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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
2
A playful poem from the Chicago Daily News riffs on love and gender roles. The speaker laments unrequited affection, mocks social norms, and ends with a plea to marry, blending wit with philosophical musings and intimate humor. The piece frames romance as a comic but earnest struggle.
A Philadelphia Ledger style anecdote recounts a recitation where a tall, languid student answers "Everything is work" to the question of what is work and insists the desk is woodwork. The scene features a professor prompting the sleepy youth during natural philosophy class.
A Portland Oregonian snippet notes a wife suing to overturn her husband’s will. The exchange hints she acquired the habit while he lived, framing the legal action as a probate contest with emotional context.
A Denver Republican quip recalls a young woman arriving late to a church wedding and asking an elderly gentleman to locate her seat. She had been told her seat was in the Cobb family pew, yet confused by the crowd she asked who occupies the pie.
A light note on gentlemanly behavior suggesting Mr Pleasanton learned good manners at home while contrasting Mrs Pester’s jab about men’s view of home as a free space from the Boston Record. The column views home upbringing as shaping manners and social expectations.
Fred E. Meyer of Clachan Ontario reports sores on his face that covered and itching, resisting several salves. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the sores cleared in about two weeks. February 12, 1912.
Mrs P db Millally reports her four year old girl suffered a hot itchy leg rash with pimples that itched and burned. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, baths, and drying, the child recovered in one week. Free samples offered by Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
A vaudeville performer pretending to suffer agony groans that he will never eat cucumbers for supper after a laundryman accidentally enters his dressing room and watches him twisted atop his trunk. The moment blends prank and audience amusement.
A former Good Samaritan recalls aiding an intoxicated man from the gutter and placing him on a streetcar. The man then sought the helper’s address from police claiming the helper stole his watch seeking $10,000 in damages.
The narrator is summoned by Mrs. Brown to visit her boy immediately. The doctor does not know the illness, but Mrs. Brown has a book titled What to Do Before the Doctor Comes, prompting urgent action before further advice.
A prominent financier suffers an accident and a doctor signals a probe. The man regains consciousness and asks for anaesthesia if another investigation is planned, but urges a surgical procedure if needed. The exchange underscores his fear of further inquiry.
A bride-to-be speaks of her groom Charles as exacting while her mother comments on the wedding preparations. The fiancé’s insistence is described as his final wishes guiding the ceremony atmosphere.
A delicate musician, visiting the country, reacts strongly to a household's soup habits. He leaps up when hearing a sound, escapes through windows, and endures two days of jangling nerves before the oldest daughter confronts him about her father's loud soup eating. The bemused observer notes the father whistles soup rather than eats it.
A diner complains his chicken pie contains no chicken while staff insists it is chicken pie. The exchange turns humorous as the waiter argues definitions and calls it a chicken pie despite the contents.
A nervous train passenger asks what the passengers look for as the conductor reports a car was struck. The conductor says the locomotive did not jump the track but chased the car up the alley.
A witty exchange from Harper's Weekly as a professor explains how pronunciation of divorce evolves with life events. The young pirate asks if the word is divurseay or divorcee and the professor cites Mrs Jones Smythe Wiggins divorces to illustrate how terms shift from divorce A to divorce C with a third child.
A local chatter in Detroit Point area questions a man’s riches. Neighbors joke about what they would do for charity if they had his money, highlighting perceptions of wealth and envy in the community.
A historical survey notes that ships and clocks outlast most man made items. Royal examples like the Roton clock of 1389 endure with minimal maintenance, while sailing ships such as Anita (1548) lasted 360 years before being broken up. Steamships rarely exceed forty years, warships often end by twenty, and locomotives show remarkable endurance with feats like the 2,000,000 mile engine.
Commissioner Allen, exacting and formal, is startled by two men who burst in without announcement or hats. He demands proper etiquette, while one intruder bluntly declares they are not visitors and refuse to bow to protocol. They came to fix the steam pipes.
A lighthearted exchange notes easier button finds using a vacuum cleaner. The speaker jokes about locating cuff and collar buttons in one place rather than searching.
A speaker offers a plan to reduce expenses for the daughter by about 60 percent, asking the listener if they want the savings. The exchange implies a practical proposal to cut ongoing costs while acknowledging uncertainty.
