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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
3
Excerpt from a serialized tale shows Mr Burritt and companion aboard a train anxious about a revolver and danger. A telegram arrives about a fatal railway accident at Dover, with reports of dead and injured, stirring family worries and tensions aboard.
In a tense domestic scene the Burritt household awaits a late arrival amid alarmed speculation. A newsboy’s distant calls and anxious family dialogue punctuate the wait for guests and the dinner that may never arrive. The scene ends as the son rises, focused on a single perilous moment.
A family learns of a suspected accident on the line as the son rushes to town to locate his father. The siblings confront fear and determined effort as the son plans to bring him back, while a sister expresses fatalistic doubt.
In the dialogue two couples and friends discuss calls and social pressure. John Henry admits being urged by three influences including a pack of queens hinted by his masculine companions. A Chicago Post anecdote follows about Paddy’s gate and Saint Peter debating a sin from calling out a rooster before allowed entry.
A housekeeper claims a simple paint job on her kitchen range keeps it looking new and free of rust. She buys stain and polish from a druggist and wipes the stove clean, noting no heavy cleaning needed as the weather warms.
The article notes 26 600 French people live in Great Britain and Ireland with three quarters in London. It mentions cookery as the main occupation among them and that English laundresses are valued in France as French cooks are prized in Britain.
A collage of short quirky items from the Chicago Tribune notes a boy’s practical idea of a tangible object for a fly trap, superstition affecting sleep for a romantic maiden, and a rail line remark about a hill cut costing $50,000 and two months of work to shave three seconds off travel time. Also a humorous exchange about an actor guest and a stack of photographs.
The piece strings together quirky dialogue about touchable things and language puns, with snippets about Niagara Falls on a honey moon, a wife’s view, a joking bridal path, and a cornet player studying abroad. It reads as a light, local humor column excerpt from a Cleveland Mato Dealer page.
A fragment from a period dialogue where a child questions dreams and marriage signs and a mother references common superstition about dreams traveling with comrades. The exchange hints at caution about sleep and fate in a domestic scene.
Incoherent OCR segment describes a path and walking concerns with dental queries. Mentions Jimmy and Tonee with garbled phrases suggesting health or tone issues. No clear event or entities beyond vague names and locations.
A playful newspaper caption notes a mother teaching her child the alphabet. The child asks what comes after 2 and answers Whip in a humorous mispronunciation, reflecting a light domestic moment.
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