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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
4
An elderly French veteran recounts a Gravelotte battlefield episode. Leon St Paul, Cambert, and Marie Emmanuel shape a tale of courage, wounded pride, and sacrifice as the vivandiere consoles a dying hero and Cambert later marries.
A young man, speechless with joy, feels blessed as his beloved promises to share his fate. He gazes on her beauty and vows to provide for her welfare. He questions how such a bright angel could love a dull fellow, while she playfully pretends to have a screw loose.
The article explains that the juiciest oranges are the heaviest with thin skins, while thick skinned fruit is often dry. It highlights Florida mandarin and tangerine as easy to peel varieties from China and Tangier stock, and notes Jamaica and Havana oranges are paler and more acidic than home grown fruit.
The report notes that more than 11,000,000 yards of tweed are used each year to clothe the male population in Loudon, reflecting strong textile usage and local fashion needs.
Poem from Emma Alice Brown in New York Ledger describing moonlit garden imagery, lilies, roses, woodbine, and longing for beloved Nita behind lattice bars. The speaker imagines wooing under the night sky and pleads for dreams to bring them together.
An Omaha/New York Press account traces Buffalo Bill Cody from government scout on the western plains to showman. A North Platte Fourth of July expedition led him to recruit cowboys and Indians, advance money, and build a famed Wild West show with partners Burke Canfield McCune Salisbury, earning fortunes and a lasting cognomen from a Duke.
During a Massachusetts agricultural society session Hamlin Garland, billed as a farmer, is asked to talk. He admits his farming, then explains he is doing literary work to earn money to pay his workers. The exchange highlights his dual roles in farming and writing.
An excited lawyer questions a physician about a stabbing. The doctor describes the wound as about an inch and a half left of the midline and an inch above the navel. The lawyer remarks he expected a town hall site.
The Bank of England staffs roughly 11,000 men and maintains a salary list including pensions totaling about 1.5 million dollars per year.
The article notes koumiss prepared from mare milk stored in smoked leather bottles. It describes the traditional dairy practice and vessel materials used in the process.
The article notes the next transit of Venus will occur in 2004 with observers expected to gather at public observatories and schools. It explains the rare event will be visible in parts of the world and draws interest from amateur astronomers and educators.
Lieutenant Charles D. Rhodes recalls a playful incident at a summer camp where a kitten within Troop D's camp defended its territory against a large black bear. The bear retreated to a tree after the kitten's fierce display, then slipped down and left the scene as soldiers watched.
The Philadelphia Times explains pearl naming by size from dust to paragon. Values vary with quality and color. dust, seed and piece pearls trade consistently, while cherry and paragon fetch disparate prices. Large stones over one carat sell separately, smaller ones in parcels.
James B. Carrington explains moonlight photographs mix sun photography and night exposure. He notes moonlit views are sun photos with clouds and rapid exposure, and that two exposures yield striking night pictures with building silhouettes and electric lights lining streets and parks.
Senator Hoar recounts a Worcester boyhood catechism with questions about hell and its inhabitants. An unrelated note asserts petroleum oil has therapeutic powers in chronic bronchial and pulmonary disorders.
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