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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
A dated listing shows per pound prices for tobacco and coffee, per gallon rates for coal oil and gasoline, and per can or per pound costs for various fresh meats and pantry items. Other entries include cider vinegar and new potatoes with assorted prices, plus several processed items like biscuits and lard in varying container sizes.
An essay argues that Americans prefer living apart from their workplaces, sustaining the trolley and street railway to spread social and industrial life across wider spaces. The piece cites crowded morning commutes and the restrained desire to avoid living above shops as a force shaping urban expansion.
A French writer recalls an aristocratic anecdote in which Percy Lord Beverly offers a 100 year old wine to a marquis allied with Conde. The marquis praises the taste, then drinks the entire glass so the toast to the king could be shared. Only after the sip is finished does Beverly reveal the wine was castor oil.
Visitors seek Knox's grave in Parliament Square Edinburgh only to discover five feet away a sunken slab reading Viking Patent Hydrant. Tourists approach on tiptoe hoping for the reformer but read the water supply marker instead.
Beggem praises himself as he has outwitted a rich great-aunt who plans to leave all her fortune to aid the poor friendless orphans. The aunt smiles at his charitable zeal while the will is read, confirming a charitable bequest.
Polite diner thanks a waiter for excellent service and calls him a gentleman. The waiter replies he aims to be one. The diner refuses money and bids farewell, hinting at a possible future repayment.
A brief exchange recalls past romance as the man notices the moon and the woman jokes that it resembles their club night romance. The line from the Chicago Post frames a nostalgic, intimate moment.
A brief humorous exchange shows a father rejecting a daughter’s suitor Arbuthnot for his lack of vice. The rugged patriarch quips that he wants a son-in-law who does things, not merely abstains from vice, reflecting social humor of the era.
The speaker asserts the lawyer’s charge matters less than the deeper message found in the eye and soul, believing hope triumphs over worry despite the wrinkles of aging and the judge’s words.
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