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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
6
A fragmentary social exchange centers on marital intimacy and jealousy. Mrs. Flitter claims her husband will teach sharing this winter, while Mrs. Gooph notes a tactful tone in reproof. Goople scoffs at devotion, muttering about men guarding wives and resenting rivals.
A neighbor recalls a vague memory about a wedding anniversary from years ago as a person reflects on what might have happened yesterday. The dialogue hints at an unresolved event tied to a past marriage and a missing detail.
A student voices doubt about mastering Latin verb forms. The crammer explains a new system to set the conjugations to ragtime music, allowing the student to sing them as the chorus does popular songs.
A narrator discusses a lame trotting horse and a nurse who observes the scene. The tale centers on a father eager to announce a valuable trotter that falters yet promises speed, while the nurse notes the crowd gathering as the barn fills with spectators. The passage blends humor with tension over a promising but imperfect horse.
E N recalls in the Birmingham Post how a Glasgow editor misread Nikisch as McKish and announced a Scottish arrival for the London Symphony Orchestra conductor. A London colleague also misheard Andrew Black as Ninepin Andrew, due to telegraph spelling errors.
In the Missionary Record of the United Free church a Scottish town teacher recounts infant replies to Bible questions. A pupil answered Naaman washed in Jordan then dry himself, and another said the Shunamite’s mother would place a bonnet on the boy’s head.
A couple quarrels at The Frice of Peace shop, as a man rents trouble with the cook. The man in the top flat confesses love and offers $60 to run away and marry, provoking a tense, cheeky confrontation in casual street talk.
General de Negrier, once in Metz hospital during capitulation, donned his uniform and rode away after surrender papers failed. He shot a guard, crossed the Belgian frontier, and rejoined Faidherbe’s army, rising quickly in rank as a resourceful striker. Meanwhile a comedic office scene ends with a punchy misheard exclamation.
Describes Sicilian carts famed for carved yellow panels painted with mythic scenes from Columbus to the Vespers massacre. Noting intricate wheel, shaft, and tailboard designs, the piece recalls the artistic value and legal concerns over exporting such works. A brief anecdote about a mother scolding a boy and a proverb about sowing wild oats closes the excerpt.
A man sued his neighbor for wilfully damaging a chicken. The judge questioned the bird’s value alive versus dead. The plaintiff claimed 75 cents for the chicken, but the judge dismissed the case as no appreciable damage was shown.
The season for colds is at hand and mothers should watch their babies to prevent illness. An occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets may prevent colds or quickly relieve a cold by clearing the stomach and bowels. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A historical note extols sleep and humor as health aids. It cites research linking regular, full sleep to lower disease risk and faster recovery, plus a doctor’s anecdote showing laughter aiding recovery from nervous strain. The example recommends one funny story per meal and two at dinner.
Dialogue fragments show a girl resisting a kiss. Jacky teases a classmate about his father’s new false teeth and the plan to cut and wear them. The tone mirrors light schoolyard humor and wary flirtation.
An 19th century health note extols Dr Thomas Eclectics Oil as the best remedy for chilblains and frost bite from winter cold. It claims instant relief from inflammation and pain with simple topical application.
The piece recounts Sir W H Preece’s 1877 meeting with Edison in New York and his later role in early phonograph ideas. It notes his remarks on voice reproduction and his theoretical work during the voyage home, leading to Moison sending England’s first phonograph within a month.
The fragment ties Minards Liniment to diphtheria cures and notes London’s bridge history from 1176 with a drawbridge feature. It then shifts to a tale about Senator Kern in Indiana, urging a hotel owner to hurry before his train, in a brief, anecdotal clipping.
Brown remarks that he is more satisfied with his wife's cooking than before and credits time for learning. Smith responds that he has learned, clarifying the change in his attitude toward domestic meals.
Marine Eye Remedy offers liquid 25c and 50c bottles and Marine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes at 25c and 50c. The product claims to soothe eye pain and granulated lids with safe formulations. Free Eye Books available by mail from the Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago.
The text explains momentum as mass times velocity and shows how a moving street car collision converts momentum into work. If the struck body moves, momentum shows as motion. if immovable, the car or object may smash or back up while matter heats and moves. Energy is the transformed momentum during impact until rest.
Advertisement claims Dr J D Kelloge's Asthma Remedy relieves distress from asthma with a long track record across the continent. The copy urges families to consider the treatment as superior service for sufferers.
A teacher in a tenement district questions a child about Mrs Anglea Scandale. A young helper guides her to a doorway and then a pause follows as the child signals the location with a pointing gesture and the adult hesitates after a hurried ascent.
A group of named individuals across Canada and the United States endorse MINARD'S LINIMENT as the best. Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of Norway Maine Charles Wheden of Mulgrave Nova Scotia Rev R O Armstrong of Mulgrave NS Pierre Lanuers senr of Pokemouche Thomas Wesson of Sheffield New Brunswick.
A woman admits she cannot judge horseflesh after a friend asks if she is a good judge. she confesses she never tasted or evaluated horses. The remark contrasts her tennis skill and canoeing grace with unfamiliarity at equestrian events.
Helgoland experiments by Hellmuth Plessner show starfish eyes do not form images or detect movement. They are highly sensitive to light differences and can distinguish distant illumination from the local surroundings, via eye cups and sensory cells.
Mrs Tolker accuses Mrs Gadabout of prying and staring while Mr Tolker awkwardly probes. The exchange sparks a lighthearted digression on window reflections and old fashioned modesty as the group contemplates more gossip.
An elderly wallflower praises a daughter’s graceful dancing while the debutante’s father brags he paid ten dollars for each performer. The scene blends praise with a sharp price tag on the entertainment.
Sailors adapt to life at sea with two dog watches while lacking a formal watchdog aboard. The remark notes the crew’s routine and discipline on the vessel.
The article states spiders were used as disease charms. A spider in a nut worn around the neck supposedly carried the illness to death when the spider died, a belief claimed in the text.
A quip notes that many claim to be well informed simply because others ask for their answer and accept it as knowledge. It pokes fun at confidence without verification. The line suggests skepticism toward assumed expertise based on circumstance.
Describes a Tyrolean Ravgensburg market where impoverished children are sold to the highest bidder. Boys and girls fetch only a few shillings and are taken for hard labor or domestic work. If buyers cannot pick between two boys they make them fight and pay for the winner.
A rustic exchange sees Sandy praising a minister for a powerful thrift sermon on Sabbath, prompting a quick impulse to donate. The minister remarks on profit and providence as Sandy recalls being suddenly moved to put fourpence in the plate.
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