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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1913
Page
3
Fogbound steamer halted at river mouth tale
An old lady questions a captain about a delay caused by fog. The captain explains the river is not visible and quips the boiler must burst first. A line presents a proverb about premature gray and youth.
Prairie tree planting inspires western conservation effort
A Saskatchewan teacher planted 900 trees this spring and cultivated a school garden, inspiring Germans in the district to seek 60,000 more trees for 1914. The piece argues widespread teacher led planting could transform the Canadian prairies, making them as scenic as celebrated landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Winnipeg
Calgary
Prairies
Tennyson
Burns
Leprosy in America Debate Over Rising Rates
Dr Rupert Blue warned at the American Medical Association that leprosy is increasing in the United States and requires tighter government oversight. The piece cites Pittsburgh as having only one historic case and argues Pennsylvania shows no perceptible foothold for the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rupert Blue
American Medical Association
United States
Blue
Pittsburgh
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Paris Growing Old Under Edict Narrowing Terrasses
The Prefect of the Seine orders cafes to shrink outdoor terrasses to a third of the pavement. Paris life loses its open air forums for politics art and literature as pedestrians gain space at the expense of the famed social terraces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Seine
New York
Restful breath beats active exercise for mental fatigue
A physician advises rest and deep breathing rather than exercise when mentally tired. Sit quietly and inhale twenty five breaths to clear waste from the body and reduce weariness. Avoid overeating as it increases air needed to dispose of it and raises costs.
German Relic Factory Near Gettysburg Exposed
A German immigrant operated a relic factory near Gettysburg for about fifteen years, producing rusty swords bayonets rifles and other military traps. The business employed twenty nine workers before it was exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
America
Opposites Attract in Love Says a Lively Theory
The author argues that many men and women pair across striking differences. From the dwarf with a tall woman to deaf with talkative, and devout with worldly, the piece muses on how varied attractions form marriages and how everyone can find a partner who reflects or defies stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen of Troy
Wagner
American Dentist Struggles to Speak in Buenos Aires
An American dentist running a thriving Buenos Aires practice fails to communicate with a Portuguese speaking patient despite attempts in French Spanish Italian German and finally English. The woman reveals she only speaks United States and wants a wisdom tooth treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Quaint Manx Laws Bypass Modern Times on Tynwald Hill
The Isle of Man prepares for the annual Tynwald ceremony with laws from ancient times read on the hill. Old penalties included ears loss for breaking laws and death for theft, though enforcement has faded as modern statutes rise. Hall Caine linked Manx customs to his youth, noting tourist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Man
Tynwald Hill
Irish Sea
House of Keys
Hall Caine
Summer heat dangers to babies highlight the need for Baby's Own Tablets
A rural scene warns mothers that extreme summer heat risks diarrhoea and infant illness unless prompt care is taken. The column endorses Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy to regulate bowels and soothe the stomach, noting availability from The Droats Medicine Co. in Brockville Ontario, with a price of 25 cents a box. A nearby farmer’s chat about potatoes ends with a humorous aside on potato size growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bab
Droats Medicine Co
Brockville
Mississippi River Threatens Memphis Harbor
The Mississippi near Memphis, Tennessee carves a new channel threatening harbor facilities and levees. Government engineers propose a willow mat and rock ballast to halt erosion, warning that failure could leave the city far from the river and its mud bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Gulf
Hopefield Point
Wives of Dutch Cabinet Members Active in Labor Fields
The new Dutch Cabinet wives are all workers. Mme Zabhlet, Premier’s wife, is a parliamentary shorthand writer. Mme Brandes, Finance Minister’s wife, is a sculptor. Mme Munce, Defence Minister’s wife, a mathematics degree school teacher and suffrage society president. Mme Nielson, Education Minister’s wife, a surgeon. Mme Pedersen, Agriculture Minister’s wife, an indefatigable agriculturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woltien
Mme
Zabhlet
Brandes
Munce
Mme. Nielson
Mme. Pedersen
Agriculture
The Doctor and the Mason Over Mortar
A pompous physician watching a stonemason building a neighbor’s fence quips that the mason uses too much mortar. The mason replies that mortar hides mistakes, and the spade does as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Poem Torn by Nephew Draws Laughs in Augusta
Adelphis laments damage to a poem she wrote. Augusta jokes about the boy reading already as the conversation airs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelphis
Augusta
Alrsady
Equally Proportioned Limbs Not Found in Court
In London s sheriff court a medical witness noted that no person has legs of equal length. Counsel found this disquieting while the doctor added that no one is perfectly symmetrical in body measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Sheriff's Court
The Oil of Power and Donald Bid Farewells
A column notes the Oil of Power touted as a versatile pain killer. It then cites Donald leaving his village with friends gathering for a farewell, where guests are served drinks as he insists he will stay while saying goodbye to those he knows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Donald
Sandy
Courtroom Exchange Traits a Negro Witness Refuses to Speak
A courtroom scene shows a lawyer demanding answers from a Black woman witness. She repeatedly replies she must think before speaking, provoking the judge to push for direct responses as the tense exchange unfolds.
