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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
A woman enters a sewing machine office accusing an agent of misrepresentation. She recalls a salesman praising the rival machine, receipts and medals cited by others, then concedes the best machine claim may belong to the office’s product after all.
In Roumania a curious old funeral custom allowed two ear openings in the coffin so the dead might hear songs of mourning sung on either side during the coffin’s journey to the grave, reflecting human vanity even in death.
A Chicago school story features a ten year old boy who declines sewing class as beneath him. The principal cites George Washington sewing as expected duty and asks if the student thinks himself superior. The boy calmly replies that time will tell.
The piece notes cork was known to Greeks and Romans and used widely though linoleum is not mentioned in Roman records. It adds that glass bottles with cork stoppers appeared in the mid fourteenth century.
A couple stepping from a car confronts a well dressed woman they later realize is their cook. The wife fears their lack of courtesy will trigger trouble, while the husband questions why she did not speak. The woman trembles, clinging to her husband.
A comic dialogue from Lippincott's shows a mistress asking about pay for a prospective servant and the servant explaining wages vary by tasks. The servant cites three scenarios: full house work for $3, cooking and upstairs help for $5, or only cooking for 7 cents, highlighting counterintuitive economic ideas from a student of political economy.
An aeroplane is stuck atop an apple tree as a pilot asks a farmer for help. The old farmer, amused, puffs tobacco and inquires how much would be charged to pick the apples since the hired man is unable to climb.
A dialogue questions whether the sun is losing heat and could burn out, with one speaker affirming and the other agreeing that the sun's cooling would affect us.
Franklin argues for constant fresh air in bedrooms to prevent illness and odor. He cites how closed rooms trap putrid air, compares air quality to boiling water, and recounts Methuselah sleeping in open air. He notes physicians once favored fresh air for the sick and suggests open windows benefit healthy people too.
An Atchison married woman says a man showed attention while her husband failed to notice. She tells her husband, who laughs instead of comforting her, leaving the wife furious and humiliated.
President Taft attends aero meet as Boston Mayor Fitzgerald joins Grahame White in a flight. After landing near the president’s car he is praised for his nerve and coolness. The exchange features a quip about fearing only the Republican machine.
The quote argues against suicide claiming life spans past present and future and that present suffering does not justify ending life. It contends only a perpetually unhappy person with certain unchangeable certainty would have such right, asserting life burden but not a justification to kill oneself.
The Philosopher of Folly quips that women believe their husbands are smart because they think they can influence other women to share that belief. The remark plays on social perception and clever vanity in relationships.
A quiply exchange imagines Napoleon and Washington debating legacies beyond the Styx. The shade of Bonaparte asks if the title suits him, while Washington’s shade concedes liking it yet jokes about becoming a stepfather to some modern cities.
A dialogue highlights perceived talent for discretion as one speaker questions verbal prowess and the other argues the strength lies in choosing words not spoken. The exchange underscores value of measured silence over outspoken assertion.
A quirky dialogue captures a tense exchange as a son asks if a visually impaired man can possess a distant gaze. The exchange highlights themes of perception and patience within a domestic moment.
The brain evolves with each vocation, gaining faculties suited to trades and disciplines. Early humanity required self defense and food gathering, developing the brain’s lower animal part. As civilization advanced, demands grew, shaping a more complex, higher brain to support diverse modern civilization.
A renter explains leaving after a landlady’s constant questioning about when the board bill would be paid. The exchanged jokes reveal a terse, humorous exit over privacy concerns.
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