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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
7
A scientific note from Answers explains that day and night are defined by sight. Animals with eyes show a clear waking and sleeping cycle, while eyeless depths life rests irregularly. Plants grow in sunlight and digest at varying times, tied to light exposure.
Norman Duncan recounts a journey from Jerusalem to Cairo where a Bedouin village host-guest incident led to a clever exchange. When pressed about the world’s shape, the Bedouin answered that if it is flat he is content, if round it is by God’s wisdom, prompting quiet approval from the travelers.
A New York Times anecdote recalls a subway gum dispenser at One Hundred and Tenth Street that failed to yield gum. A small boy, then several adults, each tried with pennies, believing the prior operator erred, until five men joined the vain pursuit.
The Palestine Exploration Fund reports a 2000 B C tunnel at Gezer in Philistine Palestine. Prof Macallater notes it rises to the height of the Twopenny Tube and half as wide, descends 80 steps to a well 130 feet below ground. This is Palestine's greatest engineering find, astonishing all observers.
The article notes that on Midsummer Eve European nations celebrate with hilltop bonfires to honor past year’s luck and ward off evil by burning fagots. In one country the season’s peak is not deemed significant, while a maiden uses left handed gestures in a folkloric rite to seek heart’s desire.
A brief humorous exchange between Maj Bragg and a summer girl. Bragg claims he has survived many engagements without losing his head while the girl counters that she has endured many engagements and never lost her heart.
An American detainee in Honduras argued with a local official during an escape negotiation, declaring he could return home and hire a lawyer while calling the official a robber. The exchange highlights tension as authorities manage the suspect’s attempt to flee.
In Willowby and among summer visitors Miss Rachel Gregg is called crazy by some yet Mrs. Abreea Jennings defends her as eccentric. A boarder recalls Gregg sending eggs to Mrs. Cole in the laundry box, causing a lost shirt and remarks on lack of forethought. Jennings dismisses sharper judgments and defends imperfect wisdom.
A San Francisco Call anecdote about a police officer recalling a store trick. A Italian woman asks for a blanket matching a long string she holds. The clerk cannot find a blanket long enough, the boss suggests an act to keep her busy, and she leaves with a blanket and string of equal length.
A flirtation escalates as a woman refuses, then accepts a man’s advances. He asks why she initially turned him down and she reveals it was a whim to test his actions. He protests rushing away, but she insists the door was locked.
The Calcutta Statesman reports a popular Burman bull racing form of betting with one owner guarding a prize bull valued at 000 rupees and earning 12 000 to 16 000 rupees annually. Burmans also favor boxing, though matches rarely follow Queensberry rules as boxers often strike with eyes closed.
A compact reflection on perseverance and skill. It argues there is a point of proficiency where effort becomes useful, and without time and resolve the labor is wasted like a mechanic starting an engine but never finishing it.
Land leeches are plentiful in Ceylon. They cling to busted trees and hide in the grass. The remedy offered is to apply lemon juice to the leeches to force them off the body, after which they drop away.
A reflective note on how occasional change satisfies human nature. It argues most people seek newness beyond routine and that contentment with sameness is rare.
Regrected conversation shows Mrs Stiles urging better personal neatness while Mr Stiles complains she should be more mindful of him. He notes her greater attention to clothes than to his comfort, prompting a back and forth about care and propriety in daily life.
A New York Press remark cites a lexicographer who thinks the term grandma will vanish by 2000. He notes women dyeing hair and cosmetic fixes as delaying age, while grandchildren will call elders by new nicknames, and elders seek youth in beauty parlors.
When spouses quarrel and tempers flare in regulated households an absence cure provides relief. A short solitary holiday lets the couple reflect forgive and return in love. Stay away a week with friends avoid discussing grievances and prevent unhappy marriages.
In Allegheny repair shops a workman left two dozen eggs in a roundhouse toolbox. Steam pipes warmed the box to 103 degrees, coal soot covered the eggs, and chicks hatched. A first clutch of 14 was deaf and soot covered, a second clutch of 20 was healthy, and a new hatch is underway.
A Call writer reports that in San Francisco the campaign against rate is widely discussed, even among children. Dialogue shows youngsters quiz adults about rats and the plague, hinting at public fear and misinformation about disease transmission.
A Cleveland Leader tempering tale recalls a New York girl visiting the country and mistaking a tree climb for an elevator. A gabby friend narrates the moment, noting the novelty of rural life for city folks and the humorous misunderstanding.
Notice states a tax receipt is issued to Thorns 3 dated July 7 in Bottiness County North Dakota. Property description mentions the room coupled by the howling bleg on July 4 block 3 Main street. Owner listed as Chas. Wilber. lessor to Thomas Whit dated July 21, 1904. August 7. THOMAS WHIT
A Notes and Queries contributor notes that the term bonsai, a compact form of constantations, originated about 16 years ago at Tokyo Imperial University. Dr Shigeno, a leading Japanese literature expert, created it to match the English word Harred. The concept quickly spread worldwide through this concise plant art term.
A street urchin apes admiration near a theater gallery exit. His companion dismisses the line, saying he does not know who the man is. The scene ends with a garbled paraphrase of Shakespeare’s name and fame.
A cryptic exchange quotes a janitor asking about capacity and money to test a tank in a building. The dialogue evokes Bohemian Map axing and a bemused response about funds and feasibility.
An observer narrates an unusual cross species friendship in a yard. A large black and white woodpecker with red crown and a sparrow spend two weeks together near a dead horse chestnut tree. The woodpecker forages while the sparrow chirps atop the trunk, and the sparrow appears to be fed by the woodpecker. The pair move together around the tree and appear inseparable.
A recent arrest of four Pullman car porters for selling liquor on passing trains in Avoyelles prompts the Pullman Company to issue a statewide order stopping liquor sales on all Pullman cars in Louisiana. The note cites widespread saloon closures in nearby Oklahoma after prohibition began.
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