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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
8
A collage of short items notes the greenfinch as the earliest rising bird sometimes singing at one o'clock in summer mornings, plus aphoristic lines on action morality and Russia's mining growth. It includes remarks on lettuce flowers opening before rain and odd vaccination practices by Japanese doctors, with disrupted phrasing throughout.
In a police court a man testifies against a woman accused of robbery at a pawnbroker. He insists that when he told the prisoner the charges she turned away and swallowed a bed tick, corset pair, two brass candlesticks, a smoothing iron, and a bellows. The magistrate questions the bizarre claim as the man corrects himself that she swallowed the tickets for the items.
In Lithgow New South Wales the local sexton cites unusually few deaths as a reason for stalled income. He asked cemetery trustees for a raise, noting he has averaged only five funerals per week since taking over the post, but the trustees refused.
A Western city newsboy shouts Get out of town to passersby wearing odd skirts. He repeats the cry with a taunting twist, prompting shocked looks and a second demand that blends humor with mischief in the street scene.
The tale recalls Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson preferring literature to pure order. The Steversons accepted an invitation with a joke about finding her other shoe before attending. The anecdote highlights the couple's literary leanings and light domestic humor.
Commentary questions how age equals progress and challenges the link between counted years and actual development. It argues that age is a poor measure of capability and urges focus on abilities and efficiency rather than numbers.
A 1920s report notes pencil manufacture in the United States uses 775 million feet of lumber each year with about half lost to waste from sharpening and discarded short ends.
A fragmentary note urges firmness and action with a rigid demand to "stand up" and take one’s medicine, reflecting a stern, no-nonsense tone about confronting duties and consequences.
Six year old Sherwood claimed to work in a blacksmith shop asked if he shoe horses. He answered that he shoos flies, reflecting a humorous misunderstanding in a local anecdote.
Juniper from the Indian reservations of New Mexico and Arizona may prove an excellent source of material for lead pencils. The note suggests the wood's juniper sap and supply could support pencil production, indicating potential economic value for local communities and manufactories.
A witty remark notes that a wife may feel her husband is exceptionally admirable to stay with her, reflecting on perceived superiority in marriage dynamics and social expectations. The line highlights tension between self-regard and partnership in traditional roles.
Associated Press market note from Kansas City reports receipts around 45,000 head with steer prices rising and dressed beef values noted, alongside light stock figures and price quotes such as 36.60 for select categories. The brief reflects daily cattle market activity and price movements.
A local effort aims to pass laws prohibiting misleading ads. The campaign targets deceptive marketing practices seen in handbills and posters. Officials argue such ordinances protect buyers and local merchants from unfair competition.
A fragmentary clipping quotes Arnold Bennett on French rhetoric and diplomacy, noting a French miner turning felt into a bat and a French official transforming moments into grand episodes. A stray line mentions a German regiment tagging a chiropodist in its ranks.
Illinois farmer W T Blackburn argues brick roads cut transport costs and boost farm value. Comparing two 32 acre plots in Illinois corn belt, brick roads delivered 32 tons daily at 14.7 cents per ton versus 2 tons on mud roads at 73 cents per ton, with total yearly gains cited as about 1184 dollars per 420 acre farm and a 10 per acre township-wide impact. He claims brick roads cost taxpayers but pay farmers, making roads a revenue source rather than liability.
France funds road building and repair from rubber-tired traffic taxes. Most of the 15,000,000 francs yearly goes to administration while road upkeep is supported by several indirect taxes including salt and matches. Municipal levies add five and three centimes. Over $20 million is spent annually on about 400,000 miles of national, departmental, and communal highways.
Farmers advised to keep coops open in front during cold nights to prevent drafts and sweating as chicks crowd in at night. Breen Feed for Fowls suggested. Part of the yard should be spaded and sowed with quick growing legume, then fowls moved to other plot until changes are made.
The text describes the selection of healthy, vigorous pullets from a batch, discarding any that appear weak or defective. It emphasizes saving the brightest and best shaped birds as they grow from chicks to mature fowl.
A fragmentary notice suggests a Julius Caesar event tonight at a venue titled Ad the Auroya U's. Details are unreadable but imply a performance or lecture related to Shakespearean drama.
General Jeffre's headquarters reports editor Naire Tardieu of Temps is attached to his staff. He will observe operations across the front and, if correct, become a material source for a history of the war.
A distressed narrator asks her mother to mourn her dolls if she dies. The scene blends parental care with a morbidly humorous tone about imagined funerary customs and toys set in a domestic moment.
A quotation from Rastis Johnsing cited by the Philadelphia Ledger features a tongue in cheek remark about owning a goose that lays golden eggs and the desire to breed more. The humorous line reflects early 19th century style commentary on wealth and moral peril.
Rye grass is believed to be the oldest grass specially raised for forage, having been cultivated in England for more than two centuries.
In ancient times cities were protected by massive oak doors set within stone walls. These gates stood at central highway points where attackers would press their assault and were considered indestructible by contemporary weapons.
Jean laughed at the family dinner plates, not the guest's nose, provoking parents to query the cause. A separate case saw a horse ill treated by overwork, with a defense suggesting it merely needed a rest and a magistrate quipping about eternal rest.
Five year old Mary had attended a camp meeting with her parents for days. On returning home her little brother asked what it was like and she answered that it was a place where have Sunday every day in the week.
Uncle Eben quips that facial expressions reveal truth about oysters being opened misere sure to teach a lesson. The speaker notes the oyster’s grimmer look when opened and hints at a teachable moment about perception.
An ancient depiction portrays Victory as a winged goddess noted for her swift, swooping motions between opposing forces, highlighting a symbolic gesture of triumph.
The article notes Russia ranks third among fish and deep sea food producers, with annual fish yield over $7,000,000, yet demand outstrips supply. It also recounts a domestic vignette involving Ruth and her grandmother, highlighting a plea for help during a crowded summer visit.
Cloves come from Amboyna among the Molucca islands and are also grown in Java Sumatra Zanzibar and the West Indies. The clove tree can reach about 40 feet in height. The ripe fruit resembles a small olive and the dried clove is the blossom exposed to smoke and sun.
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