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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
2
A Newark household records the departure of a domestic worker named Marlar after a week of disrupted chores. Mrs. Woodside explains the maid’s absence as a voluntary exit and describes the household’s struggle with cold baths and empty kitchen, ending as the maid enjoys a final bath before leaving.
The article notes nine tenths of annual lightning mortality happens in rural districts including towns and villages of 2,500 or fewer. It urges putting rods on barns and isolated buildings to reduce fires and deaths. Nevada leads in lightning deaths, followed by North and South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, and Utah. Washington has the fewest deaths and injuries despite frequent storms.
Peter Rabbit watches Titus Tumblebug roll his balk along a rut clinging on and going over with it then letting it roll over him. Peter asks if Titus does this for fun or has the delusion of being a joy riding motorist compelled to turn turtle each chance.
Suspense dialogue shows townsfolk debating disarmament amid distrust. Comical exchanges reference Long-Lost Found and Mrs Snow White while readers note light housekeeping and a forgotten pair of slippers under a bed. Maine lobster fishermen change baiting method using fish sealed in glass jars to lure catch.
A short humorous verse fragment features a bashful youth and a coy maid debating dreams and answers. It includes a playful exchange about guessing dreams and a comic dialogue about uplifting ideals and a man raised above his means never touching solid ground.
A man in motor tags jokes about the human tendency to err and divine forgiveness, while noting that drivers bumping into others show little regard for virtue or propriety on the road. The dialogue contrasts theory with streetwise driving reality.
Pennibs and Inkerton discuss two recent poems in McDuff's magazine. Inkerton offers blunt feedback saying one poem is awfully simple and the other simply awful, prompting Pennibs to seek a candid opinion.
A wry quip contrasts modern politics with personal life as a proverb rests on political dealings. The speaker notes politics disrupts sleep and social harmony, suggesting sleeplessness replaces traditional bedfellows in contemporary governance.
In a spirited pursuit Edyth-Miss Elderleigh tries to capture the swift Jack Huggins as Mayme-Well jokes he will need speed to escape. The exchange riffs on speaking up and decisive action.
A dialogue features two girls debating a man who follows grammar rules and avoids slang. One praises his standard speech while the other quips about a supposed Boston dialect implying regional speech differences.
Perkins jokes with Daisy as Algy performs a mock fortune telling. Daisy critiques his palm reading by noting a lack of will power, no white spots on nails foretelling money, and an overly long life line, provoking the judge to react.
A dialogue snippet shows Norah pressed by a mistress to be truthful while New Girl asserts she speaks for herself, telling Mel about who answers callers for the family. The exchange hints at trust and role expectations within the household.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a phrenologist accusing a man of being a gunman by his head shape while the man denies it. The conversation segues into a wittily framed question about financing an airship, with the phrenologist suggesting a bank of clouds as the only fitting lender.
An exchange reports a rumor that your uncle struck gas, paired with a joke about a widow who had three husbands to death. The dialogue shifts to a quip about vessels being feminine because they always trim their collars.
A humorous exchange features Jones claiming a cure for trouble and a man buying a motorboat while discussions drift to cars and a punchline about Moses and the Tablets. A child’s question about two stone tablets ties into a Sunday schoolTeacher joke, with light wordplay throughout.
A compact collection of dialogue snippets and anecdotes featuring a tramp seeking his mother, a phonograph installation in a house, marital tensions after a honeymoon, a cautious husband and a composed wife, and a quip about gasoline prices reflecting daily concerns in a late era newspaper vignette.
A quirky dialogue fragment features a speaker claiming past royalty and the other retorting that the future holds porch scenes with a rug beater. The exchange conveys playful banter about roles and domestic life in a light, humorous tone.
In a playful exchange Mrs Exe describes her new maid as discreet while Mrs Wye agrees noting she even knocks on closet doors before opening them. The lighthearted chat highlights the maid’s cautious habits and the household’s humorous dynamic.
A playful exchange on a basketball court in Minnesota features a spectator calling the referee stingy and quick to snatch the ball, while another asks which side he favors. The pair quips about sides as the game unfolds, capturing local theater of the match.
New Mexico Agricultural College Bulletin notes that thorny drought resistant plants shaped by nature’s selection have safeguarded vegetation, reduced erosion, and offer ongoing benefits. Prickly pear aids food supply. spineless cactus and boar grass produce fodder and paper. Mesquite roots fuel, blossoms yield honey, yucca silage, and thorny plants support cattle forage and stock resilience.
Summarizing remarks from Caybantus D Marshall at Colorado Agricultural College Fort Collins on summer tillage. Critics say it requires extra labor but farmer Philip Held argues labor needs are often overstated. deep tillage followed by a three year ground condition improves subsequent crops with minimal work after harvest until spring disking follows to destroy weeds conserve moisture and prepare soil for corn and small grain planting.
The crops recommended for dry land districts include kafir milo feterita sudan grass and sorghum and Spanish peanuts where acclimated. Sweet clover shows good returns with careful trial. Mexican beans provide a solid cash crop every year and wheat prospers in wet years.
Deep winter plowing increases soil water holding capacity enabling it to store water through winter for crops in dry summers, provided a mulch remains on the surface at all times.
The piece notes hawks do not prey on ducklings while suggesting turtles lie in wait along waterways. It also offers garden advice that a fully plowed garden reduces trash, weeds, and insects and allows earlier spring tilling if plowing was not done previously.
The article advises using a thick paint made from white lead and raw linseed oil with a touch of sienna to match tree bark for wound dressing. It also says milkers should only milk with dry hands to prevent chapping of cow teats in winter.
A collection of household recipe tips describes Apple Fluff Prune Puff and Pork Cake with steps for beating eggs and making custards. It includes Cabbage With Cream and notes on tailoring advice to individual experience, emphasizing personal achievement and learning.
A collection of eclectic kitchen ideas including Rice and Ham Stufing, Corn Bread and Nut Stuffing, Prunes with Apples and Lemon, Cranberry Jelly With Whipped Cream, Fine Cake recipe using yeast, flour, shortening and fruit, and a note that jam or jelly can substitute for cake in sandwiches.
The article notes maggot farms in England selling maggots as fishing bait. An advert promises “Maggots of unsurpassable size and quality.” It contrasts luck and labor with a farmer’s view on breeding and market demand. Richard Cobden is referenced.
Millions drink a morning glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to “flush” the stomach liver kidneys and intestines. The ad claims this internal bath cleanses waste toxins and boosts health, urging readers to buy limestone phosphate as a daily routine.
A judge sternly insists on a six day or six dollar offer as the prisoner protests having ample time on his hands. The exchange highlights the tension between time served and monetary punishment in a courtroom moment.
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