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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
4
A garbled excerpt from a Frost Wheeler piece in the New York Press presents fractured lines about longing and heartbreak. The readable phrases hint at a distressed speaker addressing a sweetheart with recurring questions and emotional imagery.
A man recalls his boyhood love Patience Elaim and the obstruction by her father Mr Yelnik. He describes past elopement rumors, social ostracism, years of absence, and a tense reunion aboard a ferry where Yelnik reacts with evident fury.
A dramatic river chase unfolds as a man and his betrothed evade a zealous pursuer aboard a New York ferry. They slip to a tugboat, flee toward New Jersey, and marry quickly at Bayonne or Long Branch before returning to New York. The pursuer, Mr Yelnik, faces a sudden domestic scandal when Patience reveals the true engagement.
A humorous exchange from Gaulois features a schoolmaster asking about the best tin to pick apples and a scholar replying that the farmer must look away and the dog be absent for success.
A narrator recalls an afternoon beside the Marne with Napoleonic officials and a former police chief. He describes a peaceful garden scene, a Hortensia terrace, and a conservatory where Thiers and allies plotted Olivier ministry. Two Paris society brothers distract guests with tricks as a femme de chambre confirms discreet service by the old man.
A nervous father tries to weigh his newborn using improvised scales. He misreads weights, insists the baby weighs far more than expected, and requests bigger scales from a neighbor. The scene ends with the kitchen scales unable to handle the baby, while the mother and family react with surprise.
A writer argues against the notion that grayhounds are named from the color gray. He notes that the term has varied spellings and roots, suggesting the color link is weak. The piece examines linguistic history and urges acceptance of diverse etymologies without forcing a single explanation.
A Philadelphia Record story recalls a rodent catcher who once earned easy income by using live rats to flush out pests. He hid live rats in a box, released ferrets to slaughter many rats, and collected payment based on carcasses presented to employers.
Lawrence Hutton in Harper's Magazine recalls the second Mrs Booth's mental decline and the husband's patient, unwavering care during bouts at Saratoga and in New York and London. He notes her irritability and irresponsibility, yet the husband remains calm, cradling her for hours without complaint.
A colored woman requests counsel from her pastor about her husband's conduct. The pastor quotes a proverb about turning the other cheek with fire, and she responds that she has tried hot water instead. This item appears as a brief sociocultural anecdote from Chicago.
A star declares eight years of marriage, a critic probes continuity, but the question is deemed unworthy of reply, per Cincinnati Enquirer.
Estimated export of os trich feathers from Cape Colony totals about 1,200 tons in eight decades, valued at 12,009,000 dollars. The figure reflects long standing trade patterns and the monetary scale of the feather industry in the region.
Living costs in London are about 40 percent lower than in New York, a comparison highlighting the price gap for housing food and daily expenses. The analysis suggests London residents enjoy a notable cost of living advantage over their New York counterparts.
The article promotes Lewis county Washington as an ideal development area. It urges skilled workers with capital to start small factories or farm enterprises, noting rich bottom lands along the Cowlitz Chehalis and Newaukum rivers, extensive timber, hop and orchard potential, and growing industries. Chehalis as county seat highlights schools, mills, a bank, and a developing railroad depot.
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