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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
6
The article surveys New Year practices across Europe and the Levant, noting lavish gifts to royalty and aristocrats aimed at securing favor. It highlights Elizabeth I’s era, detailing extravagant bracelets, clocks, and diamonds, plus monetary gifts and gifts from commoners. It contrasts France’s persistent gift exchange and medieval England’s heavy drinking culture during the season.
A fragmentary meditation describes years passing with balm of ages and a hermit at his beads. The lines evoke cold air and quiet patience as time flows through mute, contemplative imagery.
A writer notes lavish New Year customs in Paris with gifts such as jewelry chocolates and fine bouquets. In Paris a man earning about 10 000 francs annually may spend a fifteenth of his income on presents on New Year’s Day and no one should visit empty handed.
The article notes Tokyo’s many potato bakeries that heat cold months with roasted sweet potatoes. It cites a monument to Aoki Konro, 1,000 ovens across Tokyo, and annual sales exceeding 1,000,000 yen. It highlights aid to poor children crowding around ovens for a cheap, wholesome meal.
The article explains that fresh water lakes are expansions of rivers formed by valley topography. They receive water from streams with constant chemistry, while Balt lakes are closed basins with no outlet, losing water only by evaporation and accumulating dissolved substances over time.
An electric engineer conceived the idea during experiments with a propeller for an electric boat, leading to the invention of the electric fan.
A Mquor liquor license in Brussels costs 195 dollars and offers permanent status.
A World federation plan by the British Chess Association proposes units from each country form international boards in capitals to handle disputes and run world championship events. Delegates act on unit instructions and boards rotate as referees for matters crossing borders.
The winter hockey scene centers on nonleague matchups beyond the Intercollegiate schedule. Princeton remains the only member among Harvard Yale and Princeton in the league, with Harvard and Yale out. The Tigers face Columbia Cornell Dartmouth and others as contenders for the alleged title.
Alfredo De Oro, the world renowned pool and billiards expert, has reigned as the top figure in his sport longer than anyone else in any field.
Hack Simmons of Brooklyn emerges as the Barrow organization's top slugger despite seventh place on the International League batting list. He has played in the American League, wore a Highlander uniform, appeared in 150 games for the Rochester Hustlers, and achieved 185 hits in 545 at bats for a .239 average.
Chicago fans expect Charles W. Murphy to be erased from major league baseball within about a year as the Cubs owner sails to Europe. Murph’s absence is not lamented by followers while Windy City papers avoid his self made press notices and talk of selling Bearcats stock before or after the 1914 campaign. Murphy aimed for a pennant last season though Johnny Evers impressed, Murphy remained dissatisfied with Chicago’s final National League standing.
A collage of humorous lines from Detroit Free Press Baltimore American and Yonkers Statesman mocks marriage trust breaches and biblical promises. Jokes touch on deceitful husbands engagements and meek inheritance with playful exchanges.
A Washington Herald item reports Mrs Wombat and Mrs Walaby in a quarrel that cannot be patched up. Wombat offers Walaby's cook 32 more per week as settlement.
In a dialogue quoted by the Chicago Tribune a foreigner asks if changing a name costs anything here. The native replies that it usually costs a young man from 2 to 10 dollars.
In a courtroom exchange a judge notes Winkle believes his wife would make a strong congresswoman. The wife is praised for frequently introducing bills in the house, prompting discussion on qualifications and suitability.
A fragmentary verse fragment hails a maiden as the prettiest born, describing her lips as rose and her tongue as its thorn in lyrical praise.
In a muddled report a man faces scrutiny after a questionable gesture and a claim about opening “gedations” for all bad am considering his tender. The article presents the confusing exchange as part of a broader legal or public dispute.
Mary says she likes her teacher but doubts her knowledge because the teacher keeps asking questions during a school fest day in Philadelphia.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt Mrs Exe quotes a saying that a successful poker player must be cool crafty selfish deceitful and a touch of meanness. Mr Wye agrees noting his husband’s habit of near constant wins.
Quote from Wasblogtom Star notes little time saved by dropping formal salutations. Suggests hesitation over writing you respectfully to some people causes the delay rather than the phrase dear sir. Eyewitness tone highlights communication etiquette in correspondence.
Readable lines reveal Puck and Algy clashing in a snappy exchange about fashion and manners. The dialogue snippets show playful sarcasm and mockery as they comment on hats and social expectations.
A brief note describes a visitor asking what makes a mother happy today as she sings around the house. Little Mary ideates a scolding for papa when he returns home, reflecting domestic humor from the era.
A Burgh Post note quotes a young man delaying marriage to finish paying installments on an engagement ring. The exchange suggests marriage plans hinge on clearing debt. The brief item shifts to a humorous or social diary tone reflecting domestic finance pressures in relationships.
The passage appears as a fragment mentioning names Aabe and Louie Post in a dispute over calchins and a knee water reference, with unclear context and no resolvable action or date.
A cryptic note questions why detectives are called paper and claims they must know of mettle. The line references London Mall and hints at a puzzle or wordplay about investigative craft.
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