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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
4
In a Columbus incident Mrs. A visits Mrs. Bagg and unknowingly disturbs Polly the parrot. The bird commands “Drop it” causing a vase to shatter while Mrs. B enters to witness the scene. Polly then stresses “You're it” as the moment ends.
A historical description details producing vaccine virus by surgically exposing a calf belly, inoculating with virus from a treated animal, and harvesting pus after about a week. The material coats goose quills to create vaccine points, ready for shipment, though the coating may be invisible to the eye.
A London Chronicle report notes that in parts of Russian Europe marriages are bought. Prices for a bride from well to do families range from £10 to £20, with higher sums possible. poorer villages see about £5. Fathers haggle long over the bride price, and a farmer without funds cannot marry.
Acids remove ink spots while sparing paper tissue. Diluted spirits of salts applied briefly then washed cleanly help. Oxalic, citric, or tartaric acids remove writing ink without harming printed text, enabling restoration of margins written on in old books.
A brief chat from the Chicago Tribune where a youth asks how long to know a girl before using her first name. Miss Flyppe tests him, noting six months of acquaintance may suffice if he is the right young man.
A Georgia citizen debates a tall reader remarking that the man reads all the novels others write. The quote captures a view that patience, not genius, defines the reader. The Atlanta Constitution records the exchange.
A thought experiment compares air density at 46 miles deep to that of mercury, and notes that air at 4,000 miles altitude would expand to fill a sphere two billion miles wide.
A comic exchange quoted from Chicago News features Borem claiming no man enjoys a joke more than he does and Biffkins agreeing that the speaker laughs at his own joke repeatedly. The dialogue highlights a recurring joke and shared humor.
A proverb notes that maintaining one dog costs as much as keeping sixty hens, and that sixty hens would lay 600 dozen eggs.
A Leslie's Weekly excerpt explains how hobos ride under freight cars for shelter and the brutal methods used to eject them. It details rods stiffening car floors, sitting positions, and a brakeman’s risky technique dropping riders from approaching cars.
A Harper's Weekly note recalls patches introduced in Edward VI’s England by a foreign lady. Women and men wore patches to fashion, with right forehead patches signaling Whigs and left signals Tories. A June 1711 letter from Haymarket describes three patched classes, showing beauty and party spirit intertwined.
A theatre manager Augustin Daly keeps his humor amid a bank failure. An actor recounts Daly slipping on a mat as he saved balance after the bank suspended payment. Daly quips that he only lost his balance.
The passage explains idioms such as I am escaped by the skin of my teeth and by the skin of my teeth. It also defines cast in the teeth and tooth and nail as phrases from biblical and animal imagery associated with narrow escapes defiant reproaches and frenzied actions.
A police chief reported receiving six portraits of wanted Russians and arresting five of the men soon after. The sixth was under observation and expected to be captured shortly.
The saying according to Gunter marks the memory of Gunter born 1581 died 1626. His works were long viewed as standard and he is credited with the surveyor's chain the logarithmic line the quadrant and the Gunter scale.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip notes a speaker spends twenty five minutes of a half hour lunch choosing what to eat, joking about dyspepsia as a consequence. The exchange highlights lunch decision fatigue in a humorous, urban voice.
A humorous Chicago Herald note claims a man accidentally found a windfall after tumbling through a conhole and suing the city, illustrating a city mishap tale with a wry tone.
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