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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
3
A London Tit-Bits note quotes a playful exchange where an editor declines to print a poet’s verse in his periodical while praising its Miltonic traits. The conversation highlights awkward archaisms and the editor’s remark about the poet’s distinctive punctuation usage.
The article recalls Whitelaw Reid laying the Tribune building corner stone in 1874 and its rise as a sensational, skyline changing structure. It contrasts New York’s flat cityscape with early bold architecture and references Clar ence Cook and Reid’s architectural literacy projects. It also notes global contrasts with Burman oil field labor and scenes from Mandalay and California waterless digs.
Fragmented verse urges immediacy in sharing kindness, songs, words, and smiles. It emphasizes living in the moment as tomorrows may bring clouds and loved ones may not always hear our message. The poem blends seasonal imagery with a call to action to express affection now.
A historical overview describes the rise of public education in Massachusetts starting in 1635 with Philemon Parmont, the Boston Latin School, and early colonial laws requiring town teachers and grammar schools. It notes similar timelines in Connecticut and Rhode Island, shaping the U.S. public school system.
The United States first four Presidents were sworn indoors. Jefferson started outdoor inaugurations in Washington. Monroe chose the east Portico for public access and a dispute over venue. After Jackson, outdoor ceremonies resumed and persisted as a democratic expression per National Geographic Society Magazine.
For long, hair length signified caste in France with long hair restricted to royalty and princes. Shorn hair symbolized obedience and inferiority, and cutting a prince’s hair risked revoking his succession. Charlemagne reportedly wore short hair, as did Charles the Bold, reflecting styling choices. Emperor Theophilus also favored a bare crown, urging subjects to cut hair for sanitary and other reasons.
Instructional note describes making small pasteboard toys for children a wagon built from a four covered box with pasteboard wheels attached by wooden axles common pins to hold wheels inside a small box serves as a seat a pasteboard horse stands before the wagon and the dasher is cut down to complete the rig Fut Dob Din e aligns with toy craft steps
A Birmingham Age-Herald style quote outlines a new office worker’s first day with phrases about an acid test and leaving a due novel on an errand. The fragmentary item signals workplace stakes and a cautionary tone.
A brief exchange reveals Dobson visiting and a wife cooking for a time, sparking talk of marital and household arrangements. The Boston Transcript notes the discussion as a snapshot of domestic rhetoric and mistaken assumptions about cooking duties.
A frustrated worker recounts quitting after hours were cut so short he could no longer feel interested in his job. Plodding Pete comments on the repeated quitting as a response to early whistles and diminished work time.
A brief exchange notes a shift to meatless meals as a method to cut costs. The speakers joke about budgeting for an automobile while quipping on dietary changes. No explicit sources or dates are given.
In Car toons Magazine a captioned comic mocks Jenking as a rising social climber. The gag contrasts her fashionable dress with a penchant for moving ahead, while a car ride scene hints at attitude and wit.
A dialogue notes a buyer accusing a salesman of deception about fast color goods. The seller counters with a claim of truth about color fastness and the goods’ performance.
A discussion centers on buying a clock using an installment plan. Proponents argue it’s a natural way to own timepieces, while critics question affordability and long term costs. The exchange highlights attitudes toward consumer credit in the era.
Dialogue hints at a failed plan to aid the leading actress with all her lines. The scheme was put into motion but did not succeed, leaving the outcome unresolved and the production actions unclear.
A fragment shows a character debating tomorrow's hunt, asking if it refers to a hunt or a dog. Another line mentions a person named Flyer and rumors of reform due to financial troubles, suggesting a motive for mending.
The visitor asked many questions about the house and whether the frat place was rat-proof. The dialogue centers on a categorical reply or lack thereof about security and pest control.
A terse dialogue reveals social tact as an older man questions a suitor about proposing for his daughter. The hopeful replies he did not approach in person and instead sent a letter. The exchange underscores propriety and romantic norms in the era.
