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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
3
The text claims orange trees are the longest lived fruit trees. It states bearing begins in year three and continues a century of abundant crops. It mentions ages up to 300 years with less care than other fruit trees and rapid early growth, with height and breadth increasing after ten years to boost fruit.
A dealer shows an antique violin to a probable buyer claiming it is the fabled fiddle Neroyed during Rome's burning. The buyer skeptically calls it a myth, but the dealer insists Myth's name once appeared on the instrument though has worn off.
A fragmented quote questions involvement in a deal and whether someone named Stockley profited. The garbled line hints at a financial discussion with a $10,000 stake and an inquiry about net outcome.
A Detroit Free Press quote weighs fate as the force guiding a man to single out the homely woman amid a ballroom of 400, contrasting personal interest with social judgment in a sharp remark.
Philadelphia readers report dramatic relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Mary Johnson of 210 Siegel Street cites rapid improvement in heart palpitations dizziness and headaches. Mrs J Honmzneen of Ephrata says a year long nervous collapse improved with the remedy and a healthier appearance followed.
In a light note, Ernest H. Wilson mocks botanical sticklers as he explains the origin of wisteria spelling. The vine named for Dr. Wistar is fixed as wisteria by botanical law, while stewartia should be stuartia, the writer notes.
Pupils at a blind school in Ragland practice cricket using a bell in the ball. The bowler’s underhand toss emits a sound cue guiding the batsman’s swing while a mat at the bowler’s end helps him judge distance. Fielders must catch the ball by touch as they react quickly to a chest contact.
A London Chronicle note argues that rhyme does not define poetry. It calls Burns’ lines rhetorical verse, not poetry, and questions the belief that all rhymed lines are poetry. The piece cites lines praising liberty and criticizes generic rhymes as mere verse statements.
The article describes a myth among Jajainese that a fantastical castle lies beneath the sea where the queen of fishes resides. It explains how mirage imagery could spark this belief and recounts a recent Futami festival with gigantic fish effigies paraded on the water drawing huge crowds.
The text notes the goose as an emblem of id iocy yet a wise bird with good habits and profitability for fanciers. It mentions Homer around 1200 BCE referring to geese and Egyptian hieroglyphics showing long domestication.
A Washington Star quotation notes the merit of using a typewriter to avoid argument. The round show man says yes and explains that the boss can hear the typewriter and be sure your working when he comes around.
A humorous exchange from the New York Sun features Mes Breay with a hammer declaring a sharp conclusion and Mr Brezy questioning fingering a mouth as Mrs Breey remarks on a well bitten nail.
A reader expresses fixation on football during the opera last night noting many halfbacks and fullbacks, with the remark captured in Town Topics.
Secretary bird stalks and kills snakes, driving them away from its shadow. The raptor hunts across savannas and can take down reptiles larger than itself, proving dominant against venomous snakes in its habitat.
A fragment quotes Goethe noting a man on the road to rule who will not do what he can but is driven to achieve what he cannot. The line hints at ambition and limits of power in pursuit of authority.
An odd quotation frames fatherhood as patient sacrifice. The excerpt contrasts the patient father with others who endure hardship, highlighting family pride and duty in a civic-spirited Washington Star line.
The Soulsville Journal quotes a wise dog claiming neutrality yet admitting a bias toward action. The speaker says the dog never listens to both sides but always weighs the situation and acts.
Medical authorities warn that April and May worsen nerve troubles after winter. Purging is unhelpful. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to rebuild red blood and feed nerves, easing headaches, appetite loss, weakness, pimples, and mood. Available from Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 50c per box or six for $2.50.
Lord We myss of the British parliament recalls his youth, contrasts past and present conditions, and ponders future progress. He notes transitions from tallow dips to electric light, stagecoaches to trains, and car travel toward potential airborne travel and even radium powered light at St Paul’s dome.
A Welsh blacksmith left illiteracy after hearing a farm kitchen reading. He learned Welsh at twenty five then English, borrowing a Welsh text and later Robinson. The moment spurred daydreams of books bought and enjoyed as true pleasure.
The Bay of Plenty timber trade has steadily risen and become highly flourishing. Rimu is the principal export, shipped in large quantities across the Dominion with demand slightly exceeding supply. The hinterland will not be exhausted for twenty years, prompting expansion as mills enlarge and bigger plants are installed.
A fragment from Lippincott's recalls a Adams family reunion where croquettes were served and maids neglected the young children. A boy named Alberti shouts for his mother asking if he would have liked the croquettes if he had behaved.
An advertising notice extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it dissipates the cloud of asthma by removing the canae and restores the sufferer to normal bodily trim and happiness.
Dr Naegel of Liege University extols yawning as beneficial for lungs and breathing. He says every yawn should be deep to exercise throat and chest muscles and infuse fresh air into the body. He cites cases where persistent yawning relieved sore throats. He warns the art lies in how you yawn and even suggests listening to speeches to provoke one.
An indignant customer finds a piece of wood in his sausage as a waiter dismisses the claim. The Scottish American notes the exchange with a sharp quip about the bizarre incident.
A mother reassures 11 year old Tommy about vaccinations citing body changes and prior immunizations. The boy questions if protection from his first vaccination remains effective after years. The exchange frames common parental guidance on childhood immunization.
Leprosy remains a global concern with thousands still afflicted in India and Asia. Experts note low contagiousness with about two percent infection risk among cohabiting households, while injections of soluble toxins show partial cures in early stages. Long term outcomes require five to ten years to confirm. Segregation reduced cases in the Philippines by ninety percent, while Basutoland’s failure to act saw Lepers rise from three hundred to eight hundred in a century.
