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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
2
A vivid caricature portrays Ara Hla Phinder-Foe as the time thief who steals minutes hours and weeks from busy workers. He disrupts productivity with friendly interruptions and boasts of a longer life, yet his habit drains others' time and shows no genuine business of his own. The piece laments the persistent nuisance of idle interlopers in the workplace.
Alfred Yorke, a young explorer returning to London from the French Congo, claims three immense gorillas roam the region spanning parts of French Congo and German Cameroons. He recounts a caravan attack where heavy clubs and ammo defense kept the group alive.
The London Times discusses the progress in color photography by early pioneers and hints at the challenges of achieving true transparency. A court transcript references Magistrate Pat Murphy and a defendant claiming pride in a white shirt amid an argument, with claims of being wronged and an appeal to explain oneself.
A Denver cat named Tommy, fourteen, has learned that a hot water bag eases pain from stomach distress. One night the cat led Miss Willard to the bathroom, retrieved the bag, and settled into sleep with the warm water bag between its forelegs, purring contentedly. If there is a smarter cat in Denver, Miss Willard would like to meet it.
In training Norges In training faces many hardships but strives to stay cheerful. A wealthy upstate daughter nurses in a large city hospital, finding humor a vital asset as she helps a cheerful, illiterate sea captain with a broken arm adjust to ward life. The captain compliments her as the best waitress he ever heard.
In a Philadelphia public school a teacher corrected a pupil who said down and shouted Down repeatedly. The pupil remained undisturbed while another boy in the rear stood, then awkwardly sat down. The boy explained I run the elevator down to Perkin's in a good natured reply.
In 1024 the name Portugal appears in annals as a fief of Burgundian Count Henry granted by Alfonso VI of Castile to assist against Moorish forces. The term derives from Calais port and marks Portugal’s early separate existence though initially a Castilian feudal dependency. By 1189 Portuguese nobles claimed kingship and rejected allegiance to any power.
A fragmentary witty exchange unfolds over a theft of a tiny ermine stole for a gown. Rev Dr Fourthley, passing by, jokes about marriage while a woman retorts that he did not make a good husband when he married them.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Mrs Brown and a training scene. It references a carpet barpir weekly and a tense moment with medical or sensory cues. Names and dates are unclear, with multiple misspellings and broken phrases.
Practical instructions on darning lace edges and Hamburg insertions using muslin foundations or white paper, with methods for netting, mosquitoes nets, and stockings. Advice covers machine and hand techniques, thread choice No 180 to No 200, maintenance of pressure foot, and avoiding loose end snagging for delicate laces.
A home made port folio uses two 13 inch square cardboard covers with tan linen and yellow silk, featherstitched edges, and inner linen pockets. Also a salmon recipe combines canned salmon with sugar mustard flour pepper lemon juice eggs cream butter and gelatin to mold into individual servings.
A Chicago American piece highlights the good qualities and potential of boys, citing everyday bravery and industriousness. It notes boys planning well, aiding in emergencies, and making shirts in vacation schools, with multiple vignettes of courageous or helpful deeds from Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
A short feature offers a heart shaped silk and linen hairpin case with ribbon loop for hanging from a mirror. It holds Berlin wool loops for secure placement of hairpins. The piece mentions a table stand option and a novelty waistline style, with critique of a white crepe de chine waist.
A traditional liniment mixes 94 grains camphor powdered into a quarter pint of turpentine with 15 grains almond oil. Substitute air, vaseline, or lard if needed, using about two tablespoonfuls. Heat carefully, apply hot then rub in, cover with flannel, and avoid going into the cold while skin is exposed after use.
A recipe notes jelly of oranges as a low fat substitute for cold cream with isinglass glycerine and orange flower water. It also gives a method to make tiny cheese and nut sandwiches with brown bread, butter, walnuts and salt pressed between weights.
A fragmented instructional passage discusses coffee stains as highly resistant and outlines cautious removal steps. It mentions careful, repeated washing and suggests an eye wash remedy using boric acid in water, then applying to the affected area. The writing reflects old training text and garbled OCR.
A French cook Mme Dubrat of Rue du Dragon saved dressmaker Mme Jallini who fell into the Seine. With a green umbrella she leapt into the current, supported the woman afloat, and pulled her to safety as onlookers watched a perilous river rescue.
An incomprehensible OCR fragment recounts a chaotic scene near a road and a pier where a person named Albert, a buggy, a gro cerie store, and a bank are mentioned. The text suggests someone fell, broke a back, and an elderly memory of a road and railing is implied. No clear dates or full names are recoverable.
A chaotic account of a snow filled skirmish labeled as a fort defense where boys name rivals and friends in a makeshift battle. Turnips replace snow as projectiles with playful chaos, a preacher is briefly struck, and the writer recalls charging the fort before retreating under fire. References to Horace Aurand Walter Hoddy Mo and others frame the children’s mischief.
A New Hampshire editor purportedly writes a feeble verse on a departed person. The writer mocks poetry that arises after disease or misfortune and highlights a flawed obituary quatrain about a sweet departed soul whose footprints are seen but not her feet.
A recent Glasgow advertisement describes a wandering child found on a street Saturday evening. The child, about three years old, has smoking dark hair gray eyes and can speak a little. No other identifying details are given.
The readable text appears garbled with stray letters and incomprehensible phrases. No coherent events, names, dates, or organizations are identifiable for a factual summary.
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