurant advocating meat and beer, and sugar purportedly delaying aging and altering temperament.
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