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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
7
A speaker speaks of a wealthy beloved whose riches cannot compare to the beauty and innocence of his true love. He praises her crown of diamonds as mere adornment and vows to span pride with a bridge of love to win her as his bride, despite worldly gaps. The verse, by Lottie F. Chatterton, appears in Minneapolis Housekeeper.
A dusk alarm at Avon castle sparks a perilous escape. Librarian Guy North ridge vows peace but joins parliament support, then slips away with Lady Maud’s aid. A covert guide delivers a pistol belt and sword as alarms ring and a daring flight begins toward safety.
A Washington Post report notes the Danish West Indies become U S possessions and outlines a hypothetical mail route from St Thomas to New York and back, totaling about 29 431 miles for a two cent letter under the American flag with post offices from Alaska to Manila and back.
A writer recalls crude gatepost drawings guiding hobos to a welcoming home. The sign lore includes a gun, dog, cross saw, and a tilted coffee table scene. Beyond the gatepost dwells a motherly woman who offers meals and guidance, with stories of a wandering son.
The article contrasts Queen Alexandra with Queen Victoria on reading aloud at court. Victoria trained maids in pronunciation and even pace, while Alexandra favors conversation and social dialogue. Charlotte Knollys and private notes show limited reading duties, with broader discretion over correspondence.
Abram Fisher, a 15 year old from Grandville Michigan, describes nine years of fisherman work with his father. He recalls storms fog and fog bound wrecks, losing nets in a squall and surviving a large breaker washing him ashore. He notes sailors enjoy fair weather but danger looms in rough seas.
In a 19th century note the flesh trade for reindeer near St. Petersburg grows as venison appeals to the well to do. Zadas or hind quarters fetch high prices as supply from Sjmians dwindles. Stock is culled as winter nears and transported on sledges via Mezen to Archangel and St. Petersburg. Four men run an artel steering 30 sledges along frozen routes across Vodlo, Onega, Ladoga, and the Svir.
A New York institution nicknamed chairhouse derives its name from poor people who cannot afford lodging at Bowery resorts and stake five cents for a chair to sleep in for the night. By 11 o'clock the night's crowd is asleep in their chairs, the venue crowded and quiet.
Two lawyers recount a case of a $50 overdue note that spiraled into a tense confrontation. A six foot debtor with a witness demanded $250 on the spot to waive a suit for false imprisonment, leading to a $200 payment and a settlement with the client.
A neurologist explains that during sound sleep a brain timekeeper measures duration even as consciousness fades. Sleep can erase time perception, yet waking can occur at almost any chosen hour, with daylight and meal timing often disoriented and rest for the brain continuing through the day.
A New York woman met Minister Wu Ting Fang in Washington and challenged his questions about marriage and finances. He quipped about differences in cultural etiquette and inquiries. The piece reflects humor in an exchange between a U S figure and a witty New Yorker. Nearby a brief note cites drowning statistics in England with 4000 annual drownings, 150 from skating and 200 from bathing.
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