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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
5
Fragmentary excerpt discusses how most people cling to shallow ideas and resist seeing things as they truly are. It asserts only a small group seeks illumination and truly does its own work to achieve understanding.
A Chinese blacksmith avoids handling hooves and shoing horses. When required, he ropes the horse to prevent kicking, even if the animal is old or thin. The practice shows extreme caution or cruelty, raising concerns about animal treatment.
The caller asks for clarification about someone saying they took first prize in a cat show. The text seeks understanding of the claim and any accompanying details or proofs.
An attachment from a French inventor adds a small electric lamp to a revolver. The lamp projects a circle of light onto the target, centering the bullet’s aim. The design places a dark spot over the heart to prevent a fatal hit unless triggered.
A fragment discusses the Bible linking the right hand to nobility while noting Benjamin once boasted 700 left handed slingers capable of hurling stones with precision. It references David and the biblical portrayal of left handedness among skilled fighters.
A reminiscence on traditional red flannel bound slates once popular in classrooms. The piece notes how nuisance noise and sanitary rulings led to the decline, with stores no longer stocking slates and many breaking in use.
The passage muses on time’s indifferent persistence beyond leaders and languages, likening life to a fossilized chorus. It frames the eternal metronome of existence as a constant amid shifting human roles and identities.
A compact remark defines bigot as a man certain of a truth he does not know, highlighting the folly of rigid certainty. The aphorism reflects cautious skepticism about hatreds based on assumed knowledge.
Community news from Livonia area includes George Logsdon buying dam Nalley stock, Seth Martz purchasing Lowe farm south of Glendale, and Elitis Minear trading his farm interest for goods with Mr. McFarland. Allan families attend Everett Bowen funeral. schools update as Sam Minear fills Oakgrove vacancy and Timowne teaches.
Noah Shipley is down with typhoid fever in Graysville. Nelson Keller and Clarence Mathes made a business trip to Unionville. Phoraday Dayton Knight visited relatives west of Unionville on Thursday.
A fragment recalls a crude method of preparing meat with grinding stones. A Detroit item notes a woman performed the act while a man present described a large game as a tale to friends.
A exhortation on the value of pausing to think to prevent accidents and heartache. The text argues thinking before acting saves lives and reduces regret from thoughtlessness. It frames thinking as a prudent habit taught for safety and emotional well being.
Sioux City Journal notes that journalism cannot become a sole profession since everyone believes they can run a newspaper. The remark reflects public confidence and skepticism in media expertise.
A reflective line on language and music notes that words guide the arrow of sound to listeners hearts, quoting Ro main Rolland’s idea on communication through verse.
A judge laughs at a comic exchange where Sizzer admits hiring a man to trace his lineage and paying hush money for, claiming the tracker has been too successful. The quip reveals tensions over privacy and financial discretion in a humorous record.
A new office boy named Frank suggests using a pair of scissors to trim letters instead of filing them. He proposes this bright idea to streamline tasks, prompting discussion about efficiency in the office.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt muses that a young girl will, at fifty, resemble her mother Tooke, hinting at hereditary or aging likeness. The remark reflects contemporary attitudes toward appearance and lineage in a brief quoted message.
Dr Lilienthal analyses eight German beet farming estates and finds wheat yields up 5.96 bushels per acre rye up 159 bushels? barley up 6.61 and oats up 5.77. Cattle income rises as much as seventy percent due to soil amelioration from beet culture.
Do not lick stamps. Moisten the envelope rather than the stamp. If stamps stick together, do not soak them apart. Lay them on a smooth surface with a thin paper over them to separate safely without damaging the gum.
R H Compton told the Cambridge Philosophical Society about a study of eight varieties of two rowed barley showing 68 percent left twist in over 12 000 seedlings plus similar left handed growth in millet and oats. Corn showed no clear tendency and no hereditary peculiarity or significance was found.
The article notes Bignet rings in Bible times as signs of honor. It mentions lovers sending gold to a smith for wedding rings during war, with broader bands signaling social standing as girls measured width and heft to compare rings.
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