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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
5
A fragmented poem fragment recalls a departed lover and the closing of a life chapter. The speaker laments the ghost of love and a town's empty rooms. The refrain Good night, God night echoes at the door as the beloved no longer knocks.
In Hawpstead a boastful householder Nedham recalls a long-ago business partner Wilkins as a keen but unlucky robber story unfolds. A young burglar confronts Nedham in his home and reveals Wilkins is his father, leading to a tense final exchange before a future partnership note with Melbourne affairs.
A Detroit Free article fragment shows a teacher prompting students to name the most famous American bird, with a student answering Plymouth Rock rooster. The odd wording suggests a playful or erroneous report of classroom dialogue.
A playful verse about a baby found in an old hollow tree. The narrator notes the baby’s worn teeth and hairless condition. The family worries at night as the infant cries, hoping she will sleep. The poem ends with thoughts of returning her to another hollow tree.
In Washington the Army Medical Museum holds bottled stocks of deadly diseases including consumption pneumonia typhoid fever diphtheria Asiatic cholera and more. Curator explains methods to inoculate spray drink or contact to spread diseases and outlines lab processes to cultivate germs on gelatin for experiments.
A humorous tale recounts Hans the cobbler duped by gas meter swindlers and four con men, aided by a sharp tailor. Hans endures inflated bills, fights back with boots and fists, and learns to recognize scammers with comic Germanic timing. The piece satirizes gullibility and clever shopkeepers in a mock dialect setting.
A newly discharged bankrupt confronts lawyer Highprice over a final $500 fee. The client admits all creditors and shows the court discharged him, while the lawyer discovers his own name added to the debt list by the court. The client departs with a diamond horseshoe pin as a symbolic exit.
Mrs Yungmuther George asks if a baby’s mouth indicates anything. The husband responds that the signal is a squall. Ohio State Journal notes a humorous exchange about a baby’s expression.
In a brief comic exchange from the Philadelphia Times a mother chides Tommy for noisy behavior and offers a penny if he behaves, while the boy counters that he wants a nickel, recalling a prior day of bargain.
Text surveys unusual animal dishes across cultures citing Livingstone. It notes lions eaten by some Africans. Zulus relish carrion with a word meaning great happiness. Australians and Lottentots prefer intestines. Woodcock and red mullet eaten without full cleansing. Hippo flesh liked young but becomes coarse with age. Abyssinians eat rhinoceros and elephant. elephant foot described as delicious. tongue and trunk also eaten though other meat is tough.
Dialogue reveals strain as a speaker cites a drastic fall in local real estate values since a past time. The other recalls the changing standards of comparison and the foundation once held. The exchange hints at shifting fortunes and fragile attachments in a domestic moment.
In a witty exchange from Brooklyn Life framing The Bugle as the common people's organ and The Hustler as the class organ, editors spar over who truly serves whom. The farmer notes The Hustler editor appears pretentious, while a quip about subscribing only for oak, hickory, and maple highlights the satire.
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