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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
3
A Gaiety Theatre Toronto program entry features an Open Till Midnight cafe ad with playful banter about engagements and a matrimonial agent. The page includes a long boxing discussion about Jeffries, Sharkey, Corbett, Fitzsimmons, and Johnson with historical punchline assessments.
An editorial critiques sensational journalism and Prophecy in daily papers while arguing the horseless age remains distant. It cites Henry Watterson, farm journals, and the public fascination with motor talk, noting 1908 U.S. horse figures near 20 million and international totals in millions.
A playful poem imagines mythic figures serving modern needs in everyday roles from centaur to Mercury. It lists figures like Argus Midas Circe and Diogenes as hoped helpers while noting some would fail in contemporary tasks. The tone is nostalgic and comic.
A simple rule governs stairways and ladders: 2 x riser plus tread should be 24 to 25 inches. For ladders the vertical rung spacing is about 1 foot. Minimum width is 2 feet 9 inches, with 5 feet preferred to allow two people to pass comfortably.
The piece gauges public belief on James J. Jeffries's chances to beat Jack Johnson, noting widespread debate among press and public, with many predicting Jeffries will try his best to win while uncertainty remains about his comeback fitness and form.
C A King a Globe Trotter travels 2896 miles from Montreal to Vancouver on Catspaw Rubber Heels. He left Montreal at 1 pm October 23 and passed Sudbury November 16 after 436 miles. Contest offers 133 prizes for nearest guess. entries must be mailed to Walpole Rubber Co Montreal for a prize list.
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