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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
4
The article contrasts Chinese roads with Irish roads noting they are mostly rough, with travellers often forced onto plowed fields. It cites a North China road recipe using a torrent scarred landscape, broken stone walls, and uneven stones to create a passable path.
A short comic tale describes Dobble’s misfortune after an automobile accident yesterday. He engaged with a smooth talking salesman and ended up buying a car, exposing how charm can lead to a bad purchase.
Witty exchanges frame a social jab at manners and speed in a compact quip about plain speech and the weariness of avoiding certain people. The lines hinge on a sharp banter about how nature marks clarity and the futility of escape from verbose or tiresome talk.
The London Chronicle notes a debate on shaving rules for soldiers and the influence of Teutonic style. It traces m ustaches from Austrian officers during the Waterloo era to guards resistance, and from Crimea beards to the “Piccadilly weepers” whiskers worn on returning to London.
A Chicago hotel steward invents a dishwashing machine operated by two men. It promises to wash and dry more than 18,000 dishes per hour, sparking debate about men replacing women workers and sympathy for mothers facing job loss.
A terse aphorism: the man who never attempts offers no pity to those who attempt and fail. It contrasts effort with indifference toward failure and emphasizes personal responsibility in trying.
An old woman in a cottage amid the woods is visited for one night by talking flowers who cook, serve, and entertain her. They borrow clothes to depart at midnight, leaving the old woman with a warm meal and a magical memory.
On a festive occasion for young readers, this sketch collection presents harmless jokes and games to boost amusement. It describes finger wagging gags, contortion challenges, a tumbler trick with a coin swap, and a pencil circle and square draw trick to entertain many children.
A group dressed as flowers visit a cherished elderly woman to aid her unseen, aiming to comfort and assist without revealing their identities. The scene portrays care and gentle mischief as they blend with the floral theme.
Summer days bring heat and boredom so children can model a stiff dough from cornstarch salt gum arabic and boiling water. Work dough on a lightly floured board then shape animals flowers dishes or figures. Bake the best models in a hot oven to preserve as souvenirs.
A visitor from abroad asks about the new baby at Almee's home. The reply says the child, named Aimee, is not new but a last year's model.
Henry Walter Mulhall Oklahoma rider takes world championship bronco busting at Frontier Days in Cheyenne before 15 000 spectators. James Alexander Rifle Colorado second as George Weir Silver City New Mexico wins steer roping with Eddie McCarty Cheyenne second. Harold Brinker wins long distance racing in 2 hours 16 minutes over 109 miles.
An auto overturn in a shallow irrigating ditch eighteen miles west of Torrington drowned eight year old Mabel Coleman of Scotts Bluff Ned. Five others escaped as C H Westervelt freed himself and rescued two women and two girls. The missing girl body was not recovered. The travelers were en route to Yellowstone Park.
Mayor L. D. Barrow suffered three broken ribs and his son Lewis was seriously hurt when their car rolled into a washed out hole after recent rains near Arvada. Other family members were injured but not seriously.
A young farm hand named Dillingham, employed by Rh. Kinnear south of town, accidentally shot himself in the abdomen with a .22 revolver. The wound is described as quite severe and the incident is reported from Pine Bluffs.
Paul Begsier, a 45 year old Austrian coal miner, died in a Carneyville mine explosion after approaching an unspent shot to inspect it following a fuse firing. The incident occurred during routine mining operations.
A cloudburst north of Rock Springs caused $300,000 in damage and flooded the business district. William Baker is reported drowned as a wall of water three to five feet deep swept through streets, capsizing railroad racks and submerging business houses. debris washed through the area leaving wreckage in its wake.
A roundup of events and incidents across Wyoming lists county fairs from Sept. 6 to Sept. 28, finally the State Fair at Douglas. Reports include fires, murders, fatalities, robberies, storms, and civic notes from Sheridan, Cheyenne, Laramie, and beyond, with multiple arrests, wrecks, and community projects mentioned.
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