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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 15, 1889
Page
2
A historical piece on the mass making of valentines using paper ink and skilled labor. It describes cutting, printing, and assembling comic valentines, the roles of machinists and artists, and the humorous poetry that accompanies the cards, noting the workmanlike process and the enduring appeal of the Valentine fends.
In a hazy reminiscence a man recalls his first valentine sent as a boy. He recalls the shy ritual of composing a letter and affixing a stamp before mailing the envelope. Years later the speaker reflects that he no longer sends the valentine himself.
A rambling, playful piece mixes verse fragments and dialogue about fate and desire. It features a narrator contemplating two paths of vanity and wealth, interwoven with character sketches and abrupt conversations, ending with a traveler’s light, humorous notes.
Fragmentary diary style recollections describe St Valentine’s Day pastimes for children in old England and Scotland, along with a humorous anecdote about a boy Henry and his father smoking a cigar at home, ending with a puzzled memory of a playful evening by a fire.
A derelict man pleads with a mistress on Usk Grove Street for money to feed his eight hungry children and is given a dollar. A second tramp hatches an exploit involving a brown house for selling clothing to fund a destitute family, but the plan collapses when the woman is not swayed and the men discover the outcome.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls W. W. Scarborough born years ago, traveling abroad and visiting Florence then Italy’s capital. He sought entry to a garden fete but was blocked by a secretary’s note about an official reply.
A fragment presents a censorious exchange where a character scolds another about tobacco chewing. The young Han answers with restrained insistence, claiming he is chewing despite the remark.
A sugget of silver studded with diamonds makes a pretty hairpin small brooches combine American pearl and rubies. A scarf pin features a cow’s head of diamonds with a gold horn and emerald tips. Silver cake baskets display etched sprays of wild roses. New gold thimbles, handsome brooches with canary diamonds, and silver shaving mugs with comic relief are highlighted. Unique hairpins and ornaments feature violets with diamond centers, a large cat eye ring, and ruby and diamond motifs. An oxid hand border depicts the seven days of the week. Odd table ware includes a hand and gold waiter with weekday borders. A novelty envelope unfolds into a silver mice card receiver. Joweler's Weekly notes these recent wonders.
The article reports entomologist Professor Riley discovering an insect that preys on boots and can be destroyed by carbon disulfide vapor. It notes barbering, shampoo usage, and soap formulas linked to hair loss, plus German patents for varnish removal and a lime alum mortar claimed to resist frost. It mentions pulp from bark and a Swedish claim building a wood cable with nascent prospects and costs.
The article traces tobacco use from ancient times to its spread in Europe and Cuba. It mentions Herodotus on Thracian inhalation, Jean Nicot introducing tobacco to Europe, and the evolution of cigars from early reed pipes to Cuban origins in the early modern period.
A garbled excerpt from a New York Weekly feature hints at social scenes and unnamed subjects. The legible bits reference observers and casual notes about groups, but concrete details are fragmentary and unclear.
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