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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1909
Page
2
Tom FP Morgan in Puck recounts Parson Bagster's tale of a rising widow who lures him with kindness and money. The preacher reflects on mistaken trust, a brute enforcer, and a court plot linked to a dead husband’s fortune. He warns to beware the wiles of women.
A six year old viewing slides of animalcula through a microscope exclaims that a water drop shows what bites when soda water is drunk. The anecdote from the New Orleans Times Democrat notes the boy’s astonishment at microscopic life and his humorous remark to his mother Jamina.
A man rides home reading a newspaper and protests when a woman sits beside him. He resents her perceived familiarity and jokes about a stranger taking his seat, until he discovers the woman is his wife.
Two long excerpts trace early London cookshops and the shift to taverns as public hospitality evolved during Elizabethan times. The piece notes cooks shifted from serving hot meals to relying on wine and provisions, then the tavern growth ended their monopoly. It adds a separate reflection that railroads are never finished, urging continuous expansion to support growing needs.
An American traveler in Utrecht heard a phonograph interrupt a military band with a booming halt. The operator calmly claimed the voice was Napoleon Bonaparte issuing the order at Waterloo.
A Wichita man grouses about toothache while a friend urges him to see a dentist. The friend counters that the dentist will surely find the nerve, ending the exchange with a humorous note.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt quotes two citizens debating luck and risk. One says luck favors few, the other agrees, concluding they avoid ventures needing luck to succeed. The dialogue reflects cautious skepticism about risky enterprises.
The saffron crocus Crocus galivus has been cultivated since ancient times from Italy to Kurdistan. Saffron, mentioned in Song of Solomon, likely derives its name from al zahafa ran. England first imported saffron as a spice and dye before later cultivation in Essex and London sites like Saf fron Hill. Today saffron is used little.
The article argues children crave sweets due to artificial sugar deprivation. It cites Dr. Woods Hutchinson advising moderate supervision rather than prohibition. A diet with adequate sugar from cereals, cake, and fruits reduces candy binges and gorging tendencies.
A historical recipe from National Food Magazine outlines Parker House rolls with butter sugar and milk. It provides step by step prep including scalding milk dissolving yeast mixing with flour, beating in egg whites, two rising stages, shaping into rounds and baking fifteen minutes in a hot oven.
Ellen Terry and Mr. Balfour met at Henry W. Lucy's London table. Terry spoke only after Balfour left for the House of Commons, then declared with a glance at the door that she thought “that’s a duck of a man.”
A wary ex-convict speaks of feeling oddly safe upon release while dodging city traffic, as a clanging ambulance and a busy street frame his cautious steps toward life on the outside. The Philadelphia Ledger notes his uneasy return to liberty.
A Washington Herald quip recalls an ocean voyage where the traveler fondly notes icebergs but laments missing the billboards, highlighting a tongue in cheek reflection on travel contrasts.
A humorous exchange features Mr. Meekton admitting carelessness with a night key while Henrietta keeps it locked in the safety deposit to prevent loss. The Washington Star quote highlights the light tone and domestic banter.
A brief Cleveland Leader item quotes a playful dialogue about first kisses and apologies, capturing light local gossip tone. The exchange centers on a confessed moment and a light-hearted resolution between two individuals.
In 1850s Paris a police chief confuses a dancer with poet Beranger as M. Claude arrives to arrest Gustave Rieux for murder. Clochette Verier aids the lovers by creating a distraction with flowers, allowing them to flee by cab to England and onward to Africa before returning to Paris after the empire falls.
A young wife prompts her husband to remember a kiss before he leaves for downtown. He realizes he forgot it and dashes back along the gravel toward the street crossing, promising to store provisions for four mornings ahead.
A Chicago Post account describes a prank at a wedding where guests hide a siege gun in nearby shrubbery and plan to fire it as the couple departs on their airship honeymoon. The gag uses old shoes and rice as ammunition and is organized by a merry group of young people.
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