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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1922
Page
5
A university president weighs in on campus slang such as snuggle pupping and necking noting the evolving lexicon among students. The piece explains how terms transform from old to new and urges elders to focus on the single underlying topic while tracking terms like spooning.
A Chicago Journal excerpt describes a Boston family visiting an engagement event. The three daughters’ spouses from the South and West influenced their children’s accents, causing the mother to stumble between Southern and Western pronunciations as she converses with each. The scene ends with the mother sighing that she is ruin ing her enunciation trying to talk to these foreigners.
The Forty Immortals are lifelong members chosen for Paris based authority on French language grammar rhetoric poetry and classics. Founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1635 the academy is the premier body among five institutes guiding literature science arts and philosophy in France.
Dr H C Myers of Whiteworth College Spokane unearthed a 1000 year old copper kettle containing an Indian skull wrapped in buffalo skin. The copper had transformed to copper carbide and preserved the skull. A buckskin shirt beads and wampum were found with the artifact.
In western Africa the French attempted ostrich breeding under colonial control. Wild ostriches inhabit many river regions, especially along the Niger. Farmers on islands near rivers operate rough setups while officials note Cape methods can only be partially applied. Ostriches migrate with seasonal dryness.
A judge declares that after a week on the case there will be sufficient evidence to obtain a divorce in any state. The dialogue suggests formal questions about duties and the scope of the court’s authority in the matter.
In an Old Colony Memorial reflection, contrasts are drawn between early Plymouth living and modern comforts. The piece muses on fireless kitchens with Dutch ovens, candle-making, wood and coal use, handmade nails, and laborious lumber work, urging readers to envision ancestral homes and their surroundings.
A Cleveland teacher cites two student answers to critique modern imagination. One child explains George Washington using a hatchet and a quip about becoming president, while another misdefines Commodore Perry as being “out on the lake fighting,” then being turned to stone.
A photograph from the Taurus region shows a long straggling dark mass described as a dead nebula. Surrounding stars are dense, while few lie within the object, suggesting the main body is non-luminous with a bright fading nebula at one point. This contrasts darker areas with starless sky as observed in Washington Star.
A Philadelphia firm designs an autono bile auto boat blending motor car and boat. The watertight body can rise above axles for surf and then drop to navigate deeper water. The steering wheel controls front wheels on land and the rudder at sea, offering a fearless ride in floods.
Portable playhouses appear as a notable feature in the Dartford playgrounds with small wooden tables chairs nets of woolen blocks and simple furnishings. The notes describe children using the spaces to emulate daily life from streets to village life reflecting community activities and ongoing play in multiple settings.
The New York Sun notes a committee study on pillion riders finding no strong evidence they threaten public safety. It observes shifting norms as more women operate motorcycles and questions if "general public" includes the rider.
News from Seville notes the serenade decline as modern football captivates youths. The romantic guitar and mandolin fade while players pursue games, leaving Rosina and Almaviva without balcony declarations. Saturdays once starry songs give way to early bedtimes for the next match.
Inventors propose store defenses against burglars. A pedal hidden inside the shop triggers a clockwork mechanism and an exterior illuminated signaling device. Other devices include an overcoat pocket concealing a revolver that fires when the wearer raises arms.
An explosion in the engine room of a freight ship injures second engineer O Neal. With no doctor aboard, the captain calls for help and seven ships respond. One passenger liner diverts 100 miles and sends its ship doctor in a lifeboat to aid O Neal, who later reaches England stable and on the road to recovery.
The Louisville Couriers Journal notes Mr. Wampoodle attempting to clarify a phrase about witches’ equipment and a Macbeth home brew. The dialogue hints at superstition and theatrical language in a local setting.
A fragment from the Louisville Couriers ourmal hints at a playful exchange about patience and buying a cheaper tie for a wife. The garbled text references a named item and a jest about delays in procurement.
W Shomo of Greybull attended to business in town yesterday. The Overland thief from Mrs Allen's residence is known and a complaint will be filed. Frank Robinson of Paint Rock underwent bladder surgery at Basin hospital this week and is resting well. Marlin Shaffner and wife with J H Hanlon and wife depart for Cody Dam trip, stopping at Powell where Mrs Chas Lewis will join for the sightseeing venture.
Dick Kane and family visited Mrs. Kanes parents in Cody last Sunday. Kane has begun rambling around more since buying a new sedan.
Walter Iles on the Jones Ranch near Otto sold his interest in the crops this week to T. C. Haywood who will conduct ranch activities for the remainder of the season. Iles is undecided about his future plans.
Jewel and Florence, old time friends of Robert Pearson, wife of Basin, spent a few days earlier this week at the Pearson home. The visitors plan a trip from British Columbia to Colorado to spend the summer visiting friends.
The Basin Rustler notes grasshopper reports and recounts a farmer's solution. It cites Alphonso Monours releasing 360 chickens on 16 acres of alfalfa, claiming success with all grasshoppers gone in ten days, while Art Wrigley previously faced 20 acres of beans damaged.
Rumor says Burlington will play Basin again this Sunday. The piece recalls Burlington's once fast nine and notes a recent large defeat of Cody by Burlington at the big Burlington celebration, claiming local Colts are inferior.
Eileen accuses Dora of dishonor after claiming to have seen a man kiss Dora in the dark garden. Dora retorts that she is engaged to George and allows no one but him to kiss her, while she notes Eileen kisses her sister. The quarrel centers on who kissed whom and loyalty to engagements.
King Jacky Jack Schoolie known across Pindari for cattle and horse skills and for a sharp instinct that could track a truck unseen by others. A full blood aborigine said to be among the last to bridge old native life with the changing world.
A fragment from a rural tale shows a man in new clothes asking a boy about his father at a fishin scene. The boy answers with a laugh about catching nothing while fishing and a jibe about catching chickens if he does not leave during house cleaning.
A garbled report discusses a cook at Atlantic City who choked on a pear found in a clam and the legal ethics involved. It references a court case about responsibility and damages, noting the judge’s view on who bears liability and the principle of due process.
Round trip excursion tickets to Eastern resorts are on sale now with long limits and liberal stop overs. Choose from a broad selection of routes and return with new ideas and a refreshed outlook.
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