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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
5
Janet flees with her family pressures after a broken run toward a distant village. Bob pursues, misreads her plan, and their encounter leads to mutual realization and a plan to marry and continue running away together.
The Krupps produced a safe material iron cast steel that resists acetylene and oxygen burners used by cracksmen. A 3.2 inch hole in a 1.6 inch thick plate would take six to fourteen hours and require about 3,000 gallons each of acetylene and oxygen.
A scene from Puck shows a husband tried to avoid cooking class duties and jokes about a dress form. The wife clamps down on his insinuations as she contemplates his new walking costume and the fit of his garments.
A dialogue shows a tense exchange over starting a venture at the bottom. One party resists a bottom up start while the other worries the man will not explain plans for him. The Chicago Record Herald reports the friction and demand for clarity.
The piece describes a Mexican senorita meeting an American lover across the border. He feels joy as her cigarette is discarded and she smiles, saying I permit an embrace. The embargo on American arms has been lifted.
Action for damages filed by Galbraith of St John New Brunswick against the general public hospital commissioners alleging a surgical instrument was left inside him during an operation nine years ago and discovered during a subsequent procedure last spring.
The City of Montreal spent 490009 on winter street clearing with the account etillopes. The largest item was 261143 for keeping street car tracks clear, funded in part by the Montreal Tramways contribution.
Consular report notes Sheffield municipal waterworks use a gravity fed network of twelve basins and trunk mains to supply the city and surrounding district. The system delivers 12 to 24 inch mains, about 500 miles of pipes, and annual discharge of 12 to 16.6 million gallons daily. Purity and softness aid industry and households, with chalk treatment offsetting pipe corrosion. Since 1888 transfer cost was 10.1 million dollars, with 2.13 million spent on extensions. 1913 income rose to 1.11 million while expenses fell to 17.65 percent.
The London Globe reports an unofficial British Admiralty test of rubber between Harveyed steel plates replacing solid slabs. The inventor claims rubber walls absorb impact like sandbags, offering enhanced protection for dreadnoughts. Estimated thickness under turrets around 18 to 20 inches.
The London Spectator recounts a postscript from a Duke of Buckingham letter to King James I describing Sir Francis Leake offering a Philosopher's Stone worth eight thousand to obtain a baronial patent. The writer urges, in the letter, that the document be burned.
In Australian bush, certain lizards break in two when startled. Silvery reptiles bask on logs as invaders arrive, instantly darting about. Many tails are shed in fright, while the mutilated bodies scurry away with stumps wagging.
J M Barrie was persuaded to chair a Burns celebration in Scotland years ago but remained silent and slipped away early. The National Observer then published a humorous piece titled Mr Barrie in the Chair mocking his lack of tact, and many protested believing the writer had overstepped. The author turned out to be Barrie himself.
A brief note reports Presilent Wilson setting a landmark by supplying two White House brides within just over a year of service, marking a striking personal milestone during his tenure.
A Viennese composer asserts creating cubist music challenging traditional forms. He suggests ragtime might seem rational and conservative beside his work.
A wry note on perception and belief suggesting people rarely trust others’ judgments about them while acknowledging self awareness may be imperfect. The narrator blends humor with a cautious view of reputations and thoughts.
A Chicago judge rules that married men should be home by midnight, prompting discussion about social norms in Chicago and the implied expectations for wives in public life.
A sharp rebuke targets the notion that empty plots yield nothing but weeds and lost gains. The piece highlights an annual crop of local “phenoms” proving otherwise through visible activity and potential.
A New Yorker recalls a Canadian anecdote defining a gentleman as a man who knows Lord Ava well enough to ask him for a match. The tale contrasts British and Canadian views on social status and propriety during a Ottawa dance before the Boer War.
After Samson was delivered to the Philistines by Delilah, his once mighty hair lay in ruin. Delilah rejoiced at the sight crying with glee. She then sent the chair toward Gaza to showcase the fallen strength.
