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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
8
A Chicago Post feature describes cattle sales in the stockyards where brokers settle deals with raised whips and glances instead of written contracts. Traders claim such signs bind buyers and sellers, noting daily turnover around 1.5 million dollars and stressing personal integrity over paper records.
A Philadelphia plan proposes to seal a bottle with a coin blown inside the glass to deter refilling. The idea aims to trap buyers after initial empties, allowing fraudsters to pump inferior liquor.
The article notes that merchants harmed by market shifts gain sympathy but gamblers face no bank or friend willing to lend. It portrays the betting man as a fool who has exhausted aid and the sharper who flees with no gratitude. It criticizes both the victim and the aggressor in a moral frame.
The term toast comes from medieval banquets where the loving cup carried a toasted bread piece. Wine or mead filled the cup and passed to the guest of honor then around the table, with each person sipping and the host finishing the toast for all friends gathered.
An officer recalls a near catastrophe during heavy sea gunnery when a gunner's mate prevented a catastrophe by destroying the electric firing circuit. With 250 pound powder charges ready in the gun and turret, the quick action likely saved the ship, leading to a department adoption of safety wiring to lock breeches before discharge.
A New York Press item describes a farmer who, after selling wood for $4.25, buys one finger of whiskey to warm himself in a bar. The bartender, wary of wine drinkers overspending, serves a potent remedy that makes the farmer gulp it down, drop his new grease-larded boots, and protest that he cannot let them burn.
A collection of quotations from pastors and rabbis across denominations emphasizes social betterment through church influence, values of friendship, the pursuit of goodness, and critiques of gambling and leisure as threats to Sunday observance. It includes remarks on reform, education, and moral responsibility.
Spectators packed the Roscius de Homme venue with all seats occupied and benches removed by the crowd to obtain value for their tickets. Report notes enthusiastic reception and high demand for the show.
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