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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1889
Page
8
A former bell boy recounts early hotel work at a Palace Hotel run by Messrs Little and Owen Moore. He describes haunted rooms, a temperance lecturer turned performer, bizarre prank devices, key mix ups, and colorful guest interactions in a gritty, period interview tone.
A man visited the Muskegon chief of police and requested be shot after explaining his wife left him and he has no home. The chief refused, citing city ordinance prohibiting such action. The man remains without wife or home.
Dialogue snippets feature an exchange about nursing age and professional etiquette. Characters include Madame O Rourke of the Continental Employment Agency and Dr Sawbones in humorous banter about qualifications and practice.
An account at length on woodcock behavior, hunting methods, and the season dangers. Noting the bird’s feigned crippled flight, sharp eyesight, and swift, irregular movements, the piece offers guidance on snap shooting, use of beaters, and stealthy approaches along Conneaut Lake and Erie Canal areas.
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