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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
3
A witty Philadelphia Ledger snippet notes a aging wedding usher shifting to pallbearer at funerals after age makes him less in demand. It contrasts playful views on propriety with a humorous exchange about nicknames.
The author describes the wall's grand scale and dramatic setting across mountains from western deserts to the sea. He notes its 1600 mile span plus branches and fortifications, celebrates its durability, and recalls Chinese frontier life and soldiers guarding the ramparts.
A fragmented OCR snippet presents a dialog about appearance and age with phrases like Mistress and Maid. The readable text hints at a theatrical or literary exchange focusing on beauty and youth without a clear narrative context.
An article on bumble bees argues their cross pollination is as vital as honey bees for agriculture. It notes bumble bees enable red clover seed, explainin g that wind cannot fertilize certain blooms and that native Australia lacked seed until bumble bees arrived. More plentiful bees could boost clover seed yields.
A playground trick hides the middle finger by folding it under. Place the left hand over the right with only fingertips visible and let a friend guess which finger is longest. Each guess will fail until the twist is revealed that the middle finger is not present, only seen from behind.
The Large Parle Library reports the Imperial library of Paris maintains about two million volumes. Researchers note extensive collections span sciences arts and literature with ongoing efforts to catalog rare holdings.
An elderly woman entered an Inverness bank and, after dumping her deposit book, claimed she wished to draw her money. She counted the funds and then told the teller to put it back, saying she only wanted to see if it was all right.
The article notes several Maltese terrier variations in Malta are not pure bred and street hawkers sell mixed puppies to tourists. It adds no Maltese cats of the color common in the United States have been seen locally.
The text discusses signatures used as evidence of faith rather than an inability to write. It notes that the croes cross mark served as a signature in earlier practice, indicating assent or acknowledgment by illiterate subscribers.
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