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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
4
The Washington Star quotes a New York drummer recounting a romantic episode with train robbers in Kansas. He befriends a nurse relative of a tavern landlord, plans to confess love on a moving train, and nearly confronts a masked robber until the nurse reveals her father is present and faints.
The St. Louis Republic reports experiments by Dr. H. B. Gibson and successors showing approximate daily food costs: sixteen cents for a man at moderate work and eighteen cents for a woman. At the University Boarding Club the average is about four cents per day wasted. advice includes buying meat directly, making bread at home, using vegetable lard, and choosing nutritious beans and peas. Emphasis on varied meals and sensible budgeting for nourishment.
The article notes F. 8. Dellenbaugh’s The Quick Horse in St. Nicholas praises trained horses in modern fire departments and links horse speed to poetry. It cites How they Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix and Sheridan’s Ride, mentioning poets Browning and Desprez and scenes from battles, sheriffs, and cattle drives.
In the Shortaville Enterprise a scene unfolds at a home where a young gentleman’s friend visits. a girl’s sisterly warmth and a stern glance color the moment while a young lady replies with an unintended remark. The Chicago News contrasts polite banter with private jokes about boarding guests. An aside notes the battle ax as a Celtic weapon and references nearly one million telegrams passing through London’s post offices.
A man wakes from a 5 minute nap and dreams a full Civil War era battle sequence. He rides, commands troops, battles through Indian summer woods, then awakens to a 5:46 alarm, realizing the entire action occurred in four minutes of real time.
The excerpt discusses 1840s literary publishing, noting offers for The World We Live In and other works, the success of Fraser's Magazine, and the shifting public taste from Christopher North to Thackeray. It reflects on editors Blackwoods, Maya traditions, and the idea that a writer must balance presentage appeal with posterity.
Mrs. Burton Harrison cites Washington as fond of dancing, moving to time with arms raised, from Alexandria assemblies to revolutionary headquarters. The letter to birthright ball managers marks his late life note that dancing days were over, and he even pondered etiquette for presidential appearances at tea parties versus cotillions.
A printer's proof labeled Edwin Booth as the eminent tragedian met a plea to drop the phrase. Booth preferred a simple tag, and the final posters featured "Simple Edwin Booth" for his upcoming engagement. The humor unfolds in a lighthearted newspaper exchange.
Inland California fruit season references show Bartlett apples and small green pears listed with Frail Freit values and per metric costs. Limited legible details indicate market notes from Lemone region possibly referencing fruit ranges and shipments.
The timetable lists daily and limited service for trains and steam tugs around Kaslo Kaslo to Nelson and surrounding points. It notes arrival and departure times for the International Alberta Kokanee and other lines and asks transportation firms to notify the Miner of any changes.
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