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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
2
A suburb businessman stays for an evening smoker and wires home about missing the 6 30 train. His wife confronts the telegram and demands an explanation for the early 4 28 message.
A historical remark attributes to Mayor Gaynor a disdain for hypocritical praise and blind charity. The text cites a critic describing a scandal monger who extols virtue while not believing her words.
Two brothers run a country store in southern New Orleans with a large wool trade. One brother embraces intense religious talk and tries to recruit the other to join the church. The exchange centers on weighing faith versus business, highlighting fraternal tension.
Strickland Gillilan planned a lecture in a Missouri town asking for a pitcher of ice water for a supposed high diving act. Gladys Unger quips French humor and jokes about initials on a handkerchief. Observations describe New Yorkers on a downtown corner and a feathery sleep testimony by an Indian recalling white man’s wisdom.
A humorous Life item notes a man’s romantic pursuit undermined by his whiskers. He grew a forlorn mustache after watching a woman frown at his appearance and her Skye terrier. The quip reflects comic social expectations of grooming in romantic courtship.
A basement janitor boasts of his obliging nature and recalls past favors while berating his Scandinavian assistant Nels for a mishandled boot removal. He recounts anecdotes of helping tenants and even joking about a poultry farm friend, ending with a blunt reminder that the helper got the boot.
A janitor rails at a helper for overdoing favors in Souwegia like a loyal courtier. The tale shifts to a Cleveland Plain Dealer client who seeks damages after a hit by a motor car, meeting multiple lawyers and ending with a small cash “settle” before vanishing.
The Northern Weekly Gazette notes used clothing sent to France Russia and Poland becomes caps for workers there. Red coats go to Holland where laborers wear red waistcoats for rheumatism relief. Guards uniforms reach the south coast of Africa for native chiefs.
A humorous exchange features a dealer asked if a parrot uses bad language. The dealer replies the bird learned to talk from a sailor, so its English is rough but not swearing, and he has never heard the parrot swear.
The article recounts Professor Hansen’s 1897 mission as the nation’s first plant explorer to Russia and Asia. Secretary James Wilson directed him to seek drought resistant, cold hardy alfalfa for U.S. farms. He traced routes from Persia to Europe and the Americas, then pushed north toward Asia’s heartland gathering seeds and meeting locals, aiming to breed a hardy forage alfalfa for the Midwest.
The article urges farmers to prioritize dairy cows to convert farm roughage into marketable dairy products. It emphasizes the cow as the core of profits, notes dry farm regions have abundant feed and marketing outlets, and claims demand for dairy products is growing.
The article notes diverse horse diets by region, citing Smyrna’s horse feed on figs, West Indies sugar cane tops, Egypt khedive mares fed on currants, Canada using apples through midfall, Tasmania preferring peaches, and Arabia substituting dates for standard hay and grain. These practices correlate with endurance and speed.
Farmers urged to use two or more feed lots per flock to keep pastures fresh and weed-free. Rotating sheep between pastures increases forage availability, improves health, and allows larger flocks to be cared for on the same land.
A Times report on royal tipping habits notes vast sums paid to servants during visits. King Edward reportedly left thousands yearly, with tips of five dollars to beaters and twenty five or more to head keepers. A secretary preps the envelopes and all staff, even stable workers, are remembered.
Thear Wigley built wealth through tobacco work and a subsidiary match factory. Walters notes success comes to those who wait, and the match plant is identified as the real source of fortune beyond tips.
A wife recalls how caffeine in coffee caused health issues and sleepless nights. After switching to Postum, her husband slowly changes his stance and the family abandons coffee for the beverage, promoted with product details and a health claim.
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