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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
7
A description of Ottoman life notes Turks lack stationary tubs and plumbing, bathe in running water, wash with water poured from a pitcher, and eat on cushions with spoons only. They have two meals daily, a long breakfast and a sunset dinner of many courses, with coffee, fruits, pastries, raki, and narghile, while alcohol is avoided.
An essay notes the extinction of the soldier of fortune as wars fade. The scattering veteran has served dominant powers from Alexander to Napoleon, chasing conflict for profit across banners and nations, with no loyalties beyond a paycheck.
A real Handy Man from Tasmania proclaims himself a versatile craftsman and official, listing roles as hairdresser tobacconist cycle repairer electrical certified engineer for the Derwent organist choirmaster stencil cutter fretworker billiard hall keeper and manager of the local town hall.
Newly ejected lava from Vesuvius remains hot at 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. Slopes show isolated lava from different eruptions, with some flows still warm despite being decades old.
Excerpts from the Souleville Courier Journal discuss the phrase gay New York and its association with theater crowds and musical plays. It notes public perception and references locals aboard the lively cultural scene.
A Louisville Courier Journal remark notes a fashionable description of porous plaster and its popularity among wearers. The fashionable lady voices a critique and confirms the trend as widely worn.
The article recounts how carrier pigeons saved a surrounded French regiment in Bethancourt and Dead Man's Hill by delivering critical messages. It details pigeons' orientation, breeding, and battlefield use, including the Dunkirk aviators and the expansion of lofts, movable stations, and the owl express. The piece notes 97 percent of messages reached headquarters and predicts pigeons will remain valued after the war.
Mrs Alich Hetter of Christopher Illinois says four years of irregularities weakness and nervousness left her in a run down state. After two doctors failed Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her and she is now regular healthy and not nervous. The ad urges others to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
Economical, few drops needed per application. Priced at $2.50 per bottle delivered. Also promotes Absorbine JR for cysts wens painful swollen veins and ulcers. $1.25 a bottle for dealers or delivered. Book Evidence free. F Young P D 310 Temple St Springfield.
A nervous patient lists every symptom he has read about in medical books. The doctor confirms understanding and promises treatment for the pains.
A palace controversy centers on who fired three cooks after a remark about the crown prince. Officials dispute whether the prince was ever near the firing line, or if the claim was a misstep in royal household reporting.
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