A Western man recalls collapsing at age 50 from excessive coffee use and describes years of disability. After switching to Postum, improvements began within months and he now reports stronger health and steadier movement, aided by the product promoted by Canadian Postum Co. Windsor.
The American Review of Reviews notes rising hunger connected hooliganism in Russia driven by poverty and alcohol. It cites minister Maklakov’s conference to grant governors extraordinary powers, then calls for restraint, while blaming climate and state alcohol monopoly for mass need and crime.
The passage reflects on how ideals arise from nature and how love can intensify the wish for children. It asserts that desires grow when surroundings support them, noting that nature sometimes acts carelessly but is overall wondrous in harmony and depth.
Harold praises a parrot to a young woman while a hostess notes its ability to imitate nearly anything. At Smiths there is a bird that imitates a kiss, provoking Mabel to defend her bird’s limitations. Polly then asks not to hear certain noises and requests removal of the troublesome bird from its perch.
The line ponders the odd parallel between thoughts aligning at noon as the whistle sounds. It muses on synchronized ideas and the playful notion of shared mental timing among minds.
A fragmented opinion piece asserts that British, German, French, and American peoples are the greatest eaters among modern nations while Spaniards and Italians are considered less vigorous. It cites authorities like Carlyle and Emerson and praises American industrial labor as beneficial, framing diet as tied to national character.
A rustic exchange centers on dialect and propriety as a speaker argues for local speech over formal grammar. The dialogue shows a family scene with a father insisting on dialect usage while discussing work and social norms.
The speaker fears harm by Jack and seeks Edith's guidance on how to respond. The message reads as a distressed plea for coping strategies and safety steps when dealing with potential abuse or coercion. It requests practical help in facing the expected retaliation.
A mother and child dialogue unfolds in Uri City as a cat sits involved. Willie asks what the cat wants to know prompting a lesson in curiosity.
Gus boasts about wealth, then admits he has no money. Jack questions the claim and teases him, leading to a playful exchange about riches and brains.
The poem extols steady daily effort over flashy bursts, contrasting the hare and tortoise. It emphasizes perseverance, continual labor, and restraint as the path to eventual reward, concluding that diligence brings content and blessing.
Millex Worm Powders rely on testimonials from mothers, yet the product will prove itself. The medicine acts speedily and thoroughly, with any child receiving the first dose showing improvement.
A warm morning in the park shows Robert Peel courting a nursemaid while her young charge chases butterflies. He longs for her to be his governess and she responds with playful dialogue about discipline and propriety.
A brief vignette shows a newly married couple racing through a railway platform toward a crowded train. He urges a dash for a compartment while she blushes and suggests they wait until they are home, highlighting early marital playfulness.
On site dialogue reveals a naming mix up as laborer insists his name is Simpson not Samson while foreman and workers discuss bringing plates and a crane to the area. The exchange highlights miscommunication during a construction task.
An old advert claims Holloway's Corn Cure clears corns painlessly. It markets a beauty pageant tone line about keeping hands neat by removing corns and excrescences. The copy emphasizes quick, thorough relief from corns.
A census taker records Jane Johnson’s age after she protests her unknown years. She insists she is as old as the Hill twins, prompting the census man to note in his book that Jane Johnson is as old as the Hills.
Tess warns Tom against asking father about money as he faces a big stock loss today. Tom argues the timing is right and that the father may be too broke to lecture on money care.
Mistress Mary denies telling how she shared cake and fruit with friends. The speaker laments not knowing how the secret was kept, claiming the keyhole was thought to be covered.
In a light exchange, he jokes proposing is too hot to entertain while she counters with a witty note that an ice cream or car ride proposal is off limits. The brief exchange captures playful romantic banter on a sweltering day.
An Episcopal rector in Alabama asked to officiate at a plantation wedding of a regro couple. He learned the groom had never been married before. When asked if his wife was dead the reply pointed to her being in Norf Calvia, explaining he had left home and there was no beer back there since.
A 35 mile English sourced telephone cable for Vancouver and Vancouver Island costs over 100000 dollars weighs 560000 pounds and required 200 fathoms deep laying in the Gulf of Georgia. Customs duty is waived for sections below low water and a cross inlet link will improve Victoria Vancouver communication.
A brief column notes a person reflecting on work satisfaction after a close call with losing the job, implying a renewed appreciation and consideration of career values.
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