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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1903
Page
4
Verax in Logon News rails at the word microscopist noting its hard to say mispronunciation and awkward etymology. The author ridicules the term and its continental stigma, claiming it sits on a throne of royal mispronunciation.
Nature notes that trees follow a strict law of proportional growth. Each spray and leaf draws exactly its share of wood from the parent stem, reflecting the same bodily proportions seen in humans. The arms length mirrors leg length and other measurements align similarly.
A New York Weekly cartoon caption questions why passengers must buy tickets before boarding. The conductor replies with wit that paid tickets prevent chaos if the train derails, highlighting the era’s travel norms and fare enforcement.
A brief exchange from Stray Stories features a man and woman debating belief, the man joking that women tend to believe the wrong half of what they hear and the woman replying she never believes more than half.
A historical account describes a vast dormitory known as the Mao Gan or House of the Hens' Feathers in Deking. The hall floor is covered with feathers and visitors pay a fifth of a farthing for a night. Inmates lie on nests, with a counterpane lowered by pulleys to cover all, and head openings prevent suffocation.
A minister, an emphatic preacher, sometimes lacks weight in his utterances. He joked that a statement was true as the coming night or as spring buds. He paused, then claimed a member is on the way to church. A lady entered and the congregation reacted with suppressed laughter.
Dora-I shan’t stand it another minute I’m sending back his ring Clara-What that beautiful diamond ring Yay horrors what has he done robbed a church killed his mother or what
Angry poet rushes into the office claiming the check for his poem is bad. The editor remains cold and retorts that the poem sent out the door was not valid either.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a stroll leads to a proposal as the couple saunters through St Neil with a playful line about Belle winning in a walk.
A newspaper note reports that quails are said to be extinct in Ireland, where the birds were once common in large numbers. The brief item records a sighting claim and discusses historical abundance without detailing causes or dates.
An aged traveler with a fish on his back travels worldwide for nearly thirty years. He brings health to consumptives and strength to the weak and sickly, selling Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as a nourishing tonic for all ages.
The chronic bachelor finally asks the quiet man if he will marry the best woman in the world. The reply is simply I did. The exchange appears to reflect a judge's comment or verdict in a witty, paradoxical tone.
A brief anecdote from the Boston Globe notes a three year old nephew tearing up a long manuscript and daisy cutting remark about his precocity stating the child could read.
In Brooklyn Life the saying mocks self knowledge of health with a wry line about men’s awareness of wellness and illness. The quip contrasts assumed well being with the common certainty of unwellness.
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