Pony Contest Returns With 100 Votes Per Dollar
All bills paid during the Pony Contest award 100 votes for each dollar spent. Officials remind participants that one dollar equals one hundred votes, increasing voting power with every payment.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
8
Cutting a Dido
The tale recalls Dido of Tyre fleeing after her husband’s murder and founding Carthage on Africa’s coast. She used a bull’s hide cut into thin strings to encircle land, a clever ruse that earned her the name and gave rise to the saying cut a Dido.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dido
Tyre
B. C
Africa
Carthage
Doctor and officer clash over ambulance approach in seizure
In a Glasgow suburb, Dr Samson Gemmell recalls a police officer aiding a youth in an epileptic seizure. The officer claimed a recent first class ambulance certificate, opposing the doctor’s suggestion to let the seizure run its course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson Gemmell
Glasgow
Rey
Westminster Gazette
Miner Witness Wanderings Prolong New York Trial
In a New York trial the defense called a miner as a witness and sought his precise whereabouts for ten years. After a day and a half of questioning, they finally focused on May 16, 1911, asking where he went that day and how long he remained there. The man replied he went to Cobalt and has stayed there ever since, prompting Juror No. 9 to exclaim relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cobalt
Philiadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Wild Animals Play Games By Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton notes animals develop social instincts and invent games. He observed badgers playing king of the castle for hours, otters enjoying tobogganing, elephants dancing at special spots, and prairie hens dancing in the early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Thompson Seton
Legend of the Violet in Sixteenth Century Poem
A Latin poem tells of Ianthis a Diana nymph who attracts Apollo. Fleeing his pursuit she begs Diana to erase her beauty. Diana turns her face dull purple then transforms Ianthis into a flower that hides from the sun and sunlit sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ianthis
Diana
Apollo
Australia’s Great Rabbit Fence Across WA World’s Longest Barrier
A 1200 mile rabbit fence stretches across Western Australia from temperate zones to the tropics. Gates interrupt the line and sections are managed by inspectors with boundary riders patrolling to keep the barrier effective, a measure that has halted rabbit invasions and devastation beyond the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Western Australia
Tropics
Not So Daft After All
Daft Tam is bitten by the inn dog and told to seek a doctor. The mistress hands him a half crown to pay the doctor, but Tam declines and keeps the money. The innkeeper warns him to go to the doctor or risk going daft, and Tam quips that daft folk cannot go daft twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Dundee Advertiser
Explosive Energy in Coal and Air Supply Limits
The passage explains coal’s potential explosive energy if completely oxidized but notes explosions require abundant air. It states coal won’t burn faster than air supply allows, and even full air could make it as violent as dynamite.
Shirtswaists Offer Unmatched Style and Value Now
For true economies in stylish new shirtwaists this is the time and place. Our stock is more complete and comprehensive than ever, with prices lower than ever before. It will be a pleasure for you to view waists even if you do not buy.
White Sale Brings Wide Range of Fabrics at 20 Percent Off
A local retailer touts a broad display of textiles including Swiss muslins nets laces and Madras with prices from 35 cents to 18 dollars per pair. The entire collection is offered during the White Sale at twenty percent discount.
Black Cat Overboard Halts British Fleet Tale
A London Mail tale recalls a black cat falling from H. M. S. Wanderer off Chefoo in far eastern waters about twenty years ago. The ship stopped and signaled its squadron to halt as a boat rescued the animal believed to bring disaster if drowned, underscoring sailors' superstitions and affection for their pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North China
Far Eastern
Chefoo
H. M. S. Wanderer
Wanderer
Puss
London Mail
Von prefixes and nobility in German names
The text explains that in Germany the prefix von marks nobility and is used by all descendants of noble families. It states that non-nobles cannot use von, but a knighted person may adopt von before his surname. It adds that upon knighthood Alexander Humboldt became Alexander von Humboldt and all his descendants, male and female, likewise use the prefix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Von
Alexander Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
Differing Opinions Embrace Truth for Civic Work
Samuel M. Crothers urges welcoming difference and telling truth to neighbors. He says honest discussion strengthens cooperation and effectiveness, stressing that friends and colleagues are members one of another. The piece frames truth telling as neighborly duty, not provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Samuel M. Crothers
Osler Quote on Vaccination and Time Burden
A Dr Osler quotation warns that erasing past and future with a vaccine would shield against morbid thoughts. It reflects a philosophy linking time burden to mental health and immune solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Osler
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Ireland
Green & Davidson
Warren
Pennsylvania
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