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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
3
A jumble of quotes and mini-essays touches on international issues, fashion, crime, and public figures. References span American and British figures, including Alfred Chadwick, King Edward, and Sir Frederick Treves, with nods to Palestine, Turkey, and German bankers. The piece blends opinion, gossip, and scattered facts about society, crime, and culture.
A long extract discusses tuberculosis costs to the nation, estimating direct and indirect losses, and advocates public health measures. The article blends medical opinion with lifestyle tips on warmth, rubbing, and nutrition, citing Dr Harmon Higes of New York and discussing broader health ideas and Brazilian longevity notions.
A recounting of ceremonies for a tablet memory dedication featuring a Baltimore clergyman relative of the deceased as the sermon speaker. Observers include an elderly colored woman maid, who complains the preacher talked too long while a lighter literary anecdote contrasts fame versus lasting works.
A diner challenges service staff after a puzzled exchange about a chicken in an egg, with a tense moment over the check and a cryptic Bastos Tran script referenced during the disruption.
A historical note describes an illusion involving a bird on a cord through a cage and a practiced setup to hide the mechanism. The narration outlines how spectators view the cage from one side while a card and cage appear to vanish, with suggestions to use staged figures like a horse and rider or a dog to mislead.
The excerpt blends a child’s party game with a moral about punishment of a runaway dog. It recounts a ring in a bag ritual and a story about a St Bernard punished for returning late, prompting a neighbor’s warning and the dog’s disappearance. The piece emphasizes consequences and parental discipline in a cautionary tone.
A long description outlines a party word game where one player leaves a room while the rest choose a punning multi-meaning word. The question prompts responses and the questioner tries to guess. It also mentions a writing contest with notes, drawings, and a prize for best submissions.
A fincer man carrying a live lobster meets a gamekeeper. A joke escalates with the dog and a prank about whistling to the lobster. The other tale describes a soap bubble trick using glass, soap water, and a straw to create a large bubble.
A detailed description explains making a lap board from well seasoned wood, about 19 feet long, with a sturdy cover, cloth case, and elastic bands to hold an address book, envelopes, pens, and other items. It advises securing bands, adding a stamp box or pen wiper, and a fabric cover for travel or storage.
A description of a social party game where a blindfolded player gropes to touch others who then imitate an animal sound. If guessed, the touched player steps aside. if wrong, they continue. The passage outlines progressive seating games, tasks, and alphabet geography challenges with prizes for early winners and a booby prize for last place.
A garbled string of phrases appears to mix playful repetitions with scattered images. It mentions attempts to repeat words, a group called the Widabute Seven, a selfied scene, shifting objects, peeling potatoes, royal rulers and reading, and faint fumes triggering fires, all in a puzzling, nonsensical flow.
A historical puzzle game describes using sheets of colored paper ten inches square with animals assigned numbers. Players guess which animal matches each number while avoiding revealing the animal to others. Each card details setup, writing methods, and how to record guesses before passing them to the dealer.
Guests at the party play a game where each person secretly receives a paper clue with an animal name. They must recall their animal and tear from their paper the form matching the given hint. The closest match to the original yields the main prize while worst rendering earns the booby prize. Players include dove, dog, cat, rabbit, donkey, calf, and horse in an hourlong session.
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