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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
8
A historical account describes Mozarts surprise at a miscopied D sharp in an aria during his visit to hear a Villanella Rapita. The orchestra played naturals instead, provoking jeers until Mozart demanded D sharp. After his replacement, the proper note yielded greater effect. He was later conducted to his hotel in triumph.
Too Mack and Fortescue Harrigan recount a Burns memorial drive with Mackay promising to raise shillings. Harrigan refuses to subscribe, citing his burdens of praise without reading Burns, reciting poems, and leading a wet procession as he declines any donation to the cause.
A Baltimore American excerpt notes a quip about speed comparisons among the mall, telegrapher, and telephone, tied to Mrs. Talkso and her husband. The humor rests on a mistaken hyphenation and a memory of Mrs. Talk-80, reflecting a social quip from the era.
Fragmentary OCR recounts a woman offering tracts to a cabby near London. The cabby glances at it, returns the tract politely noting he is married, and the scene ends as the woman departs in a rush. Sparse dialogue hints at mistaken intent and social propriety.
A Midnight Eiscapade in room 48 at Phenix hotel ends with twelve men bursting in. The resident, armed with two revolvers, denies the demand for vengeance claiming twelve years ago he killed four men in Missouri. They ask only whether three of a kind beats a straight. he allows nothing more and the men depart.
A medical observer proposes an aberration period between ages 57 and 62 during which public figures may misjudge decisions. He argues that examining a century of preventable disasters shows a concentration of wrong outcomes around this age, implying a five year sabbatical would prevent poor leadership and blunders. New York Press.
A salesman touts fashionable collars to a skeptical customer. The exchange centers on exclusivity and taste, with the salesman claiming broad popularity but the customer doubting immediate appeal, highlighting social perception and demand in a light business vignette.
The text lists how the Smith family name appears in multiple countries. In Italy they are called Smithi, in Holland Schmidt i tn Russia Sinkowski, in Spain Smithus. In Poland Schmit weleki and in Sailtrhtes one of all farmines. In Ireland they rank fifth after Murphy Kelly Sullivan and Walsh.
News notes large scale railway plans from Mimi to Oklahoma. new directors elected for the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railway. Post office reforms for China service. President Roosevelt resting in Southampton after surgery. Fire devastations hit Houaton cot tonseed oil mill, Litehusid coal mine top works, and J Bradford Co losses. Financial moves include New York Life insurance negotiating imperial loan and consolidation by Hammond Packing. Obits note Prince Henry of Hesse, George Willard, Daniel Stiles, Sicard, Shannon, Rose, Turner, Gregory, Knauff, Renner, and others. Labor issues rise with anthracite strikes raising coal prices. diverse industry developments across cities.
A chaotic Detroit Free Press fragment shows Rastus describing a workplace argument with a coworker over a boiler. He recounts striking the man on the head, causing no movement but breaking three toes, while doctors adjust splints and colleagues laugh at the tale.
A Scots minister likens walking circumspectly to a cat on a wall of broken glass. A dog tricks a billiard hall owner by bringing a torn table piece, then a bashful suitor endures advances behind a sofa. A New York box factory is wrecked by fire. The Greenland Berry note describes a tasteless juicy berry fast-growing in the Greenland summer.
The piece questions private opinion versus public opinion noting private views are weak while public opinion wields great influence. It contrasts individual indifference with the perceived power of collective sentiment in society.
John S. Halloway of French Camp Mississippi recounts thirty years of chronic diarrhoea and near total debility. After using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he reports complete cure and urges others to obtain it. Sold by W Wilson.
A western traveler recounts a Dakota scene where nearly every settler faced mortgage strain. A pained pioneer explains his wife paid off the mortgage with the family money, bought two horses and a plow, and he was ousted from his cabin for refusing to work, a satire on hardship and pride.
A fragment recounts Burns composing an elegy for Tam Samson who feared he would die. Samson responds. Burns improvises a further verse and is received back. The piece then shifts to hunting baboons in South Africa where dawn raids on rock harbors are described and tails collected as government rewards.
The illusionist invites a volunteer to step into a large cabinet on stage. After the door closes and reopens, the audience awaits the outcome of the final act as suspense builds around the staged magic.
Inmates of a convalescent ward share a harsh exchange about poverty and past poverty. One woman recalls going barefoot on the farm while another mentions trying the Knelpp cure as an experiment born of necessity. Chicago Tribune style anecdote reflects hardship.
A New Orleans Picayune snippet shows a visitor complimenting a four year old Johnny on resembling his father prompting the boy to reply with quiet resignation that people say so but he cannot help it.
A quotation from the Humane Review denounces humans as the only species that commits killing for recreation and greed. It condemns theft, hoarding, and the pursuit of superiority over others, asserting no animal shares these crimes.
Scientific American details methods for granulated and pressed caviare. Granulated caviare uses finely sieved eggs with salt added by wooden spoon and packed in round metal boxes. Pressed caviare sold in sacks or barrels. salt solution hardens eggs then presses remove excess salt. Exports top 3,000 tons yearly, valued around 1.4 million dollars.
A Washington Star snippet shows Mr Crastus Finkly denying corruption rumors about a man while joking about his Sunday chicken habit and a stubby umbrella in rain. The fragment hints at local gossip with light humor and regional speech.
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