A farmer and his wife joke about a growing pump kin or melon vine reaching a pail of water, with the wife noting the idea and the husband replying a hired man would take longer to do it.
Mrs Gabb reads a newspaper argument about invention with the comment that the Chinese first talking machine was claimed but Adam beat them to it according to the Cincinnati Enquirer referencing a historical debate.
A compact London Opinion quip contrasts a girl and a man over music and meals with a playful pun about preferences. The exchange showcases a lighthearted, period voice typical of the paper’s humor.
The Washington Star reports Mrs. Meekton favors ending debate and turning the proceedings into a monologue. The remark is outlined by a parliamentarian noting Henrietta supports limiting or eliminating discussion.
An exchange quotes a defender accusing a professor of making a foolish statistic about the world population while claiming the speaker was the prettiest girl in the lot. The Raleigh News presents the quip as humorous commentary.
Brief exchange notes curiosity about new neighbors with no hint of scandal. Conversation reflects upper middle class town life and social expectations in Birmingham.
The passage cites Henry Labouchere’s quip that if all commodities condemned in print were banished from tables diet would be monotone. It notes faddists as the most aggressive, listing past movements against meat tobacco soup starch salt tomatoes and other items. It also references campaigns against boots hats overcoats carpets and various lifestyle limits.
The excerpt presents enthusiasm as belief put into action. It contrasts fanfare with true effort, arguing enthusiasm drives work and embodies the living force behind striving. It frames faith as confidence in what should be done and the will to do it.
Vivid color description celebrates Achill Island off Ireland’s west coast. Blue skies illuminate purple and pink heather as mountains loom and the picturesque landscape shines in sunlight.
A humorous tale notes a man credits his success to his wife yet she divorces him. The punchline reveals his heavy bustled efforts to pay alimony, transforming him into the business success readers now see. The closing line signals a city context in Houston.
Dialogue fragment shows Peicher recounting a visit to someone who threatened him after a statement by Fliegende Biater. The exchange reveals tension and risk as a bluffing episode escalates to potential domestic implications.
The quote contrasts a rest man who excuses others with Dual who never excuses himself, attributed to Heary Ward Seecer.
The piece explains the origin of the term eugenics linked to Sir Francis Galton. It notes his Darwinian lineage, focus on heredity, and his belief in statistical rules for selecting marriage partners to improve the race. The San Francisco Chronicle summary contextualizes early 20th century public interest.
The Royal Automobile Club of England announced a future competition for internal combustion turbine motors. This doubles the novelty: a turbine powered by internal combustion and a combustion turbine motor. Progress is claimed with a turbine motor meeting required specs and favorable power-to-weight and fuel efficiency comparisons, with platinum cited historically as a barrier.
An attachment for moving picture machines links a live band behind the scenes to the screen action. The unseen band plays in exact time with the depicted bandleader, enabling musical effects such as solos. The projector also provides the conductor’s image to the backstage musicians for precise synchronization.
A Chicago woman claims her dog can speak the words mamma and lemon. A skeptic doubts the claim, suggesting the dog could be taught to say papa and lemon by a different trainer, reflecting a playful exchange in the Chicago Record Herald.
A playful exchange between Miss Banter-Uh and Miss Meanie-Dont, with a judge noting a weight loss of ten pounds and a light mood about the change. The fragment conveys humorous dialogue and courtroom humor tones.
A comic exchange questions motives in marriage with a sharp jab about money and toil. The line contrasts marrying for wealth with the boredom of labor, highlighting humor in social pressures.
The Detroit News argues China preserves medieval shipbuilding while modernizing politics. It contends Chinese crews still favor junk designs due to historical decree, contrasting them with Europe and America’s rising iron ships and clipper progress.
Grace Tabor notes in Old Fashioned Gardening that the daisy, thought to be the commonest field flower, originated outside England. From Governor John Endicott’s Salem garden it spread across the United States, traveling with settlers and winds, despite driving humans from fields. The flower’s origin traces to northern Asia or the continent, far east of England.
