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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
2
A 1912 humor and puzzle item lists short arithmetic challenges on duels, sacred honor, wages, investments, farming costs, and daily life. It spins brisk problems about a tramp, a farmer, a miner, education costs, eggs, markets, and a stagecoach robber, ending with a note about a gentleman with a 12 000 volume library opening ten volumes per.
A collection of math riddles and social quips mocks everyday exchanges. The piece ends with a humorous Horace Greeley anecdote from Mrs. Greeley and Amos Cummings.
A quotation fragment notes that lofty ideals can reveal flaws when placed on a pedestal and gods lose their infallibility beneath scrutiny. The line suggests skepticism toward revered figures and authority.
A Baltimore American piece notes Mildred with her small friend spending a rare afternoon, while her brother John distracts them with persistence. Milly retorts he should “play dead” for an hour and a half, a humorous domestic moment. The Washington Star is quoted discussing refined influences in American politics with pork barrel renamed as sparerib jardiniere and pie counter as tart buffet.
The Philadelphia Record notes a sharp exchange where a speaker asserts savvy and warns Mrs Gnaggs that a fool and his money are soon parted. He claims he cannot extract a dollar from her in a pointed retort.
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