fragmentary classroom exchange on practice and keys
A garbled dialogue describes daily practice and someone promising to unlock a plane next time. The speaker mentions carrying a key in pocket since last week and refers to a vacation.
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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1913
Page
3
A garbled dialogue describes daily practice and someone promising to unlock a plane next time. The speaker mentions carrying a key in pocket since last week and refers to a vacation.
The fragmentary OCR describes a chaotic scene at a stall fair with mentions of aprons and goods, a dramatic purchase by a composed client, and a court cross examination. It references a judge, a lady’s maid, and a medical product advertisement asserting strong stomach effects. The piece ends with oblique notices of St. Petersburg and a Welsh drowning.
An old clipped fragment touts a company selling homes within 40 minutes of the city. It emphasizes affordable living and urges readers to invest, promising a broad selection and a rapid purchase process.
A brief note recommends serving Post Toasties directly from the package with cream or milk and sugar if desired, describing convenient preparation for immediate eating.
In Paris the Auxilaire Internationale capped a shareholder spoof by dressing a clerk as bishop of Antioch with a fake staff and amethyst ring. Investigators later found the actor plied the role for per meeting while the bank founder was arrested and a partner fled.
London reports Sir Ashburnham Clements, executor of Lord Ashburnham's will, says Lady Mary Catherine Ashburnham must choose within four years whether to take vows at Roehampton Convent. If she becomes a nun, she cannot inherit the estate valued about 1,260,000. She is 23 and currently traveling after leaving the convent with special permission.
Detective Superintendent Herbert Allen has been appointed chief constable of Leicester with a salary of 3000 a year. He rose through the ranks of the local police force.
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