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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
7
A London observer describes Winnipeg as a budding metropolis on the threshold of a new world. He notes soaring land values, growing population, and rising grain capacity, plus social and civic progress, as Canadians and American migrants shape a future capital of the western provinces.
A speaker recounts how careless disposal of matches and pipe ashes ignites vast forest fires. He recalls a 60 mile by 5 mile burn, destroying ties and timber, and notes fires burn until exhaustion. He describes trees scorched to trunks and pine canopies collapsing in brief, intense bursts.
A Milwaukee Sentinel account laments forest fires caused by careless campers in timber rich regions. The writer notes vast stand ing timber at risk and potential loss of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars, urging better prevention and fire management.
Ohio State Journal argues that educated speakers misuse like with verbs instead of as with verbs. The piece explains correct usage with examples such as walks as if she were a queen and avoids like with verb phrases. It urges readers to drop the provincial error to preserve linguistic standards.
The strawberry hybridizes Virginia and Chilean stock while the raspberry is native to temperate Europe and Asia. Apricot stems from China and peach from China. cherry from around the Ocean. Plum traces to the Caucasus and Turkey. pear natives of temperate Europe and Western Asia. Quince from Southeastern Europe, Caucasus, Caspian region. Apple active across Europe, Caucasus, Black Sea rim and Persia. Almond from Transcasia, Mesopotamia, Persia, Turkey and Algeria. Fig origin central to the Mediterranean, especially Syria. Grape originates Southern Europe, Caucasus, Persia, Northern India. Citron Indian origin. Sweet orange from Southern China and Cochin China.
The Washington Star reports a new labor saving device called the hookless waist revealed at the Dress makers' Protective association convention. It promises easier dressing and fewer facial contortions, but could threaten husbands' traditional prerogatives as the back of the waist would no longer require hooking or buttoning.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Ball and daughter Jessie near Ashley Falls escaped serious harm when an electric storm caused a ball of fire to enter their bedroom and set the feather bed ablaze. The couch was thrown out the window and the bedpost splintered while plaster peeled from the ceiling and Jessie was buried under debris. all survived without injury.
A professor quotes Poe about air growing dense and a student jokes that the automobile was common in Poe's time. The exchange, cited by the Pittsburg Post, reflects classroom humor contrasting literary image with modern invention.
A Massachusetts quote compares marriage to making a call. You adore, ring a belle, and give your name to a maid, then you are taken in, as a wry aside from the Boston Transcript.
A witty exchange from Catholic Standard and Times features a quip about writing and spelling showing the author’s self deprecating humor. The remark casts light on concerns with accuracy in journalism and language.
In a Chicago Record-Herald style aside, the piece pivots from a jokey historical query on tetanus to a note about Jim Hill turning seventy and its unusual impact on Wall Street. The fragment hints at a light, editorial tone rather than a hard news item.
Miss Passay accuses Mr Haggard of kissing her in a dark hall last evening. Miss Pepprey comments that she would not blame him if she were in Miss Passay’s position, stirring a small social stir in Catholic Standard Times.
Evening conversation centers on unexpected callers. Bridget reports Mike O'Shamus and Tim Blarney visiting, while Miss Smith questions their identity. The exchange veers to a joke about not gloating over a chap's misfortunes and a suggestion to attend Jack's wedding.
In a dialogic reminiscence Mrs Gushington asks if Colonel recalls a proposal she refused. Calf Courtly answers that it is the one moment of his life he remembers with great pleasure, while the Judge confirms the memory. The excerpt reveals romantic tension and social crossings.
Laura played with dolls on the porch when a locust’s song from a nearby tree distressed her. She turned toward the tree and shouted for silence, crying ring off, bird, in a vivid moment captured by Delineator.
A statesman asks his secretary about a letter from Mannhyerup marked Confidential B. T. L. The secretary explains B. T. L stands for Burn This Letter, revealing a private disposal instruction.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a man asking if someone is a benedict and reveals a wife objecting to his wish to join a lodge, highlighting domestic tensions over social associations. The brief captures a humorous quarrel reflecting 19th or early 20th century social rituals and gender norms.
