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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1889
Page
4
A newly found anecdote from Harper's Magazine recounts Sir Walter Raleigh calling on Queen Elizabeth and receiving a witty, rapid exchange. The queen’s repartee is highlighted as evidence of her sharp intellect and courtly skill in humorous retort.
A man at the post office confessed he misplaced an unstamped letter that insulted a friend. After learning the letter never reached its destination, he praised the department saying the rules and clerks are all right and urged progress and raises.
A collection of brief, dated anecdotes from various papers. One scene has a worker arguing for longer hours than a nine hour day and another shows a bank acquaintance offering to identify a man as John Blank. Additional clippings touch on an annual pass riding rule and an ancient rosebush in Germany's churchyard with a centuries old trellis.
A Pennsylvanian college story of two former classmates divided by war who met as foes at Stone River. One Confederate officer spared a wounded Union soldier who was his old rival, later aiding his recovery and sharing forgiveness. Twenty one years later the Northern doctor and the Southern officer met in Charleston and reconciled.
A column mixes satirical musings on Laura Bridgman death and a crime report, with sharp asides on economics, the Vanderbilt gallium note, and editorials about women in offices. It includes quips about a cricket report, a study in social manners, and a streetcar physician.
A contract note shows certified plan work for excavation of a cellar to five feet depth and foundation trenches two feet six inches below grade with 18 inch thick foundations. The design uses spruce framing and hemlock exterior sheathing, chestnut interior finish, and spruce flooring. The article shifts to human interest on Maine street, recounting a newsboy aiding a girl who dropped a sugar package, and a clubroom scene about the voice of woman before Texan Siftings.
A columnist quotes a dialogue asking what an elderly man's value is beyond wealth. The reply highlights heart disease as the defining, ironic counterpoint to riches.
A humorous exchange shows a Seedy Stranger offering two editorials on The Business Situation and Advices to Young Men as to Getting on in Life. The editor asks to preview them, the stranger requests five cents for a sandwich, reflecting press street life.
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