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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1912
Page
5
A fragmentary narrative describes a lawyer and workers at a subway excavation where a man is found twice. Finnerty confronts the task and a relative, Uncle Terence, features in a cryptic exchange about inheritance or consequences.
A description of a card tearing feat where a strong man pretends to grip and tears a pack into halves and quarters, then restores the full deck. The method hinges on misdirection and controlled tearing within known limits of strength.
A garbled coastal town fragment sketches a civic project to build a lighted shipyard headstone and social gathering of electricians. Conversations reveal plans, camaraderie, and interwoven ambitions, with hints of financial debate and communal pride amid unclear dialogue.
In New York American Edgar Lucien Kin explains how the earth's rotation creates trade winds. Heat causes air to rise in the tropics, drawing cooler air from higher latitudes toward the equator, but rotation deflects these flows, producing steady east to west winds at sea and disturbed patterns over land.
The excerpt recounts a once successful lawyer in Jerryville who descends into vagabondage after losing his edge. Friends urge him to cheer up while cautioning not to let old habits reemerge as he contemplates travel and South America.
The piece discusses the word stepmother tracing its origins to Anglo-Saxon etep and contrasts common assumptions with linguistic history. It also includes a London restaurant scene where a waiter suggests foreign dishes before offering a plain plate of roast pork.
A historical note explains ambassadorial privileges over ministers including the right to be ushered through royal doors and the unique audience protocol. It details how ambassadors bow and retreat after audiences, with a special sideways retreat when the sovereign is a queen, maintaining decorum while preserving ambassadorial rights.
A critic portrays Hans Christian Andersen as vain and exacting yet childlike and devoted to his art. The piece notes he was photographed repeatedly in various poses and costumes, with references to mood, temperament, and a sense of being sometimes aloof yet absorbed in his genius.
The relic in Barbariam shows doorposts once adorned by victors with skulls after battle. Civilization reduced such displays though remains seen in parts of Africa where skulls still decorate house posts.
Fragmentary text references a steam boat captain, a man swimming toward a boat, and a shouted question about a fashion item. Mentions Delhi and Columbia mountains, with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases.
Delinquent notices list stockholders including J N Stringham Chas W Olson and B F Grant with delinquent amounts and shares. Auction set for September 10 1913 at Room 801 Vermont Building Salt Lake City to recover unpaid assessments plus costs. Board of Directors authorized by July 1912 meeting.
Preston residents praise local druggist for introducing Adler-i-ka a German remedy of buckthorn bark and glycerine. Once famous for curing appendicitis it is claimed to ease stomach gas constipation and indigestion quickly with claims of instant relief.
Notice of sheriff sale under execution in Oneida County district court. The case involves National Bank of Reston as plaintiff and Cache Valley Ranch as defendant. The judge authorized sale of 160 acres described as southeast quarter of section two, township sixteen south range thirty eight east, to satisfy multiple judgments totaling hundreds of dollars plus interest and costs. The sale is set for Monday, September 6, 1913, in front of the Oneida County courthouse.
A dealer report from Ohio Falls Indiana cites H W Hendrickson praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup and notes it as a top seller. Preston Drug Co carries the product.
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