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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
10
The Stone Fisher Store promotes free trips to Tacoma for customers spending ten dollars or more. It claims huge success by offering inexpensive merchandise and daily sales, emphasizing personal buying versus quick buys. The offer applies on any business day and aims to attract Northwest customers.
Judge Rice remains at South Bend and will hold court in Chehalis next Monday listening to a contested naturalization petition. The column also promotes Kodol for indigestion and the local drugstore Menitt's for remedies.
In Kansas City Star style commentary four men discuss who should hold a baby versus manage the carriage. A mother weighs in, arguing for shared care while one man insists the father should hold the infant if possible. The group exchanges sharp quips on baby carriages etiquette and gender roles.
A London Standard report describes Australian Aboriginal superstition where pointing the bone at an enemy is believed to curse them. It recounts beliefs about burying bones in treetops, the use of bones as keepsakes, and the fatal effects of pointing when witnesses are present.
A fragment discusses Tennyson’s Life and the temptations of eternity versus worldly concerns, alongside a dramatic parachute accident in Venexueh where Youleat plummeted 3,000 feet. The report notes the parachute failed near ground level, causing severe injuries. It also adds practical notes on handling spilled mercury, urging careful collection to prevent globule formation.
A fragmented quotation reflects on life as a race with obstacles to overcome and persistence despite continual challenges.
A fragmented note from the New Orleans Times-Demo hints at a moral about loving enemies. The text mentions Lola and a teacher, contrasting noble birth with inherent abilities and amiable disposition, and raises questions about neighborly relations.
A fragment from New York Press discusses French farmers as masters of soil and irrigation. It extols their efficiency, claiming they can sustain a family on little land, compare soil to a diva, and describe topsoil as a priceless gold. The piece uses vivid, hyperbolic imagery about fertility and farming prowess.
A Berliner Urschau report notes that hat fashions from Alva style to woolen headgear occupy so much attention that men neglect head covering. A health test tested hats under sunray exposure. crowns recorded temperatures from 77 to 81 degrees, with plain and black hats yielding 68 to 70 degrees respectively.
The article notes Pebsia residents bathe only monthly at public baths. They spend the day washing shaving dyeing hair and getting trimmed, then eat buns and drink sherbet. Men and women have fixed bath days, with street shouts announcing bath days and hair plaits kept in for the next cycle.
A United States Gazette tale cites a young subaltern overseeing Panjab construction who reportedly caused the deaths of twelve native workers with dynamite. He supposedly telegraphed the commander in chief with a fatalistic report. The message allegedly asked if more dynamite was wanted.
Two Englishmen on holiday in Paris clash over language at a restaurant. Smith asks for many things in English amid French, while Cross H offers sharp explanations. Smith’s temper explodes as he asks if Cross will stop interfering with his French. Cross retorts about mistaking a staircase for a spoon. Londres hint.
A reflective piece condemns cutting down the tree to renew its fruits. It argues the real danger comes from all who are overeager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure. The writing frames impulse as a common human flaw.
A noted comment from Chambers's Journal criticizes British men for dull clothing and carelessness toward attire. It argues constant self-absorption in appearance borders on affectation and highlights social expectations in dress.
A reader from Dyersburg Tennessee praises Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a thorough remedy for chronic constipation. Also mentioned is Kemp’s Interzazine to prevent cold and aid recovery. Royal Chib and Red Gros advertise Palace Grocery offerings and health products.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a humorous critique of a painting titled The Great Reich with a portrait of Queen Vietorda. It mentions a warden, Eden, Lisbon, and a Beiret scene with monks observing a transformation of solid schoolboys in bulgy woolen trousers and jackets.
A fragmented reminiscence describes somnambulism cases involving a Bordeaux man named Jared Dinloop and a boy named Johnny Hobbins from New Hampshire. The blurred anecdotes recount sleepwalking, reading, correcting papers, and a pantry milk misdirection by a grandmother, ending with a quip about Worcester milk.
A fragmentary report references Pars ilsson's spider known as the Consoler of the unfortunate prisoner. The jailer crushed the creature after it listened to a captive. Grotty the composer cites a favored spider that demanded a thread as he played. At Brussels Ratinst ein witnessed a spider emerging from the stage floor during three concerts.
The Cork Harbor Water Club likely the first sailing club, later Royal Cork Yacht Club, founded circa 1720. Yachting expanded slowly into the early 1800s with the Cowes Yacht Club established in 1812 by about fifty five yachtsmen, as Yale and other associations spread across Europe and America, per the New York American.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions performers and a returning figure, with observation by a reader from a period newspaper page. The readable content includes names and dialog fragments but lacks coherent events or verifiable facts for a full-item summary.
A mother consoles a upset child whose garbled speech mentions a new dolly and a bonpet. The fragmentary text questions whether filming could happen if a man were involved, reflecting a surreal newspaper clipping tone from the Philadelphia Record.
Centralia women attended the Easter Star convention in Tacoma. Names listed include Mitti at Markham, Worthy Matrons Mrs Ban Rhoden and Mrs Neleon, Mrs W Fowler WD, R Fowler, and Mrs Ailendamce attended as well.
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