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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
3
Mrs Johnson recounts a boy named Teddle bursting into the house and claiming a penny after a quarrel about a supposed remark. The mother defends him, giving praise and an apple while noting the boy’s cleverness and a warning about the other party.
A note of varied chatter runs through a light moment as Sir Thomas Lipton accepts the challenge for the America Cup. The scene also touches on household and schoolyard exchanges about manners and chores, including a line about keeping Tommy's hands clean.
A humorous exchange unfolds at a country inn where a photographer complains of not having enough sweets and the hostess laments a lack of proper dinner. A thread of hoaxer jokes, brandy balls, and a hair cut ends with light banter about dogs, luck, and affection.
Letters from Mrs H Von Roden of Lyndon Kentucky and Mrs Rupert Famipatra of Windsor Ontario praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for headaches neuralgia backache nervousness and fatigue. The ad notes confidential response by a woman at Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass inviting readers to seek guidance.
The Test Hoy, president of the Fat Man's Club, says fraud prevention existed though some applicants were rejected for weight. Applications had to be presented in person at the Polk Building fifth floor with no elevator. Climbing five flights of stairs led to the main office where rejections were issued.
The Marquis and Marchioness Cas all del Drago, leading Roman noble family, lost about $250,000 to a steward. A year earlier the marquis empowered the man to handle finances, but the steward gambled on the stock market, losing as much as $70,000 in a single day. He then vanished with $30,000 from the family safe.
A digestion remedy claims to cure indigestion by blood cure. Testimonial from R. Lussier of Sorel Quebec recounts years of pain and relief after six weeks of Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad urges purchase from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont, 60 cents a box, six for $2.50.
In a chemist shop a boy named Jimmie asks for the largest thermometer available saying it is to keep his bedroom warm. The assistant asks what kind of thermometer his mother wants and Jimmie explains his humorous purpose.
A hotel proprietor observes a guest using his water tap for four nights. On the fifth night she requests a bell, learns the bell is the fire alarm, and humor turns tense. Later a quarrel over thoughts at breakfast ends with sharp retorts as a bid to lift the mood falls flat.
An indigent seaman recounts escaping a wreck while a noblewoman asks about the experience. In Germany, Hedwig Strawna, a farm worker from Dormono in Posen, is officially recorded at 118 years. She dug potatoes until recently before a paralytic stroke confined her to bed.
The Chinese in San Francisco regard Chinese writing as sacred and burn discarded letters and papers in a sacred furnace before a joss. A weekly collector gathers cast-off documents from homes and safely burns them, discarding ashes at sea. Similar furnaces exist in Canton and Beijing for royal and public correspondence.
Minards and walking through the world evoke autumnal mystery and spiritual reflection as trees confess faith and a friend recalls silent closeness and concealed knowledge. A school scene ends with a quip about commencement maypole style chains and class distinctions.
In Farm and Fireside a writer notes eight hours for work and eight hours for chores on farms. A man claims to buy two thousand pigs, asking to place them in a neighbor’s pen, misunderstanding pea for two thousand and pigs for two thousand. The neighbor objects as the pen holds only a dozen. The humor ends with the neighbor exasperated.
German Emperor’s interest in Corfu remains, though travel halted by political events and a royal marriage. Dorpfeld and Romaeos charting layers from 2500 B C to Mycenaean times at Cape Kephall and near Gorgo, uncovering stone mills, flint blades, and pre Mycenaean pots. Temples traced to about 300 B C, suggesting long habitation.
The article traces pubs from Roman times to modern days with tavern signage and laws on projecting poles. It notes taverns multiplied as liquor trade grew and features the Seven Stars in Manchester claiming a licence for over 650 years as Britain’s oldest public house.
A whimsical meditation on dust and weather, linking dust to daily life and crops. It then markets Parndee’s Vegetable Pills claiming lasting potency and portable strength, noting pills stay fresh longer than others.
A tiny New Zealand ensign given to Dr. Edward Wilson by Miss Anne W. Hardy accompanied the Scott polar party. The flag, later found on Wilson's body, was retrieved by a relief party and returned to Miss Hardy, who donated it to the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand.
Dialogue shows a wife admit she bought two more hats to settle a year old milliner bill, sparking sly reproach about conscience and sleep, in a playful domestic exchange.
A German paper recounts a humorous tale of a longer haired novelist Bepco selling a novel and joking about haircuts. In a second vignette a three year old Arthur visits Mrs L who has London and American flags, asks about his flag, and at departure quietly claims it as his own flag, prompting puzzled explanations.
Two newsies in a gallery were spellbound as Hamlet neared its tragic end. The final curtain fell amid a crash as one boy urged the other to hurry and collect extras, shouting Tommy and Dero would be extras.
A humorous verse about a gentle plumber who overstays at a house causing delays and mischief with a tiny pipe. The piece shifts to a Southern dialect anecdote about a hospital ward visit, ending with a nurse and a patient exchanging a comical line about eating and a glass to suck.
The article notes the rabbit-proof fence stretching across Western Australia as the longest such barrier in the world, extending 1,209 miles with gates and rare breaks. It runs from temperate regions to remote areas, passing through sparsely inhabited lands.
The weary agent arrives at his suburban home as his wife notes the dog's constant whining. George suspects the culprit is the house's “kicker” and jokes about papering the place. Bounderby invites dining, while a friend declines to join for Charley's Aunt, preferring to go to a party instead.
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