An experiment by T Thorne Baker shows unripe peaches ripen within minutes using a high frequency electric device. Sparks cover the fruit surface, then after charging, the peach is opened to reveal luscious flesh near the stone. The process claims very low electricity cost.
J C Mapp, a Ponsondy Quebec farmer, suffered five years from kidney disease lumbago and rheumatism with nervousness and poor appetite. He credits his recovery to Dodd's Kidney Pills after his twin brother, a prior user, advised them and two additional boxes completed the cure.
A new electric motor driven safety razor converts rotation to reciprocating and then right angled motion to strike the hair with repeated blows. The design aims to improve shaving for heavy beards and tender skin by delivering rapid blade blows rather than a sharp severing cut.
A Western Mail note recalls a teacher's blackboard sentence The toast was drank in silence. Tommy rushed to the board and corrected it with The toast was eaten in silence. The anecdote highlights a spelling and grammar mishap in a classroom moment.
A western judge presided over a horse stealing trial as defense counsel urged an instruction that it is better for a guilty man to escape than an innocent be convicted. The judge agreed and added that in his view the ninety nine guilty men have already escaped.
A disrupted note from a jailed young man in the southwest reveals broken health and a plea for funds. He admits to stealing a hind quarter of beef and asks his father to send $109, mentioning he has picked up some “Sesh” since arrival but remains confined to his room.
A principal by product of Japan's national forests is mushrooms which yield about a million dollars in revenue. The fungus trade supports local economies and forest management in multiple prefectures.
The text notes that many great truth seekers faced mockery and punishment. It cites Bartholin Harvey Horace Bacon Socrates Phythagoras Democritus Galileo Aristotle Descartes and Newtonian ideas as targets of contempt. It highlights imprisonment, burning of books, and social rebuke as common fates for new knowledge.
The article discusses the vast gaps in knowledge about temperature from minus 273 to 6000 degrees Celsius. It cites key points such as metals melting at 1969 degrees and tungsten at 3000 degrees, the electric furnace reaching 3750 degrees, and the sun’s surface far hotter still. It suggests high temperature research could yield major breakthroughs comparable to radium discoveries.
Children yearn to grow up and measure height, but true strength comes from roots. The piece urges growing deep and wide to secure safety and lasting growth, sinking into hidden waters and enriching soil. It calls minds open to every wind and hearts to every light. Then they may dare to yearn for height.
In the Canadian Rockies at high elevations snowstorms occur in summer. Flowers above 11 500 feet endure freezing with little moisture and regrow vigor after snow melts. A tiny four petal bloom trails melting snow, enabling snowball creation on the spot.
A government expert who has studied dust and sand storms estimates that a cubic mile of lower air holds at least 225 tons during an ordinary dry storm and as much as 126 000 tons in severe storms. Such dust storms can last twenty to thirty hours.
A lone passenger waits as the station master boasts about railway improvements. The jovial official praises the line while the morbid traveler weighs himself on an automatic device and the exchange ends with a terse cue to move along the platform.
In a brief exchange the two speakers note a point where one has the advantage. The remark about a donkey draws attention to a perceived edge in the discussion. The dialogue remains cordial and the argument continues.
A garbled excerpt suggests a mock debate about Eve and the Apple in a culinary context. The lines imply questions about who would have eaten the apple if it had been baked in a pie. Readable segments point to a humorous or satirical takeaway rather than a clear event or quotation.
The passage presents a dinner scene with a hostess inviting children and two children, Josie and Little Josie, mentioning not turning for dinner and listening to Willie’s grandpa eat his soup.
Wigg-Young Bjones asserts a born leader status while Waez-Ohb notes many who lead end up countermanding a partner. The text contrasts leadership and countermanding tendencies among figures.
Druggists offer a money back guarantee if PAZO Ointment fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application provides relief. 50 cents.
At a New York dinner President Howard Eliett urges kinder public sentiment toward the New Haven line. He recalls a farm girl story about requesting Saturday off to see a man hanged, receiving permission, walking twenty miles, and returning in tears after learning the man was reprieved.
A dialogue shows Marcley challenging an insurance agent about shifting companies. The agent notes his present firm now earns the “honor” lost by the former, after benefiting from the agent’s services.
A brief note from the Chicago Record-Herald highlights a simple old process to avoid prison abuses by staying out of prison. The piece reflects on practical wisdom for personal safety and freedom.
Corns result from tight boots but relief is near with Holloway's Corn Cure. The note emphasizes a simple remedy to ease pressure and discomfort.
The giant redwood in Calaveras grove is described as the largest tree in the United States, with an estimated 140 619 board feet of lumber. Foresters note many claimants for the title and age, which cannot always be verified.
Dr. A Orenstein outlines hygiene for the aged noting they need less food due to lower consumption. Overfeeding strains digestion and kidneys. Encourage drinking water and regular baths near evening, with light wool clothing and good foot protection. Fresh air and exercise are essential for comfort and sleep.
Maud has not missed the chance of scar eyes as Oldun. Marie notes she has spent twenty years seeking a husband.
Advertises Catarrhozone as the sole cure for catarrh and related head cold symptoms. Claims inhaled vapor reaches nose throat and lungs, with guaranteed two months treatment and prices $1.00 and 50 cents for smaller size. Targets broad audience with strong medical rhetoric.
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