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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
7
A Westphalia Kansas item contrasts the past and present in humorous verse. It notes older remedies and hard labor versus modern medical care, longer recoveries, fashion shifts, and political support evolving with time, ending with a wry comment on progression.
London Home Notes reports on plant strength with startling feats. A pumpkin is said to lift two and a half tons during development. A fifty—eight-pound stone was raised by a mushroom and a wine cask rose to the ceiling due to vine fungus growth in an empty cellar.
A young curate new to a fashionable parish mimics local speech at a dinner. He blesses the meal with mock formalities, saying “O Lord, thanks awfully, jolly good feed, not?” as guided by his host and his rector’s advice on fitting the tone.
In Mayfair a sick miser asks Dr Quain if he will recover. The doctor doubts it and the man orders the bedside carpet stripped and sent away so undertakers will not soil it with boots. Sir Algernon West recalls the tale in his book.
Mr. Henley asks Miss Fairley how she would alter her hair and eyes. She replies she would remain as she is, a remark that leaves Henley puzzled by her self perceived lack of tact and taste.
Plodding Pete reads a Sunday school paper with a handout asking what it means to be between the devil and the deep sea. Meandering Mike explains it means choosing between going to work or taking a bath.
A family exchange turns playful as a child wets a dry book to soften it, prompting jokes about papa’s claim the book is too dry. The scene centers on domestic humor and a lighthearted misunderstanding within the home.
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