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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
2
Carl Marshall argues in The Thrift Magazine that wage earners misperceive savings as profits. He says wages are gross receipts, profits come from reducing costs or increasing net income, and saving is essential for improving living standards and future job prospects.
A reader sends an amusing note on punctuation and how adding marks can turn a garbled paragraph into sense. The tested text lists items about daily sunsets, bread, cooling springtime, thirst, and biblical references to Moses and Pharaoh.
The article notes Napoleon III completed the Louvre, marking 1867 as the opening date by Napoleon II. It mentions two marble slabs commemorating the project, one citing Catherine de Medici and the Tuileries, the other later stating Napoleon II joined the Tuileries to the Louvre.
A Scotsman explains curling lingo to New Zealand friends in a dialogue. The scene features playful insults and teaching hints about sticks, hog lines, and stones as the mock lesson proceeds with traditional banter.
The text portrays Alexandria as an Egyptian city famed for fashion and wealth, once shaped by Alexander the Great. It notes a tension between rapid modernisation and preserving historic allure, with references to trade, culture, and lingering remnants of the past amid changing fortunes.
A clipped exchange unfolds as J. Fuller Gloom and Mr Dirge interrupt each other in a hurried frame. The dialogue hints at an upcoming matter of importance Tam needs to attend to, signaling a tense moment.
In a playful cross dialogue, an exchange asks about Morpheus arms and whether the feet also sleep, hinting at a lighthearted curiosity or puzzle within the column. No further context is provided in the fragment.
A student taunts a professor with a grim joke about death and boredom during a class interaction. The other student remarks that the professor would have died of boredom long ago, illustrating a sharp exchange in a campus setting.
Neighbor mocks the children while the mother retorts that twins complicate chores. The exchange highlights daily strain in managing twins.
A terse banter notes the difficulty of finding a good washerwoman. The responder agrees with a succinct line about “the rub,” underscoring the challenge in skilled domestic work.
A playful exchange contrasts surface beauty with deeper value using a witty dialogue about skin and the sea. The banter nods to exploration and undersea myth as a humorous musing on appearance versus meaning.
A confrontation unfolds as a speaker asserts a distant lineage and high status while another questions the claim. The dialogue hints at social pretense and a challenge to credibility in a tense exchange.
A short humorous exchange ends with a remark on men’s stock of whidots, highlighting a playful contrast between the speaker and the responder. The dialogue pivots on appearances versus inner value, delivered with dry wit.
A fragment reflects a sailor’s disdain for mercenary life and preference for farming over sea service, expressing desire to plow a farm and bank worldly pursuits. The lines convey simple rustic longing and personal values.
A clipped dialogue shows a clerk declaring he cannot live on his salary while another character, Box, hints marriage as a solution. The scene centers on financial strain and an impending union, with curiosity about the wedding timing implied.
A quoted Victorian style remark on a baby’s potential future public role contrasts with an unclear phrase "town erlere" asked as a question. The fragment hints at community leadership imagined for the child, inviting interpretation of the garbled term.
A remark attributes partial speech loss to an operation with the operator named as the telephone girl. The exchange centers on who performed the operation and the claimed impact on the husband’s speech.
A witty remark portrays a seasoned friend as a well behaved, energetic veteran. The line likens him to an old salt with a peppery disposition, capturing a sharp, humorous personality.
A garbled quote suggests a hunter sought a wife described as a peach. The line reads I had a friend who went hunting for a peach of a wife and the reply What happened I He pieked a vemen implying a mistaken or humorous mishearing.
Fragmentary verse text presents odd phrases and garbled names like Sitray Stowhis and WOON Hilly Nonsense. The readable bits suggest a humorous or surreal reflection on humility and worth, with stray syllables hinting at a poem or satirical aside.
In lively gossip, a society favorite is teased by peers about a rival who began life in humble circumstances. Rumors suggest the challenger’s sharp reply to the belle reflects a comes-from-nowhere rise and quick wit.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture overview argues faults lie in contract duties, not just merchants. It shares a grower tale of misdirected berry shipments and advises farmers to choose reliable agents, study markets, ship regularly, stay informed, and avoid frequent agent changes.
The Department of Agriculture urges early culling of unfit chicks as broiler size nears. Underperforming poultry should be disposed of or eaten, as they have not paid and never will.
The United States Department prepared guidance noting sterilizing dairy utensils is essential to prevent infection and contamination, as standard washing often fails to fully sanitize equipment used for milk and cream production.
The article notes soy beans as good hay and compares yields with clover per acre. It mentions sweet clover needing cool, moist climates and highlights farmer practices and the costs of outdated implements. It emphasizes feed from tractors and benefits for milk and meat animals.
A Tumilinville exchange between Everything Lovely and Gap Johnson reports steady life in small town during a chaotic spell. Gap mentions family illnesses, a near miss with lightning, a broken arm, a stolen car shot at, and recent horse trade but wraps with optimism about his fortunes and good humor.
I met a breathless boy rushing downhill asking for his father. I replied I did not know him, but he persisted with round eyes and flushed cheeks claiming I know his father as easily as I know pa.
A Philadelphia lawyer famed for his endless orations receives a note from an associate urging a final stop. He pauses to read, then declares he will leave the case, and proceeds toward the hotel bar, prompting the joke about who would do the world’s work if all were rich.
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