A dialogue exchange features a wife’s sharp probing as she asks about pocket checks and a husband's coy reply about a searching glance. The vignette hints at trust issues and private conduct within a domestic setting.
A mangled clipping notes a confrontation where a mugger and a lead figure, referred to as Booker the Agent, clash over perceived status. The text mentions a dubious phrase about a mama valued at seventy cents a pound, signaling garbled OCR content and unclear context.
A fragmentary note reflects on Boma people valuing silence and thoughtful speech as a policy, contrasting with others who would be deemed weak. It discusses reasons for a character named Jamey lifting Henry, likely for a remark Henry persisted in dropping, and touches on English noble titles and a Baronet.
In a dark shipboard prison a girl frees a fellow prisoner as a collision wrecks the liner. She vows to help him escape and they confess their hidden crimes and pledge a future together aboard a Brazilian flagged tramp ship.
French folk songs are praised for structure and finish rather than violent emotion. The passage highlights Rosaignolet des bots from the Sixteenth century and Chanson de la Perronelle as examples of refined folk music.
Describes hot water fountains in Iceland rising from seven foot mounds forming basins with crystal clear contents. Notes petrifications from boiling water including leaves and grass. geysers shoot water up to 15 feet, with rare steam plumes reaching 60 feet, and warns of sudden changes or empty basins, making nearby exploration hazardous.
Instructions describe rust removal using a paste of cyanide of potassium Castile soap and whiting with water, then washing the steel. It also covers rust prevention with a varnish like mixture of rubber turpentine and boiled oil, dissolved warm and mixed, to be brushed on and cleaned with turpentine.
Leigh Hoot notes that variations in flower colors resemble musical variations, often beautiful yet inferior to the original air. He argues beds should be large enough to maintain unity, suggesting a single color or harmonious contrast when space allows.
Under the microscope the bacteria are described as simple organisms that reproduce by splitting. A single bacterium can multiply to about 165 trillion in 24 hours under favorable conditions, though billions die in that period to prevent overrun of life on the planet.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports on a dining scene where Dobson dined with his fiancée. Onlookers note his expressions were not clearly happy, with her mother and three sisters present. The remark raises whether the moment is an isolated instance or a developing habit.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the Seminole tribe near extinction with about 225 members to be relocated to a 21 000 acre Florida coastal reserve partly under water. It describes harsh cultural traits, bead adornments, ear pegs, and distinctive palm roof homes in a single open room dwelling.
In Chicago a husband reportedly doused his wife with gasoline and set fire after a quarrel over afterlife beliefs. Neighbors intervened to prevent a fatal blaze before the wife could be harmed. The husband is under examination by alienists.
An eighty year old beggar woman in Lyons, France, amassed a hoard worth several thousand pounds including railway shares and treasury bonds. Sanitary officials uncovered the cache from a ragged, moldy pile in her lodging after neighbors called for public health inspectors.
Gustave Blazer, an eight year old boy from Peckham, stands 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 175 to 180 pounds. He eats very little and skips breakfast, yet his mother says he is content and cheerful.
St John s church in West Ealing England suffered a full blaze on a recent Monday night. The vicar noted the last sermon was Purified by Fire and said he felt an impending disaster all that Sunday.
A house near Chipman New Brunswick was struck by lightning twice within three weeks. The first strike shattered the roof creating a hole, while the second nearly stripped the home to its framework.
A stark catalog notes natural life spans for various animals. Rats about four years rabbits ten years sheen fifteen cats fifteen pigs twenty cows twenty to thirty dogs twenty five horses and asses about thirty five years.
A reflective meditation on the soul, matter, and consciousness by F A Walker. The piece questions whether mind, genius, and knowledge persist after death and whether material reality truly exists, concluding that humans chiefly know they are conscious yet cannot confirm truth. It likens inquiry to peering over an ocean of unknowns and ends noting life as endless questions.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item notes a certain parlor pink has altered views about a cause, quipping about her attempts to inhale while sipping tea and absorbing bolshevism. She finds she cannot fully enter into the spirit of the thing.
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