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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
1
A wry observation notes husbands instinctively advertise sickness to alert wives, likening it to a danger signal at busy road crossings. The quip suggests marital dynamics and pretense in domestic life with a humorous tone.
A merchant ran two stores four miles apart with identical goods and prices. He advertised in one village paper but not the other, selling 938 dollars in the non advertised branch and 7 233 dollars in the advertised branch. He concluded that readers would pass their local store to visit the other for the same price.
A printed piece argues a horse speaks on restraint warning against tying to iron posts in freezing weather. The animal complains it needs its skin on the tongue and objects to being tethered in cold conditions until it can move freely.
A first person voice complains of fatigue while traveling, urging calmer handling of a mule and wagon. The speaker warns against rough riding and careless management, references a merciful friend to the oppressed, and stresses the mule’s needs for rest and proper care.
The post office will soon inaugurate weather signs on rural mail wagons mimicking the city flag system. Large tin signs in colors will indicate fair weather rain or snow and temperature, with explanations distributed along routes for reading the signals.
Jim Parker the Stalwart waiter who tackled Czolgocz at the Buffalo exposition becomes a local sensation. The 250 pound figure sold buttons from his waistcoat for up to 1 and a half dollars and cut a piece from his vest to fans. He plots a show business future and boasts 237 inches of cash with no clothes left to spare.
A weather forecaster claims to read signals as far as the eye can see, likening insights to distances reached by delivery wagons. The remark underscores a vivid metaphor for predictive reach and practical observation.
A collection of astronomical and geographic facts from 19th century sources compares distances from St. Louis to major cities in miles and nautical routes. It notes travel times for letters between New York, Halifax, Suez, and Bahia, plus various biographical snippets about notable figures and events in science, politics, and culture.
A woman described as a soundwoman boarded a Vienna to Prague train smoking compartment. She offered cigarettes to travelers claiming devotion to the weed. The tainted smoke put them to sleep and, upon waking, found their pocketbooks with about $2,000, watches, and other valuables missing.
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