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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
4
Charles Doughty chronicles a desert encounter with Arab horsemen. Three Bedouins approach with peace, followed by a fourth rough rider on a camel. The riders showcase expert horsemanship, gear, and a striking chestnut mare described as graceful and unkempt yet radiant on the harsh plain.
The piece argues Siberia is misrepresented by harsh winters and long snows. It praises summer scenes with white birch groves and a vivid wildflower carpet across the plain. Baikal’s depth and the Selenga river’s unfrozen waters are noted as gentle contrasts to the cold season.
The terms commodore commander and related ranks derive from Spanish comendador and medieval Latin forms. French commandeur Italian ecomandatore and the word Commandant trace to Latin commandator and the verb ordinare to command, reflecting knightly and fortress leadership origins.
A town payroll operation uses a movable penholder that clamps fountain pens to a pivotal rack in a portable suitcase. When opened flat on the desk the device holds vouchers in a frame for signing, enabling a single stroke to twice mark each signature on 100,000 salary checks for the railway company.
A quoted meditation contrasts worldly riches and security with the enduring value of friends. The fragment hints at moral care and prudent living, noting health, savings, shelter, and clothing as basics while asking who provides for lasting friendship.
The article lists multiple oatmeal based dishes as practical uses to save scarce wheat. It details Scotch Soup Oatmeal Brown Betty Scotch Oat Crackers Spiced Oatmeal Cakes and tips for enriching bread with cooked or uncooked oats. A Stevenson quote ends the piece.
A collection of old fashioned kitchen notes offers cider from windfalls for mincemeat or ham, pickled onions, cake crumb desserts, ham tomato toast, baked beans with apples, scalloped cabbage and related flavoring tips. It suggests browning ham and simmering with cider, and includes basic steps for each dish.
A collection of preservation and cooking notes includes methods for fruit juice canning with sugar, canned pie pumpkin, date barley muffins, griddle cakes, oatmeal health bread, and honey salad dressing. The piece ends with a Victorian exhortation about sharing in others’ honors by friendship and by knowing them.
A collection of recipe fragments for lemon jelly with banana custard, Virginia Spoon Bread from hominy and corn meal, Quick Chocolate Cake with chocolate and nuts, and a honey lemon chestnut confection. Includes steps for jelly molding, custard sweetening, spoon bread preparation, and quick bake times.
The recount traces Damascus from its biblical origins through Roman and Islamic eras to modern times. It notes biblical figures, St. Paul’s city journeys, and its long history under Assyrian, Roman, Kalif, Seljuk, Mongol, and Ottoman rule, ending with its geographic setting and famed Straight Street.
A spear used by a rebel dervish to kill General Gordon sold for 80 guineas. Lord Cardigan’s Balaclava sword brought 8 1/2 guineas. Napoleon’s silver gilt table service, used across campaigns, realized £650 at the same auction house.
A reader reports using Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female health issues. The letter claims improvement in nervousness and hot flashes and notes contact with Lydia E. Pinkham’s company for suggestions and remedies.
London authorities announce a public memorial to U S troops killed in France. The project honors American soldiers while underscoring Franco British wartime ties and shared sacrifice.
An advertisement claims Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root treats kidney and bladder ailments It promotes quick results and lists sample bottle availability and drugstore sales Mention of a test sample includes a promo offer and the paper as the source.
A warder confronts Pat in a jail cell as he protests seven days of hard labor. Pat insists he only seeks to go home and jokes that the punishment excludes nights, promising to return in the morning.
In a Birmingham Age-Herald joke, Godspur seeks military service but misstates his reasons on the questionnaire. He claims domestic infelicity as exemption, which the exemption board did not accept.
A terse line notes that victory in fighting requires decisive action by a courageous individual while cowards may opt for compromise and retreat. The saying emphasizes strength and resolve as key factors in overcoming opponents.
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