How Insects Breathe From Spiracles to Trachae
Insects lack nostrils but have spiracles on body segments that lead to a network of tracheae. Air travels through these tubes, delivering oxygen to all tissues, while protective hairs prevent clogging. Sound is produced by air vibration in spiracles and tracheae.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Liver Health
The article promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the best liver corrective. It cites causes like chills, exposure, overeating, and excess drinking, and asserts the pills are leading liver pills with no superior among such preparations.
Alaska Canada Boundary Survey Completed After Harsh Terrain
Two major surveying feats marked by the Alaska Canada boundary and the southern Canada boundary. The Alaskan line from Mount St Elias to the Portland Channel spanned about 700 miles through inaccessible terrain with 188 stone monuments along the 141st meridian. The project used 200 horses and cost $1 500 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Canada
Mount St. Elias
Peninsula of
Coash Range
Portland Channel
Mount
Ete Elias
Alaskan
Jeffersonian Table Manners and Diplomatic Tangles
The piece recounts Thomas Jefferson’s informal dinner leadership and his irregular table order with Lord Merry, the British ambassador. It notes Merry’s discomfort, Monroe’s awkward placement near the kitchen, and a later exchange that prompted protests to Britain as tensions rose amid dining room faux pas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Merry
Monroe
London
United States
South Africa
Equal Rights and Wanderlust in a Quirky Exchange
A quarreling pedestrian rights debate prompts a policeman to muse on noise and odds. A recaptured convict cites wanderlust for his escape. A country visit ends with a hammock tale as an aunt warns of scandal. A browbeating moral concludes that reputation equals others’ view, character equals God’s knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moe
Robert Browning
Cannibal War and Slave Trade in Congo Region 1907
In July 1907 the Congo's Katanga area faced cannibal raids and slave trading. Comapgnie Kassal defeated the Waleshi driving them from the country, but Bachokwee slave traffic persisted amid ادامه hardship and brutal frontier justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Congo
Buwi
Malange
Katanga
Ruwi
Angola
Congo
Compagnie Kassal
du Secteur
Velesht
Lukashwe
Hobbies and Baseball Talk Among Girls
Two girls debate whether girls should play baseball as a hobby with Marjorie voicing concern that they would not fit in with their curves and Madge denying any attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Marjorie
Bhaba Grass Bhabar Grass as Paper Pulp Source
Bhaba grass grows in large quantities across India and into Afghanistan. It is highly fibrous and strong and currently leads as paper pulp material in India with about 50 000 tons produced annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Afghanistan
Murdered Cubist Artist Painted Blockheaded Intellectual
A Cubist artist was killed after creating a portrait that mocked a prominent intellectual. The incident prompted police to pursue the motive linked to artistic insult and perceived personal grievance.
Woman Recovers After Using Pinkham’s Remedy
Cape Wolfe Canada resident Mrs J T Coox says she was a wreck from female troubles last March. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports good health and twins two months old. She urges others to try the remedy, noting it restored health to thousands of women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Wolfe
Canada
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
J. T. Coox
P.1
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