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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
2
Pauline fears detection as a crucial advertisement surfaces. Ethel and Captain Pelling move toward a possible engagement while Babette schemes at Mallingford Park. Mr Mallett receives a startling telegram and prepares for a private meeting with Daws & Raven to uncover a family secret and claim Mallingford Park.
Ethel blushes as the captain declares praise and kisses her goodbye. He blesses her and hurries from the room, leaving her in a glow of emotion and anticipation for what comes next.
A German writer recalls Goethe's young love Ulrica von Levetzoff whom he met at Marienbad. He proposed to her with the grand duke of Saxe Weimar as intermediary but was rejected. Ulrica never married and died in 1899 at age 96, leaving a lasting impression of charm and character.
Mr Stubb muses on the Kniaz Potemkin battleship with a red flag at mast and Mrs Stubb comments on auction buys. The vitality of seeds astonishes naturalists as a pine forest regrows with oaks or birches though seed origin remains conjectural.
The Utica Globe piece surveys postal carriers worldwide, detailing attire and gear from Russia’s fur overcoats to Sweden’s brass buttons and swords. It notes camel posts in Egypt and India, yokes with baskets in Japan, and camel or dog teams in Arctic regions, with escorts in perilous zones where brigands require armed guards.
A Denver-Honduras Banana Company executive extols venison and abundant game in Honduras noting deer, leopards, alligators, birds and parrots with easy hunting. The piece also recounts Mark Twain visiting H. H. Rogers and quipping about a marble bust. A final line notes a man challenging a neighbor’s right to hold wrong views.
A mixture of poem stanzas including It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by an anonymous period verse and Celia Thaxter’s sunset reflections. The readable text presents holiday carol lines alongside late day musings and names Edmund H Sears and Celia Thaxter.
John Walker, an English druggist, first created the friction-chemical match in 1827 by tipping a splint with sulfur and chlorate of potash and sulfurous antimony. The initial design required hard rubbing and caused sparking, later improved by substituting phosphorus for antimony.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on a new patent razor entering the market praised for its potential to improve shaving. Patience is noted as a virtue in business, with Sophet said to have waited years for the right moment before this launch.
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