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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
5
A critique notes loose ends in Langs essay on Pip and Miss Havisham and other novel threads left unexplained. It recounts an Outing magazine rifle incident where a ball follows an extraordinary path injuring an antelope with multiple bone breaks.
A New York man recalls a youngster on a charity outing to Coney Island who, after watching endless water, sighs that this is the first time he has seen enough of anything. The tale accompanies other humorous Punch quotes about a boy named Bobby and his color joke.
In China workers face stark wage gaps while households pay high salaries for servants. Applicants flood positions but perquisites for the hired help rival or exceed the servants’ pay, highlighting unequal compensation norms.
Dutch German artist Colonel von Siegen held a court appointment and invented merxotint about 1611. He presented a scene of the landgrave’s widowed mother at court and claimed it could not be explained by copperplate engravers. Prince Rupert was shown the method in Brussels in 1654 when he already practiced etching. More than a hundred engravers followed the method for Reynolds and other artists.
Open Court notes that smell underpins judgment and recognition. People often distinguish friends by odor, including handkerchiefs or coats, and unconscious sensations guide social judgments more than we admit. The piece cites trained senses, trailing by scent in Australian children, and argues physical bases for likes and dislikes.
A cavern rat living in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave is described as bluish with a white neck and no iris. It has huge black eyes that cannot detect light and a cave life that relies on long sensitive whiskers to navigate darkness. Its diet includes pale yellow crickets and it remains blind yet thrives underground.
A brief exchange from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes a man remarking why he talks to homely women and replying that he has not previously seen any, claiming origin from Cincinnati.
A snatch of dialogue shows a weary speaker vowing to think of a departed person, while another suppresses a yawn and promises to try if given a chance. The brief exchange hints at unresolved tension and future opportunity.
A narrator reflects on the sensation of nearly drowning, comparing imagined and observed drownings. He describes the moment of certainty of impending death as a mere feeling of disappointment, noting a lack of fear or anger despite the struggle in calm water.
A Turkish censorship tale from The New York Outlook recounts a German engineer in Lebanon who ordered a stationary engine to run at five hundred revolutions a minute. He was arrested after confirming residence in Lebanon and his Paris telegram implying such speed.
In early White House days Dolly Madison presided over lively conversation and witty roasts. A Philadelphia Quaker dining with the president matched her with a quip, toasting “thy absent broad brim” and she retorted “thy absent kerchief,” in a playful exchange of repartee.
Bertie breaks a rain barrel ban and splashes in the water. His mother frowns but his grandmother pleads mercy. Bertie then tells his mother to mind her own rules, saying he thinks she should mind her mamma.
A brief dialogue from the Fiegende Blatter satirizes vanity among writers and readers. A hotel guest compliments the fare and the head waiter admits he authored the bill of fare, mocking pride in authorship.
A missionary recalls a Chinese servant who offered to exchange his life for a rich patron's money. The servant explained he would die in the patron's place to support his aged parents, believing the payment would keep them comfortable for life.
A New York man recalls supplying 75 000 sandwiches on two days notice. He notes seven workers and pay by the hundred, stressing tight time and no waste. The chat shifts to a baby's ears eyes and nose with a joke about inherited hair as a tall girl teases a mother.
The Belmont area hosted vast early racing activity. The Newmarket course was built in 1669 with Lovelace approval and raced until 1821. The Union course in Jamaica Village, Queens, opened 1821 under a May October speed cue, hosting major events until 1872 and famous turf battles such as American Eclipse versus Sir Henry.
Barend Vet of The Hague was arrested and sentenced to forty five days for insulting police after calling a constable a monkey. He pleaded for a safe role reversal asking if he may call the monkey a constable, the judge replying it would give him satisfaction.
The Philadelphia Press discusses corncob pipes with a smoker who extols the traditional clean, cool smoke and rural image while a friend notes the modern method uses the entire cob ground and mixed with additives to create a more lasting pipe, reducing waste.
The text wonders if animals blush given fur and feathers. it suggests bare-faced animals would show blush if capable. It notes vultures flush and monkeys turn purple with rage, arguing such displays can be observed in zoos when provoked.
Everyday in London many workmen boil kettles in lime to heat water safely. Before breakfast they dig a hole in lime from a sack, pour water into it, and place kettles in the mixture. In minutes the kettles boil and many fires are spared.
A Michigan woman notes a strange coincidence in the marriage listings with William Strange wed to Martha Strange. Her husband replies that the next news may be even stranger, in a light anecdote quoted from Lyre.
A fictional great detective notes a man is a vegetarian of the most pronounced type. He claims the clue is in the man’s appearance with carroty hair red cheeks a turnip nose and a sage look making the jibe playful and satirical.
A short dramatic sketch titled Wrong Righted features a wife confessing she cooked dinner herself to prove she has wronged her husband in his thoughts. The dialogue centers on reconciliation as the husband responds with surprise and acknowledgment. The piece appears in Pearson's Weekly.
A dialogue fragment shows The Terror teasing Mr Doughby about being an easy mark as Princeton Tiger comments on the situation. The exchange hints at tension and character dynamics within a school setting.
A humorous snippet from Brooklyn Life quips about a quarrel over a cook. A speaker says he threatens to discharge her daily and his wife then discharges her weekly, highlighting a witty domestic power play.
The Edison Phonograph is pitched as an ideal home entertainment device capable of recording voices of children and friends. It promises music for those without other means and preserves voices for future enjoyment, evoking memories of evenings by the fireside.
It makes no difference what kind of a gathering you have in your home you can always en tertain your guests with an Edison Phonograph.
A catalog note describes phonographs that laugh talk sing whistle and reproduce music including bands and orchestras and other kinds of sound. The item appears as an advertising fragment listing capabilities.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for la grippe coughs and a preventative against pneumonia and consumption. It cites Mrs. John A. Young of Clay NY and G Vacher of Chicago as testimonials and notes substitutes should be refused. Sold by C E Nobes at 50 cents per bottle with a guarantee.
A patient testimony from the Miles Medical Co describes dramatic heart cure results. The note claims long term relief from shortness of breath palpitations and chest pain after using two bottles of the Heart Cure, noting the author’s life saved and urging others to try the remedy.
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