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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
4
A pair of four year old horses named Queen and King perform from a nearly one hundred foot platform above Bancroft Iowa. George F Holloway trains them with kindness and praise to dive rather than jump into a lake, thrilling spectators with the precision and calm recovery after each splash.
A city girl asks to attend a baseball game and a country cousin agrees. An explanation describes the game as pitcher throws at a challenger with a cane, the challenger swings to avoid being hit, illustrating early ball play with light humor.
Report describes two colts named King and Queen trained to dive from dramatically increased heights into water as part of a performance. They swam rivers to reach landing plates, escaped stables to perform, and require rest before repeats, with no whips used. The piece also notes a street scene featuring a silver masked catcher and amused girls.
A Dundee Advertiser London correspondent notes a large audience at the Lyrie theater reacted with hisses and boos during an "Up-to date" song about President Kruger and the Boers amid the Transvaal crisis. The audience had shown strong support through the first acts before the interruption.
An anatomists claim that a perfect foot length equals the forearm bone length from elbow to wrist joint. Tall individuals may show an abnormally long foot if measured by artists. Arms can be out of proportion, though rarely too long for a person’s stature.
In Somerville Massachusetts the exchange shows Mrs. Wiggles recounting that Mr. Wiggles appeared calm and certain when he proposed, and that she initially refused him the first time. The dialogue captures a playful contrast in their courtship.
A narrator recounts inviting a widowed boarder Phoebe Knapp into a household and the strange, lingering mystery around her late husband James Knapp. The tale reveals Mrs Knapp’s grief, the family’s curiosity, and a comic misreading by Tom Dixon that exposes a surprising truth about the supposed husband.
A hotel clerk describes how thirty to forty men use hotels in New Orleans as offices for schemes including agents patent rights and promoters. They meet clients in quiet rooms or parlors and even bar guests out to close deals. They rarely stay as guests and mail is sent to the hotel.
A philosopher and physiognomists claim a woman’s true nature is read from the mouth rather than her words. They argue a wide straight mouth with white teeth signals intelligence and virtue, while a small red Cupid bow mouth correlates with lesser qualities. The current fad favors lips slightly parted for a wistful look, though some women must train to perfect the trick.
Private Purvis of the Yorkshire regiment earned the Distinguished Service Medal as the queen pinned it on his breast. During hostilities with tribesmen on the northwestern frontier, Private Matthews was wounded twice while Purvis and his mates carried him to safety within British lines, where he died that night.
Mrs Blank recalls a pushy agent who tried to sell multiple items at her home. The woman mixed up her pitches, touted perfume with a slick tale, and ended by claiming the soap she offered would make an excellent father while she still held the bottle to Mrs Blank’s nose.
A man enters a Boston restaurant and, after tucking his napkin into his collar, asks the waiter if he wants a shave or a shampoo as he plans to order dinner. The scene blends humor with a café setting highlighting the mistaken barbering theme.
Boston Herald notes England athletics feature hammer, high jump, hundred yards, hurdles events with Harvard mentioned as part of the track scene. The piece hints at challenging conditions and the pace of competition shaping up for students and athletes.
A simple mouth wash of crystal permanganate of potash in a tumbler of water can sweeten foul breath. It promotes a brisk cleaning solution using a chemical compound for oral use.
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