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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1892
Page
2
In a Harper's Weekly reminiscence, a Colorado mountain tale recalls Charley Mulgridge's fiddle as a beacon of joy at a wedding and in later years. The narrator, Jim Wilkins, recounts a hunting misadventure with a deer and two mountain lions, where luck, fear, and a stubborn resolve kept him alive and without his gun.
A special Chicago letter notes the city’s wealth and culture, highlighting its many libraries that draw readers nationwide. It recalls Walter Loomis Newberry’s twenty four year old endowment, part of Chicago's effort to extend fame beyond its borders.
In a Yankee Blade anecdote, Jim Cox recalls a tale of two lions culling a grave for a would be buried man. He recounts lying still as the beasts dug leaves and dirt, leaving him barely able to breathe, then rising after they departed. He expresses curiosity about the lions’ later actions if he had been found missing.
An English tourist in British Columbia contemplates a suitable name for a striking mountain as Cambridgelike hospitality warms him. The piece then shifts to Chicago with details on public library expansion, Newberry plans, and the Crerar and Coolidge libraries, highlighting architecture, funding, and leadership shaping America’s leading reference libraries.
A collage of quips and comic exchanges from various papers lampoons fashion faux pas and social rituals. Jests touch on jewelry, weddings, balls, and hotel mischief, pairing punchlines with names and places that anchor the humor in early 20th century press style.
Novel dealgue features pretty peerta shells and reversed coils for clasps. Bracelets show three styles with flexible weave tapes in gold and platinum, square sections with sunken stones, and knife edge designs. Hair pins use corkscrew spirals. heart shaped rings sparkle with sapphires and rubies. Tiny silver candlesticks hold varying candle sizes. Smoked ivory ware appears in French style candlestabras. faience candle brackets echo French figures. Silver buckles and rattles recall antique pieces. a heart shaped brooch set with olivines and diamonds charms the eye.-Jeweler's Review.
Judge Sweetzer questions Baumgartner about Murphy's conduct in a fray. The witness responds with a garbled, nonstandard line about being carried away on two Piece poardta mit hia bead, aplit obey all down his pack. The judge ends the inquiry and dismisses the witness.
A garbled OCR style fragment shows fractured lines about payment, shaving, fines, and odd exchanges. It includes stray phrases like I never shave myself and maybe you wants to commit salt some day, with references to Texas Siftings and foreign data mentions.
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