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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
3
A dying patient in a hospital dormitory pleads for her lost lover as nurses debate care and the burden of imagination. The elder nurse consoles, stressing acceptance, while the young nurse fears failure and the patient laments fame and love.
Edward Gottfried, Wilkes-Barre native and former Peru consular agent at Trujillo, endured brutal torture by rebels led by Colonel Verastegui in 1898. His family fled to the Huaylas mountains, later reaching the coast after looting, threats, and a ruthless seizure of his property. A newspaper correspondent covering the event was killed by the same rebels.
An English journal asks whether pronunciation among ignorant or cultivated classes is worse. Examples compare working class terms like "'Arry, 'old my 'ass" with refined diction such as "He that hath yaws to yaw" and "Jange, please go to Awthah." The piece notes the vicar mispronounces "servering" as "wur-ah."
In a rural courtroom style exchange, Mrs Wimple confirms she never heard a confession from her spouse about an earlier marriage proposal. She notes he avoided admitting past actions and was ashamed, shielding the details from her.
A Somerville Mass journal quips that a man calls a physician his own yet the doctor expects to be paid and the debtor shows no urgency to settle the fifty dollar bill.
A cautious man on a suburban train asks a married man if he is married and hints at views on children. The bachelor speaker says no offense and notes his own single status while mentioning a visit to a married sister.
A line from the Indianapolis Journal notes Mrs Chatter’s husband is unable to play whist when others at the table talk, highlighting how distraction affects skill at the card table.
A quotation from the Atchison Globe notes that a woman does not take offense when a doctor or preacher scolds her, viewing it as his way of taking an interest in her.
A correspondent describes wingless New Zealand birds such as the moa, kiwi, and weka. The moa is extinct. kiwis and wekas survive in limited habitats. Kiwis forage for earthworms with keen touch and a hooked claw defense. wekas, curious and bold, interact with travelers and camps. They face threats of extinction and habitat loss.
The article cites Professor Marinelli predicting the Po delta will dry much of the northern Adriatic over centuries. Since the delta has expanded about 0.3 square miles annually for 70 years, 198 square miles more land may emerge in six centuries. Venice could lose its seafront as the gulf disappears.
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