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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1897
Page
6
A penniless painter Cesar Carcillac borrows a forged banknote to bribe his Parisian uncle Tourtain for shelter. He quietly tests the note’s value, secures four thousand francs in fake notes, and plans a fortune while the miser greedily assists. The uncle becomes an unwilling partner in the scheme and faces inevitable reckoning.
The article notes the century's discovery of many manuscripts, highlighting important finds not only in theology but medieval history. It recalls Constantine Tischendorf’s storied arrival at St Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai, where he saved what may be the oldest Greek New Testament manuscript from destruction by monks.
Blackwood's Magazine notes a string of literary finds from antiquity to the eleventh century. It highlights Mra Lewis recovering a Fyriac pallimpeest and the Diata ssero n of Tatian, the Gospel of St Peter’s desert sands, and new autographs of Richer. It also mentions medieval poets and chronicles, including Richard Coeur-de-Leon and Mag na Charta era glosses.
A Detroit Free Press tale describes a would be buyer in southwestern Missouri who buys a lively mustang. The horse bucks and rears, sending him sprawling and sliding across a wide swath before he recovers. The owner insists the horse is okay and merely playful after a week in the stable.
A woman recalls a man obtaining a favorable job by claiming his upcoming marriage depended on his employment. The exchange reveals how others helped him get into trouble and centers on the social dynamics of aiding risky decisions. The woman chooses silence to avoid revealing temper.
A woman recalls her husband Brown with unwavering faith that his quiet talents will rise. She believes fame and wealth will come in time and eternity will reward his virtues. Her devotion persists though years pass and his art remains unmade. Washington Star.
Reminiscences honor Col R A Oakford mortally wounded at Antietam. H E Paine delivers a history and Mrs Oakford funds a silk flag presented to the union veterans by Paine on a somber Thursday night. Oakford born Philadelphia 182 died Sept 17 1862 aged 42. He led the Fifteenth Pennsylvania then the One Hundred Thirty-second Regiment at Antietam. The flag bears his name and will be kept by the unit commander Colonel S W Roberts.
A historical note traces the Litchfield stove tale, with an 1856 Peter Parley account noting church meeting house stove clashes. The anecdote centers on a 1840 town dispute, Mrs Dean leading the stove faction and a dramatic episode in which a parishioner collapses from the furnace heat.
A country school near Weatherly prepared for a planned visit by Hoe and other directors. A young female teacher drilled pupils to answer questions about creation with expected replies, and the moment of the visit began with the first student asked who made the world.
A fragment from the Weatherly Herald recounts a teacher failing to notice a boy’s absence and questioning a child about paternity. The exchange reveals a mistaken attribution to God for creation, with a humorous misstatement about who made the boy and who stayed home.
A narrator recalls a shy girl described as an angel of the street, noting brief, poetic encounters and a playful moment when she soaked him with a garden hose. The memory conveys fleeting friendship across ages and a haunting sense of mystery.
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