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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1929
Page
2
Brock MecCain and his French Cree companion Gaspard Lecroix lead their dog team up unknown Yellow-Leg winter waters. The journey faces warned danger as Brock follows his father’s cautions about the trip and the Manger ahead.
In Chapter II the heavily loaded canoe presses along the Yellow-Leg toward the marshes and a dry camp. Gaspard and Brock battle wind and tide, fight hunger, and push upriver into the unknown headwaters seeking shelter and progress, hoping for land and solid rest as they cross a shifting frontier of water and wilderness.
Fashion notes from 1939 describe spring stripes in short jackets, dresses, and scarves for junior and young girl ensembles. Striped fabrics in candy, Roman, and ombre patterns pair with white or color accents, with navy highlights and two-toned silk crepe popular. The Paris influence favors soft light green suède fabrics, while matching plaids and prints appear in dresses, coats, and linings, emphasizing coordinated stripes across garments.
A whimsical scene unfolds as Witty Witch and Mr Giant host a frolic in slushy weather. Brownies, Gnomes, and friendly animals parade through Giantland, forming snow forts and chasing soggy mischief before retreating to Witty Witch’s cave for a warm supper.
A Washington Sunday Star report explains that telegraphing in China faces language hurdles due to non alphabetic Chinese script. Operators use 9800 cipher signs mapped to Morse numbers across four pamphlet pages. Each telegram requires decoding up to twenty characters with fifteen corresponding numbers.
An excerpt from the Washington Star reflects on choosing trends and the sage of Chinatown, contemplating how friendship may alter perception. The piece contrasts earthly worries with laying up treasures in heaven, noting no one on earth can claim possession of them.
On a Saturday afternoon a clerk asks Evelyn how much one and a half yards of face cloth at 12 cents a yard costs. Evelyn replies she will not calculate it, claiming she has to study arithmetic the rest of the week and won’t bother her head with it on Saturday.
A brief exchange recalls a wife teasing her husband about loving poker so much he even remembers the day they married. The dialogue captures a playful, domestic tone from a weekly feature.
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