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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1896
Page
9
German savant Kuno Meyer praises Welsh language revival and native literature. He argues Welsh should remain bi lingual, notes tri lingual Welsh communities, and calls for translations of Welsh works into English while preserving Welsh dialects.
A Welsh nationalist argues Llantrisant should be capital, citing two railway stations, stronger anti English stance, historical assets like an old castle and stone streets, versus Machynlleth’s single station and limited educational impact. He notes Llantrisant supplied cannon to Elizabeth I’s Armada era.
Dr William Salmon of Cowbridge in South Wales has reached 107 in good health. Born in 1790 in Suffolk, he moved to St Hilary with his father, a doctor. He drinks wine at dinner, has not smoked since ninety, and was a magistrate and deputy lieutenant. One daughter survives in Southsea.
A weary traveler with dubious tales charmed a resort crowd in Washington, claiming heroic frontier deeds. His most famous yarn about a vinegar cask escape and wild coyotes provoked mixed reactions, ending with the crowd dubbing him the Modern Munchausen.
A tall man confronts a well-fed acquaintance named Bugglesby, demanding repayment of 36 from a year and a half earlier. The exchange grows heated at a crossing, then escalates as the accuser berates Buggsby inside a saloon before leaving in anger.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a scene with a young mother urging her partner to vote for silver, arguing it favors the baby. She says silver dollars would be harder for the baby to swallow, presenting finance and coinage as a political issue.
Dr. BH Hettinger of Indianapolis reports relief from prolonged rheumatic pain after using Det chon's Mystic Cure. In four days he could walk without a cane and two bottles cured him. He recommends the Cure to others and notes availability from Carl Lo Druggist at 418 Lackawanna Avenue.
A Chicago News essay surveys recent books and their finales, highlighting how endings are often lush or awkward. It compares authorial styles from Gilbert Parker and George Paston to Gertrude Atherton and Mrs. Burnett, noting evolving hero portrayals and the shift toward more carefully dressed, modern heroines and heroes.
A Marshfield tale recounts a traveling man who ingratiates himself with Mr. I P Tiffault, enjoys a lavish dinner at the Tiffault home, then departs after revealing himself as a professional tramps wearer. The episode ends with a quiet, ominous curtain call.
The passage contrasts French and American heroes in books, noting English heroes are handsomer than American ones yet never “50 adorable.” It claims American heroes readily admit other men exist, while heroines are consistently more lovely than their predecessors across the sequence.
Mr Brosius of Pennsylvania quotes a new record about Thad Stevens as championing a bill. He remarks on Stevens's vigor and his own honor in representing his district in this notable legislative moment.
The record notes a sharp, bitter debate in which Stevens was defeated after a high tension exchange. Toombs taunted Stevens about his ethics as he faced disappointment, with Stevens replying that he felt like the poor man turned away at the rich man's gate.
Five men reach the Kaw River crossing and encounter a slow ferryman. A cowboy boasts that crossing prices rose to a half dollar and bullets now cost a quarter, then fires at the ferryman’s hat to prove his bluff before agreeing to cross. The tale exposes a curious frontier exchange on bluffing and edge-of-harm bravado.
An export shares angler tips on Feoonomizing Labor including worm habitats in dry seasons and wet soils. It describes catching worms via wood mulch, drain billows, or tapping ground, and mentions woodcock driven surface baiting. Also notes copper sulfate and soapsuds as worm attractants and vents a carnival of stage gossip and theater figures.
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