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Newspaper
Cape Girardeau Democrat
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
3
Poem honors unnamed soldiers and sailors who died in action and at sea. It celebrates the common heroism of the man at the rail and the countless who faced disease and death, awaiting judgment day, with unwavering courage. The author invokes a-longing to sing the longest song for these unnamed martyrs.
In a Broadway flower shop a witty florist girl muses that many men are easily fooled and easy money before a church affair of Lohengrin. A Western looking, bronzed visitor, wearing a sombrero style, buys huge sums of roses and asters, debating how many to take as the scene ends with him leaning over the counter contemplating further buys.
A western visitor explains he only wants to send flowers to a debutante, revealing a daily floral habit to a wife he keeps hidden. The shop staff puzzle over a bachelor image while the tale turns to a silver wedding setup and the ruses of young lovers. The piece ends with reflections on romantic naiveté and a humorous note on Tennyson.
A Yorkshire factory mother brings her five year old son to hospital as surgeon laments missing earlier chance to correct his finger thumb union due to birth defect. The mother blames the child with blunt remark as the tale ends with a sharp exchange and a pun on life.
A collage of witty lines from various papers shows extravagant praise, bridge jokes, a Mary age quip, bearded woman money remark, bicycle record boast, dialect humor about football, ad satire on bed pricing, and a banker string weight joke. Notable voices include Detroit Journal Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph Philadelphia Bulletin Harlem Life Glasgow Evening Times Philadelphia Press Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ALedger Monthly essay contends that indulgent parenting creates backboneless humanity by shielding children from consequences. It argues mothers avoid discipline, excuse misbehavior, and fear sorrow from punishment, thereby weakening moral fiber and preparing children for future hardship and selfishness.
The piece extols tact as an instinctive art, likening it to a Heaven born gift. It tells a fairy tale where tact is bestowed upon a cradle babe and argues that tact, joined with sympathy, yields powerful, unselfish influence in home life and social circles. The essay praises tactful women as the flower of their kind and a benediction to others.
The Mermaid was a famed London tavern in Elizabethan times, a gathering spot for Shakespeare, Jonson, Beaumont, Fletcher, Selden, Carew, Donne, and the Mermaid Club said to be originated by Sir Walter Raleigh. Located on Broad Street near Read Street, the Broad Street tavern is linked to multiple Mermaid branches but shared a single storied reputation before the Great Fire.
The account notes a 50 year old conflict where 309000 women joined military duties, forming brigades of 13000 with female officers. Ten thousand trained as soldiers in Nankin while others dug moats built trenches and batteries. The Tae-Ping rebellion is highlighted as remarkable.
Fashion notes from Harper's Bazar describe Paris summer skirts favoring back fullness with box plaits or deep apron yokes, while some plain backs appear. Designers blend popular designs to flatter wearers, with varied styles shown at a recent entertainment. Fabric trims include machine stitches, lace, embroidery, and net. sandals with multiple straps return to fashion, as noted by the Detroit Free Press.
A cowboy visiting an eastern city recalls a Montana Kid story about a bronco that bucked for days. The Kid claims he stayed aboard two days and three nights, aided by biscuits from the cook and water from a creek behind the kitchen as he rode the horse through a three foot creek on each pass.
A Lewiston Journal excerpt recounts a dusty tramp who once claimed to be a Phillies catcher. The educated hobo charmed a dining observer with stories of the nation and towns while explaining he must remain ragged to fit his trade. He carries a quarter and fears ten dollars could land him in prison.
A historic home remedy outlines a soup: cut one half pound mutton and the same amount of beef into small pieces, simmer with a quart of water and a tablespoon of rice. Cook slowly for hours, add water if thick, strain, season to taste, and serve in bouillon cups with a wafer.
The piece notes plans at the University of Berlin to establish three anthropology chairs and reports a Handsworth Birmingham Sunday school teachers college opening. It mentions James Watt building an organ for St. Andrew's Glasgow in 1806 amid opposition, women gaining medical degree admission at Owens College Manchester, a Kansas preacher inheriting funds for Oklahoma college and hospital endowment, a Cincinnati factory school for workers with drawing classes, University of Michigan gym use rising to 1,200 lockers, Naples Volta school with 406 pupils teaching electricity chemistry and mechanics, and government city support aiding pupils who often find employment after graduation.
A. J. Bothwell’s Sweetwater River ranch in Wyoming hosts trained gray wolves as pets. Captured as pups, they grew with children, learned tricks, and remain playful yet powerful. A lawyer tests a boy’s honesty with a five dollar note and a later bill, revealing surprises in a Chicago News tale.
Curious spiral fossils from the Permian rocks in Russia resemble a sawlike appendage with enameled teeth that could roll like a spring. French geologist M Prien proposes it was an upper jaw extension of a fish related to rays and dogfish. The behavior echoes sawfish or swordfish. Also noted is Dorothy’s country carriage ride wheeze as she urges exit due to squeaking wheels.
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