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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
3
A C O D man recounts three episodes from years past. He impersonates a labor candidate at a rural meeting, earning $20, dodging a false imprisonment in a town, and outwitting a wary chairman with legal references, advocating the C O D method for savings.
Hans, a German cobbler, is urged by a talking plumber to rename his shop Shakespearean Cobbler Shop. Mischief follows as patrons mistake Hans for Shakespeare, a police confrontation occurs, and a mistaken identity leads to a warning about becoming a Washingtonian cobbler instead.
A tramp recalls meeting a sympathetic Pennsylvanian farmer who offered help for his wife in Chicago. The farmer telegraphed Chicago officials to assist, offered burial parcels and clothing, and even proposed paying his way to Chicago but the tramp fled, wary of excessive charity.
A Washington Star quote depicts a con artist selling a guaranteed money mint with a vague plan. The speaker promises a foolproof game called roodledydoo or bill be dum and urges investors to await society’s frenzy.
A humorous exchange recounted from Chicago News features Mrs A saying a man under the bed was her husband, not a burglar, as they investigated a noise below and found him under the bed instead.
Dialogue from the Columbia Jester depicts a punster saying Scribbler praised Campus In Urbe but wished the speaker were in hades. Munster reacts, confirming the blunt remark.
The pampero sweeps from the Arces across the papas toward the seacoast, shaping the summer weather across the region.
The article notes that Hindoos are said to view Westerners as cannibals for eating meat, reflecting prejudice and cultural clash in the discussion.
A reform minded lady visits a convict behind bars and laments his hardship. She suggests marriage to reform him, but the inmate reveals he is jailed for bigamy, prompting his polite but humorous remark.
Light joke notes a teacher quip about a child’s progress at school. The exchange frames a classroom moment with a playful pun on being stationary.
A Brooklyn Life item shows a daughter proposing to marry their doctor to cut heavy family expenses. The exchange highlights a practical decision tied to health care costs and domestic duties.
The Host apologizes to the Colonel saying wine is avoided when children are present. The Colonel replies he prefers whisky and water, with no offense taken.
In a playful dialogue Miss Mobile asks about Martha's husband. Martha explains he has exclamatory rheumatism, prompting a correction to inflammatory rheumatism. The exchange ends with Martha affirming the diagnosis and noting he merely works at the boiler.
Briggs Bowder boasts he never told a lie. Griggs questions the claim and notes last year he swore off drinking at the opening of the fishing season.
A reader says Miss Giggers attended the service but did not say amen and remarks she is a man hater who will not mention men. The note notes the unusual behavior and questions its sincerity.
Recounts show Ding-Miss Bonde up to date as she refused Cholly by wireless telegraphy. The text notes women in Dong-A are often decisive, though this instance records four affirmative hesitations.
Fay behaved harshly when I refused him. He declared he would never propose again.
A playful exchange asks which style of kiss is preferred. She instantly answers the manly way, suggesting a bold preference in a lighthearted dialogue.
A 115 foot chimney sways ten inches in a high wind, illustrating structural response under severe weather conditions and signaling potential hazards for nearby structures and utilities.
The word meander derives from the Meander River noted for its winding course. Its serpentine path inspired many languages to adopt a term for winding or wandering.
A humorous dialogue among characters about a baby and a doctor. The mother refuses an interpreter citing a French purse mystery. A witty exchange on friendship and self perception follows with playful banter.
A fragment from a Chicago Post exchange questions beauty and cosmetics, with a man asking about truth and appeal while a woman replies candidly that beauty is sometimes just cosmetics. The brief exchange captures editorials' playful tone.
Instructions advise washing hairbrushes in strong tepid soda water, rinsing in clean cold water, and air drying away from direct sunlight to prevent damage.
Before King James I's 1615 visit, Cambridge University vice chancellor ordered students not to smoke tobacco in Saint Mary's Church, stating expulsion as the penalty and asserting university authority.
Mexico features terraces rising from east and west coasts to a central plateau, with elevations from 4 000 to 8 000 feet. Snow capped peaks tower above, including extinct volcanoes. Ten summits exceed 12 000 feet and three overlook valleys from 17 782 17 356 and 16 060 feet, identified as Popocatepetl Orizaba and Iztacihuatl.
The text notes the beard shaving practice may have begun at Linne in 300 B C and cites Pliny claiming Scipio Africanus was the first to shave daily. This presents a historical assertion about grooming habits in ancient Rome and a named figure associated with early regular shaving.
Wild banana varieties with seeds discovered in Ceylon, Cochin China, and the Philippines. These seeded types are inferior to long cultivated varieties. Bananas are propagated by suckers, which perpetuate the plant indefinitely.
The article notes Esquimalt is the cloudiest place in the British empire, surpassing London, and also the dampest. Adelaide in Australia is cited as the driest, while Ceylon is the hottest and northwest Canada the coldest among British possessions.
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