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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
1
A Charleston column surveys numerous secret benevolent societies among local black residents. The groups, often led with elaborate regalia and rituals, provide sick benefits and funeral expenses, meet in private halls or churches, and may gather long into the night. The piece notes many names and the intense social role these orders play.
A garbled excerpt discusses a price of 500 a yard and a composer addressing Mr Sankey with remarks on frankness and tuning. The fragment touches on gospel hymnody and willingness to come to a tower, leaving unclear context and speakers.
The Syracuse Post Standard recounts Grant's early Civil War command when sent to Palmyra Missouri to aid a threatened Illinois regiment. He found the unit relieved, then faced a deserted camp in Florida revealing that Harris feared him as much as he feared Harris. This tale frames Grant overcoming trepidation and never fearing the enemy thereafter.
A Highland laird could not afford his own piper and used the village player when guests came. One night Donald had not had his whisky and the bagpipes balked. He claimed the leather was hard and needed whisky to soften it. A tumbler was brought and he drank, saying the pipes prefer to be blown with whiskey.
A New York doctor reports using an ingenious instrument to show women run warmer than men by about three quarters to one degree. Children are warmer than adults by about one degree, with younger children warmer still. The left side of the head to the neck is consistently hotter than the right side.
A dialogue in which Miss Gush asks Mr Johns about botany and he reveals his real interest lies in machinery plants, leaving her puzzled before she understands his joke about industrial plants.
The text traces Alabama's capital changes from St Stephens in Washington County during territorial days to Huntsville for the constitutional convention in 1819. It notes the first legislature in October 1819, the first governor's inauguration, Cahaba as government seat in 1820, then moves to Tuscaloosa in 1825 and finally to Montgomery in 1846.
The article notes metals like gold and platinum have little odor while tin smells distinctly. It suggests uranium may reveal metal odors as it emits Becquerel rays, streams of tiny corpuscles, a strong smelling substance.
A reflective line notes that more people spend time wondering why they are not loved than in trying to become lovable. The Chicago News presents a philosophical musing on affection and self-worth.
A World Herald column notes the distinction between fights and battles in sports and politics, arguing that battles are pitched with strategic intensity while fights are impulsive skirmishes. It underlines metaphorical language over literal conflict.
The New York Sun reports two lavish feasts at Delmonico's on Fourteenth Street. One hosted by Morton Peto for 200 tea and coffee merchants cost 25000 dollars, featuring gold menu cards and a Central Park swan lake model in the centerpiece. Clara Louise Kellogg was paid 1000 dollars for two songs, with a diamond bracelet as a gift. A second dinner for ten guests cost 400 dollars per plate, with sailors as waiter outfits and a host who bought the staff clothes. The menu included rare wines and a pousse cafe of eleven liqueurs. A circular water basin held perfumed roses and a yacht model in red cedar sat at the center. The salon overflowed with flowers.
A spring or fall planting yields a good tree. White pines reach 25 feet in 20 years and gain 25 more in a decade. The Greenland birch is under three inches tall but spans two to three feet in radius. Experts say Western Washington firs reach 150 to 300 feet tall and 5 to 35 feet in diameter. To water palms in a room, wipe leaves weekly with milk and lukewarm water then soak the pot for two hours.
During Charles II's reign of gallantry a trick began where a guest would toast a lady by burning part of his attire. Sir Charles Sedley, at a tavern, saw a necktie burned, then retaliated by having a dentist pull a troublesome tooth, forcing others to mourn a molar in mock tribute.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a sentry challenges a visitor in a tense scene. Willy threatens with a wooden gun while Tommie insists he has forgotten the countersign, prompting a taunting offer to whisper it again.
All receptacles for food should be kept germ free and insect free as far as possible. Glass pottery and metallic wares are preferable to wood and should have no joints or grooves. They must be washed scalded dried and cooled before use. Sun drying when possible adds to purity.
The Boston Herald quotes an artist puzzled by a reused drawing and questions the creator's experience. The exchange centers on recognizing quality and the judgment of what counts as an ace work.
A fragmented OCR item notes a former Bn business office experiencing a fall back event. The readable text is limited, offering no clear dates or names to confirm specifics. This card highlights a local property or office space incident with uncertain details.
A professor recounts how his wife solved a door-locking problem by throwing him the key from a window. The club visit ends in laughter when a friend suggests simply letting her in and locking from outside. The tale closes with the couple discovering the wife’s misthrown key.
Judge Gates recalls a practice scene with a 6 foot 7 inch counsel from southeastern Kansas. The attorney reads from Plackstone, notes a Granville footnote, then admits the Latin text is unreadable and decides to skip it. The courtroom shows restrained amusement as the moment unfolds.
A Boston Journal piece recalls an American woman who lived in Paris and hired a famed chef. She paid him a lavish salary to move with her, but his Parisian finesse failed at a New York dinner, revealing he never cooked for her in Paris.
A London Tailor and Cutter critique notes that sculptors mock tailoring by dressing figures like Bismarck, John Bright, and W. E. Forster in ill fitting garments with uneven buttons and flaps. The piece lampoons sculptors for prioritizing folds over proper seams.
