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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
5
Harry and Bess debate the risks of marriage and begin a staged test of compatibility. The pair spend a night of “spooning” and planning to marry, then hastily seal their bond with a kiss as morning arrives. Ten years later he ponders what they discussed aloud during their engagement sessions.
The New York Herald reports at the Washington zoological park authorities allowed catnip to be tested on animals. Parrots, leopards, and a tiger reacted vividly, with parrots shrieking and leopards rolling in the plant while tigers mewed and played, ending the day content.
Admiral Dewey recalls as executive officer aboard the Mississippi the peril of a sinking ship after New Orleans forts. With boats scarce and a looming magazine explosion, he leaped into a boat to compel rowers back, risking censure if caught by reports. The magazine did not explode and his presence helped save the crew.
The text asserts 1809 produced more celebrities and geniuses than any other nineteenth century year. It lists Abraham Lincoln Edgar Allan Poe Oliver Wendell Holmes William Ewart Gladstone Charles Darwin Lord Houghton Alfred Tennyson Edward Fitzgerald Professor Blackie Mary Cowden Clarke and Felix Mendelssohn as born that year.
A reader from an eastern town laments bad village streets and water standing in the ditch for days. The editor replies with a witty Ed Note stating that the water also lies in the ditch for days, echoing the correspondent.
A Baltimore American column contrasts perceived doctors' earnings with lawyers, asking why doctors are not viewed as equally dishonest in their financial gains and circulating debate over medical fees.
A satirical exchange mocks medical certainty and self deception. A doctor allegedly cures a friend of a hallucination only to reveal she is now truly sick, provoking a wry critique of perception and health.
A British sailor hoisted a Union Jack on a mountain summit guarding Rio de Janeiro. Brazil protested politely, then tried to shoot down the pole. The flag remained, exposed to the weather until it rotted away.
In a New England village Mrs Barton persuades her pennywise husband to allow an eight dollar bonnet after she helps rescue a merchant’s horse. The dispute splits households and factions, ending with the parson’s judgment and a village reconciliation.
Clara Louise Kellogg recalls Violetta gowns in Verdi’s Traviata and the irritations of touring tenors. She cites a dirty-handed singer, soap traded for clean costumes, and quirks like Stigelli’s lager aroma and Mazzoleni’s cheese binge the day to sing. Brignoli adapts to America, smelling of nothing particular.
A Western Texas hotel guest asks the proprietor about quail in the neighborhood. The proprietor jokes that quail are plentiful and a nuisance as the cook complains quail crowd the kitchen toast. The piece notes Cutler razor and knife sharpening rules. A razor rests flat on stone while a knife edge is kept at a twenty to twenty five degree angle for a sharp edge.
A humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript contrasts skill in driving a golf ball with driving a pig, showing a playful dig at both sports and farming. The old farmer quips that pig driving is harder, while another character deflects with a sharp comeback.
Hewitt is described as always singing at his work while in a grand opera company in New York. The note highlights his musical role within the company and the public impression of his performance.
Desgra works with court at Cour ington while Mayo officials including clerk attorney and treasurer engage in health and police matters. First combe stage notes indicate preliminary moves in local governance.
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