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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
5
The piece argues proverbs have long defined intellect and culture. It cites Aristotle compiling proverbs as foundational, notes Shakespeare’s frequent use and titles drawn from proverbs, and highlights Cervantes who blends many proverbs into Don Quixote’s world.
The text explains shamanism in Alaska, detailing how a candidate earns power through fasting and solitary preparation. A land otter is slain as a sacred talisman, its tongue kept hidden to prevent insanity or transformation, and shamans alone may kill the sacred animal.
A dated almanac style note links hair traits to character and health, mentioning forehead growth, course hair, and black curls as temper, or vice. The excerpt ends with an odd query about buying shares in the Superior Oil and Refining Syndicate and a stray ad blurb for a checkerboard feed and a car arrival.
The text traces life insurance roots to marine risk when merchants sailed with their ships. Pirates in the Mediterranean prompted premiums paid to underwriters who guaranteed ransom. Gradually coverage extended to mariners and others, with fixed death benefits, shaping modern life insurance contracts.
Advertisement from Slider and Lacy inviting buyers to customize flour purchases to their needs.
Amid poverty Siberia shows a bright note as spring arrives after snow melt. Flowers like lilies of the valley bloom briefly, with travelers between Vinodivostok and Harbin buying lil ies from semi Chinese Russian boys who hawk them at rising and falling prices.
City Marshal J. B. Arthur issues a warning forbidding leaving horses hitched to wagons on the public square to prevent accidents and encourage drivers to heed the guidance.
An advertising line from Slider and Lacy promises a single coffee trial will lead to repeat visits. The brief note attributes the slogan to the brand and emphasizes a persuasive sales approach.
An advert claims PAZO OINTMENT cures piles within six to fourteen days and offers a refund if itching bleeding or protruding piles persist. The fine print includes dubious language and marketing assertions.
Peru joins list of Latin-American states maintaining embassies in Washington with first ambassador Frederico A. Peret arriving. The State Department favors waiving the Costa Rican house rule against recognizing revolutions, praising Peret who previously served as first secretary and minister here and speaks fluent English and Spanish.
Word comes from Nome of a rival to the Hudson’s Bay pany forming to grab the century old trade. Captain Louis Lane led 28 trading posts expedition via Calgary to reach Fort Macpherson before winter. A river power boat and eight cargo caseloads worth 240000 dollars were sent to operate on the Mackenzie. The party will winter and resume ascent in spring, with Nome ships supplying summer posts.
Seed advertisement notes German millet and lacy varieties with a price of 92 cents per unit at Slider and Lacy's. The brief entry promotes garden seed offerings and pricing.
A sale offers Easter blouses in fine French Voiles and embroidered or lace trimmed Georgettes ranging from 3.50 to 30.00 dollars. The catalog presents a variety of styles priced to fit multiple budgets.
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