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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
7
A New York servant defies an unkind employer by leaving secret notes for the next maid. The practice spreads via employment agencies with tales of notes found in walls, under wash basins, or near clocks, warning future help about temper and references.
Attorney Henry Lamm told a reception story that drew heavy laughter after he improvised a line about reading a dry paper. The Chicago Star report notes the audience reaction and includes unrelated ads for medical books and Calvary themes.
In Livingstone's South Africa a mirror amused natives who teased their reflections with silly remarks. A man privately tested his image and muttered he was ugly, unaware a missionary watched.
A Philadelphia restaurant sign boasted You cant beat our 15 cent dinners. A prankster erased the B from beat while staff watched, and another man bragged he ate a dinner without paying then asked who says I cant beat your 15 cent dinners.
A Life magazine quote frames Dickey as a diplomat who plans moves after others act. It questions whether a diplomat who is also a politician can anticipate and influence outcomes, outlining a strategy of first moves shaping subsequent actions.
A page features assorted ads and quips from 1900 including Putnam faceless dyes urging even color, cures for chills and coughs with Rogers Blue Chill Cure, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Yucatan Chill Tonie claims, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Kis Me Gum, and a recipe book offer. Also notes about prayer, sighing, and a memory of a past headache after a night off.
The Conseil d Etat holds that ill health from typhoid contracted by a soldier in barracks creates state liability and entitlement to a pension. The rest of the text offers unrelated remarks likening bargains to gun powder and praising the blue sky.
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