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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
5
Major Mowbray and a British traveler witness a Pahari hunter trap a Bengal tiger with bird lime leaves as a decoy. The tiger struggles and is blinded by leaves before a rifle shot ends the display and the whiskers are burned as planned.
In a London Outlook reminiscence, Mrs Green recounts a day’s journey with rough travel in a third class carriage and a chaotic return load of gifts and parcels. She vents at delays and the Southeast Railway, recalling a porter and a heavy handbag incident.
Old advertisement invites readers to obtain Palmer's Lotion and Lotion Soap from Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York, claiming broad external healing use and strong dealer support from N H Shearer & Co of York Pennsylvania.
American Miss Misa Antoinette Finck ends engagement to Baron John Karl von Steehow after insisting on residence in the United States. The Finck family, notable in New York society, previously announced plans for a December 12 wedding at the Finck home, but the couple's future plans diverged when the baron would not relocate to America.
Consul General Mason reports rising German imports of U S food products, sparking unease among agrarian economists. German press blasts a $20 million imperial loan from New York, and questions the long term balance of trade with the United States.
A collection of popular phrase origins includes marsh hare and thimble notes from medieval times. Other entries explain coat buttons, the sulky’s name, P and Qs, deadhead origins, spinster etymology, and door nail lore. Also reported is Maj Andre’s execution site in Tappan New York sold for taxes with talk of removing inscriptions and moving the monument to Nyack cemetery.
A Washington Star item reports Senator Sorghum noting broad demand from constituents, with some seeking reelection and others wanting indictment by a grand jury. A Chicago Post excerpt features a playful exchange about fear and charm, and a Puck note mentions the Falcon Island reef's dramatic resurgence after long vanishing.
A collection of short comic quips from early papers. The Philadelphia Press notes a juvenile lament about songs going wrong and a wish to live life anew. The Chicago Record carries a humorous exchange about a white duck suit and laundry costs.
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