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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1898
Page
3
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a restaurant using coded hand signs to order dozens of dishes from roast beef to oysters. A head waiter interprets signals, passing orders to cooks through unseen channels, a fast, quiet system claimed to handle over 150 menu items.
A collage of short notes: Alaska supplies most canvasback ducks to the U S. a wild man near San Antonio is captured with a lariat. Siberia lacks clocks and watches. spurious coins used in coffins. Rev A E Smith denounces high hats in church. Japanese public ovens for meals. German canaries sing long and richly. hydrophobia deadly outbreak in Pisek leads to dog culling. Surinam lantern fly has two eye sets and bright light. Georgia town treasurer theft leaves town short. duchess of Marlborough’s glass-eyed dog linked to a cat dispute. a Matteen teacher showed cat organs to pupils, making several ill.
Washington West reports a sensational Manning saga as per son Jason and his descendants engage in a cascade of elopements. The narrative traces marriages to workmen, doctors, lawyers, and cousins, with objections from Colonel Manning and a looming seventh elopement.
A Chicago Post excerpt features a girl recounting that boys kiss her on the way to school each morning and her father asking why she does not run. The girl answers that perhaps they would not chase her if she did.
Special rates good for 30 days via Kansas City Pittsburg Gulf Railroad from Mena to Rockport Aransas Pass Port land Corpus Christi at 27 dollars 95 cents. Port Arthur Galveston 19.95. Marlin 24.45. La Ports 18.05. Seabrook 10.15.
The Mena Lumber Company has changed hands. Parties knowing themselves indebted should settle with J. P. Landes townsite agent at Hotel Mena who is authorized to receive all money and issue receipts. For sale cheap a New Home sewing machine priced at 12 dollars. Apply to Green and Lewis.
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