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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1898
Page
5
A Washington Star item discusses inner uppers stamped with numbers to indicate women’s shoe sizes and the mismatch between requested sizes and what is sold. It notes salesmen often push comfortable fits that may not match the customer’s stated size, leaving women frustrated by hidden sizing practices.
A recently unearthed 1700 B C Egyptian papyrus shows advanced arithmetic using addition and multiplication. It includes problems on dividing barley among ten, and a chain of seven men seven cats seven mice seven grains of barley, illustrating early concepts of fractions and numbers.
The New York Ledger reports men show more readiness than women to shake hands with unfamiliar men. It notes that handshakes spread germs and suggests limiting casual greetings in business life. The piece contrasts male openness with caution about infection and touches on kissing taboos among women.
An old account notes giboys a large rodent predator in Brazil kept for house protection and rumored to return to its master’s bones when moved far. A Cincinnati Enquirer item recalls Judge Ermeton’s bond question, plus a humorous warehouse note about odd customer orders and archival receipts from Hudson Bay Company in Kasms City Journal.
A Jersey man claims to have shaved seven eighths of a second from his Bis record in a morning session. He boasts golf is overrated and touts trains and sleep as superior diversions, promising to attend the engine house and celebrate with a game of quoits.
An analysis recalls Garfield's disciplined study at Williams College and his rise from a freshman to a parliamentary hero. The piece cites Trevelyan on Garfield's frontward energy and the key value of a margin of time and attention in success.
A fragmentary reminiscence quotes George du Maurier on the Venus of Milo and a contemporaneous Indy tied to Harper's Magazine. The text blends observations of art, fame, and a buzzy remark about Dickinson and a novelist named Dickens.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a long standing feud between two business rivals, Pinchem and Closer, over a disputed $800 donation to a deacon. Accusations of stinginess and moral fault fly as they dodge each other in public.
A newspaper column quotes a misfit want ad seeking a wife as a housekeeper and caregiver. It contrasts ordinary hired help with a sensational phrasing and public reaction from readers. The piece also notes amusing anecdotes and a brief aside on sponges and their harvesting.
Cassier's Magazine argues bulkheads are useless without reliable doors and valves. It notes 860 watertight doors on a battleship and 300 related gates require 110 crew for operation, questioning if they can save a ship in emergencies and urging safer door systems.
A youth lured his father to a statue hall in the Capitol Washington and hid behind a pillar. When the father asked the time the son vanished and then emerged, leaving the elderly man bewildered and seeking explanations.
A fragment describes Williats 1's Toad Tallman and the Elector John Cicero lore of a talignon ring. Frederick the Great allegedly found a ring with a memorandum about its transmission, with claims verified by Hohnol der and an envelope ominously linked to royal accession.
Clara and Mrs Young Hing spar over family pride as gossip and boasts fly in a Chicago News style column. The chatter touches on ancestors and a hard reputation, then shifts to Munich where a hospital funds itself from old steel nibs reused for tools and blades.
The text references barley measures left and mentions papyrus calculations for arc area and cubic pyramid measurements. It also quotes various historical notes on banking, passwords, travel, and Persian poetry, indicating a collection of antiquarian curiosities.
A Detroit Prem Prem excerpt claims most humans favor the left side for chewing. Only one of eighteen used both sides during extended observation, suggesting a strong left-side preference in mastication.
The piece cites Professor El mer Gates of Washington on dirigation the claimed power to influence bodily blood flow and temperature by concentrated thought. It ponders teeth growth possible effects and future mind control discoveries.
A narrator recalls his father’s long dispute in chancery over a salt business and the moment a sixpence joke. The boy misinterprets a legal suit as clothing, imagining a coat waistcoat and trousers, while the father laughs at the pun and sends him off.
A Boston Transcript correspondent sketches Claude Monet living in Giverny Normandy noting a plain house with a long red tiled roof and an elegant garden. The portrait shows a rugged, refined peasant type, dressed in fine linen and raffled neckwear amid rural surroundings.
A reader recalls recovering from illness after using Hood's Sarsaparilla, stating sores healed and overall health improved. The letter also mentions Hood's Pills as a companion remedy and touts the product's enduring reputation.
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