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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
5
The London Mail notes New Year as the national payday in China with widespread debt settlements and possible bankruptcies. Families pool resources to protect business reputations while pawnbrokers see crowded shops for redeeming or pawning items. Red is prominent as luck, with red cards, invitations, and door scripts everywhere.
A noted divine argues that a husband's grumbling is often just a way to begin a conversation. He says a sulky man should be met with cheerfulness from his wife and that mutual kindness is essential. The wiser course is not for the wife to yield every time but to respond with gentle consideration.
A humorous exchange in London Fun where a wife complains to her husband about meat from a butcher. She jokes she would send him to thrash the butcher if the meat is bad and notes the butcher appeared fierce with a big knife. The husband downplays the issue, saying he has seen worse meat.
Dialogue exchange features Mrs Weeds Oh recalling first husband and Mr Weeds noting the frequent resemblance. The brief cartoon style line captures a domestic humor moment in a newspaper snippet.
The American consuls at all foreign ports have the lawful right to examine intending emigrants for the United States for the purpose of ascertaining that they are fit for admission to this country.
The American Journal of Sociology notes a history of ritual killings and crucifixions by various sects from Paris in 1760 to Russian groups in the 19th century. Examples include the Convulsionists, Paschelians, Nazarenes, Wanderers, Deniers, and Scourgers, with acts ranging from crucifixion to cannibalistic rites and mass murder in the pursuit of salvation.
A Cleveland schoolroom story recalls a pupil named Tommy McGregor missing from class. A girl named Mary reveals he stays home due to measles, citing a contagious disease card posted at the school.
The Indianapolis Journal notes a corn fed philosopher who says true happiness comes from devoting life to helping others and that this is the only occupation where people let a man have his own way.
Mr Borem at eleven p m says my motto is pay as you go Miss Cutting replies she is willing to lend a small amount if it helps Chicago News
The silkworm originated in China and fabrics of this material were produced there around 2700 B.C. This note outlines the ancient beginnings of silk and its early textile use in China.
A historical note states that coffee was unknown to Greek and Roman cultures, implying its later introduction and spread in other world regions. The remark highlights the distinct timeline of coffee's cultural adoption compared with classical antiquity.
A New York Tribune excerpt quotes J. R. Anso of Brazil on chocolate as a great industry. Two thirds of imported beans go to one Boston firm, the rest to other makers. Caracas is praised, grades differ by sediment, and cheaper shells darken the product. Chocolate can be a soothing, habit forming pleasure for nervous drinkers. Consumption is rising in the United States.
A 300 gram steel sample yielded graphite after nitric and hydrofluoric acid treatments and sulfuric fuming. The process left only graphitic residue that, when melted with potassium chloride, formed tiny transparent octahedrons visible under a microscope. These diamonds burned on platinum with no ash.
A Viking raid on Scotland ends at night when one Danish soldier steps on a thistle. The cry awakens the Scots, who rally to defeat the invaders. In gratitude the thistle is adopted as Scotland's emblem by the people.
From one end of Japan to the other a child is treated as a sacred thing, be it one's own or a stranger's. Each one carries its name and address on a ticket round its neck, but should it need stray from home food and shelter and kindness would meet it anywhere.
A Tit-Bits style quip notes life’s monotony with a humorous count. Over 50 years, people undress for bed many times and redress after sleep, counted at least eighteen thousand three hundred fifty. The tone mocks daily ritual with cheerful resignation.
A Chicago Tribune vignette depicts an elderly philanthropist helping a tearful boy searching for a penny then a nickel he dropped, and the next day another boy seeking a half dollar, with the same compassion prompting more aid.
An Army anecdote shows a lieutenant directing John to ensure a proper dinner for a visit to the captain’s cook on Sunday. The exchange underscores military propriety and etiquette in a domestic setting.
Detroit Journal quotes a bemused character insisting Genevieve is the heroine of a magazine serial. Arthur resists, declaring her hair a pompadour and grows frantic as reason fails.
In this Punch dialogue a rigid teetotaler orders a letter to Mrs Brown about being laid up. The factotum confesses he used the word gout instead, calling it a convenient miswording. The exchange showcases social rigidity and wit.
The magistrate tells the prisoner that the fine will be held over him for a year on the promise of better behavior. If not brought before the court again within twelve months, the fine will be dropped. The prisoner pleads that the fine not be held directly over his head.
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