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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
12
Wilmot anxiously waits for his fiancée Bertie at the station in Chicago as they argue over punctuality. A misread meeting time leads to a chilly two hour misadventure before Bertie finally appears and they rush to catch the train to Lemont.
A Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent describes cowboys on horseback as an innovative switchmen method in southern Colorado. In yards at Walsenburg and Trinidad cowboys position between cars to couple and signal for engineers, cutting time dramatically. The Berry brothers and others train horses to work between cars, enabling quicker train makeup. Rio Grande Railroad adopted the practice, with a 40 car train wired for air and brakes in 18 minutes using 12? switches, a record.
Keystone Plow Co on Main Street New Castle advertises repairs for over 500 stove kinds including the Home Comfort Steel Range, highlighting broad service for common use.
A vintage ad touts Jeil-O The New Dessert pleasing the family with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today.
Three Tonto basin cowboys George Hubbard Hardy Schell and A C Water chased a huge mountain lion near Salome Creek outside Globe Arizona. Schell fired once but the lion leaped up and attacked. Hubbard restrained the beast while Schell and Haver ended the threat. The nine by ten foot skin was recovered.
A fragment describes using pine needles and Nile curled hair to fill pillows. The hair is added to prevent matting and make pillows more comfortable, reflecting a simple textile technique.
In the north a Fortieth infantry unit struck a bamboo trap over a trench. Arrows released by a triggering device mowed down eight men and wounded several others. The contraption could unleash many arrows at once if used against a larger force.
A humorous period exchange references early settlers and Indians in a New York Weekly quotation. The fragment hints at demeaning trade and moral judgments from a bygone era.
In a witty exchange Judge asks if women would sell votes for two dollars. Mrs Waggles replies they would likely take one dollar and ninety nine cents. The quip highlights suffrage debates with humor.
A playful wager from Medligger and Thingumhole hints the raffle prize may go to someone who does not shave, as reported by the Philadelphia Press in a lighthearted exchange.
A Yonkers Statesman quirky item reports Mr Crimsonbeak asked to make himself at home but was never invited to sit. Mrs Crimsonbeak adds his wife makes him stand around when home.
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