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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
7
Quebec’s three hundredth anniversary celebration will honor Champlain the founder with a grand panoply of tableaux and processions. A Prince of Wales expedition, naval displays, and multi nation greetings highlight an event stressing Quebec’s pivotal role in Canadian and Atlantic history.
Vice President Fairbanks will act in the same capacity as president, while the French republic leads a large delegation and battleships. Rear Admiral Cowles will be the president's naval representative, with Lt Cmdr Sellers as aide. New Hampshire sails from Newport to Quebec for the July 22 arrival of the Prince of Wales. About 30 to 40 warships are expected for the St Lawrence pageant extending two weeks. The panoramic drama traces Quebec’s ascent from wilderness to present day on Cape Diamond with 4000 participants. Rehearsals run under Frank Lascelles, with scenes of Champlain’s era and later periods.
Patchwork pictures amuse both old and young as players draw a head on a slip of paper, fold it to guide the neighbor, who adds a body and so on. Final figures are shuffled, examined, and lightly critiqued in a playful circle.
In a novelty act eight youngsters kneel in a row as piano notes. Mallets strike their heads, producing a la syllable for each note, with the audience seeing a reversed scale. The tune in C uses no sharps or flats, and repeated strikes echo the same note. The Last Rose of Summer serves as a suitable example.
On cardboard draw an equilateral triangle with four inch sides, the larger the better. Cut it out and divide it by straight cuts into pieces that can be rearranged to form a square.
A cow at the Portland Oregon poor farm reportedly turned a hydrant faucet to drink water. After overindulgence, officials installed a continuous small trough feeding cold water, so the cow could drink without visiting the river.
Cut stiff cardboard into twelve exact pieces: four of Fig. 1 four of Fig. 2 and four of Fig. 3. Arrange them precisely so the twelve parts assemble into a perfect octagon, each piece matching in shape and proportion.
Bells originated in China in ancient times to dispel evil spirits and calm storms. Early European records note bells repelling devils from believers, linking them to churches. They appear in Europe by the sixth century but widespread in the western church only after the eighth century.
A Massachusetts boy named Nathan Samp son discovers an old turtle bearing markings from his grandfather aged eighty one, placed in 1840, and from his great grandfather who marked the same turtle in 1816, linking three generations.
Three small mice venture at night toward a house with a wide open door. Mousie Wee invites a supper inside while Mousie Wise warns of a trap, casting a cautious tone over the playful tale.
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