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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
6
An express train tore through the night as engineers released a lever and the cars derailed. Sparks flew, lights failed, and a pile of debris spread chaos. Fire and rescue crews searched for the dead and injured amid twisted iron and shattered wreckage.
A London YMCA report shows 60 percent of married women are wage earners. In London, 520,481 women under middle age were in clerical and similar roles, and 111,273 worked in dress trades. A suburban hostelry tale ends with a man proposing to induce a woman to marry for money.
In a trivial balance box office misunderstanding a tan demands two seats in the balance with 26 cents for the Brot and 15 cents for balance. An Austrian professor Ernest Setin uncovers artifacts in Hasania Samaria including arrows rings pitchers and jugs from Canaanite to Hellenic periods during three weeks of excavation.
The Rev Dr William S Rainsford reports from East Africa praising soil fertility and rapid crop growth. He says three or more crops yearly are possible and corn can reach great heights with minimal fertilizer. He claims the land could yield superior cotton and fruit, envisioning strong agricultural potential.
A man recalls being attacked by a terrifying assailant. A girl treated his injuries as the scene described in vivid terms. The doctor warns to avoid such acts in the future while others acknowledge the danger and express disbelief.
A testimonial style ad claims Dr Williams' Pink Pills build blood and cure rheumatism. A reader from Gordon, N S, recounts two years of pain and paralysis before finding relief after using the pills, crediting their efficacy and recommending purchase by mail or dealers. Brockville, Ont. address provided for orders.
American Machinist argues that manufacturers err in dismissing outside inventors and that many revolutionary improvements originate from minds not directly tied to the affected industries, influencing modern industrial management. It notes the common fallacy of believing outsiders cannot know more about a business.
A collage of old magazine snips and classroom quips. Jumbled lines reference a new teacher Mina Wher, a student James answering Washingtons farewell address, shopkeeper banter about biscuits, and village characters. The piece evokes light local humor from period publications.
Prof Day notes expected 42 if rods were bad and cites Iowa and Michigan records showing high efficiency. Across 1906 to 1912 insurance data reveal low lightning losses on rodded and unrodded buildings, with rodded sites paying far less per company per year. Day argues rods must be metal connected to the structure with no insulators, contrasting early practice.
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor. It claims relief within twenty four hours and urges acceptance of the product with a 26 cent price.
In a Baltimore American item a visitor at the insane asylum muses on the income tax law. The keeper notes the man is deluded and always pretending to understand it. The piece satirically links the visitor’s talk to his confinement in a strait jacket scenario.
The piece discusses Sirius as a celestial beacon, describing its immense potential impact if closer to Earth. It imagines a vast globe in the sky and extreme heat affecting land and sea, with iron flowing like water and oceans turning barren. It notes Sirius is extremely distant, with light taking years to reach Earth.
The Saxon term inn predates the conquest while hotel, a French loan, emerged around the period of British army occupation in Paris. French influence defined upscale lodging as officers returned with Meurice and other famous establishments. By the early nineteenth century, French trends taught English innkeepers the hotel craft before the twentieth century saw broader English expansion in travel culture.
An elderly colored man charged with stealing chickens stood before the court. He stated he had no lawyer, prompting the judge to offer himself as attorney. The man replied he had no lawyer, and the judge then offered to defend him as counsel. The exchange occurred during the arraignment.
The 1000 pound Bank of England note bearing his plea for protection was paid by Rear Admiral Lord Cochrane, MP, to gain release from King's Bench Prison in 1814 after being jailed on a swindling charge related to the Berenger frauds. The note cites his health and desire to see delinquents brought to justice.
The University proposes a correspondence course to train women to identify good cotton, moon wool and silk. It will define fabric qualities scientifically and explain laundering hygiene and shipping economics to prevent merchants from adulterating goods.
A strange army toast is performed by Welsh regiments during a grand St David's Day dinner. After the meal the drum major with the goat mascot circles the table bearing a plate of leeks while guests take a leek toast from a chair with one foot on the table, earning Welshman status.
A heckler questioned ship owner Sir Donald Currie about his father’s barber trade, to which Currie swiftly replied. Lloyd George faced a similar jab and retorted by likening the listener’s memory to a donkey, apologizing for forgetting the cart.
Curiously absentminded French mathematician Henri Poincare, while searching a closed bookcase, lights a lamp and then sits in darkness. He suspects blindness but realizes light returns from the adjoining room while he forgets about the lamp in the cabinet.
The text quotes George Lansbury in New York criticizing British Labour support and mentions a Liberal rally. It then recounts a brief history of British canal development, noting 18th century acts from Sankey Brook to Gerrard's Bridge and the Duke of Bridgwater's schemes as foundations for English canal making.
During his first Washington stay as Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang witnessed the wedding of a chief justice's daughter. He humorously asked a young man to marry the bride, prompting embarrassed smiles. The couple reportedly married three months later.
Readable fragments show a tense exchange where one speaker freezes after the other’s words. The brief dialogue hints at conflict or shock but provides no clear outcome or full context.
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