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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
3
A wire clubman notes modern spending on unnecessary items. He recalls a Fifth Avenue novelty shop where gilded pincers lift letters, an ivory forked stick for fishing dropped items, morocco scraps used as tampon presses, and a set of brushes to clean other brushes. The tone mirrors a New York Evening Post column on consumer curiosities.
A St. Nicholas writer links Yarmouth to Falstaff's origin and notes an old Yarmouth Falstolfe family. Bailiff in 1281, early parliament member, and successors held municipal posts. John Falstolfe bought Caistor lands and fathered Sir John, famed in battle, yet famed in Yarmouth as benefactor to St. Nicholas Church.
James Douglas remarks that Indian rulers like the nizam of Hyderabad the maharaja of Mysore and the gaekwar of Baroda gave over two million dollars each to Britain for the war while London merchants seem stingy by comparison. He defines avarice as a graveyard that takes in but gives nothing back.
A fragment references William A. Pinker and Einstein as figures tied to a mysterious work titled The Great Divide. The note requests a copy sent to 205 Post Build re Daye, Colorado, suggesting a push to disseminate or verify the work amid literary intrigue.
Quote: "A burglar got into my house about three o'clock this morning when I was on my way home from the club." Jones recalls the break in and says the burglar did take something. The intruder, described as the poor devil, is now in the hospital, with Jones noting his wife thought it was him.
At the first signs of falling hair use Cuticura. Apply the ointment to the affected spots and soothe with Cuticura Soap. Wash with Cuticura Soap next morning. Claims to arrest hair loss and promote growth. Free samples offered via Cuticura Dept X Boston. Sold nationwide.
Fragmentary OCR mentions an event titled the other dances with a sixth tome and dusty hints suggesting a retrospective look. Names and places are unclear, but the note indicates archival interest in a long forgotten dance collection and its historical context.
The piece surveys New Year practices across England Scotland and Ireland from Hogmanay to first footing and mumming. It notes historic calls gifts and superstitions with references to Bourne Hospitian Hogmanay rituals and the German New Year cake tradition.
A Christian man enters the Master’s presence to seek guidance for the new year. He imagines every year should be begun in the Lord and asks what sort of man and what work it requires. Old words take on new meaning as he resolves to study the Bible, pray, work, and let Christ have preeminence in all.
The piece notes Julia Ward Howe’s view that resolutions should be kept year round not just at year’s start. It recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes joking about tobacco resolutions, saying he must not smoke persistently and will take a new leaf, ending with a teaser about continuing after each cigar.
A woman with angular features notes exceptional culture as Farmer Cortressel observes people approach the newsstand to buy prey Gullygies while a book agent struggles to sell Shakespeare. The casual exchange captures daily life and nostalgic midwestern storefront chatter.
Andrew Carnegie recalls a Sarajevo killing and Europe’s costly response in a peace interview, noting England spends 55000 per minute on gunpowder. He likens revenge to a man smashing silk hats at a banquet, seeking his own opera hat that can collapse.
Miss Lucy Price of Cleveland recalls a humorous incident in New England while campaigning. After a speech she was thanked by a woman who believed Price spoke at a suffrage gathering, not an antisuffrage meeting, prompting an amused exchange.
An advertisement from The Great Divide of Denver invites buyers to consider a 320 acre home in Colorado, promising to help alleviate speculation. It asks readers to request a sample copy and to indicate the newspaper in which they found the ad.
A light exchange notes Dubson’s habit of entertaining guests with his own missteps. Friends recall his self deprecating humor as he jokes about his perpetual pratfalls, turning an awkward moment into comic relief. The scene captures his unique social style and timing.
Hints of a remarkable memory frame Knicker Jones and Marble as they recall a winter that stands apart from the present. Their reflections reveal contrasts in weather and daily life, highlighting enduring memories across seasons.
The quotation notes that few people who offer strong endorsements will secure a job. It adds that many who boast of noble lineage carry a hidden cowardice and that rules that seem sound may fail in practice.
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