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Newspaper
Revelstoke Herald
Location
Ravelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
2
A collage of witty asides and curious tales from English social life. Anecdotes include a Cambridge observatory party with Sydney Smith, a New York street confrontation, and a Bos ton Harbor boating party on Rainsford Island with playful mischief aboard.
Two men debate a tale centered on ten themed figures and repeated tens. A narrator named Ten Bycke and Ten Eycke appear in a sequence of coincidences, births, deaths, marriages, and misfortunes linked by the number ten across decades. The tale ends with them smoking ten-cent cigars as the scene closes.
In a Paris winter tale tied to Mrs. Potter Palmer and her son Honore, a young Palmer outsmarts a concierge guarding a midnight door. The exchange ends with the concierge slipping a note under the door and the pair going to bed after a clever ruse.
A railway passenger in Australia claimed to carry a box containing a mongoose. The commercial traveler deduced the animal was imaginary, followed by a witty exchange about the box’s contents and a joke that the mongoose was imaginary.
A fragmentary note cites a London paper with who left at a shop Lindy Patton and Julia I Patton. It references second-hand garments and a line about hours from 3 to 6 pm. The excerpt reads like a casual society item with dated phrasing.
A critic praises The Masked Tawar tek e and its vivid Sahara portrait. The Tawariks are described as nomads in North Africa with Berber roots, their desert life, mosques, oases, and encounters chronicled. The reviewer notes photographs of women and the harsh realities of nomadic culture amid romance and danger.
Fragmentary notes allege a figure may pressure Cara Jvans while a covert scheme persists in London Outlook. The text hints at a long running influence operation and urges caution amid unclear sources.
A social settlements worker recalls immigrants adapting quickly to a new environment, often picking up slang before proper words. A petite teacher overheard pupils call her stylish and grand, while a neighborly encounter highlighted how language and appearance fuel friendly banter among foreign-born residents.
Captain Joseph La Barge, a pioneer river pilot, crossed a frozen Missouri River amid a blizzard using a blanket belt for warmth and weapons at hand. He plunged through ice holes, surfaced twice, and escaped reinvigorated by gripping the ice and freeing his rifle and knife.
A man drenched by a warm bath braves freezing wind to reach a post. He steadies himself and, after recovering bearings, starts anew and luckily arrives without further trouble. The ordeal highlights his resilience amid frigid conditions.
A Texan named Burleson owns a water dog famed for loyalty and grit. He shoots a wounded wild goose over salt bay, the dog relentlessly trails, dives, and finally helps haul both bird and hunter from a deep quarter-acre pond after a dramatic struggle.
A whimsical exchange features an off-hand philosopher noting how a woman’s golf dress, ball gown, tennis dress, and other outfits would reflect her varying activities. The conversation swings between fashion and humorous conjecture as a man adds a quip about a wedding break related to Light-Sidge.
An Irishman orders the best Irish whiskey and drinks it before the landlord accuses him of not paying. The exchange reveals a misunderstanding as both claim payment, ending with a quip about the mutual benefit of paying. The snippet also includes a faded ad line about Disinfectant comparing powder to a cleaning aid.
A Canadian Practitioner and Review piece argues doctors in Toronto are prone to stock margin gambling, praising stock trades over card or horse betting. It notes physicians team with clergy in margin plays, warns against the risks, and urges disciplined entry rather than reckless speculation.
A fragment recounts Calamity Jane pursuing McCaull after he killed Wild Bill Hickok. The coach incident near Deadwood and her later dramatic confrontation in a meat shop are described with lurid frontier color. Jane is portrayed as ruthless in seeking vengeance for Hickok.
In a satirical, coy piece the writer mocks Celt relations and police terms. The narrator jokes about addressing a Celt as Sergeant or Inspector to keep the peace and avoid anger as civic uprisings loom in a comic chronicle.
A quip and exchange about writing history arises in a fragmentary dialogue. Cobwigger remarks that history isn’t written until years later because immediate accounts would likely be biased or incomplete, while Freddie challenges the timing of truth in record.
A brief exchange between two farmers discusses delaying plans to travel to New York. The first recalls a past trip, while the second quips that waiting longer makes the issue larger.
Campbellford Ontario October 6 Special James Atwell reports long running lumbago and bladder pain cured by using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims the pills gave permanent relief and he will never be without them. The ad extols kidney cure and general pain relief.
An 1903 advertisement touts Kola Tonic Wine made from kola celery and pepsin for weak and nervous people. It claims to ward off fevers headaches and indigestion and promotes appetite restoration. The Toronto chemist endorses it as a first class tonic and dyspepsia cure.
A jumble of names and snippets refers to Patsy Branigan-Bridget and Bridget Branigan, a trolley accident, and a mocked legal scene. The text also advertises a horse blemish cure claiming big savings and features a quip about twelve jurors and a judge amid political chatter.
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