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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
3
Mrs Johnson offers a penny for whispered remarks about her. The boy defends his secrecy calling the tale awful yet worth sixpence, while his mother praises his prudence and rewards him with an apple.
The exchange features Sir Thomas Lipton’s formal acceptance of a Cup challenge and a cordial, witty exchange about repayment and a hoped smooth race. The dialogue humorously ties lipton’s name to the yacht battle, conveying a ceremonial tone.
A nurse or speaker asserts Holloway's Corn Cure contains no poison and is safe. A school scene follows where a teacher asks students to observe Tommy's clean hands and explains his habit of washing breakfast dishes each morning.
A rambling photographer visits a country inn for dinner and eats a hearty roast beef and vegetables. After the main course he asks for sweets, prompting the hostess to exclaim in dismay and to send Bridget to Giles for brandy balls.
Hoaxer I reveals a growth was removed during an operation yesterday. Easymark expresses surprise and asks about seriousness. Hoaxer I clarifies it was only a hair cut, and he is up and around looking well.
In a short, humorous dialogue Miss Passay proclaims dogs faithful and preferable to some men, while Mr. Sharpe counters that luck favors certain men. The exchange pokes light fun at loyalty and fortune.
Lyndon Kentucky resident Mrs. H Von Roden reports relief from headaches neuralgia backache and nervous exhaustion after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She urges others to try the product and gives permission for publication The notice also includes a Canadian testimonial from Windsor Ontario and invites readers to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
The Pat Man's Club president explains that applicants must present in person at the Polk Building with no elevator. Climbing five flights of stairs is required, and any upholding of weight standards is strict. The club rejects those who cannot rise to the height.
The Marquis and Marchioness Casali del Drago, prominent Roman nobles, lost about $250,000 to a trusted steward during a long illness. A signed power of attorney allowed the steward to handle finances, but he allegedly gambled away large sums on the stock market and disappeared with $30,000 in cash from the family safe.
Sorel Quebec resident R Lussier recounts years of stomach agony and headaches. After six weeks on Dr Williams Pink Pills he was fully cured and could eat anything. The medicine claims to heal indigestion by improving blood and stomach nerves. Sold by dealers or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Jimmie enters a chemist shop and asks for a thermometer. The assistant inquires about the type, but Jimmie insists on the biggest thermometer available to keep his bedroom warm.
A hotel proprietor overheard a guest complain after four nights of watching her devious guest pour water. On the fifth night he offered to ring a bell, but the guest asked where it was. The proprietor claimed the bell was by her bed and she exclaimed that she had been warned the bell was the fire alarm.
A husband comes home after midnight and a silent morning follows. He attempts light talk to defuse the strain, but his wife remains bitter, retorting that she would share exactly what she thinks for a higher price. The bid ends without reconciliation.
A dialogue depicts a lady asking an indigent seaman about escaping a shipwreck. The seaman reports being very wet but feeling comparatively dry afterward. The exchange uses humorous phrasing to convey ordeal and resilience.
Hedwig Strawna, a farm worker at Dormono in Posen, is officially certified as 118 years old. She dug potatoes in the fields until recently when a slight paralytic stroke confined her to bed.
In San Francisco Chinatown a sacred furnace for burning discarded Chinese letters and newspapers operates three times weekly. Collectors gather cast-off literature from households, burn it before a joss, and ashes are cast to sea, a practice echoing rites from Canton and Pekin amid vast daily output.
The text reflects poetic meditations on nature and spirituality. It speaks of walking beneath autumn trees and in a summer field, hinting at a mysterious presence and a shared, unknowable creation. The speaker conveys faith in a guiding Presence while acknowledging unspoken secrets.
A playful exchange at commencement reveals students debating traditions and uniforms. Maude dismisses expectations of a daisy chain, claiming the air school hosts only wealthy girls while proposing an orchard chain as an alternative.
A Farm and Fireside writer argues the eight hour day for farmers balances eight hours of work with eight hours of chores, outlining a strict division between labor and domestic tasks in rural life.
A lisper asks neighbor to lend a pen for two thousand pigs, insisting on "two thousand" rather than "two hundred." Neighbor Mr Bent balks at the vast number, thinking the request a joke as the speaker repeats the mispronunciations. The lisper finally abandons the plan.
German led excavations on Corfu uncover Stone Age relics near Cape Kephall dating to about 2500 years B C. Finds include stone hand mills and toothed flint blades, with Mycenaean imports and pre Mycenaean pottery fragments among the material. Excavations aim to locate Alkinous town as part of Dorpfeld and Romaeos work.
The article traces tavern origins to Roman times when inns catered to travelers. It notes pole signs with fuzz-bushes to lure patrons and the seven foot law over highways, giving rise to the proverb that good wine needs no bush. It mentions The Seven Stars in Manchester claiming Britain’s oldest license for over 550 years.
A witty reflection on dust as a dozen paradoxes from production to destruction. It traces dust as a byproduct of human activity and disagreement, touching on labor, cleanliness, farming, and mortality, with a final jab at how opposing views create more dust as people drift toward oblivion.
The advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills retain strength and freshness over time. It asserts the pill mass is highly compounded, allowing portability without potency loss, a quality “few pills possess,” ensuring long lasting effectiveness.
A two by three inch New Zealand ensign with the Union Jack and Southern Cross traveled to the South Pole with Captain Scott’s Polar Party. Dr. Wilson carried it, later found on his death, and the flag was returned to Miss Anne W. Hardy of Rakaia and then gifted to Canterbury Museum by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Hardy.
A humorous exchange where a husband laments last year's milliner bill and tries to settle it, while the wife teases him about two more bats used, reflecting a light domestic joke.
A German novelist with long hair and a pocketbook meets a friend on the street. The friend congratulates him on a new book but the author jokes that he must sell two novels to pay for a haircut, prompting a quiet laugh at literary valor vs. practical costs.
Three year old Arthur visited Mrs L who recently arrived from London. He marveled at the flags and claimed the English flag as his own. Mrs L showed the American flag and explained it was his flag. At departure the child quietly took the flag, saying I will take my flag and leaving with it.
Two newsies in a gallery watch a distinguished English actor perform Hamlet. The final act unfolds with the queen poisoned and key deaths as the curtain falls, prompting a rush for the exit and a shout of extras coming out.
A humorous verse depicts a gentle plumber who overstates his work hour and a large pipe joke. It ends with a comic hospital scene where an old Black patient answers in dialect to a nurse and doctor about his appetite and a glass to suck.
Sandy Maclver visits a doctor due to poor health. The physician prescribes no whisky or tobacco and questions his drinking. Sandy leaves angrily saying he did not pay for advice as he exits the door.
An orator declares deeds count more than words while a telegraph operator counters by tallying the speech’s total words. The exchange underscores timing and verbosity in public discourse.
A humorous exchange notes that a geologist dismisses a thousand years as no time at all while a man in the audience recalls a temporary loan of two pounds to someone with such views. The line captures wit and social commentary in a dialogic moment.
Stretching across Western Australia the rabbit-proof fence is described as the longest in the world. It runs about 1200 miles with only gates interrupting its continuity from temperate regions to the tropics and near hundred mile stretches without human habitation.
She replied she was glad I admitted it but her father had been having me trailed by a detective and was ready to prove it if I had not confessed.
A real estate agent arrives home in the suburbs to a whiny dog. George and his wife discuss the dog’s whining and jokes about the house papers causing the irritation. The scene captures suburban domestic humor.
On a tramcar Bounderby invites a friend to dine then learns he plans to see Charley's Aunt. The friend agrees the more the merrier and suggests bringing Charley’s Aunt along for the outing.
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