Pessimism Fades in a Futuristic Optimistic Era
A brief editorial asserts optimism dominates the current era and leaves little room for pessimism. It argues the present order favors upbeat outlooks and confidence in progress.
Independence Enterprise in Independence, Oregon
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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
7
One Man Threshing Outfit for Filipino Farm Labor
The article describes a simple rice thresher using two bamboo baskets with a central hopper where heads are dropped. A lone operator works a wooden lever to shake grain from husk, noting Filipinos’ long labor with hand methods and a plan to supply improved machinery to save effort.
Cancer Immunity in Mice Hints at Future Cure
Findings by M Castré of the Sorbonne describe experiments on mice showing cancer immunity can pass to offspring. When infected mice are re-inoculated, about eighty percent of progeny are resistant, a division Castre calls the rich and poor lines. The work suggests heredity creates a cancer immune strain, with immunity transmitted to descendants at four to one. Further generations needed to prove full immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Castre
Sorbonne
Paris
Academie Des Sciences
Castre
Colors of Rainbows Vary With Drop Size, Says Talman
A Scientific American piece by C Fitzhugh Talman explains rainbow colors depend on raindrop size. Large drops yield narrow bright bows, small drops yield wide pale bows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Fitzhugh Talman
Scientific American
Not What He Expected
A fragmentary exchange notes a dispute about poems signed Oedipus among girls in a paper. One speaker defends another while the other notes persistence of the signings and a response in a diary-like file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sal
Filegenda Blaatiar
Dryness Not Easily Cured On a hot Sunday the Devon farmer asks the vicar to share a drink due to a doctor’s quip.
A burly Devonshire farmer stops the vicar at a yard gate on a hot Sunday. The exchange centers on weather and thirst with the doctor remark that the vicar is terribly dry this morning.
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Devonshire
Madormby
Continent
Auto-very proper. Migs Jackson-She wears a very high and mighty alr
Local dialogue presents characters Migs Jackson and Hackvyon in humorous exchanges about cars and authority. The snippet hints at autocratic tone and social status remarks within a casual conversation.
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Migs Jackson
Mr. Hackvyon
If He Could Not Write A Fresh Sermon
A venerable minister laments he cannot prepare a new sermon for next Sunday. His wife suspects the congregation would notice if he reused an old sermon from 16 or 20 years ago. He wonders if they would remember his past preaching.
Holmes and Watson note fresh porch paint and lack of dog tracks
Sherlock Holmes Jr remarks on the newly painted porch and the absence of dog tracks. Dr Whatson notes the scent of paint and questions the claim of keeping a dog, prompting a quiet departure by the detective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherlock Holmes Jr
Dr. Whatson
When you talk fast, parishioner challenges preacher
An influential parishioner tells the Rev Dr Fourthly that listening is hard when he speaks quickly. The clergyman refuses to slow and quips that a train of thought can be ditched or sidetracked if it runs wild, prompting a witty exchange.
Reciprocal Courtesies in a Tangled Exchange
A constituent tells the speaker the speech sounded good but seemed non specific while the orator notes cheering from the audience. The exchange ends with a quip about people knowing what the word hooray means and settling the matter as even.
Not Really Playing Briggons on Sunday
The passage notes Tam fears Briggons plays golf on Sunday while a rival taunts that if true, Sunday is the only day he plays it. Tit-Bits style preserves the period voice and hints at a social tease without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Briggons
Quarrel Over Words Highlighted by Weaabington Star
A discreet quarrel features a dialogue on truth and circumlocution. The exchange questions why one uses lengthy words to imply doubt, arguing that dictionary consultation helps temper emotions and defuse tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quarrel
Weaabington Star
Unique Somerset Sunday School Class Teaches Six Hanged Pupils
Isaac Jones, a retired whaler and sailor from Somerset, Pa., teaches a distinctive Sunday school class now in its 20th year. He notes that six of his pupils have been hanged and another convicted of murder, highlighting the stark outcomes among his students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Jones
Somerset, Pa
Somerset County
Where Sailors Disagree Over Atlantic Steamship Speed and Fire Risks
The article notes two contrasting views among trans Atlantic steamship firms. Some navigate fog slowly, while others claim high speed is best. Firms differ on fire risk: some insure heavily, others self insure, and a brand named Crossall Blue is mentioned in passing.
Frequent Falling
A terse line from the Atchison Globe notes that some men talk loudly enough to attract attention and call it personal magnetism, reflecting social commentary on public behavior.
Shyness Seen as Morbid Self-Consciousness Across Personal Life
The piece cites The Lancet on shyness as a fear rooted condition not a defect and notes it's hereditary or temperament driven. It highlights shy individuals like Hawthorne and Newton and mentions social avoidance and occasional rudeness as consequences of the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Heaven
Earth
Charles Matthews
Garrick
Byron
Isaac Newton
New concealed blue steel weapon used by criminals
Police report a tiny blue steel gun barrel hidden in a palm sized device with a rubber cap and spring discharge 82 caliber cartridge. Authorities seek the maker and any dealer handling this inconspicuous weapon carried as a pen or knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Mule Testimony in Massachusetts Court Ended by Mule
A driver faced a Massachusetts court for abusing a mule. A veterinarian testified the back sore did not pain the animal. The judge tested the mule with his cane and the beast nearly overturned the wagon. The mule reportedly answered that the sore hurt, leading to a $50 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Not the Kind She Thought in Pink Dream Scene
A comic exchange unfolds as Crushleigh asks Miss Passay to interpret a dream about a pink speaking French woman. Miss Passay eagerly attempts, noting the scene and the unusual request in a light serialized tone.
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Crushleigh
Miss Passay
Pin Pinner Found in Bowling Alley Quip
A humorous exchange reveals a man earns living by collecting pins in a bowling alley. The witty dialogue contrasts a lad’s simple work with the unexpected skill of pin gathering.
Preached While He Slept in Sleep Power Case
An Englishman named Sta eon Woataon aged about 88 began preaching in his sleep around 1826. His sleeping trance lasted as long as the usual nonconformist service he attended, with prayers and Bible reading. Attacks increased in frequency over time.
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Sta ‘Eon Woataon
Five Clocks Quandary Echoes Across Punch Cartoons
A humorous remark from Punch about five clocks whose average time still leaves uncertainty. The line captures a playful take on unreliable timekeeping and collective guesswork in a city culture accustomed to witty quips.
Women Should Be Protected Says Local Advert
In Sikeston Missouri Mrs Dema Bethune and Mrs Charles Moorza share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for chronic female troubles. Both recount severe symptoms and avoidance of surgery after using the remedy, claiming restored health and ability to perform daily tasks.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Bethune
Murrayville
Charles Moorza
Lil
Departure Approved and a Perpetual Motion Jest
A farmer and a neighbor spar over a boy named Josh and his experiments on perpetual motion. The exchange ends with a light jab about Josh pursuing perpetual rest before departure approval.
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Josh
Farmer Corm Jossel
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