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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
6
Claude Vautin, an English mining engineer, returned from Peru with a 1592 Jesuit map of South America showing mission stations and routes to them. He also collected Inca death masks hammered from metal, three of which are sheet gold, obtained at Puno.
Senator Sorghum recounts refusing a request from several men. He says he showed so much grief at not being able to oblige them that they left feeling sympathy for him.
A policeman questions a man loitering, asking why he lingers and noting the man is out walking with his wife who is about 30 yards behind in a hobble skirt. The exchange centers on the couple’s foray and the wife's attire.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills marketed as a liver tonic and gentle laxative claim to avoid harsh cathartics, improving digestion, blood health, and complexion. The ad describes 26 feet of bowels, condemns strong purgatives, and promotes a 45-pill bottle for 25 cents from Munyon's Laboratory in Philadelphia.
Howard H. Gross argues Americans lag in road upkeep and urges state aid. He traces a shift from local control to public property roads, praises New Jersey and New York for adopting bonds and state support, and notes the economic and social benefits of better highways.
A famed chemist describes clever uses for waste materials transforming sewage and factory effluents into valuable products. He notes vast losses like 600 to 1000 tons of fine coal discarded daily in New York ashes and predicts future reclamation processes may yield significant wealth.
The apparatus suspends pupils by a wide belt from an overhead rail with ropes over pulleys, freeing legs and arms to practice breast stroke movements. Trainers claim it removes fear of dunking and builds instinctive swimming technique before entering water.
A bunko steerer quotes the saying a fool and his money are soon parted. The green goods man responds that a fool often starts with little money, highlighting a sharp exchange about fraud.
Deputy highway commissioner Frank D. Lyon outlines statewide road lengths and spending. He details 80 000 miles of roads, 2 000 miles of state roads, 34 400 miles of earth and gravel roads, and annual totals of over 21 million dollars for maintenance and construction across towns and the state.
A Japanese newspaper column notes that Western business ideas spread in Japan yet Oriental flair remains in personal ads. An example proclaims a beautiful woman with flowing hair and wealth seeking a gracious, educated partner for a life together and a final resting place in a tomb of pink marble.
A jet of burning oxygen from a blowpipe cuts sheet iron tubes and small bars with a edge as sharp as a saw. Earlier trials faced liquid metal clearance and heat spread. Later, two blowpipes were used: an oxy hydrogen flame to heat the cut and a pure oxygen jet to burn away iron.
Rev George R Loce Pee Church Philadelphia argues against idol worship of fashion education and amusement, urging Americans to build a national fashion and education free from foreign influence and aligned with moral service. He condemns Paris as a negative example and warns that extravagant spending wrecks homes.
Herbert W. Fisher argues in Worlds Work that food should be enjoyed and not overindulged. He claims dining pleasures come from tasting more while eating less, not from the quantity eaten.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a talkative barber quips about being on top while a sensitive customer protests referencing his baldness. The brief clash captures cafe or shop chatter about vanity and pride.
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