06 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
1
Descriptive account from the London Standard recalls loading a large naval gun. Mechanics operate a hydraulic rammer and an automatic sequence to chamber a 850 pound projectile and cordite charges. A dummy shot reveals the chilling precision and risk of wartime gunnery.
Dialogue joke frames romance as a money grab with Lucille and Marie in a Paris setting. The exchange hints at a cheeky plan to win affection by giving money, underscored by a wry remark about ease. Humor relies on social satire and character contrast.
A pensive reflection compares life to a bank where every action and intention deposited into the world is returned by life. The analogy suggests accountability and reciprocity shaping future outcomes.
A man buys a dog with a huge neck and a single collar. The dealer advises two collars and a back collar to prevent escape. The man returns claiming the dog is too strong to tie, while the dealer explains two collars will let the dog tug all night without escaping.
The narrative recalls Napoleon Bonaparte’s retreat from Moscow with over 400000 troops, only about 20000 returning. It portrays freezing hunger, starved horses, naked wretches, and dogs watching their masters as Russian forces and peasants attack along the route. The text calls the retreat a staggering scene of misery cruelty desolation and disorder unmatched in history.
A young diner asks for fish feathers claiming they are a delicacy. Waiters deny the dish until a suggestion to contact the fisheries commissioner in Washington reveals that flying fish tails yield a rare treat. The piece ends with the man walking away.
A traveling salesman in Chicago attends a friend's party and tells a long joke. Two Irishmen fish and mark a favorite spot by cutting a notch in the boat. An Englishman laughs, then muses that a wrong boat would have hidden the spot, making the tale even funnier to him.
Canon Rawnsley gathers notes in the Lake District and meets an old Rydal Mount servant who recalls Wordsworth’s absentmindedness. The retainer tells how Wordsworth would mumble to himself at dinner and miss the meal, while Mrs Wadsworth urged small disruptions to rouse him.
Sir James Outram dubbed the Bayard of India is described as a mighty hunter and swordsman who killed a tiger from horseback. General Nicholson is cited performing a similar feat by circling the tiger at a gallop until a single decisive blow. The tiger’s hesitation is blamed on confusion from the unusual circling pattern.
A Kansas City man recalls preferring red headed office boys for sagacity but learns one has quit. Ulysses S. G. Parker resigns to take effect yesterday, leaving for a better job with less work and more pay, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
A small mantel timepiece in a Liverpool builder’s home allegedly fell at 11 30 am and later the builder reported he fell from a building at the same time with no injury. The clock’s unexplained coincidence baffled the couple.
The India rubber tree fruit is similar to the castor oil plant but larger. Seeds taste mildly and yield purplish oil. It serves as a linseed oil substitute though it dries slower. Mixed with copal blue and turpentine it makes a good varnish. Oil suits soap and lithographic inks. Seeds resemble small chestnuts and Indian girls like bracelets and necklets made from them.
A court witness glibly undercuts age tests by saying she counts money and belongings, not years, since a thief cannot steal a year or a day. A doctor rebukes a patient for a cold bath, only to learn the patient was obeying orders to take pills in water.
A palm tree in an Algiers botanical garden blasted its three foot spathe open with a mine-like blast. Golden dust crowned the head as the flower roasted to rust color from extreme dryness after a sirocco. The director cites fermentation in the flower as the cause. Ostrich eggs are said to explode similarly.
An 19th or early-20th century London paper reportedly ran a misprint claiming Sir Robert Peel and a party of fiends were shooting peasants in Ireland. The intended words were friends and pheasants, misread by readers as a sensational error.
An alum solution spread on glass crystallizes into tiny octahedrons. When held between the observer and bright light, the pane shows three distinct halos at different distances from the light, illustrating halo formation.
The Baltimore American extols Chesapeake Bay as the Atlantic coast’s largest indentation, likening it to the Mediterranean of America. It spans about 200 miles in length and up to 40 miles in breadth with an area over 2,000 square miles and extensive river tributaries.
A playful exchange between Wifey-Well and Hubby-It likens marriage to a chess match. Edward teases that constant demands feel like being in perpetual check and pawns would be needed to satisfy expectations.
A reader in Milwaukee reports a telephone tip about losing sound during a call. The message implies the husband was pushed off the device, reflecting a domestic concern conveyed to the press.
A witty remark compares a flirt to a hydrant dipper inviting use but not ownership. The aphorism notes that everyone may drink from it yet none wishes to carry it away.
Pr Sanderson, a quirky yet clever old Scottish doctor, is said to have a knack for calming patients. While strolling, a sweep tumbles from a staircase. the doctor rushes to help and the man insists he is fine and already feeling better.
A short reflective couplet shows the varied sounds of the letters ough in words like tough cough hiccough ploughed lough and the speaker, an invalid with resolve, vows to keep living and pursuing life despite illness. The stanza pairs linguistic oddities with a determined will.
A witty exchange on happiness and privacy is presented in a brief Home Notes vignette. The quotes contrast minding one’s own affairs with persuading others to do the same, ending with a light philosophic punchline.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes women are praised for facial beauty as fortune, while men risk anger when reminded that their cheeks are a key asset, highlighting gendered expectations in praise.
In a light exchange from a Boston Transcript clipping a young woman rebuts a fortune teller's claim about marriage. She quips that she only expected one wedding, while the palm reader implies two.
A pithy quote attributed to Horne states that hardship compounds due to personal impatience, highlighting the link between restraint and resilience in facing challenges.
Will Wallace reports 07 eggs gathered in a day on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Philpott returned from Bentonville Saturday. R P Lindsay received a carload of cattle for feeding. Mesdames Jas and Earl Doddridge returned from Indianapolis. Mrs. Julia Ellis of Terre Haute visits sister Mrs. Borders. Orville Dailey inspects autos at Milton buggy works. Chas Hoffman owns an antique clock with wooden works. Teachers attended a closing institute in Richmond Saturday. Albert Williams and family visited relatives in Richmond. Will and Frank Wallace bought Hampshire hogs at a sale. Misses Nellie Jones Rachel Thomas and Bertie Frazee attended grand opera in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown visited Bluffton to see her ailing father. Clark Brattain to perform ditching for Lindsay Crowe and Beecon. About 300 rods. Jacob Kerber from Hamilton Ohio visiting for funeral. Mesdames Emmet Crowe and John Caldwell guests of Mrs. Verne Beeson. Viola Witt Harden of Terre Haute visited E B Newman and Elizabeth Harden. En route home she paused with Miss Flora Champe in Dublin. Miss Selena Hale of Dublin visits aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Harden. Miss Charlotte Newman visits grandmother. Linville Ferguson returns from Indianapolis after mother’s hospital stay. Chas Ferguson and wife visit sister Saturday.
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