02 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
1
A fragment from With Lead and Line by Charles Henry Webb presents a reflective meditation on love. It contrasts love as daily joy, selfless giving, and trust without belief, framed in a Victorian voice about enduring affection.
Judith Tankerville captivates New York society with refined charm and foreign air. A quiet telegram unfolds a plan as Major Glendennin hosts a dinner of old cronies to reveal a pending marriage proposal, while a detective present unravels a planned twist in the tale.
Dense room silence as Glendenin labels Tankerville a European fraudster known as Mignonne Dupre The Princess with a history of selling antique jewelry across Florence and Paris Hogan reveals a fake antique trade and a watch once claimed as an heirloom turns out to be a cheap fake The scene ends with plans to let the scam vanish and arrest remains undisclosed through the ruse
The article explains porcupine quills loosen easily when the tail thrashes against wood or ground. Quills detach and fall shortly near the animal, rarely traveling more than a few inches, as noted in a Forest and Stream correspondence. The tail's drumming can sound like a challenge or warning.
Delicacy governs affections as grace governs beauty. We cannot judge others, each bears unique weaknesses and temptations. Sympathy is easy to claim but hard to summon when help is needed. Instruction teaches, example animates, and emotions color the heart. Those who aid us quietly bolster belief in our potential and a life of strength. Temper is rarely lost without later regret over lost self command. Most people are worth conciliating, for time may grant them power to harm.
Keeper Thompson of the Zoo reports bullfrogs are exceptionally voracious, preferring birds when possible. The seasoned predator lies motionless at ponds and springs, then launches a rapid leap to gulp down prey, sometimes swallowing prey as large as itself.
Science and industry items cover California smelting prospects with large investments and future costs, then move to a record fresh water pearl named Queen Regent valued at 13 778 dollars found in the Mississippi. The piece also notes coast defense storage batteries, a shark tooth in a cable, a hand writing ring invention, and Harvard's Arthur Tyng leading intercollegiate tests in vigor and nerve despite small stature.
In Judge Bonham's court a Scandinavian woman in examination for mental condition answered smartly yet ramblingly. Her husband, a small man, stated his view and she insisted there was nothing wrong with her. When asked if her husband was out of his mind she replied by dialect, but the judge still ordered commitment.
Nature’s forests in Herbst Maine are described as vast and deep, exceeding the German Black Forest sevenfold and spanning about 97,000,000 acres or nearly half the state. Within lie 1800 lakes covering a fifth of the area, feeding numerous fish and forming 2300 square miles of water. Moose habitat, extensive waterways, and ship rivers are noted in Pearson’s Magazine.
A new form of charity in Budapest distributes bread and milk to children up to six years old. The daily program runs morning and evening at a shop in a by-street with boiling, cooling, and warming facilities. Fifty children enter at a time, bring their own mugs or use provided vessels, and all bread and milk must be consumed on site. Sick children receive a second portion.
A miscellany of playful quips and ads noting a talker praised for humor, a convict’s clever coin scheme, and endorsements for tonics and remedies. Includes references to Hostetter's Bitters, Catarrh cures, Cascarins, and various quack products with brief booster lines and dates from early 1900s advertisements.
Letter to readers praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing pregnancy after a personal account of initial fear and weakness. The writer says she loved children but suffered during childbirth until discovering the remedy.
The Duke of Marlborough's new Curzon Street house in London is taking form with iron frame, a marble hall and winding staircase, light and airy amid smaller buildings. The site was a gift to Consuelo Vanderbilt from her father, Mr. Vanderbilt.
A New York Tribune style essay contrasts old views of women in society with modern demands for intelligence and selflessness. It discusses female roles, manners, and ambition, then shifts to a perfume shop scene describing customer types and scent choices from violet to heliotrope and frangipant, noting trends among gray dressed, athletic, and lavish shoppers.
The article surveys fashionable artificial blooms and accessories such as two-inch pearl strands, jeweled ornaments, negligees and blouses featuring silk with small woven figures, colonial slippers with distinctive heels, and hat pins in flower motifs. It notes velvet hats trimmed with violets, small figured velvets in muted tones, lace inserts with Persian color ribbons, and bronze gold Egyptian style pendants set with topaz and baroque snarls.
In recalling a case of congressional pay, William H. Sargent of Texas cites a conversation between David B. Culbertson and Buck Kilgore. Kilgore grouses that $5,000 a year isn’t enough to live on, while Culbertson responds that the salary is powerful regular.
Detanus Blood Balm promises a permanent cure by killing blood poisons for rheumatism and catarrh with thousands reportedly cured after long suffering. Free samples offered by Blood Balm Co. at 12 Mitchell St Atlanta with prepaid DB. B. E. medical advice and trouble description. No woman thinks another woman's baby is quite up to the mark.
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