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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
3
Donal Hamilton in McClure's Magazine recounts a heroic cavalry action where a colonel falls from his horse after a bullet hits his forehead. The white stallion returns to the enemy trenches with the empty saddle guiding the charge as infantry cheer and guns blaze across the river.
A wealthy man suffers an accident. a doctor says a probe is needed. The patient regains consciousness and dictates that only a surgical operation proceed, preferring anesthesia if it is not a procedure. The Washington Star notes the moment with dry irony.
Potts strains to glimpse the stage while a tall man in front blocks the view. The man teases him with a sly grin inviting Potts to watch and laugh along as he performs.
In the scene a stranger asks where bargains center and an old resident notes Mrs Dorkins is always first at sacrifice sales and gets the pick.
In a humorous exchange from the Harvard Lampoon, a character remarks that Bill has fitted his car with a new siren and notes its good looks, highlighting a playful appraisal of the modification.
In Upper Egypt a rich landowner was found dead and Omran Mahmoud and his son were condemned to death for the murder. The brothers of the deceased later confessed their testimony was false to avenge their kin, exposing the real killer and saving the two men from execution. The case highlights extreme vendetta motives in local justice.
A Pacific coast family awakens five year old Bobby to Halley’s Comet as a neighbor donkey brays in the night. The next morning the boy recalls the spectacle with renewed delight, shouting to his mother about the returning comet. The scene ends with the boy’s playful memory echoing the comet sighting.
A dialogue contrasts belief in foreordination with personal reaction. The Elder questions why a wood thief was struck if events are foreordained, and the Deacon responds that he acted because he felt foreordained to wallop him.
The exchange features Gibs and Gibs I discussing wine at banquets. They joke about wine making speakers seem witty to audiences and others think the speakers are witty.
The article discusses how dreams may reproduce memories taken in through the eye or ear. A barrister misplaced a check and dreamed it lay curled around a railing near his door. He woke, searched, and found the check exactly where his dream had placed it.
Mrs Twickenbury remarks that the subject was in an indicative mood, as quoted from the Christian Register. The brief quip captures a moment of theatrical frustration and social commentary.
A true tale from Mr. Jones ends with a six pound roast of beef on the back porch. He had tried to dispose of a cat by chloroform making a suspect package that wandered through trains boats and offices before finally being eaten as dinner.
Dr Henry H Goddard of Vineland New Jersey told Chicago convention that slow and weak minded children should be segregated and given special education. He warned the average stupid child can join the criminal class when raised with normal peers. He cited that 25 percent of criminals 50 percent of prostitutes and 70 percent of reformists are mentally deficient.
In Toronto, the bishop of London recounts a 14 year old tale about an East End woman who fell from a three story window and died. He cites a neighbor who said the woman was not prepared, while recalling her final words now for a bump.
A scholarly woman asks Mr. Comrox about the nebular hypothesis. He blushes and deflects, noting he has not studied psychic research or social hygiene and hints his wife might have views on the topic.
The article discusses prison escapes from the Poughkeepsie Insane asylum and similar cases where inmates prefer prison life to freedom. It notes offenders seek resentencing to stay in custody, some commit crimes for longer terms, and others join the army or reveal false identities to avoid detection. It cites the Rosenthal-Becker murder case to illustrate fears of gang retaliation.
A small puzzle explains a method where each word in a sentence stands for a month and its letters indicate the first Saturday. Example shows June 14, 1913 as the second Saturday, using the month word and letter count to locate Saturdays.
The passage contrasts modern literature as careless and mirror-like, versus ancient literature driven by duty. It describes Greeks crafting poetry to complete creation and lift human effort, likening them to workers who transform marshy shores into a garden by planting and tending.
A cantankerous old man advertised for a coachman needing intimate neighborhood knowledge but received no applications. An old hostler suggests the buyers would know the neighborhood as well as the advertiser, explaining the lack of applicants.
A brief note suggests that discreet pessimism can be useful to counteract excessive optimism. It argues that some people spread sunshine too freely and that a touch of skepticism provides needed balance.
A North American card details Tom Manley head keeper at the Philadelphia Zoo using two foot forceps and rope to extract teeth from a boa constrictor and hippo, with vivid scenes of cages and assistants. he claims no dental degree and jokes about tackling a giraffe and an alligator.
A child named Alice plays with a doll and tells it plainly that the doll is lovely but lacks sense. The gentle rebuke reflects a simple, humorous domestic moment in a child’s play.
A concise obseration on modern manners noting that a laurel wreath with a bald head creates an unlikely pairing. The remark signals a dry, witty tone about contemporary appearances and expectations.
Denver sociologist Henry R. Law lectured on eugenics at the shore noting it is harmful when a rich old man marries a young chorus girl. Gobsa Golde, a wealthy recluse, faced gossip as two hotel gossips claimed to know six men who kissed his wife, while Golde said he knew eight.
John Barrett tells students at Bliss Electrical school that the future of the United States is assured. The report notes the event ends with the students shaking hands with the live wire over the glag tidings.
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