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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
6
In a dramatic clash, Rube and Seth overpowered eleven attackers led by El Zares in a hut siege. After brutal fighting, eleven Mexicans lay dead, and the pair flee to safety. Seth plans to join Rube in a future move to New Orleans.
A new game called Jivte provides entertainment at parties. Two players kneel opposite about three feet apart with one lit candle. They balance weight on the other knee while the unlit candle is used to try to light the opponent's candle. The task proves surprisingly difficult.
A John Brown Association formed to buy and preserve the Torrington Connecticut birthplace of abolitionist John Brown. The former residence, long vacant and looted, would be saved to honor the man born there on May 9 1800 and educate future generations about its history.
An ex band member recalls a heated rivalry between two town bands. To enter a 16-member class with 15 players, he devised a corked horn ruse aided by a local half-witted helper. A rival member exposed the scheme, ending the deception.
Samuel A. Gotcher of St Louis proposes a lamp attached coil pipe between two water bags to keep hot water at a constant temperature. The flame can be regulated to vary heat output and maintain warmth without frequent water changes.
A description explains using a lantern on the dashboard to heat the feet and warmers in carriages and sleighs, extending the heater principle from indoor use to outdoor warming and roadway lighting.
A treasury official from London arrived in Dublin to probe heating costs for the Irish law courts. Lord Morris, displaying scorn for fuss and detail, signaled the official to the department head and summoned a maid to present the visitor, remarking that he would introduce the “young man to talk about the coal.”
A Berkeley student arrives late to a recitation in Prof L Dupont Lyle’s class. The professor chides the tardiness and the student insists his watch was slow. The teacher replies that what he needs is not faith but works.
The item cites two jokes about a patient named Jane and a quip about names on a wedding card, reflecting light editorial humor. It preserves a period voice with a witty aside about engraving names on invites.
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