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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
2
The elevator boy Sammis recalls a glamorous, misguided friendship with Mr. Messwell, a tenant who offers help but exploits trust. Sammis aids him for weeks until a bouquet to a pale coworker reveals a harsher side, leading to a violent confrontation and the end of their bond.
A colonel and narrator hide from a street dogfight near a town post office in Kentucky. They observe gunfire after a dogfight ends, with one man dead and another wounded, while the colonel quips that watching such fights is safest only after it ends and the dead are carried away.
Senators Chandler of New Hampshire and Frye become the center of a comic misadventure after Chandler drafts two letters about a Maine hunting trip one to his wife and one to his companion. The mix up triggers angry notes from Chandler’s wife and a chorus of joking reproach from peers as the tale spreads.
A Times report notes Porterhouse steak's decline in popularity among up town butchers serving Riverside Drive and West Find Avenue clients. Delmonico steak rises in demand as Porterhouse becomes less desired, with tenderloin often served separately or as a chef crafted variation. Butchers struggle to adapt carving methods to maintain value.
A Detroit Journal comic snippet shows an intrepid explorer meeting an Antarctic Eskimo. The Eskimo mocks the explorer with a pun about being alike yet different, and the explorer feels chagrin upon realizing the joke was intuitive.
A foreigner asks for the meaning of "that won't wash" in American slang. A solemn youth explains that it means the claim cannot be proved or is untrue, noting that "wash" is a contraction of Washington, praised for honesty as the Father of His Country who could not tell a lie.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes dialog where one man claims his suspicions would be raised after a robbery. The exchange includes Linpy and Weary discussing if a large sum was stolen and how detection would occur. The passage presents a noir style dialogue about assumed loss and investigation.
C A Rowland and his son Elmer returned from two weeks in Nebraska sharing a Thanksgiving dinner with Isaac Rockey and family in a sod house. They visited a sad schoolhouse and Pine Ridge Agency, met former Cedar and Washington township residents, and bought land while Rube Houston bought a carload of fine horses.
Mrs. Mary Glenney suffered a heavy fall on church steps after mistaking the last step for none. Her companion Mrs. Vollmar also fell but escaped injury. Glenney sustained severe bruises but recovered to be up and about.
Ezra Foster of Olmitz sustained a gunshot wound to the right leg when a target gun discharged while he carried it muzzle down. Doctors removed the bullet and he was recovering. The notice also mentions a December masques social of the PKE O at the hall with Carmriz Kull as secretary.
A new Tin de Siecle Club forms to enjoy progressive high five. Members meet twice a month at homes and recently hosted Miss Maggie Beem. Upcoming gathering with Misses Ida and Iva Baldwin is planned for Friday evening December 14. Members include Iva Baldwin, Maggie Beem, Ida Baldwin, Eva Graves, Marie Latta, Lulu Graham, Bert Gookin, Dee Simmons, Robert Manning, Pete Paton, Clarence Blake, Orlo Bartholomew. Everything will be sold cheap at the unique sample sale.
Mrs Myra McFarland of Chartton Virginia confirms receipt of a $1000 life policy settlement for her son Mark P McFarland whose death occurred before full premium settlement. She commends Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co of Philadelphia for prompt payment and reliability in the Aug 20 1900 policy. The letter dated Navy 22 1900 is addressed to Geo T Ramsey, special agent.
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