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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
11
A satirical piece on editorial scissors and the craft of editing, praising the tool and skill while lampooning pretenders. It riffs on women, invention, and a playful look at modern family life and domestic devices, ending with a definition of fuzzier fabrics titled Fustian.
The pumpkin pie craze expands across the nation with New York leading consumption. From September to February New York eats about 15,000 pies daily, requiring 25,000 pounds of pumpkin and 10,000 quarts of milk. Pumpkin farming grows in central and New England states, with Monmouth county New Jersey hosting the largest New York area pumpkin farm.
Mrs. Anna M. Scott of Denver finds a diamond worth 200 dollars in the street where she dropped it while returning from a party five years earlier. Rain and snow buried it in sand and then washed it clean just as she searched nearby. The owner recalled the moment, noting it seemed 1902 instead of 1897. A neighboring town bride improvised a coffin box to transport her wedding gifts, paying 2.50 for a long plain pine box and planning to repurpose it later as a couch.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports that Yucatan gardens produce unfamiliar Indian corn beans squashes and tubers with no names to us. Forests hold fruits that could surpass cultivated varieties with proper care. Wild fruits offer promising returns, unlike the bitter wild almond that bred the peach.
Byron Williams argues murder persists despite old law. He contrasts sensational news with restraint, cites Dryden and Hamlet, and links murder to passion, desperation, money, and immorality, noting motive and consequence while condemning cold blooded killings.
A fragment from the Tri bune hints at social pressure and secrecy with phrases about aborting oneself and neighbors, followed by a subscription note stating $6.25 yearly. The text reads like a cryptic wartime era plea linking personal fate to communal ties and civic duty.
An account notes that work at the library office proceeds promptly and neatly, with services offered at a moderate price, highlighting orderly conduct and affordable rates for patrons.
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