Two young men fishing passed a farmhouse hungry and asked for buttermilk. The farmer’s daughters replied they kept it for their calves, prompting the boys to decide they had other business and left.
Dinglebat promotes a home run like a tiny republic with universal toleration and shared voice. Yet his own house with Mrs. Dinglebat shows daily battles over who shall be president.
Short quip from London about a lodger who refuses to part with his brush and comb as his fellow lodger prepares for a holiday, noting the other's baldness and the joke that he won't need grooming items.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quotation notes Cholly's limited usefulness in the world yet oddly praises him for making a nice cigarette holder. The remark juxtaposes cynicism with a trivial practical compliment.
A witty dialogue line features Cholly and a sharp reply about usefulness and appeal. The remark highlights social tension and jealousy among sobher young men in a period humor strip.
The Saturday Evening Post recounts Count Boni de Castellane’s first duel after school. Laughing clubmen faked a fatal shot with bread crumb pistols, provoking the young noble to kill a supposed corpse, then retrieve and bury it in the river before realizing the ruse.
The piece outlines how the bronze Colossus of Rhodes portrayed Phoebus, its builder Chares pupil of Lysippus, its height cited as 105 feet, and its method of construction on plates. It notes the earthquake destroyer after 64 years, the relics remaining until A D 672, and the 300 talent original cost. Pliny adds Rhodes boasted 1000 sun statues at the harbor.
A trunk and bag manufacturer explains that men's hatboxes vary greatly in form and material. Boxes range from oval and square to oblong, made of sole, harness, or enameled leather with capacities from one to four hats. Some designs include removable centers, collar trays, and removable hat bowls to convert into a general case. The New York Sun cites these details.
The piece compares two tales: Spurgeon hearing of Essex quake he jokes about his county finally moving. Dean Swift watches workers repair a roof when a man vanishes and remarks on quick work.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Johnny Sizszletop extols electricity as a great thing while Willie Boerum-W quips that pushing electric buttons at doors is less fun than using old fashioned doorbells, highlighting a humorous contrast in attitudes.
Gladys recalls Edith being deceived by her husband Mr. Goldley who admitted after marriage he was sixty rather than seventy five, revealing a hidden age. The exchange highlights the deception and its impact on Edith.
A maxim from New York Presa notes that superiority over the despised does not prove one is superior to all who despise. The aphorism frames self judgment against adversaries and critics.
The fragment suggests a reflection on time and obligation, noting that tomorrow lacks the flexibility to fulfill neglected duties. It implies procrastination undermines timely action and responsibility. The line frames a critique of delaying tasks beyond today.
An article from Lancet argues against overuse of soap and water, noting skin maceration from frequent washing. It urges dry methods of cleanliness, especially for women and children, while suggesting modest daily towel drying and limited cleansing.
Paderewski’s first major Paris engagement earned him $20. After paying for dress, shoes, and essentials, he had no money left and walked to the venue. The audience inspired him and his fame began to rise as he performed with extraordinary passion. The hostess offered a carriage, but he declined saying his own was waiting.
A servant misreads a medicine label and takes a tablespoonful intended as an emetic. She suffers violent sickness and pain, while her mistress questions the dosage after finding her in bed with illness.
A horse lover notes a French practice where on steep streets an extra horse is stationed to haul drays to the hill summit. Laws require its use with a small fixed hire and heavy fines for refusal. Roadside placards mark where the extra horse is needed or dispensed with.
A Philadelphia Press line notes a boastful remark about a “self made man” and quips that his fortune stems from invention. The dialogue pivots on whether money comes from personal effort or the machine he created.
A fragment from a speech notes a cold day and questions a pastor’s big mistake in handling a sermon. The speaker, identified as an old deacon, recalls missteps and urges reconsideration of renewal efforts permeating the discussion.
A verse recalls how the pew once occupied by grandma shows changes in form and stride toward brighter ranges. Cemeteries speak through marble tongues, answering the absent call of those buried beneath.
A story recounted by George Archdale in Temple Bar describes Rogers in a hunting season where a keeper killed a boy. The master gave the boy's mother five pounds, yet deeply grieved over the keeper, abstaining from hunting for a week. The anecdote is cited as a peak example of measured emotion in Norfolk.
Stockholm ordinances limit building coverage to two thirds of a lot, or three quarters on street corners, with the remaining area reserved for light and ventilation courts. Chimney flues must be twelve or fifteen inches and be swept monthly by official chimney sweepers from October through April.
The Green Bag recounts a lawyer about to draft a bill of costs. A baker client asks for a light bill. The lawyer replies that bread is earned by more than light talk, noting the work behind the charge.
An American heiress ponders marrying a titled foreign gentleman, saying she cannot yet decide and may not support him in the ancestral style, reflecting social expectations in a quoted exchange.
Eskimo wrestlers prefer strength over skill in a seated test. Opponents sit facing opposite directions with elbows touching and lock arms to try to straighten the other’s arm. The tradition is closely tied to gambling.
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