The Trap of Miss Warden and a Tea Side Plot
In a Virginia scene Miss Warden and Matlock hatch a social clash over Cynthia Thornton tea. Benign talk shifts to flirtation as plans for summer outings unfold amid rival appetites and class tension.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
In a Virginia scene Miss Warden and Matlock hatch a social clash over Cynthia Thornton tea. Benign talk shifts to flirtation as plans for summer outings unfold amid rival appetites and class tension.
Instructions outline basic wound cleansing after an injury from a fall or contact with barb wire. It advises washing the wound, removing debris, sand or dirt with clean cotton batting, and ensuring the wound is properly cleaned before further treatment.
The passage blends a lyric about a summer girl with lines praising beauty and love, followed by a note on the Pa tichtee breed, its American introduction, color trends, and Percheron physical traits including height and weight. It reflects a collage of romantic verse and livestock description.
The passage discusses profit dynamics in beef production focusing on winter feeding. It notes potential margins between fall and spring feeding, and questions whether gains cover production costs amid uncertainty about feed costs and production outputs.
An agricultural note stresses milking should be done at home with a full dry band to prevent disorder. It warns against milking away from home and outlines proper teat care.
A gossip fragment recalls Senator Luxe Lea praising old fashioned Tennessee marriage habits after saving his wife’s life. It references Gobsa Golde’s controversial union with a 17 year old chorus, jealousy over wealth, and a stray remark about policing gentleness.
Fragmentary text from a London page shows garbled dialogue and stage directions. The snippet mentions a deputation at noon and a character named Mr. Pompus, with humorous or nonsensical asides about hats and a friend of the people.
A fragmented exchange from Yonkers Statesman features disjoint lines about seeing oneself and a wife, mentioning patience and simple living, with unclear dialogue and attribution to Patrice and shipmates.
The piece hails Jim Thorpe as a superior all around athlete and standout Carlisle halfback born in Oklahoma Sprague linage, praised by Coach Warner as the best he has seen and famed for his kick, field versatility, and leadership. It also briefly touches on royalty and child prodigy themes in unrelated passages.
Dr W von Bolton attempted to grow diamonds by exposing fifty grams of one percent sodium amalgam in a heated tube to moist illuminating gas. After a month the carbon from the gas coated with diamond powder formed tiny brilliant crystals, later dissolved and analyzed, yet still too small for further testing.
Banana flour prepared as a tonic food is pressing toward Paris amid limited current use in France. Efforts to raise importation are under way, with seventy vessels fitted to bring the fruit to Europe. The product is more common in England, and campaigns aim to expand its French adoption due to its nutritive value.
The survey shows London has just under 35 000 landowners. It finds the largest holders are not private individuals but major public corporations including the crown the ecclesiastical commissioners the London county council and the city corporation.
A life preserver that drifted from Yokohama harbor in 1905 reached San Francisco aboard Captain Robert Dollar. Believed to have traveled via the Northwest Passage, the artifact was found near the Shetland Islands last September and validated as the first authenticated crossing of such a drift.
In France the horse meat trade faces shortages as domestic supply dwindles. Butchers urge the government to allow importation of horses from abroad to meet demand, amid rising concern over feeding cities like Paris.
The piece laments the shift from classic titles like Sandford and Merton to modern progressive works for early readers. It notes prints being large and language simple, with illustrated books and tales such as Robinson Crusoe and fairy stories to spark young imaginations.
A growing baby lying on its back kicks and crowing while a discussion on safe movements and avoidable dangers notes that certain actions should be limited. The advice emphasizes preventing strain and ensuring healthy development through careful handling.
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