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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1912
Page
5
The article outlines making a durable home built fishing pole from four pieces of hickory or hard wood trimmed to two feet each. It covers tapering, joining with glue and cord, adding line guides from wires, finishing with sandpaper and oil, and notes the pole costs little yet remains tough and reliable.
The piece reports on harsh treatment of newborn girls in Persia with pity from mothers. It notes high infant mortality due to women’s ignorance and the early marriage of girls as young as ten or twelve. Some men proposed cutting the mother’s finger after a loss, a cruel idea not adopted.
Green feed for pigs serves as pasture for dairy cows and fattening steers. The feed acts as a substitute, offering comparable satisfaction and economic benefits.
A newly patented manhole cover design screws into its socket to prevent displacement by wagons. The improved cover aims to reduce theft or tampering and keep street openings secure.
The report states Alaska boasts 2,498 miles of wagon roads and trails highlighting expanded transportation corridors across the state.
A visitor endures scorching heat in Washington with heat breeds grueling days. Street vendors hawk fried cakes roasted peanuts and hot sausage in the heat driven by quivering waves and thirst. The scene ends with the visitor fleeing the sizzling city block.
A whispered Black Hand letter at the capitol triggers alarm as reporters and golfers chase the story. The senator, bemused, explains he only has a black ink stained palm from a fountain pen, quelling the rumor and returning to the game.
Harris Champion, raised on an Alabama farm, came to Washington to earn a living but was jailed after one day of freedom. He confessed his plan to obtain jewelry worth 4000 dollars from a premier jeweler to impress Lee Chapman, claiming love drove the theft. He remains held on larceny charges.
The author invites readers to guess the meanings of quirky English words like opuscule fadie duvet and beluga rather than look them up first. The point is to use slang to enrich speech before consulting the dictionary and to avoid merely following formal language.
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