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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
4
Talfourd notes Doctor Parr once filled his pipe half with salt and half with the finest tobacco, a practice he pursued with philosophical calm. Charles Lamb, when confronted with Lambs strongest tobacco, paused his own smoking and remarked he toled after virtue.
A dialogue where a child explains a boomerang and a lineage parable. The mother guides Johnnie through a comparison to the prodigal son, noting the return nature of the boomerang and its moral echo.
Fragment from a 1920s column shows Cameo and Canber at a Mrs banquet of the Allied Sons of Liberty. The exchange riffs on romance, devotion, wine absence, and a joke about the menu.
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil advertised as a universal uniment offering pain relief. The promotion claims broad blessing and wide availability across the continent and sales everywhere.
A fragmented baseball note argues about base stealing, management philosophy, and effort. It stresses that strategic moves and timely actions define a team's pace and mindset more than flashy steals.
A local paper plans to publish weekly lists of those seen intoxicated on Carn streets. The first issue sparked mixed reactions with wives checking names and neighbors benefiting from the coverage, while the editor faces calls from readers and letters of encouragement amid criticism of the campaign’s morale impact.
Christina Guardian notes a study by Hugh Fullerton using 1906 rosters of thirty players and thirty abstainers. By 1911 only four drinkers remained and twelve abstainers. in 1914 ten years later only two drinkers remained and eight abstainers still abstained. Financial outcomes favored some drinkers and more abstainers, with nine drinkers dead and two abstainers dead.
A survey notes prohibition states show higher insanity increases per 109 000 compared with overall U S figures 7 2 and 4 4 respectively with Maine leading and Nebraska showing decline the study cites smuggling as a cause and calls for policy review.
No other family has produced as many poets within two generations as the Tennysons. The Laureate and his relatives all wrote verse, with sons publishing anonymously. A 1902 remark notes every male Tennyson wrote poetry, yet public publishing yielded little profit or tax guidance, amid scattered quotes and concerns.
Mr Hall introduces a system where trusted staff regularly review Western system workers. Inspectors secretly observe conduct, report good traits and helpful service, and allow hearing before any action. The aim is to uncover merit beyond the visible leaders and tie promotion to verifiable character.
The ad touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor claiming a 24 hour cure for all ages and cautions against experimentation. The excerpt continues with a dialogue about an applicant and features a comic travel character Jim Crook known for disguises and sharp charm aboard an ocean liner.
Australia’s Heytesbury and Otway Forest districts see dairy farmers earning up to 11 600 yearly from 254 acres, with cooperatives growing cheese exports. The Country Roads Board aims to improve roads enabling easier transport boosting butter factories and dairying. New Zealand is mentioned in a playful exchange with Miss Ethel in the Cattolle Citizen.
A disjointed dialogue recounts a trip to New York and married life. Aunt Nancy questions Eben about his wife while Uncle Eben recalls a cook and a Coinoer party. The text includes jumbled sounds and fragmented remarks, ending with garbled street and name references.
A reader reports rapid relief from back and hip pain after using a product called GIN PILLS. They mention taking about twelve tablets and praising the results, advertising a price of 8s 6d per box or 6 for $2.56 with a free sample offer from National Drug & Chemical Co of Canada Limited in Toronto.
The article notes tea planters across India face varied favor while mass consumption grows. It explains the shift from harsh nitrogen-rich manures to balanced soil nutrition, once ridiculed by critics as faddists. Despite high dividends, some shareholders seek better returns amid reform.
A bank issues a booklet explaining money making basics in plain terms. It covers saving money by spending less, starting small, and teaching children the value of money. The author urges everyone to save for emergencies, old age, and family prosperity, noting saving leads to wealth.
The piece tells of two American ladies aboard an old London horse omnibus who pepper the driver with questions about passing sights. The driver, at Trafalgar Square, delivers a blunt tour of landmarks including Nelson’s Monument, St Martin’s, the Garrick, Wyndham’s and the Alhambra as the ladies learn little more than the driver’s patience has worn thin.
Readable bits show a dialog about marriage and waiting for a suitor. The fragment mentions a woman’s plea for patience before marriage and a possible alternative suitor, with references to a honeymoon and social expectations. The passage is highly incomplete and lacks clear context or dates.
A garbled text fragment mentions a bride asking Fred about 19107 and a young husband answering. It references a statistic about people in prison and hints at plans to meet in Albany. The disjointed lines imply missed context and unclear identities.
The fiscal year ending March 1 1912 saw Canada collect 11 500 000 in food duties, a direct consumer tax. The piece argues many Canadians pay high prices for domestically produced goods while imported items push up costs, citing baking powder and other staples. It notes consumer attention could reduce losses and mentions Holloway's Corn Cure as a remedy.
A London Sketch item depicts a magistrate fining a motorist forty shillings while the motorist quips about a larger amount and refusals. In a club scene Mrs Digge reads an unpublished poem and Mr Digge jokes about a Hungarian goulash recipe, capturing social banter.
A Boston law professor cites Rocrates as a street loafer and suggests Diogenes, described as a snoop with a lantern, would fit a modern home of nuts. The fragmentary text hints at classical figures imagined in contemporary settings.
A fragment from the Christian Register notes a character's description of a feebly growing feature on a young man's cheek. The line appears in a discussion about Minard's Lincoln? presence in the house.
A garbled dialogue from a 19th century paper presents comical exchanges about freshness of meat, gophers, and a wedding tour. Vague captions reference a Grouch Cieli and a Punch 4 Bride, with scattered jokes on manners and court cases.
A humorous church scene shows a deacon and vicar discussing a cold as the deacon notes about a dozen cough lozenges found in the collection plate. The exchange highlights parish life and lighthearted mishap.
A garbled passage mentions Sandy arriving in a Canadian forest and a dialogue about grammar and manners. The text includes remnants of names and phrases like Cleveland Plain Dealer and Puneh, with scattered cries and exclamations, offering no cohesive news event.
Humorous clippings from 19th century papers recount a young woman expressing emotion to her escort as a door won’t latch. The dialogue includes a playful exchange about closing the door from outside and a quip about a husband’s reaction to a burglar scare.
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