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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
7
County residents share Christmas festivities and family updates with visits from Harry Hinckley and others. Obscure notes mention officer installations at Odd Fellows and a Grange event, plus local school activities and a December wedding. Community theater and church events frame a busy holiday period for residents like the Hinckleys, Richardsons, and Kittredges.
A northern hunter, lost in Florida while alligator hunting, asks a man on a cow how far to Miami. The response uses humor about “two whoops,” with the hunter challenging the figure as night falls among palmettos and prickly pears. The comic exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
A long hatred theoretician presents plans for a system that would warn engineers when someone crosses the track. The official dismisses it, arguing the aim should be to warn the person crossing the track when the engineer passes by.
In Philadelphia, Miss Coy Vex questions whether Mr Bonds will seal a deal with Miss Aveum, a county Tai holder, as negotiations continue amid hesitation and blushes.
An old Chicago poet remarks on a politician’s rhetoric, noting he speaks convincingly yet meaningfully little. The quip highlights the charm and emptiness often seen in political speech. The remark frames public perception of political skill as eloquence without substance.
A fragment from Harper's Monthly notes that a couple's carefully arranged elopement is halted when their father sanctions the match. The passage discusses the paradox of needing countless opinions to satisfy social demands while seeking a private union.
An OCR fragment touts Laxwive Wromo Quinine Tablets as a instant cold remedy. It includes a refund promise if 11 falls to cure and mentions KW Grove’s nature on an ad box. The merchant contrasts advertising during dull seasons to boost profits for advertisers.
From Bucksport reports a coal shortage drives residents to wood as imports stay scarce amid price rises. Local weddings, club balls, and maritime activity fill pages with names like Crook Gray and Lawrence Bennett, plus cargoes for Bangor and New York.
A fragmented recipe collection offers guidance on kitchen basics. It covers lemony red boiled linen, browning fowls, browning veal and chicken gravies, bluefish with tomato garlic sauce, a quick cake batter with cinnamon, and resting flour two hours for pancakes and fritters to improve texture and wholesomeness.
A quip from the Philadelphia Presse contrasts optimism and pessimism on opportunity. The optimist notes opportunity opens doors while the pessimist jests that opportunity is feminine and calls when odds are against you, ending in a wry farewell.
The Rescue crew recalls finding the Newfoundland whaler Emily Benson wedged among rocks in a north bay, derelict after twenty years, with rotted sails and dry rot stifling the cabin. The discovery confirms the Benson’s fate while the Discovery’s fate remains unknown.
An excerpt from Colier's Weekly retells an Eastern myth about the Hindu god Twashtri who, lacking materials to fashion a second being, blends light, wind, sun, mist, and many traits to form a woman. The created woman unsettles the man, who cannot live with or without her, highlighting timeless themes of love and dependence.
The Richmond Dispatch muses on traditional corn breads and old cooking methods. It contrasts hearth baked hoecakes and flapjacks with stove cooking, imagines antebellum Virginia kitchens, and humorously laments the loss of youth and appetite as time passes.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a fair dame railing against ape hosiery and a judge remarking on Christmastree gifts. A hotel clerk is asked about twenty cent stamps after a customer pays a bill, with questions on price and quantity remaining unclear.
A local letter from J Kirwan and M Willard of Albany extols a cream balm as a cure for head cold symptoms and catarrh. Both praise long term use, noting relief after trying numerous remedies and recommending it for families.
Correspondence from Boston on December 26 1902 notes crowded streets after Christmas with heavy bargain hunting and annual mark downs. Gas explosion on Kingston street caused fright and a minor injury from flying glass while a boy was injured in a crowd. Salvation Army and Volunteers of America fed thousands, snow hindered travel but many still enjoyed dinners and visiting. Tales of young ambitions, moral observations, and street life, including ads for wines and a humorous stage line Zigzag Alley. The text laments coal shortages and urges remonstrances to improve supply for workers.
Excerpt shows a fragmented dialogue featuring an ex Senator Jewett and others debating work, wealth, and affording items. The customer demands the return of his clock, calling it the most variable asset he owns, while uncertainties about future behavior are raised.
A local reader cites Mrs Zelpha Springer of West Frankish showing kidney derangement with dropsy and swelling feet. She reports Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Wiggin's Drug Store gave first relief and continuous improvement. Sold nationwide 60 cents. Fonder Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the U S sale agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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