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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
11
A fragmented account describes the Baralongs’ sacred regard for iron unearthed from ore. A chief’s vision instructs gathering stones and fire to reveal iron, but a vain successor’s display to outsiders destroys the secret, though iron remains revered above other metals.
A New York telegraph item recalls a church sermon where a reverend’s attempt at humor backfired. He mentioned receiving a letter from Mrs Smith claiming health is harmed where she is, only to correct himself and call for the hymn. The story highlights a fragile moment of levity in a venerable ministry.
A New York broker William Travers sought directions in suburban Brooklyn but met a stammering stranger. Frustration rose as both failed to understand, leading to a moment of mistaken mockery and a surprising exchange about a doctor. Philadelphia Times.
The piece argues that marrying very young often leads to lasting unhappiness. It cautions that the first love can mislead, noting that advice to wed before adulthood frequently fails as distractions of the world erode allegiance. Second thoughts are often best in love.
Theatrical managers fear corded trunks causing failures in companies. One manager refused a female performer with such trunks, paying two weeks salary and her fare home to avoid perceived hoodoo effects on the troupe.
A Baltimore Herald snippet recalls a Masked Ball exchange with the Count de Dippea praising a musician and a dancer recognizing a performer by white teeth, while German doctors’ coaches in Berlin are noted for white hats to mark a physician’s carriage in case of insanity. The fragment blends faux dialogue and cross cultural quips from a period newspaper.
In a Chicago Whitechapel rendezvous a magician named Herrmann asked a spectator to select the seven of clubs. After shuffling the deck and a test, the card vanished and reappeared in the venerable Japanese priest's shoe, thrilling onlookers.
An elderly Parisian woman keeps spiders as pets in her Buttes Chaumont home. She hosts many varieties in a large airy room with water barriers to calm their delicate natures and plays music in a minor key. The spiders respond to soft tunes and scatter to their holes to loud sounds. The Indy reportedly bears a spider birthmark.
The Brittany Brittanys drive a large mistletoe export, noting 700 tons yearly from French ports. Peasants cultivate mistletoe on apple trees, despite decrees, thriving as a major crop. A curious Darwin anecdote recounts him blocking a cobra strike behind glass, dodging as instinct overruled will and reason.
A terse exchange between a son and his sire questions social unity. The elder rejects forming a large herd or crowd, arguing that unity would erode respect and that the Hon must stand alone. The fragment echoes a colonial or moralistic tone as printed in a New York Herald item.
A fragmentary exchange from the Boston Transcript shows Mamma and Johnny debating feet, shoes, and knots with playful word twists. The dialogue hints at a broader comic or humorous column style from a historical paper.
A fragmented exchange shows a speaker doubting parental consent for marriage. The other party suggests the father would defer to the speaker, not grant outright permission, indicating uncertainty about approval and autonomy in the decision.
A facetious boarder plots a grim joke over a hen in a darkly comic exchange with a landlady. She retorts that next time she will serve the hen, feathers and all, her emphasis signaling a sharp turn in the exchange.
A garbled exchange from Brooklyn Life and New Yorke Tine hints at a debate over judging human nature and restraint. One speaker praises accurate judgment while another mocks overreaching claims, portraying a clash of opinion and a sharp-tongued retort.
A critic advised readers to pause before forming like or dislike of art and people. True judgment comes from delaying quick impressions and testing what lies beneath. The piece argues that withholding judgment trains the mind, contrasting shallow reactions with thoughtful appraisal across art and personal encounters.
A young sergeant earned praise for gallantry at Donelson and faced a military board in Washington. West Point graduates grilled him, with unsatisfactory answers. President Lincoln, angered briefly, questioned the fortification’s name, then endorsed the promotion and awarded a captain’s certificate.
The article traces the carnation from ancient use in Augnetua Cresar wine to its adoption in England around 1200. Chaucer mentions cultivation in 1286 and Henry Lyte popularizes the name carnation in 1078, with Spenser calling it coronation and Shakespeare referencing carnations in plays.
A colonel narrates a tale of a compassionate Gordon setter that rears a chick after its mother dies. Listeners remark on the dog's unusual maternal instinct and the chicken’s surprising behavior, noting the dog even seems to bark.
A London Standard anecdote recalls a cheerful gentleman invited to a shooting party. During the day the host is prodded by a fellow, who with a pistol aimed prompts the question how to let down the loading hammer. The scene blends humor with a wary gaze at firearms.
In a Washington Star excerpt, a man critical of modern election methods asks if a candidate should demand large money for campaigns. Senator Sorghum replies that if he were rich enough to fund a campaign alone, he might avoid politics altogether.
A jumble of humorous exchanges and observations from a Philadelphia newspaper item chain references Johnny manhandled pantry morsels, tiles with scripture text for fireplaces, textile notions, Yale athletics in a laundry context, and a line about New York meat spending. The fragment hints at immigrant mortality differences, with Irish and Germans noted.
An 1880s style testimonial extols Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims to ease nervousness, headaches, and stomach distress, restore digestion, cleanse blood, and renew strength, citing a customer in Clarendon, Iowa, who reports full recovery after two bottles.
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