14 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1890
Page
1
A reminiscence blend of comic scraps, theater folk, and odd characters. The narrator recalls a bustling backstage world with improvised props, a jokey stagehand, and a dinner party that ends with sharp social observations. Wild Bill legend and theatrical anecdotes anchor a stream of colorful vignettes.
A Devon village Ballhatchet farm near Ipplepen is cited by W G Thorpe as site of an ancient Baal temple and Levantine lineage. The Ballhatchet family, facing 74, reportedly shows Levantine facial traits, with ties to Baal titles and a long feudal land lineage. The Manchester Guardian notes queenly approval of Thorpe's Devon discovery.
Miss Belle Woods of Schuyler Nebraska and George Poole secretly wed just before a friend’s ceremony. Poole proposed a surprise marriage during the service and the couple exchanged vows. Woods fainted upon learning she was now Poole’s wife and has filed for a legal separation.
A Boston Advertiser item notes a suburban girl Dolly firmly believes in Santa while her older brother, who reads the papers, scoffs and says parents buy presents. Dolly insists she has seen Claus and pictures him, leaving the skeptics with no clear answer.
In a terse exchange quoted by a judge, two tramps debate a recent sensation. One balks at the idea, fearing not the pain but the public exposure and scrutiny.
A fragment from the Chicago Herald invites Stanley to cease roaming and return home. It praises his early effort in proving the Gheegheelahyah through the Oolahkoolah and suggests coming home for a hearty dinner.
Two street urchins barter over a measles cure in a brief, quippy dialogue. The exchange ends with one declaring the other may have it all while the other asks for half, capturing a wartime era tone and a dash of generosity.
A lone Englishman crawled from debris after a double train wreck and quipped that the disaster would probably cause another delay, in the style of a carrier of wry humor amid the incident.
In Beyrout Syria December 1889, the writer describes Dr. Talmage reorganizing travel plans to Jerusalem and Jordan to avoid Sunday travel and enjoy favorable weather. The camp life features two divisions for lodging and refreshment, a large caravan of horses mules and tents, and attentive Arab guards. The account praises the honesty and reliability of local attendants despite stereotypes, noting orderly meals and comfortable tents with Egyptian needlework. The piece also recounts visits to Jerusalem Calvary and continued journey through Palestine with stops at Beersheba, Jacob’s well, and Nablus, reflecting on historical sites and the steady progress of the expedition.
President C. K. Adams argues in Forum that mere intellectual training grows perception of moral duties but does little to curb immoral impulses. He suggests morality improves only if moral impulses are strengthened or immorality forces weakened, and questions whether college life, if well run, achieves this.
The Herald of Health says Japan is the “country between heaven and earth” to kids. Alcock called it paradise of babies with coppery heads like dolls, beloved and indulged yet trained in obedience and etiquette. The land abounds with toys, toy shops, and people who earn a living amusing youngsters.
A Allegheny City physician has developed a machine that carves planks with intricate end to end patterns. The device feeds planed boards through as knives, set across the wood fiber, produce tongued and grooved boards with continuous designs.
A poem from Munsey's Weekly laments a beloved figure described as tall and graceful. The speaker contrasts beauty with tragedy, noting a cold heart prior to passion, and ends with a lasting flame and metaphor of life as a burning match lighting a pipe.
A ragman, Mrs Chasuble-Alban, visits and I sell him two barrels of old sermons found in the cellar for four dollars. The Rev Alban chasuble remarks the sermons were worth more, but the ragman won’t pay extra.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Case muses on finding a new helper as her cousin John Henry Briggs is introduced. Mr Case asks the name and Mrs Case confirms Briggs, prompting a lighthearted moment in the office setting.
In dusk danger, Miss Tendrart saves a blind man from an approaching electric car in a Boston street scene. A crowd gathers as the man reveals his stick was a rail switch cue, not a guide, and Miss T. enters the car to avoid further explanation.
A New York Sun anecdote recalls a clever woman who persuaded a stern Cincinnati gateman to grant entry by asking to meet the road’s manager. Her tact deflates the official’s resolve, revealing how authority bends to polite persistence and social pressure.
A Boston Transcript clipping tells of a small boy and his rough dog Barca who attacked Darling the neighbor girl’s cat after a dispute over meat. The boy insists the dog acted on thought or instinct, but the outcome is death.
A brief oddity notes a young housewife requesting items described as sad irons from a hardware dealer who confirms them as mourning era implements due to their black appearance. The exchange reads like a local humor item from the Lowell Citizen.
A humorous exchange from the Washington Star features Miss Thin and Miss Fannie O'Rese as they joke about Mr. Jones's supposed infatuation. The light dialogue captures flirtatious banter between social figures.
A jeweler recalls a request to return an engagement ring after a recent purchase. The buyer explains another suitor already gave her a similar ring and seeks an exchange as a wedding present. A second brief vignette notes a rainy day hotel visit, an umbrella misplacement, and witty notes about speed and departure.
A wife pleads with her husband not to sail fearing danger while he calmly asserts mastery of the sea. She fears drowning as he reassures with affection and practicality. He parts with only watch and chain as he departs. The fragment evokes a maritime domestic moment from a periodical.
A Lowell Citizen exchange claims Ella Is Clara copies others and cannot draw without tracing paper. The dialogue raises doubt about originality and artistic skill in their local discussion.
In a courtroom exchange Judge challenges Bagley Well and Pate LA0K asking for the person sought. The dialogue centers on locating an unnamed party with the judge prompting through the glass.
In a Time magazine quotation, Mrs Hashleigh and Mr Jones exchange quips. Jones, a poor boarder, asks for biscuits as a lunch before a yacht trip, while the landlady mocks him about the heaviness of her biscuits. The dialogue hints at a business matter and deafness between spouses.
A Paris zoo keeper remarks the giraffe looks thinner and jokes the Eiffel Tower will be the creature’s doom. The quip accompanies a German paragraph reprinted in Texas Siftings.
A brief local item notes a spree of burglaries early this morning on Break of Day street. Readers are urged to stay vigilant as authorities investigate the incidents.
A brief exchange notes a new cigar offering. Chumplie introduces a fresh product to Chappy who recalls prior experience with Chumple’s cigars and questions if it is tobacco from Munsey's Weekly.
A playful exchange has Fan ny asking what a widower is and Master Bob answering at age eight that a widower is the husband of a widow, as noted by the judge.
A brief exchange records a poet offering her sole poem to an editor who declines to part with it, telling her to keep it herself. The note preserves a literary curiosity from the magazine era.
A brief, witty exchange appears in Marper's Bazar recalling a private conversation aboard the telephone. The clip suggests social humor and era style without further context or consequence.
An 1860s fragment notes George Boscomb using mourning cards while a wealthy uncle has just recovered. The snippet reflects social customs around grief and family status in Harper's Bazaar style literature.
A dark wry line from Munsey's Weekly suggesting the last man may never be buried, implying a grim, satirical note on loneliness or danger. The quoted exchange hints at a macabre social comment without naming people, places, or events.
Charles I lauds Lilly as Europe's equal in astrology. Lilly, poor but ambitious, studies under Master Evans, profits from prophecies, and claims foretold events including the Restoration. Collaborators like Booker and Hodges feature in tales of lost treasure, divining rods, and cautionary ironies at Westminster Abbey.
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