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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
3
Lieutenant Weston, worn by Cuban duties, declares love to Kate Chisholm after surviving fever and hardship. He tests her feelings through memories of wealth and restraint, asking if she will marry him, and her radiant consent ends their tension.
James Russell Lowell records a dinner in London where Admiral Farragut urged hearing from Mr. Gladstone. Gladstone, echoing Lord Palmerston, praised Longfellow and read his poems in an eloquent oration. Longfellow, flattered, declined to make an extempore speech, noting the pen is mightier than the tongue.
A London correspondent reports that a Chinese Punch and Judy show, brought from Canton, appeared at a Hongkong garden party. The general’s party staged it with Chinese costumes and a dragon figure replacing Toby, but the basic Punch and Judy format remained intact with the big Mandarin dominating and the same voice and scenery cues.
A Chicago Grummer defends belief in dream profits during discussion, recounting a dream of guiding a dollar and finding 50 cents on the sidewalk. The audience questions the amount while noting the need for a 40 percent off standard in dreams as in business.
An elderly Deacon Merivale sees a visitor claim to be his son Edgar. Believing him, the family reconciles, while a daughter Emily masks a deception to protect the mine partnership of Edgar Merivale and Frank Tucker. The lovers marry in secret, the father learns later, and dies content with their happiness. Miriam Bayne.
The Hancock County Fae Association premium list from the Ellsworth county fair at Wyman Park details first, second, and third prizes across divisions. Entries include agricultural products like potatoes onions and corn, livestock such as cattle and poultry, and varied crafts and preserves with numerous named residents and locales including Falls Lamorine Lamoine Brooksville and Orland, reflecting a wide range of winners and prize amounts.
A local fair exhibit showcases knitted rugs crochet tidies and table mats with numerous participants from Falls Hancock and several towns. Judges include domestic work and art specialists. premiums awarded by J F MeWes of Calais. Also notes on magazine features and ongoing topographic mapping efforts in Maine by the US Geological Survey.
A writer argues in Success that many fears and delusions haunting youth fade with age as ghosts lose power and become memories. The piece urges conquering unrealities to diminish life’s bogies and obstacles, highlighting how early terrors are often unfounded.
A collection of vintage testimonials promotes health products. Claims include Ely's Cream Balm for ear and throat relief, Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier, Dean's Ointment for itching, and Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for lingering cold or lung issues. The notices urge purchase from druggists or mail order, naming merchants and locations.
A Verona Missouri resident L W Spaulding reports his mother suffered distress and ill health from indi tion. Two years ago she began using Kodol and "grew better at once" and now eats anything she wants. She keeps a bottle of Kodol handy to fear no bad effects.
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