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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
6
A historical account recalls catacombs near London Kent eleven miles southeast of the city. Over fifty miles of chalk chamber passages are explored with electric lighting. The Druids hid and buried their dead here while performing sacrifices in the old stone wells and water sources remain in use.
Dialogue captures a court exchange where a chauffeur explains he warned a pedestrian with a horn that failed and admits he did not slow down. The judge questions the lack of shouted warnings and speed reduction as the accident is discussed.
The wife, in distress, laments a mistake she made while entering a dark room. The husband, startled by the scene, asks what she has done and whether she used bichloride. She corrects him, explaining she merely fastened a two-cent stamp to a postcard.
The first electric street car line in Constantinople was inaugurated with a curious ceremony. Two lambs were sacrificed on the tracks, rails smeared with artificial blood, and Mohammedan priests offered prayers for success. Officials of the new line participated, shown in a May Popular Mechanics illustration.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt features Miss De Style and Miss Gunusta in a playful exchange about love and worthiness. George declares they are evenly matched, while the maid sighs about marriage. The dialogue highlights flirtatious banter and social expectations.
A German businessman on Mont Blanc values cost even in danger. Guides descend into a hidden crevasse to rescue him, only to be asked to name a fee before they can lift him. He insists on written terms and payment for the life-saving act. The tale appears in Wide World Magazine.
The article promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a powerful liniment with six essential oils. It claims thousands testify to its pain relief and health benefits, noting its value is not shown by cheapness.
The article recalls a frightened moment when an offended foreigner threatened royal artist Samuel Orchardson at the Academy over a painting. It then tells of David Murray painting on a pocket handkerchief in Picardy and a London lady’s comment on the improvised canvas.
Dear Sirs Your MINARD'S LINIMENT is our remedy for sore throat colds and all ordinary ailments. It never fails to relieve and cure arom the perespurus CHARLES WHOOTEN Port Mulgrave.
A description from A Farmer's Notebook notes fox fire glowing from within a decayed white oak stump. The interior glows like a crucible and sometimes appears to vibrate as if resembling northern lights on a small scale, though confirmation is challenging.
An old advertisement touts ShriohFe as the family remedy for coughs and colds in small bottles with Best since 1870. A separate passage quotes Senator Smugg on a questioned interrogation and notes Minard's Liniment used by physicians.
A merchant recalls meeting the boy a week earlier and asks if he is the same applicant. The boy confirms, saying he is older now, hoping to be hired.
A playful dialogue notes the sister spends most of her time away from the family while her brother answers with a knowing look. The exchange emphasizes wit and hidden social manners within a household.
Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills are tied to a formula learned from Indians nearly a century old and unchanged by doctors and chemists. Marketed as a worldwide household remedy, they claim to relieve constipation and kidney and liver troubles with prompt, cleansing action.
A prisoner jailed for fourteen days began banging the cell door at five on the first day and shouted for the warder claiming to be released. The warder noted the sentence and reminded him nights were included.
May Popular Mechanics notes a Turkish government project to dam the Euphrates 15 miles above Babylon as the first step in a vast irrigation scheme. The plan aims to reclaim half a million acres, transforming desert into fertile land once watered by the ancient Nahrwan and Dijail canals.
The Bureau of Universal Statistics estimates the 1912 world population at just over 1.9 billion. Asia accounts for 933 million, Europe 484 million, Africa 188 million, America 187 million, and Oceania 57 million.
Dust causes asthma and tiny specks trigger agony. Dr J D Kellogg offers an asthma remedy claiming to bring perfect rest and restored breathing. The ad cites hundreds of testimonials annually proving effectiveness.
Among 135 leading U S newspapers on the World’s Exchange list 107 back President Wilson while 28 oppose him. The split reflects broad regional divides with the East Midwest and South largely against ship subsidies by breaking treaties and the Pacific coast led by the New York World in support.
Blood imbalance is blamed for spring breakouts and aches. Dr Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a tonic that purifies blood, restores energy, and improves appetite and mood. Sold by dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at six boxes for 2.50.
A burglar enters a home prompting the captain to humorously assess guard assignments. He jokes he can dispatch one officer in about two hours after listing four men for censorship, gown inspection, and tango tea supervision.
A witty stage exchange unfolds as a critic praises an amateur actor for a line in the fourth act while revealing the actor did not appear in that scene. The critic notes the parade of impersonations by Forbes Robertson.
A London Punch quip contrasts two sports with a magnified Alps view. The first sport is praised as magnificent while the second is deemed decent yet not worthy of poetlike rapture.
Mrs Knox laments her husband’s dawn reading sessions. He reads until dawn and she once found him asleep with his nose in V V's Eyes. The husband’s friend jokes you should be grateful you didn’t find him with his nose in The Inside of the Cup.
A report suggests the wild lettuce growing across the Northern United States could become a future source of natural rubber. Researchers note potential yields and implications for industry and regional agriculture.
Dialogue notes that Smithson is described as unusually intelligent and well informed. He is frequently rejected by both sides' attorneys as a juror, highlighting perceived bias or selectiveness in judging.
A couple on a motor ride enters a country road. He asks to kiss her hand, but she, with gloves on, declines politely.
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