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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
3
The piece argues growth defines human potential from youth to old age. It contrasts restless, expanding minds with those who settle into grooves, unable to embrace new movements or business concepts. The message praises ongoing learning and forward progress as essential to life.
A Hawaii native fishing decoy named Lau melomelo is carved from hard wood into a club shape with a knob. A village sorcerer blesses it. after charm, the fisherman uses baked candlenut and cocoa to lure fish. The decoy rests at the bottom, then a net captures the attracted fish before closing and storing the catch.
A drug clerk laments changes in women and recalls courting Cordelia who warned of death if he failed tests. Now after six months of marriage his wife hints he should buy life insurance. The exchange unfolds between the clerk and his boss in a humorous office moment.
The text cites Sydenham comparing gout skin secretions to whey, jaundice to musk, apopleption to vinegar, sour beer in scrofula, and warm bread in intermittent fever. It notes diabetes perspiration smells of bay leaf or acetone, midway between aldehyde and acetone per Bouchardat, from mixed compounds.
A Fliegende Blatter joke notes a clerk charging 3 marks for binding a book and 5 marks with pictures, explaining the extra cost by saying the helper will waste time looking at the pictures. The sketch lampoons effort and inefficiency in service.
A vivid piece portrays a trader who will barter anything even to his own principles. He barters old boots rags and various odds and ends, building a makeshift market from found items and clever trades. The narrator recalls a stubborn buyer who resists trading yet ultimately yields regaining interest in future deals.
A short meditation on conversation with highly informed people. The piece contrasts the strain of keeping up with sharp wit versus the safety of engaging with modest minds. It likens clever talk to dangerous electricity and ends with a Crothers quote about the laughter of fools.
The first maps name the White House site chosen by President Washington and Major L Enfant in 1782. They aimed to place the president house and the Capitol on a decisive vista along Pennsylvania Avenue with a parklike link. Plans for the house were drawn by James Hoban after a Washington Jefferson competition in which L Enfant participated.
Johnny, challenged by the teacher to form a sentence with the word contents, produced The contents of a cow is milk. The anecdote highlights classroom humor over a cow themed spelling prompt.
The article surveys W. L. Griffith the new Canadian High Commissioner secretary in London and recalls J. G. Colmer’s retirement. It recounts Griffiths travels and his role in Welsh emigration debates with Lloyd George, Sifton, and ministers, noting resistance to Welsh segregation and the impact on Welsh immigration since 1899. Griffith’s influence on Welsh settlers and Lloyd George’s political stance are examined.
A Youth's Companion excerpt explains earth as an oblate spheroid and how plumb lines lean due to varying densities below the surface. It notes the Mississippi flows southward, receding from the earth's center, yet never uphill, with deflections up to nine inches per mile.
A historical note surveys old cures from halters to spider remedies. It cites Dr. Samuel Turner on shingles, black cat blood, gallows‑tied hoods, and toads for stopping bleeding, tracing beliefs from Burtons writings to Dioscorides and Aldrovandus.
A rustic witness and the judge spar over whisky quality with the remark I’m not a judge. The exchange turns on whether the witness could tell good from bad whisky, provoking a wry smile in the courtroom as cited by the London Times.
A schoolmaster quotes courage as the steadfast ethic of manhood, insisting it never deserts oneself or friends. The remark frames courage as a personal and loyal virtue.
A humorous exchange links romance and finances as a young man calls trust in affection solemn while a man in a pink necktie counters that pride in wages matters more. The witticism contrasts personal bonds with economic trust.
A bashful man who feared proposing to his sweetheart induces a pistol shot she believes harmless. After she fires, he feigns death, she mourns the faux corpse, declares him darling, and he suddenly reveals his ruse and marries her. London Tit-Bits describes the comic hoax.
The judge and a young lawyer in court dispute a rumor that John Doe, indicted for murder, attempted suicide. The attorney states Doe has hired him to defend his wife, and the judge allows the case to proceed.
A Baltimore American quote suggests restraint in reacting to insults. It argues that if you are a Har you know it already, and if you are not you sense the speaker aims to provoke. The line frames insult as self-knowledge rather than external judgment.
G W Orton in St Nicholas explains broad jump basics for young athletes. Key steps include marking takeoff distance, reaching peak speed before takeoff, elevating at least forty five degrees, and using a hurdle to practice elevation while stressing speed and proper landing. Practice builds distance but overdoing it can strain legs.
The article recalls the once vast passenger pigeon population in America and its rapid demise. It cites 1808 estimates by Alexander Wilson of over 2,000,000 birds, describes extensive nesting colonies, and notes 19th century slaughter using nets and guns. It compares the extinction to the bison as a warning.
A harsh view of Mrs. Andrews as a well meaning visitor who fails to win support among the poor. The grandmother of the Palmers rebukes the red and gold motto Be filled with faith and questions the woman’s judgment and timing.
A wife confesses happiness in ordinary life after reading about the unhappiness of genius partners. She reassures Alfred that she is glad he is "just an ordinary plug of a fellow" as they share a tender moment.
Miss Verisopht questions Miss van Million about her plain appearance on her wedding day. Verjuice notes the papers printed only the picture of her future husband, not her own.
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