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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
1
A lone traveler and an ex trooper share a roadside camp on the Bechuanaland trek. Hunger, danger, and a pumpkin supper lead to misadventure as Boers pursue, ending with a risky night in a duck pond turning toward a tense escape and uneasy camaraderie.
The lesson recounts Herod’s fear of John the Baptist, the beheading request by Herodias’s daughter, and the resultant sorrow. It contrasts worldly vanity with true righteousness, urging faithfulness amid persecutions and the hope of heavenly reward.
Christian Endeavor topic for June 10 urges the parable of the leaven and meal to explain how the kingdom of God grows externally and internally. It stresses that lives must be lifted by Christ before they can lift others, and that contact and example spread the new life Christ brings. A biographical prayer meeting on lifting figures and relevant Bible readings conclude the lesson.
Washington Item notes Boer discouragement not reaching Dom Paul and burghers while Washington Star suggests Britons will need time to regroup and Boers may farm more. New York World reports testing war automobiles in South Africa as mobility competition. Boston Globe says the war’s interest wanes compared with soldiers fatigue.
Brisk walks in misty rain give skin a delicate freshness. An oily complexion is tied to the stomach and can improve with simple foods like fruit vegetables and lean meats. Perspiration irritation may be eased by saleratus rubbed on the skin after wetting it and left on after bathing.
The Presbyterian urges church leaders to decline funds raised by methods that compromise conscience and proprieties. Financial operations must be honest and reverent, ensuring the Lord's treasury is replenished through legitimate, honorable means.
A message from the Episcopal Recorder urges transforming Sunday schools into Bible schools to focus on Scripture. It argues a united front of faithful witnesses could impress the world, even without full church unity.
Brief quoted snips reference figures like the ameer of Afghanistan the Baltimore News Mr Clark of Montana Mr Daly and Herbert Spencer with a note on his eightieth birthday. Andrew Carnegie heads to Europe for rest after a Florida winter.
A compilation of editorials notes the Boston Herald on punishing audacious players, the St. Louis Baseball Club often leading early in the season per the St. Louis Republic, and Washington Star warning separation of Washington from the age should not imply DC is erased from the map.
The enduring dispute over the Virginia Tennessee boundary in the Cumberland mountains now reaches the U S Supreme Court which may appoint a board of commissioners to survey and declare where Virginia ends and Tennessee begins. The piece surveys similar state boundary issues including New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Maryland Kentucky and discusses historic surveys and monuments.
A humorous observation from the Indianapolis News about a railroad flagman who ignores a question for minutes while smoking a pipe. He finally asks clarifying details about John Brown and proclaims ignorance if the subject is not with the Big Four. The piece playfully notes the flagman’s absent gaze and stubborn routine.
Fragments of a meteorite seen in Munich and Vienna trace a tale begun in 1853 when it fell at Duruma in east Africa. The tribe worshipped it as a heaven sent palladium, oiling and adorning it in a temple. After the Massail war, faith waned and the idol was sold for cash, a fate shared by many gods.
A poem recounts a rural pair choosing a country wedding and feast, describing a love that binds two “truly rural” souls. The playful verse centers on the couple’s simple vows and shared lifestyle, celebrating rustic devotion and a simple union.
Dialogue from Punch with Squire asking if the coachman is married and the coachman replying he is not, noting the scratches came from a cat.
A Detroit Journal brief notes a performer widely recognized for advancing in age and the public fascination as she can no longer conceal this change. The item hints at a sweeping push for continued prominence in all ventures despite aging.
The Syracuse Herald notes a fan is defined as a baseball admirer, stating that fan is an abbreviation of fanatic.
A fragment notes a riddle about happiness and a man who has “re the tom” and asks who is next in a barber shop. The brief preview appears in Chicago News.
Sammis the elevator boy tells how he thwarted a scheming Rockaway by letting a wife confront him in room 68. The confrontation wrecks the agent’s side whiskers and office, ending with Rockaway’s ruin and a hard lesson on bluffing.
The Washington Post reports on early experiments attempting spider silk as a substitute for worm silk. Spiders from Madagascar yielded the best thread output, but a German spider silk mill project collapsed when male spiders vanished after mating, as females ate their mates.
A New York Advertiser quip notes a Vermont household ritual of maple syrup at table. The father jokes about serving animal toys to his children, contrasting Bob and Mazie with Teddy as he mentions an elephant or hippopotamus in the nursery-book gift joke.
The Chicago Post cites a domestic dispute where a wife asks for a diamond and the husband offers bread instead. She bitterly accuses him of stinginess, insisting the stone is needed for peace at home as tensions rise over material wants.
A young minister asks how the veteran preacher drew a large crowd. The elder replies he advertised a sermon to the young to attract older listeners. Chicago News notes the humor and shared strategy in religious outreach.
A playful dialogue from Chicago Record contrasts wealth with social snubbing. It notes a Breslau born German tailor who died in 1837 and reportedly could see two of Jupiter’s moons with the naked eye.
A report claims Indian hailstones reach five to twenty times larger than those observed in England or America, noting extreme weather effects and regional uncertainty about measurements.
The piece notes King Oscar of Norway and Sweden visiting London and leaving a card for Swinburne and Henry James. It reports Count Elemer Longay cannot take Crown Princess Stephanie to his castle Bodwag Olaszi after a fire. It mentions Spain’s young king’s ill health and trip to Covadonga, and Afghanistan’s Amir Abdurrahman Khan courting money from Russia and Britain at about 1 million dollars annually.
Mme. Sarah Grand finishes a new novel titled Babs the Impossible. Kipling plans a U S visit next autumn, citing no illness change. Mark Twain runs for president with others backing dialect humorist M Quad. Le Gallienne explores a dangerous Hyeres cave and is rescued after an hour.
A Chicago Tribune quip portrays a reckless student expelled for lack of study. The gruff don expects mockery as a neighboring donkey brays, and the speaker quips that the valedictorian, of course, is an ass, framing a mordant college satire.
A humorous vignette notes that when a woman shakes her head no argument will change her mind, and compares it to a bull shaking its head. The quip, credited to Pellucid Pete, reflects lighthearted urban humor from the Chicago News.
A Philadelphia Record quip on self assurance and the bearded lady, paired with a Pick-Me-Up joke about gear changes and family speed. The items reflect humor and social observation in early 20th century gossip columns.
The Hancock lands the Philippine commission amid ceremonies. Taft explains full instructions and powers to reform civil government while MacArthur remains executive head. The commission plans a nationwide school system and will rely on military support only for emergencies.
Shanghai reports rising violence in Wei-hai-wei as a boundary commission is attacked by village mobs. Fierce fighting ensues with Chinese soldiers under British command repelling rioters. many killed. British officers Major Penecaere and Captain Pereira are dead.
Halifax reports Admiral Bedford plans to lead the British fleet to Bar Harbor if dates avoid conflicts with his Quebec and Montreal trip. The voyage is expected in the latter part of the month and could extend to New York.
The Rosecrans departed Seattle with two Seventh Infantry companies, A and K, carrying the first season’s war department supplies bound for Cape Nome.
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