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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1910
Page
3
The text explains eye anatomy including cornea pupil choroid retina and vitreous humor and notes on eye reflections and images formed on the retina. It then shifts to a poetic description of the Grande Ronde Valley praising beauty health enterprise and wealth with a July 1910 attribution to M. L. Carter Alicel.
A European exchange notes Constantinople women as remarkably fastidious. They let water run to avoid touching faucets, refuse to touch doors, and even have servants break seals, destroy fallen handkerchiefs, and avoid touching objects from abroad. The anecdotes include a Turkish woman dropping a Parisian doll to avoid contact.
The London Chronicle notes Daniel Defoe suggested the first savings bank concept while hiding from bailiffs in Bristol. It cites his Essay on Projects discussing savings banks, friendly societies, insurance, academies and bankrupts with a modern tone.
A New York Sun excerpt recalls a grocer who sells sugar by the cupful to hungry neighbors. He explains customers live from meal to meal and measure by cup or spoon, then weighs to satisfy trade and inspectors. The shopkeeper notes weighing after serving to match local needs.
A New York Press item recounts a man offering to disentangle a pearl from a lady's collar lace. He claims the trick is to separate pearls from lores, prompting the woman to interject in fright. The fragment hints at a misdirection or deception surrounding a pearl brooch.
During services a parishioner teases a fellow for smiling at the offertory as Miss Addie Pose sings Had I the wings of a dove. The speaker recalls a comical image of a 200 pounder trying to wear tiny wings.
The Washington Herald notes a disappointing scene in Bohemia where neither the epigrams nor the sandwiches were fresh, describing the experience as not quote worthy and explicitly noting staleness of both items.
An excerpt notes Booky receives five sovereigns from an old man at a bet four to one. The scene shifts to Santa Claus and a joke about biting stakes as the old gent confesses to ensuring he did not pass off a prior wager. The tone is London Punch style humorous dialogue.
A hen returns to her nest to find it empty and mutters about misplacing things. The local joke echoes a playful line from Lippiscott’s.
A clipped quotation attributed to Carlyle notes that amid prosperity a crowd persists in standing firm, contrasting with those who falter under abundance. The remark emphasizes resilience and steadfastness in success.
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