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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
3
The article explains converting an ordinary sled into a dirigible sled with a curved steering lever. It describes hollowed runners, concave steel shoes, and a low narrow build to improve speed on hills. A steering bar shifts the runners to follow curved tracks for smooth turns. The setup uses a front lever and rear supports to steer right or left.
A playful dialogue of childlike questions about pockets and planets ends with Margie bursting in to share news that the old speckled hen has laid a nestful of little chickens. The items mix light jokes with domestic animal notes from a rural day.
In a department store, two girls glimpse dolls while their mothers debate value and fashion. A blue gowned, blue-eyed doll appeals to the poorer child, while wealthier youngsters prefer classic baby dolls. Clerks note a rising craze for character dolls, sourced from photographs of real children, highlighting class contrasts in toy choices.
The piece explains sleep as a step by step fading of the senses from sight to touch. It notes how touch often remains least asleep while fatigued, and shares a test with a sleeping cat where a cool hand or nearby scent awakens the animal quickly.
A new European doll model is gaining steam in London, pairing with the Teddy bear as a nursery favorite. The quaint dolls, sold as sets, are becoming popular with children across England.
Flossie, a city child visiting the country, goes to the barnyard with her grandmother. She is scared by a big gobbler strutting about. The grandmother jokes that she helped to eat one yesterday. Flossie retorts the turkey is not cooked.
An essay argues debt can drive notable achievement and frugal discipline. It cites Poe, Scott, Clemens, Balzac and others, claiming enduring virtue in honest obligation, while praising the education debt imparts in valuing money and improving earning power. It also notes debt’s harsh tests can weed out weak spirits.
The passage proclaims money comes to those who know their trade and learn in the business. It asserts that modern leaders rose from poverty, urges ongoing learning, and notes that capable, ambitious individuals from humble origins will dominate the trades by twenty six.
William A Moos owned 160 acre lakefront farm at Lake Geneva. William Dipple, an Englishman, correctly predicted a dry season and leased the land for 350 cash. Dipple sold hay worth 500 and stored 600 in barn, plus 950 from poultry bogs and grain. He cleared 1300 cash after selling the farm and moving to town. A notable dry season success story with marsh hay fetching 14 to 25 dollars per ton.
In New York City a group of business leaders sought a dependable manager, praising a young candidate who proved trustworthy by repaying loans on time. Dependability, energy, and perseverance are valued by corporations as the foundation of success, with health essential to workers. Quotes from Schopenhauer emphasize health as central to happiness and productivity. The piece urges continuous effort to cultivate dependability and to profit from mistakes as keys to advancement.
The navy's newest torpedoes cost about 5000 dollars to manufacture and feature turbine motors with a range of roughly three miles.
Fragmentary OCR recounts famed pairs from history and myth, naming Damen and Pyth, Theodore and Pollix, and others as lifelong companions. The garbled text hints at enduring friendship, shared adventures, and fablelike ties among notable figures, amid uncertain details and reordered names.
Miss Gabby and Dr. Powders spar over cooking and surgery in a witty exchange. The nurse-like quip about the heart prompts the doctor to boast of a surgical line, while the tale mocks pretensions in a playful, period voice.
Fragmentary lines hint a scene with a man moving through a crowd. Unknown names or places are clear, with no decisive action or outcome. The text resembles a poetic fragment, offering mood rather than reportable events.
A dramatic scene shows Cleopatra recoiling at a writhing green serpent carried by a snake-charmer. She orders it removed with a regal cry and requests something in a delicate shade of brown to match her robes, lamenting fashion’s influence.
In a brisk exchange, a demand for concise phrasing meets a suggestion to summon Judge Sendem known for short, sharp sentences. The exchange hints at a preference for efficient expression and decisive linguistic results.
A witty remark notes the apparent elongation caused by the bonnet rather than the shape of the hat, implying fashion critics overlook the pricemark behind the look. The quip attributes the change to the price tag rather than style.
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