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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
7
A fragment from Folklore In the Holy Lands recounts how legends cross among religions in Palestine. It tells how God assigned foods to creatures after the fall, how a mosquito traveled the world to test blood, and how a swallow and serpent clashed over the verdict. The tale ends with swallows famed for their forked tongues.
The article promotes simple in‑place exercises and deep breathing to improve breathing, endurance, vigor, and complexion without extra time. Tips include skin rubbing during chores, warm wash friction, and taking two deep breaths at crossings or before tasks. These habits form a daily routine for better health.
A Harrisburg woman helps a melancholy hobo with a meal and a humorous backdoor inquiry about a middle finger scar. The piece cites Harper's Weekly and Cleveland Plaza Dealer style quips, including a deacon’s inquiry and a German proverb about neighborly love and fences.
A 1883 era tale recounts an asylum escape from Petersboro as Deacon Watkins visits the Gregg widow. Fear, deception, and cross purposes entwine as the widow feigns sympathy while a chain of chance events leads to the deacon’s capture and return to the asylum. The farmer, the widow, and neighbors witness a string of mishaps and near misses ending with the deacon secured by hog buyers and a drover’s cart.
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