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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
2
A fragmentary notice warns that poisonous berries resemble dolls eyes and should not be eaten. It also recounts a fable about three clever tailors competing for trade, with Tailor No 4 declaring himself the best in town and Tailor No 2 replying with a rival boast.
A playful sketch describes Tailor No 3 who stayed quiet while the first sign appeared and winked, then laughed at the second sign. Days later another sign went up, revealing the clever tailor’s flair and confidence.
A breezy description of private Swedish school bath hours using circular tubs and shared soap. Pupils scrub backs with washcloths as hilarity and splashing fill the room. The piece also references light riddles, old games like Blind Man’s Bluff with regional name variants, and a whimsical verse about an ostrich that drums.
A New York World article argues empirical data on wind versus string instrument players suggests wind instrument performers, especially trumpet and cornet players, show longer lifespans. The piece cites averages from Greve and Chemplints references, noting lungs' pressure differences and that autists had shorter lifespans.
A four year study by a Berlin Ontario shirt and collar firm shows doubled business, 50 percent wage increases, reduced staff, lower sickness absences, and a 90 percent rise in output from 430 workers versus 522 previously. Dr. Winslow of MIT notes fewer daily illnesses after better ventilation at Cambridge, Mass. Also includes witty anecdotes about Lenbach and humorous exchanges from various papers.
A narrator recalls his stepmother Mrs Mendicott scheming to split a family by keeping him from marrying Adele Trimball. After suspicions arise over a missing twenty dollar bill, Joe the servant is questioned and an apparent cigarette case yields the incriminating green paper and the $20 bill. The tale ends with the discovery of the bill hidden inside a cigarette wrapper.
A collage of brief items including a noted Moor’s parliamentary tellers miscount, a Simple Spot Remover recipe using soap water ether and alum, and biographical notes on Robert Barelay Allardice the famed British pedestrian. Also quips on fashion and patient fraud from 19th century papers.
A terse exchange about an order received by a book agent at a house. The agent confirms being told to depart, while the other speaker references good breeding as a form of credit and notes a global perspective.
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