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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
14
A Pearson's Weekly anecdote recalls a city constable who deals with a quarrel between a musician and a boy. The musician asks for help with the boy, the boy asks the time, and the boy forecasts the musician will need a haircut at 3 o'clock while the constable notes there are eight minutes left.
An eight year old son, taken by his governess to a court where his father was to deliver a brilliant speech, returns home as the boy recalls the moment. The father moves jurors and even the boy’s mother notes the performance, while the child boasts of his own impact.
Timothy visits Aunt Elvira and her parrot. The boy is caught uttering profane words, prompting a stern reaction. He claims he is simply telling the parrot what it must not say, not teaching it to swear.
A neighbor confronts a boy about a broken window. The boy claims he did not break it and asserts he did not see the culprit. The judge notes the circumstantial evidence and the boy’s denial.
An amused Boston Transcript item quotes a customer who wants to return a paper-cutter claiming it is not ivory as represented. The clerk questions the claim and quips about an elephant having false teeth, illustrating a humorous miscommunication.
A Brooklyn Echo item notes a woman refuses to name her fiancé to a registrar claiming the man’s identity is irrelevant to the registration, leading to a confrontation about marriage formalities and privacy. The brief reflects social attitudes toward marriage records.
The Kansas City Star reports a jury must decide if a thin lady can claim $10,000 from an agent for a stolen kiss. The foreman asks for a sample, and the judge notes the main question is whether the claim is worth pursuing.
A fragment notes a speaker Mysdoover praised for preserving “vples” advice. It claims the Eden “rpont” carried the same idea long ago, suggesting a loop of recycled ideas across generations.
Fragmented dialogue about playing tennis in a yard and mowing lawn parts. It hints at a casual home setup and someone learning the game. No clear event, person, or organization fully stated.
Snowball finds a hungry stray kitten in a slum district during a city ride. He brings Midnight home, feeds him, and decides to adopt him, promising a warm bed and lessons to become a true cat.
The article highlights the rise of boys corn clubs and girls garden and canning clubs, praising their impact on promoting improved farming. It notes the national support from the US Department of Agriculture and state colleges, with one acre corn as a key instructional crop and promising prospects for diversified farming and rural livelihoods.
The piece describes a savings bank for girls in Germany begun at birth by parents. It would insure a daughter with a modest annual premium, yielding a capital at eighteen to start a career, fund education, or provide a dowry upon marriage. The plan is praised as empowering girls with own funds.
In a Tufts vs Dartmouth game a squeeze attempt led to a balk on catcher Wanamaker for leaving his box as the pitch was winding. The ball deflected to left, the batter hit, and the runner scored before the balk nullified the play. The decision highlighted that a balk can be called on a catcher as well as the pitcher.
Detroit pitcher Bill Steen calls Tris Speaker the toughest hitter to pitch to in the American League. He says Speaker can hit anything, refuses inside pitches, and belts outside pitches down the foul line at high speed. He adds Ty Cobb and Lloyd Crawford are also hard but expose weaknesses on slow balls.
Umpires in the National League faced trouble in St Louis after an assault on umpire Byron. The league president ordered the Cardinals to supply more police to curb rowdy behavior and restore order.
Eighteen year old Kiendrickson stars for Ohio State University baseball and is watched daily by major league scouts. He averages about twelve strikeouts per game this spring and says he will not accept any offers.
The article argues a rule linking life span to time needed for muscular development. It notes dogs mature by 2–3 years and live about 15 years, horses mature by 5 and may reach 25–30, with humans maturing at 25 and rarely exceeding 70. It suggests if humans shared equine conditions, life expectancy would rise to 110–125 years.
A man enters a cafe in the afternoon and greets his Scotch friend Sandy at the bar. Sandy declines another drink but offers that the man pay for this one if he wishes.
A neighbor complains about a dog that howled until three in the morning, disturbing sleep and prompting an exchange about ownership and responsibility. The dispute centers on nighttime disturbance and the dog’s behavior.
A satirical line notes that many inmates profess bluntly that honesty guides them, a comment on moral pretenses inside overcrowded facilities. The remark highlights skepticism about virtue while drawing attention to systemic confinement.
An Illinois man proclaims he built a monument to health by quitting coffee and using Postum. He credits Postum with reversing dyspepsia constipation headaches and indigestion, restoring appetite digestion and sleep. He urges readers to quit coffee and try Postum Cereal or Instant Postum as a delicious beverage.
In Washington Secretary of Agriculture Houston notes modern improvements seen during a vacation including automobiles telephones player pianos phonographs and even a few biplanes among wealthy young farmers. He contrasts this with past hardships when a gaunt farmer would beg at a general store for the sugar and salt he could afford and jokes about Plymouth Rock.
A brief dialogue scene centers on Elle asking why pursued and Il demanding a name. Elle reveals May while Ill asserts pursuit and introduces August, hinting at tense pursuit and identity threads in a season of conflict.
A movie fan jokes that a comedian earns a thousand dollars a week while echoing the era's admission price. Separately the text states the British army in India numbers over 350,000 and costs about 85 million dollars each year.
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