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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1915
Page
6
In a tense escape, John Gaunt frees a captive woman from a deranged scientist. They flee through a forest while Gaunt learns of the scientist’s gold hoard and the old man’s past, including his lost daughter and a shipwreck. The pair press on toward safety as dawn nears.
A narrator recounts entering a hut to find an old man insane and guarding a hoard of gold. The man declares the narrator as not his daughter yet a “specimen” of her kind, parading living and dead specimens. The tale ends with the realization of the old man’s madness and a courtroom aside about misinterpreted events.
A fragmentary clipping recalls a taciturn pianist famed for quiet humor and a Scottish guest who shared coffee in Edinburgh without words until late. It also recounts a mother’s warning to her daughter about kissing before marriage and a meditation on the value of goodness and Empress Josephine’s finances and charm.
An old newspaper ad promotes Cuthura skin and hair products with trial samples by mail. It claims the soap cleanses the skin and scalp while the ointment soothes rashes and dandruff, urging postcard requests to Cuthura Dept X Boston. Also mentions a local farmer Hughie McNeff and a revenge tale about a husband.
A striking sight in East London South Africa shows an Indian rider atop an ostrich guiding the bird with a rein around its neck. The rider keeps legs over the wings to restrain the bird and uses the rein end as a whip to urge speed or slow down, appearing to have complete control of the mount.
A moral reflection arguing that wealth or poverty does not determine piety. True happiness comes from a tranquil heart and a conscience free of offense toward God and man, attainable only through right living.
The essay contrasts Confucius quotes with foreign manners in rural China and a German town. It describes a passerby traveler ignored by villagers, a courteous alternative traveler dismounting and asking directions, and local reactions. The piece cites Thirty Years in Mukden by Dr Dougald Christie and notes a curious choir strike in Gebesee Thuringia where 400 beer bottles funded the town choir annually before authorities halted the beer.
The choir went on strike provoking complaints from the congregation. Town clerk and church authorities met and decided to grant the choir 400 bottles of beer. Mrs Lot mocks her husband during a family quarrel, highlighting the strained relations.
A collage of brief snippets from theater and cafe scenes. An admirer praises a tragic performance while noting a damp theater door due to tears. A man at a cafe hints at paying for his Scotch friend’s drink, and a couple’s moonlit tete-a-tete collides with old mores about drinking.
A brief scientific note discusses animal life expectancies and muscular development. It states dogs mature by age two to three and live about fifteen years, horses reach full strength by five and may live twenty five to thirty years, while humans seldom show full muscular strength before twenty five and may live beyond seventy, suggesting humans could reach one hundred ten to one hundred twenty five if similarly treated. The piece contrasts these figures with general animal trends and ends with a light joke about a suitor and a ventilated taxicab rule in Copenhagen.
The Patriot quotes Sir Thomas Lipton blaming high prices on dealers while asking about sand bag provisions for troops. The Reason facetiously notes civil weddings in France. Poetic exchange hints at a couplet. A separate line mentions Britain’s army in India exceeding 350,000 and annual costs of 35 million dollars.
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