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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
6
A vivid portrait of Sing Sing Prison as the city’s grim stage for capital punishment. The essay follows the condemned from Ossining station through intake, shaving, photographing, and Bertillon measurements to the lethal chamber, detailing the ritual and stark finality of execution.
A girl in a yellowrod coat loses a flower to a tiny requester in a busy eastern rail hub. The flower, grown on sea rocks and still damp, brings a fleeting, powerful joy to the child, while the giver remains briefly unaware. The tale contrasts fleeting desire with enduring happiness.
Near the end of the Peninsular War Field Marshal Lord Seaton John Colborne, eluding his column with Sir Henry Smith, rode to a ravine where 400 French soldiers advanced. He ordered surrender and one officer, believing the column behind him, yielded his sword. The 400 men followed.
In a western mining town a man was found dead in his hotel room hanging from a bedpost with suspenders. The miners jury at the coroner's inquest ruled the death occurred after he came home drunk and mistook himself for his pants.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Quakers in Philadelphia are older on average than other large city groups and may be the oldest comparative society in America. It cites Dr. J William White claiming Quakers recover better from surgery due to their placid temperament and laments the vanishing Quaker dress on streets.
A veteran American engineer describes the Madeira and Mamore line crossing western Brazil, outlining harsh jungle work, supply gaps, and dangers. He details flora, fauna, harsh heat, and threats from snakes, spiders, and natives while recounting camp life, tobacco shortages, and the need for a revolver for protection.
A witty line-story notes a furniture van owner whose speaking style or motive moves even the most hardened listeners. The excerpt contrasts public speaking with a quiet business persona, hinting at unexpected influence beyond the pulpit.
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