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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1899
Page
1
A hotel keeper recalls a living skeleton guest who overran his finances during a six week stay, consuming breakfast to buckwheat and reaching into beef, eggs, bread, and potatoes. A separate scene describes a warden and a girl fearing a man who claims babies are tossed from swan boats in a New England public garden.
The Home Decorator outlines chic table setting ideas using blue and white china, gilt borders, and delicate floral motifs. It notes revived silver castors, green red and yellow glass bottles, colorful dessert plates, and stylish bread butter plates, with ferns and moss accents for daily use.
A fragment from a travel piece describes Alaska trading with Indians. It notes the value of silver over gold, how traders accept silver at par, and how Indians resist parting with goods. It includes anecdotes of bargaining faults, price hikes for snowshoes, and a general caution about fair dealing.
The Timmer Market is held on the last Wednesday of August in Aberdeen. The fair fills the square with about two hundred booths selling fruit old clothes rides and games. Students and locals mingle as trumpeters parade and bands play while crowds buy treats till late in the evening and police are not mentioned.
Cleveland judge Fiedler ruled 11 o clock as the end of a lovers evening visit. He argued standard time supports a strict time limit to sparking, urging households to display the schedule to avoid late hours and harmlessly protect appearances and routine.
In Springifielh Ohio the late Dr John Hall stood out among delegates at a Scotch Irish congress. At a citizen reception he charmed attendees with warm cordiality and deftly redirected attention toward association officers, guiding guests graciously to the receiving line. The account from the Christian Endeavor World highlights his engaging manners and leadership.
A portrait of Lord Salisbury, living modestly on a small income, guiding his household with strict routines and exacting standards. He attends receptions with help from secretaries, keeps late hours curtailed, and emphasizes efficiency and discipline in daily life. The passage also casually notes headache remedies like Victor Headache Tablets.
A Vienna exposition showcased a peat based building using peat in all its materials. The peat fibers, extracted from bogs, absorb liquids, insulate, and may replace cotton and asbestos fabrics. After 12 years of work, Zschorner developed weaveable peat fibers enabling coats, carpets, and notably paper from peat. The innovation could turn peat bogs into valuable resources with strong antiseptic, absorbent, and elastic properties.
A Detroit Free Press reminiscence recalls a near fatal event aboard a cruiser from Norfolk to South America. An ex naval official recounts how a crank pin failed and the crew faced imminent danger before swift action by the assistant engineer saved lives.
A Meath hospital pensioner near death urged Dr. Stokes to keep him alive for four days to receive his pension. The story notes Stokes kept him alive. on the fourth day the patient held his signed certificate, then died, with explicit reference to the afterlife.
A tale from London Spams Moments recalls an old Highland whisky pot repairman who refused to lie. To the ganger’s bribe he answered in a rustic oath that he would tell no falsehood and that he had mended the pot where the hole was.
A London Standard quip begins with a playful villa tale about a wife hiding slippers for 12 years of marriage. It contrasts distant Russia's 743 newspapers with Pennsylvania’s 1 430 papers and notes the pianoforte’s earliest mention in 1767 playbill. iron and wire production keys pins.
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