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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
6
Howard Paul recounts an amusing Italian tour led by Thomas Cook. A Pisa mayor bulletin misread sparks a public welcome as Cook’s circus passes through town. The band of tourists enjoys thronged streets while locals cheer, unaware of the joke and the horses joke.
A lawyer amused clerks at the city hall by posing a riddle about a postmaster at the zoo. The expected time was wrong. the punchline, Ate p.m., drew laughs before he left for the court of appeals to pursue the joke further. The Washington Star notes the incident.
The Syracuse cave said to be built by Dionysius and used as a prison is carved as a giant ear. Maxwell Somerville witnessed its remarkable acoustics as a guide demonstrated echoes, taps, and amplified sounds from the cavern walls and passageways.
A Sabbath school teacher asks a first time attendee for his name. He replies that he is called Jimmie for short, but his maiden name is James. The piece notes a Buffalo child boasting of two maiden aunts and a maiden grandmother as well.
A quirky English law known as the tippling act limits innkeeper claims for liquor to five pounds. A renowned throat specialist ran a bill of about 250 dollars at an English public house and refused to pay citing the act. The judge acknowledged the statute remains on the books.
A West End London minister recalls a prison visit where a educated inmate argues that confidence and craft drive professional crime. The prisoner says he counts on luck improving after a fall, a line highlighted by Nineteenth Century to illustrate how risk is embraced by criminals who seek adventure and avoid steady work.
A Calais to Dover mail boat scene shows a young woman struck by seasickness who accepts a lozenge promising instant relief. The remedy proves a hoax as the lozenges turn out to be common jujubes sold by a dubious agent at 10 francs each. The woman and presumed companion depart with others amused by the ruse.
An Irish clergyman known for humor describes his sexton as an original figure always at baptisms and marriages. The sexton instinctively answers sponsors and couples, earning the nickname god father to many children and having “married” many brides. A young bride even demanded he stay away during her ceremony.
A domestic dispute tale from the Indianapolis Sun reveals a wife recounting her husband’s odd vigil at home while she visited a club. She describes his insistence on control, noting he remained with the children then confronted her with a snake whip and a revolver in hand.
A brief humorous exchange shows a suitor proposing to take the daughter away to marry her, while the father hesitates about space at home and the boy quietly reveals his bold plan. In a separate vignette, a boy named Bobby is forbidden dessert but remains quiet until offered a plate, then comments on its cleanliness.
A Philadelphia Record humor column captures Mr. Teevish lamenting a missing wine book and Mrs. Peevish retorting that women forget everything. The couple’s light quarrel highlights memory slips and domestic foibles in a witty exchange.
An English practice of finger glasses at dessert becomes a modern German custom, then recounted through a practical joke at the Munich Schloss. A painter invited to dine with the prince regent is tricked into lifting a glass bowl and toasting the royal health, prompting restrained court humor and later merriment.
An illustrated pamphlet advertises cataract removal as the only cure for blindness, noting the procedure requires opening the eyeball. Dr Sadier, formerly of 804 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, claims a high success rate and offers money back if directions fail. He is permanently at the Capital Hotel in Johns town, Pa.
Chief Engineer Melville of the United States Navy, noted by the Philadelphia Record as enjoying robust health, has caused his own tomb to be erected in Arlington Cemetery Virginia. An inscription was engraved thereon describing the self made grave and its design.
Admiral George W. Melville born July 29 1841 planned Arlington Cemetery burial. He arranged his tomb in advance to prevent any posthumous confusion regarding the final resting place.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces sixteen day summer excursions from Pittsburg and Western Pennsylvania to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood Holly Beach Avalon Rehoboth Ocean City Maryland and nearby beaches with round trip from Pittsburg set at $10 and lower prices from other stations Details at T FE Watt A WD Pittsburg Pa.
We offer a full supply of porch materials including columns spin dies brackets rail and more plus a large stock of yellow pine ceiling at prewar prices. Also for sale three farms and two town properties listed by J D Garman at 4112 Beringer Pa.
North bound schedule details issued to riders as of May 19 1901 complete with stop sequence and expected departure times for trains heading northbound on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railway network.
Railroad notices list arrivals and departures among Kiski Junction Pittsburg and nearby towns with times and connections. Mentions Southern Express Oil City Express Niagara Teas and Buffalo routes plus Pullman cars and sleeping cars on main lines. Officials CHAS B PRICE JAS P ANDERSON noted as general superintendent and agent.
Headquarters for Drovers and Shippers announce new Hirey Hotel and Sale and Exchange Stables garden spot in Montgomery County twenty miles north of Philadelphia. Public sales of all kinds of livestock advertised with accommodations for four carloads. No commission charged and advertising promptly attended. Hatfield and Delp, proprietors. Eloy, Pa.
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