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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
5
A small gathering at a green graveyard near an old priory watches as a centuries old coffin is opened. The rector, an antiquary, local gentry, police, and workers see the seal of 700 years crumble to ash as the vestments fade and the figure turns to dust.
The article recalls a Leprechaun legend where the red dressed elf can be seen by one person who must keep eyes fixed to trap him leading to buried gold. It also recounts a French shepherd in Aveyron who followed a black robed guide to a cave with silver ritual objects and a Reign of Terror era chapel, yielding a reward.
Belgians and visitors enjoy sand-boat racing along La Panne dunes. The craft use a wheeled frame with a mast and sail, guided by a rope like a sledge. In a good breeze they cover 15 to 20 miles, with tacking and turning similar to water sailing.
Painters recount memories of famous works with memory based recreations. Gustave Doré painted portraits from memory and Abercrombie copied a Rubens masterwork so accurately that experts needed close inspection to tell the two apart.
In 1962 November 4 Richard Gatling patented the first rapid fire gun. The Gatling gun saw little use during the Civil War as a conservative government clung to muzzle loading cannons and rifles.
Hob Minkin is urged by his father to study higher mathematics to prepare him for calculating price tags when he grows older and enters paid work.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to treat December as a pivotal study month. It highlights abundant bulletins—over four thousand topics—covering crops, livestock, and home economics, available via mail and local agents, to boost profits and efficiency at fireside study.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this piece urges preplanning before rabbit farming. It advises market development, cooperation for advertising, and using recognized breeds for higher returns. Pedigreed stock costs align with common stock. meat rabbits reach best profits at two to four months, often shipped alive in crates to market.
The note highlights lasting benefits of manure when applied to land and asserts that well tilled small plots can yield more profit than larger neglected areas. It emphasizes sustainable farming practices for steady prosperity.
The article compares two sportswear silhouettes for women, contrasting snug wool sweaters with cap and belt options to looser brushed wool coat versions. It notes vivid colors, two color scarf belts, sleeveless silk pieces, silk tam trims, and tourist aimed outfits in crochet silk for Southern wear, all highlighting practicality versus fashion in sports clothing.
A nostalgic piece on children's hats featuring beaver, velvet, and grosgrain ribbons. It highlights beaver crown styles, beaded tassels, and finished backs with ribbon knots and velvet bands, noting how hats complement dancing curls and cheerful expressions.
An old advertisement touts Dr Protae’s Golden Meal Tacovery as a safe tonic and blood purifier. It claims the remedy is alcohol free and made from roots and herbs, available from all druggists in liquid or tablet form.
In a criminal trial of Steve Beck, an attorney questioned a potential juror about whether a driver is guilty of manslaughter if an accident on a public highway injures someone. The juror answered that guilt requires that the other person dies.
A fragmented OCR snippet shows stray slang and misquoted phrases including Boston Tost style wording. The readable text provides no coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
A brief note describes a lively scene as a small boy resists waking at dawn and a demonstration or routine succeeds in getting him out of bed. The moment captures a domestic, everyday challenge with a gentle, pedestrian tone.
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