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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
8
A boy in Indiana works all day for a circus ticket. Elephants’ handler uses him to haul water and hay, then trades a fresh ticket for help. The boy confronts ticket staff, is refused, and is finally granted entry by a rousing act from a circus worker.
The piece notes water tube boiler dates back to about 1680 with Pompais excavations showing ancient boilers similar to modern designs. It also reports an allotment in Allaabad India ordering NCOs and men to report for beer testing at the supply and transport go-down and to be liable for any beer returned.
The article lists nine executive departments of the Japanese government for purposes of administration: Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Communications, Agriculture and Commerce, Education, Justice, the Army, and the Navy. Each department contains several bureaus and is led by a state minister.
A Mexican and a full-blood Pawnee were wed in Pawnee County Probate Court. Neither spoke the other's language. Night Marshal Winston served as interpreter for the Mexican and a court clerk translated the Pawnee responses into English during the proceedings.
A fragmented quote montage contrasts flirtation with prose and social advice. It weaves remarks from Isabel Carnaby to the London Mail about writing as flirtation, plus amusing asides on appetite and jiu jitsu, ending with a Chicago Tribune quip about cooking.
A collection of quips and brief jokes from various newspapers. Humorous lines touch on vanity, dialogue about marriage and trust, plus tiny notes on social life and clever one liners. Notable bits reference Miss Swellman and light political or social satire.
Oscar J. Smith reports water scarcity easing in Nevada mining camps. He recalls Goldfield offering baths with tickets, a bathhouse manager quipping that his ticket would not delay his bath, and a crowd ahead causing a lengthy wait for service.
A whimsical note from Nans tucket hints at a race where vehicles aim to travel the slowest yet stay in motion. The idea plays on novelty and public amusement rather than speed, reflecting lighthearted local interest.
Lake Wistaria camp drama centers on Mabel Furness and her sister’s fiancé Cousin Dick Furness. Maizie Horton and Mabel’s rivalries collide as Dick arrives by steamer, revealing past engagement with Maizie and provoking gullible bravado among the seven camp girls. Mrs. Clarkson guides the unfolding farce with calm humor.
Pittsburg Post quotes heated exchange over bids for a Jon with Senator Steele seeking 50000 and Railway Magnate dismissing any chance of a tenth part. The piece notes talk of jail time for senators tied to a 2000 dollar figure amid a bear market mood.
Quotations from Smart Set text appear as a fragmentary line with gendered phrases and concern over affection and an automobile. The snippet hints at social banter and relationship doubt without full context. The record notes a literary dialogue tone rather than a news item.
Professors of dietetics declare the banana a genuine food not a mere fruit. It nourishes, provides heat and energy, aids muscle repair, and supports digestion. Dried, banana flour rivals rice in nutritive value. fresh fruit charms with delicate flavor and pleasant sapor, stimulating subsequent digestion without oppressive or drowsy aftereffects.
An etymologist notes scholars once popularized long Germanic style titles and multi syllabic coinages. He cites Panzoulogico mineralogia and Chrononbotontho logos as examples and observes modern actors struggle with such complex phrases. He argues reduced components reveal meaning.
A Shoe Retailer notes specialized shoes for mourning among many kinds. In Lyne, one firm displays a mourning shoe in black leather with ribbons and beads. An order for white canvas shoes carried a note to edge and heel edges blacked since the customer is in mourning.
In a Kansas City shop a casual flirtation becomes a planned introduction. A young man, who often visited the store, admired a woman in the loft over the bundles. A clerk offered to arrange a meeting by sending his card up to her. She smiled when she looked down, and the clerk declared the introduction complete as the man left pleased.
Sailors read a wide range of literature from penny dreadfuls to the Bible, with Book Monthly labeled as the source of reading tastes for seamen.
A humorous exchange described from the Chicago Record-Herald features a woman on the North Side noting case facts plainly while a favorite tenor finishes a song. The man jokes the bird complements him, and a quip about coffee grinding by the woman follows.
Railway era reports a practical method for using crude petroleum in internal combustion engines. If perfected, gun engines could power locomotives in oil regions worldwide as a major engineering breakthrough.
A Hamburg girl trains a bird to perch on her hat after hearing a whistle, then travels abroad with it roosting atop the brim. The note also recalls social trends of self-possessed brides and other brief jests from London Graphic, Chicago Tribune and Town Topics, including a Roumanian crown without gems and a tragic Paris pipe incident.
A London lecturer cites salaries to mock brains and wealth while a New York elephant draws chalk marks to count knocks. Quips question names and fortunes with references to a wife owning property and a czarina’s lavish perfume habit. A new explosive by Col. Dunn is claimed powerful amid light satire on lawyers and charity.
Excavations at St Martin de Re in France uncover trenches with skeletons likely from 1627 defending the town against English forces. A spherical iron bomb recovered contains moist black powder composition of about one third sulfur and one third carbon, with residues of iron oxide from the shell.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a universal remedy for sunburn tetter and scalp diseases, claiming it cures piles and ulcers, dries burns without scarring, and quickly heals boils and sarbonietes, warning against unsafe imitations and noting H A Dyljman as the seller.
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