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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
8
In a humorous tale, Mr Bowser experiments with a water to snow melt mixture costing $1.50. He tests it with ice and a barrel, hoping to melt snow for a cent a ton. Mrs Bowser doubts the plan while neighbors joke about potential riches and a citywide impact.
Three strangers attend the funeral of Tom Jackson in a small town cabin. A traveling preacher struggles to fit the man’s life into a sermon as the widow and locals share blunt, humorous, and unvarnished memories. The scene ends with the widow thanking the visitors as she sits with snuff on the doorstep.
A brief exchange mocks social distance with a complaint about a missed call from Mrs. Simpkins. The suburban visit costs 25 cents, underscoring urban rural friction reflected in a vintage Indianapolis Journal snippet.
A traveler reads a guidepost claiming ten miles to Dawsonville while eight remain and four to Cedar Hill four rods ahead. Another traveler reveals the distances are wrong, illustrating the fable that every situation has an offset and urging caution before trusting guides.
A man extols inference over jumping to conclusions describing a pond scene with skates a cap and mittens he meets a boy on the road and deduces the boy chased a rabbit and later fell on a log while admitting his nose bleed confirms the chase explanation
Optim notes absence of stones in grocery coffee as proof the world grows better. Pessim counters that grinding coffee at purchase and grocers removing stones reflect increased selfishness, not virtue. The exchange from a Chicago Tribune item humorously contrasts optimism and pessimism.
A Washington Post remark notes a wife’s plan to stay in for a private cry while her husband goes to the office. The piece comments on female deliberation and contrasts it with a stereotype about the sexes.
A Sun quotation contrasts two periods of behavior by a merchant. Two weeks ago respect earned credit. now respect is tied to payment. The exchange highlights how perceived deference shifts with financial stakes in Indianapolis.
Towne Subbubs has purchased a house boat to travel between home and the station. Browne questions the expense, but Towne calls the vessel a necessity for frequent crossings.
A brief quip from the Somerville Journal recalls a new husband who boasts his wife from Vassar can boil water without burning it. The exchange highlights light domestic humor from a recent marriage.
A humorous overheard exchange from the Indianapolis Press mocks gender roles with a quip about the difference between ra isins and reasons. The savage bachelor character delivers a cross remark about a woman’s appreciation illustrating social banter of the era.
The notice advertises the New York Tribune with discussions, correspondence, speeches, editorials and reports for thoughtful voters. It also offers The Patriot at $2.00 per year, while the Tribune costs $1.50 per year.
A reader recalls a Pennsylvania anecdote about Japanese servants who study in America. One claimed to be a prince traveling to observe manners, another a divinity student. An inscription near Salem Illinois marks A Lincoln and Ann Rutledge betrothed, an old memorial piece.
A bucket shop operator uses a “typewriter decoy” mail scheme to lure victims. Letters signed Your own Carrie promise rapid profits and secrecy, urging recipients to send savings under their own name. The ruse ends with marriage plans and a mocked postal fraud claim.
A National Magazine account notes that Boer strategy followed Oom Paul’s counsel while English strategy bore General Roberts influence. The writer admires Boer earnestness in religion and praises De Wet Delarey Botha and others for respectful treatment. Hymns by Moody and Sankey, especially Ik Heb een Vuder in het Beloorde Landt, echo in many homes.
In Yonkers Sousa rehearsed a charity band before his present standing in music. The Yonkers musicians proved peculiar and a cello player, clearly a volunteer virtuoso, caused interruptions by playing wrong notes. Sousa finally addressed him, halting the session.
Naples hackney coach proprietors and cab drivers unite to create an electromechanical automobile company aiming to convert hackney coaches and carrozella into automobiles within three years to preempt foreign interests. London News.
The London Illustrated News laments Italian rail policy noting ten to fifteen years with no new locomotives or rolling stock. Last week twelve trains halted mid journey, and couplings are so worn that trains frequently break apart, with front and rear halves diverging.
In a frightened exchange with Mabel Harkalong, Henry vows in desperation to raise Belgian hares if marriage is refused. He storms out, slamming the door as the scene ends.
The text notes the Ruasastan Church with 67 eparchies including Alaska and 43 bishop seats, plus 117 archbishops and various hierarch ranks. It also describes a German women's hair charity leaflet Collect Women's Hair urging women to send combings for conversion into hair nets, citing China as a former supplier and its export halt.
The Bishop of Liverpool bans long hairpins in confirmation ceremonies. He notes such pins often cause injury to his fingers during the laying on of hands. Published in Christian World.
Miss Maud A. Gillmore found a partridge in her Westboro Massachusetts schoolroom. A broken window pane showed how the bird entered the room as it fluttered about and finally crashed through another window. The holes in the glass appeared claw cut, as if made by a heavy object.
A dated note from D Q Storie argues Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy that could prevent pneumonia and serious cold outcomes, warning that tomorrow may be too late.
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