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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
2
In a churchyard an old man sits deep in thought with a saxophone on a flat tombstone as rain refreshes the scene. A passing tramp comments on the weather and a playful exchange follows, mentioning the three wives buried nearby and a barber joke about a patient’s death years ago.
A Cherokee hunter who found a lost boy refused a reward, saying the parents’ joy was reward enough. The article reflects on virtue and reward, noting the finder’s quiet integrity amid the pursuit of gain in a renovation context.
John Mears learns of a timber carving on a Rocky Mountain tree stating the initials of Sir George Simpson and guide James Roland. The 1841 inscription, preserved by a fallen trunk, is photographed for Ottawa and museum records. Simpson’s world tour of 1841 lasted 19 months. Brewster notes Mears completed a world tour in under 28 days.
The Knoxville Sentinel reports on New York health board findings after four years of study contradicting the idea that married men live longer. Death rates show married men aged 20 to 29 at 4.4 percent versus 6.6 for singles. ages 30 to 39 show 5.9 percent married versus 12.9 singles. ages 80 and up show 17 percent married versus 12.9 singles and 20.5 widowed or divorced. The analysis notes home comforts and interests may compensate, with the trend continuing through later decades.
One hundred thirty-one shooters faced the traps in the Western Trap shooters league tournament held July 26 in Duxbury Connecticut. W R Newsom of Hartford won the main event with a high score of seven clay targets broken out of 100, shooting Remington-UMC shells.
An eccentric captain evades direct questions about the price of pigeons. Four friends test him with questions as he walks home from market. He responds in blunt, unsatisfactory terms, ending with a firm refrain that he paid nothing but ate them. Also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for camp use.
A young dandy visits an optician asking to try eyewear. After rejecting each pair as unsuitable he quips about ever stronger lenses. The optician retorts to get an intelligent dog and a yard of string as a fixes.
It is claimed that Boston has been freed from flies by daily manure removal from stables and tightly covered garbage cans. The strategy aims to destroy breeding places rather than swat mature flies, asserting greater effectiveness.
A railway ticket collector asks for a ticket at a carriage door. The jovial passenger, drink harmed, answers with hiccups and mirth, claiming no ticket. The collector consults the fare table and quotes five and six. The passenger, distracted by a ticking watch, suggests turning over and passing out.
Fragmentary dialogue describes a plan to install a gym and improve facilities for a church. A trespass incident at Sandford’s property prompts a quip about notice boards and the meaning of Private trespass warnings.
A dramatic tale unfolds as a survivor recounts escaping a fire on a top floor. An expert recalls a similar moment, while hundreds watched from the street awaiting flames. The narrator kept calm and descended the stairs as the blaze raged above. A separate ad note from 1904 touts Minard’s Liniment healing a bleeding facial tumor after prior failed remedies.
A quoted exchange frames a counsel to develop sociable habits. The interlocutor urges Madam to cultivate the habit, stressing it as a practical path to becoming a better conversationalist. The dialogue suggests social polish and steady practice as keys to improvement.
Matches fill every room and pocket, found in desks and drawers, handled carelessly. The omnipresence of matches leads to many fires as a result of their widespread use and careless handling.
A jumble of cricket misfires and household quips dominates the page. A tall new fast bowler terrifies stumps in a club game while spectators cheer. Dialect humor, wry captions, and odd anecdotes follow, including art and museum curiosities and a souvenir about Nelson’s Victory.
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