27 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Twin Falls Daily Times
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
1
A historical snapshot notes early auto milestones from 1880 to 1998 including few U.S. motor cars in 1880, the first New York motorcar show in 1900, a four-cylinder Mat car, Barnum & Bailey planning a horseless vehicle tour, and a July 1888 pledge to produce one motor carriage weekly.
A London auctioneer Hurcomb sells jewels and plate while quoting a religious weekly. A girl’s bank deposit boxes contained a pearl necklace later tarnished by time. The piece argues against hoarding valuables and notes the editors’ carelessness in publishing such claims.
A Scots article notes the end of lykerstanes, shell-stone grave markers once common in rural England and Scotland. Two old stones near Addie parish were left in the last century, while other local names like Liquoratone appear in Falkland.
The passage reflects on a poet’s tales and verse as flowing like a river, with eddies and ripples that reveal tenderness and change. It describes the poet as a good man, genial, sincere, and humane, blessed with temperate mind and friendly relation with God and man.
A fragment from the London Times quotes Miss Brown and Mise Jones arguing over table manners and eating, noting the clash over talking with food. The snippet shows the era's spelling quirks and incomplete lines, hinting at a social customs item in a newspaper page.
Readable fragments describe fried cakes rolled thick, dipped in hot fat, and dusted with sugar. Sour cream doughnuts and dumplings are outlined with old time methods, using eggs, sugar, milk, baking powder, and nutmeg. A note teases matrimony wisdom and historic corn lore.
An early description explains ventriloquism as the art of producing tones and words without visible lip movement. It notes no instrument is used, relies on breath control and throat muscles, and addresses the myth that the voice comes from the stomach.
The article reflects on July 1 at Gettysburg when the Union and Confederate forces clashed as the three-day battle began. It notes the bloodiest second day with about 33,000 casualties and compares earlier battles such as Malvern Hill and the Spanish American War combats at San Juan and El Cimey, highlighting General McClellan’s retreat and subsequent criticism.
An old auction listing presents a sermon titled A Sermon Preached at White-Chapel In the Presence of Many Venerable and Worshipful the Adventurers and Planters for Virginia and a companion tract Published for the Reverend and Use of the Colony. The sermon extols Virginia’s fruitful prospects yet notes the audience of largely embarking settlers hindered by at home misdeeds.
A fragment signaling a quote about peace from Ruskis and an advertisement note for the Nimes job printing department offering fully equipped first-class work with reasonable prices. The readable text suggests a mixed notice combining philosophical line with local printing services.
An odd collection of garbled phrases from a Louisville Coprier Journal and Times printing department excerpt. The readable bits reference a judge, optimism, repentance, a rumored divorce, and a colored woman with unclear context. No clear event or names form a coherent news item.
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