Sociable penguins frustrate explorers on Antarctic voyage
ROL Priestley recounts an Adelie penguin encounter during Cantal Scott's expedition. Penguins unexpectedly approach and block the boat, causing alarm among the crew as they struggle to free themselves from the birds. A penguin leaps aboard the boat, startling the boatswain with a comical, astonished reaction.
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Antarctic
Rol Priestley
Cantal Scott
Qwais
Mey
Lee
Applicant Dialogue on Job in Agriculture Paper
In a humorous exchange from a New York Sun item a job applicant is asked about experience growing things. The candidate deflects with a joke about growing a small beard, illustrating light newsroom whimsy.
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4A Times-Union
Weyman-Bruton Company
Union Square
New York City
Market prices for hay and farm grains list several items
Market prices show No 1 Timothy hay at 9.00 dollars a ton and various hay grades with no quote. Potatoes new at 80 cents per bushel. Butter 28 cents, eggs 2. The live weight cattle and pork prices appear with figures. Flour feed and grain items list prices for wheat, corn, barley, rye, oats, bran, middlings, oil meal and other bulk feeds by Sparr Cereal Company.
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Sparr Cereal Company
Corton
Wall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Cure Offer
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes cannot be cured by local means and must be treated constitutionally. It asserts nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers 100 dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Wall's Catarrh Cure. It includes a mail-order promo and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Wall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Valentines and history in a quirky scrap basket
The page spoofs history with playful dates from February including Pope Gregory inventing valentines in 0. Charlemagne and Betsy Ross figures. Sebastien Cabot and Peter the Great in comic notes. Mary Queen of Scots and Ruth anecdotes. Tiny vignettes cover stamps, Ruth ironing, and odd facts like a Swiss aviator reaching 19 800 feet and a large US lighthouse foghorn.
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Charlemigne
Betsy Ross
Sebastien Cabot
Peter the Great
Mary
Queen of
Sentts
Rizzio
Lillian Russell
Chicago
Lnelo Sam
United States
Canada
United States Lighthouse Service
Hot water plates for invalids go on sale here
The article describes a hot water plate for invalids used to serve meals. It is an ornamental inn shaped plate with lifting handles and an opening for hot water. A serving plate sits inside and is heated from below to sustain the food’s temperature. Prices vary by material.
British Columbia Timber Cut and Jobs Report
The annual timber cut in British Columbia remains approximate with about 420 camps employing around 60,000 people. Zinc refining remains of interest in Canada as the BC government plans financial support for a Victoria based reduction company to establish a demonstration plant at Nelson.
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British Columbia
Iun
Canada
Victoria Reduction Company
Nelson
Vague Quips On Women and Votes At Polls
A muddled remark argues that married women travel under an assumed mante and peace nests with eagles. It contrasts opposition to woman suffrage with the lapse of male voters who do not vote. The writer lampoons haste among men and praises steadier brothers.
Sewing tip to prevent runs in new stockings
A brief sewing tip advises stitching around the leg of fresh stockings with a sewing machine using two very fine stitches to prevent runs. It also suggests dipping a knife in boiling water to cut thin slices from a loaf of fresh bread for easier slicing.
Subdued Von Bumer Confronts Decorator About Wall Paper
Von Bumer, furious, questions the decorator who says the wallpaper was chosen by his wife. The exchange portrays tension over a domestic interior choice and the decorator’s civilian stance amid an irate client.
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von Plumere-Pretlay
Sherry visit and school social notes at Marshfield
Sherry and Mr and Mrs Hor ace Knapp visit Marshfield this week. N S S group hosted a Valentine party with orange and white decor and new games. Northwest Collegiate Institute starts basketball while Joseph Warde returns to study. Rev Anderson begins preaching.
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Horace Knapp
Marshfield
Misa Backer
Emmet Kepner
Chippewa Falls
Juanita
Martha Bond
John Parks
Northwest Collegiate Institute
Joseph Warde
Chicago
The
N.C
Henry Becker
Rosemar
Anderson
Vesper
Arpin
R. A Carnahan
The!esynod
Wisconsin
Chopping Him Off Intercepts Village Lore in Yonkers
A fragmented Yonkers Statesman passage shows a dialog where a companion asserts ancestral roots among early settlers while another character questions interference. The garbled text hints at tension over tradition and progress within a village setting.
Estate of George W Henderson Administration Notice
State of Wisconsin Wood County in County Court. Letters of Administration on the estate of George W Henderson deceased granted to Jate Upham. Creditors must present claims by May 31 1916. All claims to be examined June 7 1916 at Grand Rapids Court House. Notices to be published four weeks in Marshfield Times starting within 15 days. Dated January 25 1916. County Judge W J Conway. Attorneys P B R Williams Sexton Bldg Marshfield Wis.
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Wisconsin
Max Buch
Wis
George W. Henderson
Marshfield
Wood
A. Upham
A. D
Grand Rapids
Marshfield Times
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