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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
5
George Treida woke Sunday to a burglary at his Buck Creek area farm and fired as the intruder fled with 200 dollars and jewelry. The fleeing burglar returned fire and a blood trail suggests a wound. Treida kept 200 dollars hidden in an upstairs trunk. the ladder and room access imply a local acquaintance may have known the premises.
George F. Chapman of Jefferson township and Margaret J. Quinn of Delphi were united in marriage in the city on Wednesday.
F C Bargand records a humorous scene with the Duke of Edinburgh and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Mrs Sullivan questions why Arthur does not use the family name Guelph. The duke gently reassures her that there is nothing to be ashamed of in the name.
A longtime family acquaintance describes Whistler as a boy of two, found hiding under a table shelf with a tiny pencil and scrap of paper. She recalls his early drawing promise and the intimate, neighborly ties that linked him to the Whistler family in London.
The passage catalogs the seven wonders of antiquity with pyramids and others, the Middle Ages set, and the New World landmarks including Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. It also notes damp weather's effects on health, worsening sore spots, latent organ weakness, and fatigue.
The article notes that petticoats were first worn by men, not women, in medieval England. It cites Henry VII’s era fashion and Henry V’s inventory listing a red damask petticoat with open sleeves, indicating no women's petticoats before the Tudor period.
A Life magazine excerpt praises Gladerone for governing the nation, authoring several books, studying two languages, meeting a hundred people daily, and reading Homer through many nights. The converse anecdote compares the attention to a bride's two week wedding prep.
A Washington Star gag features Mr. Cumrox telling a friend he sits near the bass drum and cymbals at a grand opera to stay asleep and avoid Gingracing family. A New Orleans Times-Democrat riff compares freedom to a white rabbit in a fenced city yard.
A concise note cites American humorists who defined a kiss in clever, quotable terms. Oliver Wendell Holmes describes a kiss as the twenty-seventh letter of the alphabet, a playful love labial used to speak plainly.
The Belmont vicinity in Long Island hosted early American racing with Newmarket, Centerville, and Union courses shaping the sport. Union course in Jawateca Queens influenced events from 1821 to 1872, showcasing Eclipse versus Sir Henry in a famed turf clash.
In The Hague a Barend Vet was jailed forty five days for insulting the police after calling a constable a monkey. He quipped asking if a monkey could insult a constable, and the judge allowed it as a harmless satisfaction with a smile as Vet bowed to the prosecutor.
In a playful exchange the smoker praises corncob pipes for their clean cool smoke and rural charm while a friend notes a modern method uses grinding the entire cob with additives, shaping the material into pipes for a better lasting product.
The text argues animals may blush like humans but fur feathers cover faces, making it hard to tell. It notes vultures’ faces can flush and monkeys redden with rage, with zoo observations supporting visible emotion despite concealment.
Everyday in London many workmen boil kettles over water in lime pits to heat water for meals. A single act of pouring water into a lime hole leads to boiling in minutes, sparing the use of fire in thousands of cases.
A Michigan woman notes a coincidence as a William Strange marries Martha Strange in the marriage columns. Her husband muses that the next news will be even stranger, a lighthearted Lyre quip about matching surnames.
The great detective notes the man’s strict vegetarian traits by describing carroty hair red dish cheeks a turnip nose and a sage look confirming a pronounced vegetarian.type of humor.
A fragment from Pearson's Week notes a domestic moment where a wife defends her actions at dinner and recalls the injustice done to Mary. The brief piece hints at marital themes and social balance in a reflective aside.
The dialogue shows The Terror asking if people throw things at Mr Doughby and him replying he is not an easy mark. The exchange features a school reference, a character named Tom and a mention of Princeton Tiger style dialogue.
A comic line from Brooklyn Life notes suburban life and a domestic joke about keeping a cook. The quip contrasts threats to fire with a weekly discharge, reflecting light humor on employment at home.
A man on a New York pier drew close scrutiny from a group of ordinary strangers who proved to be detectives. After a cautious exchange the man learned one deputy chief of the secret service was among the watchers, proving the agency's secrecy in action.
A fragment discusses red hair stereotypes in various cultures and eras. It cites Lord Macaulay on anti red hair as anti Semitic relic, notes Irish prevalence, references Aristotle on red hair, and mentions Italian painters and Titian in relation to red shades and Iberian aristocracy. It also notes Spanish royals with reddish hair.
Horace Walpole’s ironic musings on ballooning imagine seaports turning into docks for aerial vessels and towns becoming shipyards. The satirist foresees aerial ships like the Balloon Dae dalus planning a China voyage, vessels foundering, and air battles with wind guns and bows.
The text lists extreme climates: Verkhovansk in Siberia records January lows of minus 00 and July highs near 86 in shade with warm nights. Sahara interior and Greytown Nicaragua show extreme heat and rainfall of 200 inches annually. Port Nolloth South Africa notes very low rainfall.
A native of a Maine island recalls a story from Lippincott's about a grandmother who, near death, asks for green apples. She pares two panfuls in bed and, with a contented sigh, declares her funeral guests shall have apple sass for once in their lives.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune excerpt portrays a heated domestic dispute with threats and declarations that a relationship has ended, signaling a dramatic turning point for the couple involved. The dialogue frames a decisive break and looming confrontation.
A self confessed black sheep proclaims his family lineage is famed for descent from notable ancestors but asserts he has descended faster than the others. He voices pride and irony in his declared heritage to the Baltimore American.
Chicago Tribune reports a domestic family dispute scene where Johnny is urged to return home immediately by his mother and the sister protests the harsh talk stirring anger. The piece captures tense family dynamics with rapid dialogue.
A short crafted remark section from the Augusta Herald of Cheerfulness extols a light of cheer that can burn in any home. Wry dialogue discusses worry as a plague of genius, noting it has not reached the speaker's brain yet and a listener questions if it has tired after seeking it.
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