The idealist says the office should seek the man while Senator Sorghum argues an office cannot afford to hunt people. Washington Star notes the peril of prowling for targets and warns an office sits high to avoid being grabbed. A dinner bell leads to an explosion as Mike Riley is found with dynamite in a case.
A humorous exchange about an excavation crew asks which man is the boss while a spectator jokes asking for the water boy and mocks the Irish, reflecting a period comic tone. The dialogue captures social humor and ethnic stereotypes of the era in a single quip.
A humorous exchange features Geraldine refusing marriage while Gerald jokes of a minister ready to marry for 4.99, ending with Geraldine's conditional acceptance in a satirical note from the October Bohemian.
In London Opinion a lighthearted note shows George and Gertie deciding to marry the young Multimill, with exaggerated expectations about the match and what it may yield. The piece plays on social whimsy and comic fortune seeking.
A Baltimore American item records a teasing quarrel between spouses. Mr Young defends wealth with hauteur saying they can afford a cook, while a facetious friend asks which rules apply to him or his wife, highlighting domestic power dynamics.
A waiter asks if the order is taken and a figure named Welbroke replies yes but seeks a change to an entreaty. The dialogue shifts to Brown owning a motor car funded by a rich uncle as Green notes the purchase and the source of his wealth. The exchange hints at social satire and wit.
A terse note records that Green-So purchased a dollar's worth of gasoline for the purpose at hand, indicating a minimal yet decisive action.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a physician blaming poor circulation for a boil with a Practical Campaigner boasting of extensive travel and speaking across twenty seven states. The exchange highlights satire on health excuses and political campaigning rhetoric.
A humorous exchange shows a patient named Cholly in a dentist chair asking if wisdom teeth relate to wisdom. The dentist replies that there is no connection and notes the patient has had all four wisdom teeth removed.
Mrs Kawner asks if her husband belongs to secret societies. Mrs Middleblok replies no and claims she has uncovered the names of all of them. The exchange hints at social scrutiny and hidden networks within the community.
Dialogue reveals a playful quarrel where Miss Gineva dismisses age as a concern, while Mr. Rypun questions the objection. She quips that his trouble is simply his appearance, ending the exchange with a lighthearted jab.
In a brief Punch exchange, a speaker admires a magnificent sunset lifting thoughts above the earth while another recalls arranging breakfast with the landlady and prefers bacon cooked streaky. The dialogue captures a calm, domestic moment.
A fragment from a Chicago News quip recalls Mrs. Newed John accusing a corner grocer of swindling after bacon that would not bake. A brief exchange about a near-race finish underscores light, punchy humor in the clipping.
A brief item noting a neighborly tension as residents across the road discuss keeping chickens with a warning to Rastus about poultry. The Newark Star is cited as the source of the exchange and the local anecdote.
A remark about Fan Billiwink being hurt in a streetcar accident this morning prompts talk of media coverage. The exchange notes concern over publishing her age, highlighting sensational reporting.
In a fragment from a musical comedy exchange, Gateman asks if the other will return, Cassleton-No, take this pass if needed, and Gadieton replies he bears no enemies, reflecting light dialogue from the scene.
Thompson states death followed by complications after three physicians attended him. The report notes multiple doctors and unclear factors but confirms fatal outcome.
A humorous exchange quoted from the Yonkers Statesman shows a couple debating hearing and proposal. He claims she seemed to hear him, she says she didn’t hear but judged by his foolish look. The brief dialogue captures social wit in a light, domestic moment.
The St. Helena Guardian argues for abolishing the Inspector of Police and the local governor serves as judge with little to do. Withdrawing garrison funds harms finances and a single surgeon is needed to guard against risk if incapacitated.
A Cleveland Leader snippet shows a peddler hawking a patent electric hair brush amid comic quips. A bald man, his wife, a one month old baby, and a hairless Chinese dog appear in the banter as the peddler tries a new patent. A final gag offers fly paper as the latest invention.
A fragmentary Puck quip compares buckwheat cakes at a boarding house to a baseball game. The joke notes that the batter does not always hit, and observes the ease of spotting a silver lining in others’ clouds.
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