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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
7
Scant readable lines hint at Baltimore preparations for forthcoming rent notices and public statements. The fragment mentions residents and official broadcasts but lacks clear details on parties, dates, or outcomes.
A humorous Brooklyn Life exchange mocks wedding talk with playful jests about summer, fiancés, and savings. One line suggests overcoats and sealskins as wedding funds, illustrating light social satire.
Moss litter from bog lands is widely adopted in European army stables as a cheaper alternative to straw, costing about half as much. The shift reflects wartime efficiency and resource saving strategies.
A short snippet shows a mother asking why she refused three times to marry Mr. de Bullion and a daughter replying that he proposed three times. The dialogue hints at stubborn choices and social expectations in a humorous vignette.
The Arkansas Gazette reports the engagement of Miss Lulu Sassback and Mr. John Loud, both residents of Yell County, Arkansas, indicating plans for a forthcoming marriage.
The Illinois Statesman notes that former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon enjoys solitaire in private hours. The Washington Post recounts an evening when Cannon played solo while Secretary Moody and Representative Gillett dined nearby, finally finishing around midnight in the rain.
A Prince Edward Island native arrives in Boston and encounters a hotel clerk’s register prompt. Confusion arises when asked for his origin and he replies he lives on the island, prompting a pointed correction that the island is Prince Edward Island. The anecdote appears in Youth's Companion.
Several loads of freshly threshed wheat arrived in New Castle while H M Carr, superintendent of the city water works and noted electrician, nears completion of a new invention called a secondary transformer. The device is designed to economize current for gas engines and reduce sparking costs.
In a London studio, Lord Partlett flirts with Mademoiselle the Model and offers to buy Walter Bywater’s paintings while proposing a bohemian raid to Richmond. He finally bargains for five watercolors and six kisses then leaves as Bywater returns to claim the model’s allegiance.
A New York woman visiting friends in Washington says she overheard a conversation between her host and a colored butler about expecting friends that afternoon and asking the butler to attend to their needs.
Jaynes the Cake Trust president uses a private tube system to travel instantly from New York to London Paris and Johannesburg. He plans marriage after meeting Arethusa von Ochsenreiter at the Grand Opera and the Paris supper, seeking to win her hand before dawn.
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