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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
8
Frederick Penfield notes in Present Day Egypt that native incubators in villages near the pyramids use sun dried brick ovens and straw padding. No thermometer or equipment is used. keepers turn eggs daily and sell or trade eggs for chicks, producing millions of chickens annually.
In a New York Sun item, a dealer explains two gilded clock sets priced at 850 and 600 dollars. The mercury gilding process, now outlawed, killed workers quickly, while electroplating offered durability and better appearance.
A comic reminisces on Abraham Lincoln seeking Mary Todd by wit and charm and notes his frugal marriage life. A separate anecdote recounts a Californian attempting to telegraph to 195 Broadway and being told the recipient is just upstairs, a humor piece from Leslie's Weekly via Thomas Lewis.
A Real Estate dealer and a house hunter spar over cellar moisture. The buyer mocks claims of perfect dryness while noting another house across the street stays damp, casting doubt on the seller’s assurances in a Boston Transcript style exchange.
A compilation of brief quips and anecdotes. Senator Sawyer’s tale about charity and monthly limits, a missive urging kindness over hostility, a joke about a new Alderman and his occupation, plus a choir joke about the organ bell toll.
A Maryland parent wrote to Senator Sawyer before his retirement, naming a newborn Philetus Sawyer Jones and hoping the child would mirror the senator’s generous character. Similar letters to Senators Allison and Edmunds followed, each proposing names from Justin Morrill to Don Cameron Jones, a cycle of distinguished monikers.
A terse exchange between a father and a teacher notes a son’s behindness in studies. The parent replies with a witty defense about schooling, reflecting a pragmatic attitude toward education in historical Boston.
A restaurant keeper in Galena posted Our meals are hard to beat. A rival rubbed out the b in beat sparking a dispute. The Kansas City Journal notes the quarrel began over a playful modification. The piece then shifts to diet debates from Life and Beauty editorials. Prominent writers respond with humorous or pointed takes on diet and work.
Two Trains Daily from Minneapolis and St Paul via Wisconsin Central railway from Manitowoc Milwaukee Chicago and eastern and southern points Nearest ticket agent can give you further information James C Pond G P A Milwaukee Wis.
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