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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
A survey of women’s clothing shifts from hobble and aut skirts to transparent and minaret styles, predicting a hoopskirt return. Notes the rise of draped, puffed gowns, long coats, diaphanous fabrics, and new stockings, undergarments, and accessories.
The New York Tribune notes the O prefix marks nobility in Ireland and Europe. It argues many Irish families dropped the O under penal law, while historic names trace to the twelfth century or earlier. It lists rulers bearing O prefixes: O Neills, O Donnells, O Connors, O Briens, and O Flahertys.
The poem laments fading joy and laughter as the speaker notes how jokes and staged gags no longer amuse. The farmer and frightened calf, stage humor, and familiar stories once brought glee but now feel trivial, evoking tears and a sense of waning faculties. The verse ends with rueful acknowledgment of decline.
The passage notes a Turk ish bath in Ireland, an automatic sacrificial water device in an ancient Greek temple, Queen Maria Theresa’s elevator in 1777 Luxembourg, and a Paris omnibus in 1620. It also cites Robert Hooke in 1667 sending sounds via distended wire telephony in the London Chronicle.
Gossip of the Sport World outlines a full exhibition tour starting in Chicago on Oct. 19 with a White Sox sendoff. The Giants and White Sox will travel to Los Angeles Seattle Vancouver Hongkong and Sydney aboard the Empress of Japan and St Albans with a 100 person party aboard. Howard Drew, a Brown bound sprinter, formerly a Springfield winner, has enrolled at Brown University and runs 100 yards in 10.45 seconds and is a high jumper and butcher by trade.
A. C. Kraenzlein, famed former Penn athlete and Michigan track coach, has been invited by German authorities to train their athletes for the Berlin 1916 Olympic Games. Known for sprinting, long jump, high jump, hurdles, and weight lifting, he remains one of the era’s top competitors.
Short comic quips from newspapers feature a homemaker urging happiness at home while a husband jokes about shouting votes for women. A judge and Mrs Newvote poke fun at juror summons and etiquette. A street scene shows a bold woman demanding space on a crowded bus.
A terse dialogue captures a tense moment as one speaker presses another for a reason. The other admits uncertainty and implies a problem has halted a prior action. The exchange centers on causation and interruption.
Dorothy joins Grandpa at the farm for morning chicken feeding. On returning to the house she asks shyly if all hens eat with their noses, reflecting a child’s curious question from the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
In a terse exchange from Brookiyao Life, Louise questions whether Aunt Eleanor's jewels count as personal property. Julia counters that the jewels are real, prompting a family dispute over estate inventory and ownership.
A quoted exchange notes a daughter’s college education as a success and announces she will marry one of her professors this week, signaling a personal milestone celebrated by family.
A fragmented gossip item notes a soubrette receiving compliments and references a Washington state setting and a four cheese dish. The text is garbled but preserves a scene of social banter and local flavor.
A judge quips about a quarrel over an automobile request, asserting the speaker should be content with the carriage nature gave. The exchange reframes the dispute with wit about social status and vehicle envy.
The source text appears damaged with garbled phrases and fragments. An old lady exclaims Goodness preserve us while a reader references a regular jam. No coherent event, names, or clear location are readable for a concrete summary.
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In the Philadelphia Record a reader asks about two ages of a woman and notes the man Wo Hoax claims a different ages from her stated age. The piece contrasts the age she asserts with the age she truly is.
A scientist notes fish yawns may relate to behavior and physiology. The researcher suggests yawning could reflect communication or environmental response, and indicates further study is needed to confirm its purpose across species.
A brief dispatch notes a typographical error in a Loula Post-Dispatch item about a mother’s farewell advice. The misprint changes “to be good” to “make good,” reflecting a lighthearted correction in the weekly column.
A Washington Herald item quotes whimsical lines about a harp and a lorguette, reflecting playful or satirical mood in the period. The text presents fragmentary dialogue implying curiosity and dissatisfaction, with no clear event or persons named.
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