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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
2
A fragmentary poem-like piece evokes a memory of an old bed and a childhood world. Vivid imagery of trees, ivy, and intervening rooms frames a dreamlike scene. The narrator recalls figures and calamitous threads of lore as the bed becomes a gateway to past stories and intimate moments.
A chaotic stream of dialogue reveals a narrator juggling Marguerite and an ambling romance with Dillard and Korsathe, while Marguerite and her aunt plan a day with Porerthe. Engaged uncertainty surfaces as hints of marriage and social maneuvering collide with mundane weather talk and school chatter.
A mosaic of jokes snippets and comic dialogues from Chicago and Philadelphia papers features banter about theater, dating, divorces, and daily life. It threads through mentions of Keen humor, stock lines, and saucy asides reflecting late 19th century urban wit and newspaper playfulness across multiple titles.
An article contrasts chopstick use by Chinese and Japanese cooks with Western utensils, noting distinct lengths and techniques. It depicts diners learning etiquette and observes cooks leveraging chopsticks for stirring, turning, and beating eggs, while noting language exclamations and evolving kitchen innovations in a playful tone.
Mandarins and Chinese elites treat chopsticks as a lottery and status symbol kept in boxes, with marked tips granting extra portions. In Tianjin and Japan, strict, elegant use defines etiquette. The two sticks function as a paired tool, one for guiding food and the other for transferring bites, with mastery shown by graceful handling.
An old Missouri Pacific conductor recalls a tale from the 1880s involving a fellow passenger who produced an expired three day excursion ticket. The passenger refused to alight, a fight ensued at a moonshine district station, and the passenger later resurfaced as a rail robber suspect, using the episode to justify a clever ruse. The piece ends noting related stories from Macmillan's Magazine and the New Orleans Times-Democrat about Indian border legends and sacred figures.
A long dormant Iaw dispute surfaces in Vienna over jewelry valued as pay for a chambermaid’s services. A young doctor and an 18 year old woman died by suicide, leaving artifacts whose authenticity and worth prompt litigation between the alleged recipients and claimants. Evidence hints at substitutes for written articles and a complex web of unnamed local figures and firms.
A prospector recalls a terrifying night in the high country when a cougar stalked him near his camp. He describes a sudden attack, loss of hat and hair, and a dramatic escape as a congealed blaze of light and sudden movements frightened the creature away. After two days of eerie quiet, he finally rid himself of the fear by cooking coon fat by the campfire.
Fragmented report covers inventions for a pistol discharge, steamship cooling device, improved brush attachments, stoves around stamps, scaffold safety belt, foldable stand, and a collapsed tube for carrying. It also recounts General Grant'sLiverpool visit and a witty Mayor reply reflecting wartime memories.
The Cypr ee tale links a cypress tree planted for a newborn daughter to a dowry that grows with years. Legends recount thefts at South African diamond mines as farmers steal valued gems by swallowing them and hiding the pearls in the mouth. The piece muses on fate, diligence, and shared ties of two souls bound in a fate-like mat.
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