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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1902
Page
3
In a crowded New York dining room, two women and two men drift between flirtation and wit. Miss Barry teases Lorrimer about a past romance while balancing new suitors, a mystery sister, and a note that hints at grave news. The evening ends with laughter and a puzzling letter.
Historian John Fiske, famed for his height, visits a Connecticut town with a hostess and her daughter. They stop to view a river valley from a field. A high fence with a narrow stile blocks passage. unable to squeeze through or climb, Fiske quips that they should continue the drive.
An old soldier who lost an arm at Austerlitz tells Napoleon how he would have been decorated after joking about losing both arms. The king pities his wit and contemplates honors, prompting the soldier to nonchalantly sever his remaining limb with a flourish.
A tale set in a college where Spangler, a football star, risks failing math. Professor Plum, engaged to Spangler’s sister, helps via a student pass in a dramatic last-minute arithmetic adjustment. Alice, a math-minded student, quietly influences the final grade, aiding Queens to win the championship.
One week’s extract reports Harry Fisher of Smyrna Mills shot by De Long. Fisher’s wound non serious. Maine tax assessors total $11,908,877 statewide. Hancock County $246,975. Schooner captain John Pomeroy of Orrington drowned at East Chop. he leaves a widow and three children. Maine trolley ridership reaches 25,000,000 passengers in year ending June. Pension applications reach 1,905 this year, expected over 2,600. total state payout $2,525,006.08. County clergyman’s pumpkin pie joke. High Island granite quarried near South Thomaston for Harrisburg capitol project. Goat Will Farm’s manual training building contract awarded to Horace Purington. $50,000 raised for building and endowment. Rockland claims three congressmen born or bred there: Charles E. Littlefield, Butler Ames, and Frederick C. Stevens. Stevens notably re-elected from Minnesota.
A Maine congressman famed for memory greets constituents by name and recalls details of visits and family losses. In a subtle tale a father and son seek help, only to face a grim echo of memory when the son learns the father is dead. The piece ends with a Buenos Aires police note about whistle blowing.
A historical ad notes heavy eating triggers indigestion and promotes Eodo by Widors & Mook as a remedy to cleanse and sweeten the stomach glands. The brief item frames Thanksgiving fare as a common cause and presents the product as a cure.
Kilworth markets list fixed bushel weights for salt and salt products, standard grain weights and crop prices, with dairy and creamery butter in ample supply. It cites cash prices for various farm goods and notes a long standing medical testimonial for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, endorsed by Wiggin & Moon.
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