Harper's Weekly notes that elephants eat about 600 pounds of fodder daily in the wild, selecting bark and foliage from few trees while tearing down branches and discarding much. It highlights nocturnal feeding, keen senses of touch and smell, and the trunk’s sensitivity to tiny substances.
George Washington enforced a strict code of conduct at the White House. He greeted guests with a bow and did not handshake, and others could not address him unless he spoke first. Attendants followed rigid rules, and Washington never visited private homes. Dinner ended when the cloth was removed.
The Grecian painter Action, contemporaneous with Alexander, won his wife through mastery of art. His work The Nuptials of Alexander and Roxane was shown at the Olympic games and reportedly moved a judge to offer his daughter in marriage in reward for the painting. Action excelled in color mixing and his era lacked modern ready supplies.
A Kansas City Journal fragment quotes a quirky exchange between a line hand and his wife. The husband jokes about returning for “wy overshues” while the wife laments he forgot to kiss her, hinting at a fading early married bliss.
A Berlin professor claims evidence that modern humans date back 130000 years. The remark notes times when the speaker feels the human lineage seems ancient.
An economic view suggests the path to wealth is paved but most who must travel it fail to reach the goal. The piece critiques the gap between effort and outcome, highlighting persistent financial barriers and overlooked opportunities.
An old saying frames optimism as praising current weather while pessimists warn the calm will end. The quip contrasts cheerful denial with cautious forethought about changing skies.
Report says Marconi has perfected the wireless telephone and now faces the potential to enable talkless conversations in future games. The note hints at an era of rapid communication innovation and upcoming demonstrations.
A Boer War veteran reportedly pawned his Victoria Cross to fund cocaine use. The incident highlights struggles with addiction and the tarnishing of wartime honors. He may have sought Dutch courage to cope after service.
A cynical note mocks a man who believes he can sway a woman through talk about attire. The quip frames vanity as his motive and ridicules the notion of flirtation through fashion chatter.
An oily skin is linked to poor diet and excess oils. Avoid fatty foods coffee and rich vianda. Eat fruit in the morning and drink mineral waters. Green salads aid balance. Use gentle washes to restore tone and vitality while avoiding drying agents like ammonia and strong astringents. use astringent wash mainly to remove oil.
Professor J A Fleming notes four powerful wireless stations could girdle the earth with waves four miles apart but reliable commercial communication over such routes remains unproven. Public wireless service covers only a third to half this distance and practical limits are undetermined. A British commission secured one demonstration about a thousand miles long, despite firms claiming longer reach.
A rough crystal found between Swakopmund and Windhoek in German South Africa was cut into a clear pale aquamarine like gem named heliodor. The German colonial office claimed the site and replicas appear in the German market, with experts rating heliodor among top gems alongside ruby and emerald.
Chicago introduces funeral buses large enough for coffin and party with a driver minister and undertaker aboard. A compromise design includes a coffin compartment near the chauffeur and a space for flowers plus room for twenty seven mourners. Officials claim transport costs could drop by $30 per funeral as ten buses prepare to operate.
Postcards from Dublin show King George and Queen Mary opening the Irish parliament. Images depict them arriving in a carriage with postilions and a welcome banner while the interior scene shows the king and queen on the dais as members look away and a packed gallery of women observes.
A Holland correspondent notes a 14 000 ton floating dock built for Soerabaya harbor in the Dutch Indies. The piece recalls the Dutch invention of the floating drydock and mentions many such docks are built as Dutch vessels and towed by Dutch tugs.
text notes a shift from an elderly, shawl-draped image to a fashionable display with straight hair and tight features, reflecting changing crowd norms in Cincinnati.
A husband learns his wife has died after repeated reports of improvement at the hospital. He asks the doctor what caused the death and hears the grim twist that she died of improvements.
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