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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
3
A boy named Binks recovers a hat blown along the street and meets a second man who declares the hat his. The stranger reveals Binks’s hat is tied to a string behind him, causing a comic misunderstanding captured by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A Los Angeles Herald quip warns against chasing false evidence with Wilkie describing the wasted effort of following bad leads. A Lippincott’s excerpt shows a boy misunderstanding a birthday gesture, prompting the aunt to consult the teacher before any act.
An elderly Englishwoman, on her first U.S. visit, alarmed by a hotel menu proclaims in horror a phrase from Youth's Companion. She asks her husband if baked Indian pudding can exist in a civilized country, exposing cultural clash and humor.
Jenkins notes a neighbor burying in a hole and jokes about replanting seeds. The neighbor assures the seeds are inside, prompting a humorous exchange about hens and seeds.
A doctor treated an elderly Scottish woman with a severe cold. He asked if her teeth chattered when the chill came on. She replied with humor that her teeth were lying on the table, indicating no teeth chattered in her mouth.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt presents a brisk exchange where suffragette aims are discussed humorously. The daughter asks what suffragists want and the father urges starting with small steps, humorously suggesting the dining room as a first target.
A bearded lady tells a sympathetic buyer that without wife and kids she would quit her job, amid a humorous exchange captured by the Cincinnati Enquirer. The brief vignette highlights gendered perceptions and family ties shaping work life.
A fragment from Boston Advertiser and London Evening Standard presents a dialogue between a mistress and her maid. The maid asks to borrow a book while the mistress grants permission and requests Lady Jezebel's Divorce. A cautious suitor asks about proposing and the answer hints at agreement.
The piece notes Manila emerging from a disease plagued frontier to a modern port with steel docks a million-dollar hotel and brick warehouses. It touts a 300000 population, a $100000000 export-import volume, new water sewers and telephones, and Manila poised as a major eastern seaport and commerce hub. It contrasts old conditions with ambitious American optimism and Asia-Pacific trade growth.
The gaur is presented as the finest of wild bulls, native to Indo China. It is a large, agile beast with a prominent hump, massive ringed horns, and olive brown to black coat. It roams forests and mountains feeding on grass bamboo shoots and tree buds, seldom timid, and can tolerate multiple shots in a herd before alarm.
A German paper notes 1912 deaths from mountain climbing across Central Europe, totaling 95 fatalities that year and 1,117 over 12 years. Germany accounted for 86 deaths, with Vienna and Tyrol regions heavily affected. three Swiss and French climbers perished on Mount Blanc. Inexperience and cheap gear among German amateurs, often skipping guides, drove many accidents.
A Baltimore Star item suggests the latest society dance is nicknamed the Ostrich. Report notes the playful name may stem from dancers feeling the urge to hide their faces during the lively, humorous social activity.
The saying warns that a man who buys a plein a poke often gets a pig while the speculator may receive nothing. It counsels to make allowances even when there is reason to complain, urging moderation and fair consideration.
A reporter notes a sparsely attended gathering where a speaker laments neglect of a street and tries to rally support for installing lamps. A tall citizen claims 239 pounds, and the crowd remains noisy but small. The scene shifts to a shop where a clerk confirms new black kid gloves in stock for two days as a customer questions fashion terms and purchases three pairs.
A man questions an improvident negro about his ability to support himself. Maree Henry responds with a defiant retort, stating she is not worried about wherewithal but rather the whorefore of the herein.
A wife declares she will not leave the baby with her brother again and a husband questions why not. She explains she returned home to find the child playing with a deck of cards and poker chips, a scene that prompts a lecture on responsibility.
A playful courtroom exchange centers on a matrimonial agent and a judge as the bride lists a perfect husband who never smokes drinks or swears and showers her with chocolates, theater outings, and meals, while calling a cigarette a sickarette.
A fragment quotes a cartoonish dialogue about travel costs and visas. The speaker considers using travel companions to reduce charges, while the other suggests paying for the group. The humor centers on negotiation over prices for a European trip.
A brief literary exchange where Queenie admits she underestimates her plain appearance while George quips that her face has grown on him, revealing humor and character dynamics in a concise dialogue moment.
A fragment recalls the old fashioned bicycle rider who could get himself arrested for scorching and notes Egbert jokes he is now scorching in another world. The line hints at a past persona and a humorous take on punishment in a distant realm.
A muddled note references a society offering to buy all songs written in a year and mentions Patience and Patrice in an unclear context. The Humane Society is invoked but details remain vague. Further clarification from the organization is needed to determine intent and scope.
A dialogue fragment shows a group debating taking a man into custody for wearing false whiskers. They fear treachery while considering he might be an off duty umpire protecting himself. The scene hints at mistaken identity and social interactions.
An old German farmer enters a wholesale druggist office and claims to have smallpox causing panic among the staff. The proprietor Becker urges caution while the visitor speaks calmly, mentioning butter and a wagon related to Mrs. Becker. The fragment suggests a humorous or local anecdote in a 19th or early 20th century magazine.
The Reformer predicts laws abolishing trusts someday. The Politician counters that trusts have not threatened to abolish the laws, calling the claim unfair.
A terse, playful verse fragment noting the speaker’s struggle with redbugs and a humorous claim that anyone with more bites is worse off, even possessing the speaker’s bacon rind as a hint of rustic hardship.
Fragmented OCR text shows Senator Lodge praising a retort in an immigration bill debate. Quoted exchanges reference Weeks and his wife with snide remarks, a fish out of water simile, and partial, garbled dialogue. The source is incomplete and difficult to parse.
A seller advertises a sword said to come from a battlefield with two price options. The knife trades for three dollars if the buyer wants the anecdote, or two dollars without it.
In a playful dialogue Mia jokes that men are feeble minded for any use. She quips she has asked her husband daily for twenty years what he wants for dinner, and he has never offered a suggestion.
A wife asks about the mover chosen this year and the husband replies that it was the same old man. The judge notes the mover possesses the combination to their numbered furniture.
A court scene reveals a witty exchange about a man’s journeys. The judge notes the subject’s condition suggests many places visited while the speaker responds with playful evasions. The fragment hints at social humor rather than a full report.
A traveler returns from a remote village, describing it as beyond imagination with no souvenir postcards issued. The exchange hints at a place so secluded it lacks typical tourist mementos. The conversation contrasts ordinary expectations with the town's unseen charm.
A short fragment shows Willie bragging about a camphor ball invite and two potential suitors, Mr Wombat aged forty and Mr Wopp at twenty, with advice preferring the younger partner for fewer nagging expenses and recalling lower prices.
A listener recounts Mannie Hannie’s tale of Gus Simpson who wooed then mocked her. After a playful game of Yes or No, he proposed at the gate and allegedly wagered a boxing gloves bet, then laughed at her response, leaving her furious and feeling misled.
A vintage consumer notice urges mothers to examine every Castoria bottle for the AY signature, promoting Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 80 years. It emphasizes that children cry for Castoria and stresses brand familiarity and longstanding trust.
Hla Views quotes Farmer Whiffle tree in a dialogue with the elty man. The exchange centers on the farmer's life and the joke that a farmer's wife faces a hard task, hinting at rural livelihoods and social roles.
A fragment suggests a quirky exchange about a flame colored rig and a fire sale. The text offers aphorisms on trust and perception, noting how silence can reveal more than speech and a yard of rope equates to sympathy in danger.
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