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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1903
Page
6
A step by step vintage craft describes making a toy water wheel from a spool and cigar box strips. It explains threading, drilling through intersecting strips, attaching cross spokes, and shaping supports to allow a toy wheel to spin with water power.
A puzzle asks dividing a square plot so each piece holds a house and a tree with access to the Well, without trespass. The arveyor offers a solution and invites readers to try. The rest discusses capturing wild mice, chipmunks, and pets using simple traps and humane care notes for various small animals.
The text describes a game where two players are chosen, one blindfolded with the others acting as guardians. Aelelé, Lommel, and other names appear as part of the setup. The blindfolded participant must answer commands while others attempt to trap or challenge him, culminating in a takedown as competitors dodge and struggle.
The article recounts George and Lew winning at a quirky bowling-like dominoes challenge atop arches, with crowd chatter about Who's ahead. It details scoring, arch setup, and the playful “Combination” variant as spectators watch a lively fair.
A rural humorous exchange features Sallie and Willie debating anatomy and uses of ankles while a pigtailed Aubrey-Youah dialect and a skeptical gentleman color the scene, pointing to family eccentricities and a playful inquiry about insanity.
A clipped conversation reveals a tense moment as one person recalls an attempt to disguise a yawn with a hand while discussing a discreet, gallant gesture. The exchange hints at etiquette and discomfort amid delicate social weather.
The new Honest Suffrage League collapses as its president, once mistaken about his public office prospects, resigns and the group disbands. No further organizing activity is noted.
Harry contemplates ending a relationship and seeks plans to break off with the girl. Walter suggests drinking heavily to disgust her, but Harry resists, fearing she would marry him to reform his ways. The dialogue reveals a comic misunderstanding about commitment and reform.
Dialogue snippet shows Bertie and Gussie bantering about a rich betrothal claim. Bertie laments losing nothing from a supposed match while Gussie presses him with a joking question about inheritance or advantage. The passage captures social banter and snappy repartee.
A fragmentary text presents distorted phrases and garbled lines, mentioning a narrator named Geetie and a tower scene. The piece evokes irony and estrangement, with hints of romance and a distant, comic lament about a motorcar.
Fragmented verse from San Francisco Bulletin notes a lovers tale with rose and lily in a windy passion. Also includes a Toledo notary public affidavit for Hall's Catarrh Cure and a testimonial line about Cheney and Co. medical remedies.
In a brief quip from the Philadelphia Ledger a manager labels a pose as not striking while the champion pugilist challenges the image. The exchange centers on the absence of the expected punch and the odd depiction of the champion.
A vintage advertisement urging readers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims to rest the feet cure swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y.
The Irishman tried to sell his dog to a wary buyer who declined. He explains he trained the dog to bark at intruders and to carry bundles. One night the burglars entered the next room and the dog, busy carrying a lantern, didn’t bark, illustrating the dog’s odd training.
A Gentlewoman article notes husbands should spend part of each day away from home. It argues wives prefer morning separation and returning with fresh news to share. Men at home all day are described as unfaithful, irritable, and intrusive, harming harmony.
An Illinois reader recounts severe indigestion improved by Grape-Nuts and Postum after a doctor advised predigested foods. He claims rapid health gains, noting he has since relied on the products, while the ad touts Grape-Nuts as digestible and sugarless and invites readers to find a copy of The Road to Wellville.
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