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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1894
Page
6
A collector quotes a dealer estimating New Yorkers spend about 4.2 million dollars annually on umbrellas. The piece discusses umbrella life, pricing from two to five dollars, replacement habits, and the puzzling human attachment to umbrellas amid widespread purchases and losses.
A party in the city hears a tale of a hunting moon trip with Boston men. A drummer recounts riding a moose to camp, losing his beard and two front teeth as the animal collapsed after being startled by a rifle and combat with two moose. The story blends humor with peril and ends with the moose killed and beard missing.
Turkish men prize the beard as the male ornament and view its removal as a grave insult. The act provokes fierce reaction, with violence or death seen as possible retribution. Wives kiss their husbands beards as a sign of affection, and children honor their fathers’ beards.
A lorist talks about Turks revering the rose as a priest flower linked to a legend that the red rose sprang from the Prophet Mohammed's blood. He notes Turks avoided worship in churches until walls were washed with rose water to cleanse and purify by the blood.
A Chicago woman asked a Herald representative to witness her tomcat’s scam against rats. The cat sits on a box in the yard near a cut fenes, waits for rats, and uses bones to lure them. The plan may backfire if the cat or rats react unexpectedly, with the outcome uncertain each morning.
A garbled account notes meteoric graphite and crystal finds in Western Australia and a Siberian air fall. The report hints at diamond material and mentions observers and places with unclear names, reflecting early mineralogical excitement about space rocks.
A fragmentary verse paints a descent into frailty as heat and appetite dominate thought and action. The speaker laments dogged bodily drives overpowering moral and mental effort, turning life into a cycle of waiting for meals and digestion. Strong images link flesh to hay and mind to decay.
The article describes a new English Opera curtain with detailed embroidery and silk lining. It notes the curtain height plus fringe, the applique patterns, and colors including yellow satin lining and lime cord. It mentions the curtain was presented to Mr. Henry Trvligg by the Teroness Burdorcintia at a cost of 100 unntes-Landon Tie Lits. In Darwin notes, it references his experiments on Drosera and correspondence with Gray and Lyell about his manuscript and expressions of emotions in humans and animals.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a hotel elevator encounter where a rude gentleman’s behavior sparks discussion on manners. The elevator boy notes respect and hats, while bystanders sympathize with courteous conduct in shared spaces.
The article notes slow shifts in children's fashion as health concerns guide design. It describes girls' dresses with plain Holland or cashmere fabrics, short sleeves, and yoke garments favored for comfort and practicality. Fabrics like sheer lawn, dotted muslin, and light silks appear, and caps give way to simpler headwear in a calm, practical seasonal tone.
The essay describes Roman London entertainments such as bull baiting with a bestiarius and cock fighting, noting amphitheaters along the walls at Gloucester and Chester and the probable existence of similar venues in London. It argues such brutal shows shaped national character and foreshadowed political turmoil, citing Roman-British leisure as evidence of cultural decadence and imperial influence.
A fragment from the town records of Noston recounts a 2&l of Muay 1722 inspection of a schoolmaster. The passage hints at possible unfair treatment by peers and questions the master’s competence amid a disputed inspection process.
Town meeting discussed the Southerly End of Boston writing school and examined Mr Ames Anger’s tuition and methods. Voted that Mr Anger should not remain as master, deeming no service to the town from his teaching and spelling methods.
A fragment discusses self restraint in eating, urging limit on food quantity to avoid overindulgence. It notes a fasting window of three to four days, warns of weakness after initial hunger, and advises starting meals with small portions and avoiding sweets, pastries, and starchy foods.
The Wiltshire Dispatch reports a German cobbler praised as one of the town's most worthless men reveals a trick to officers of a company while a buyer weighs bids. After adjusting the shaft to reveal a rich carbonite vein at Leadville, the claimant boasts of fooling capitalists but learns the mine yielded about $1000.
In a light moment Liszt kissed his pupils when in good humor. He teased a lovely girl wearing a hat with an unusually wide brim, noting the brim blocked his kiss and advising her to choose a simpler hat.
A testimonial from Mrs. Sanat S of Clio Freel CO NC claims Dr. Hiereo’s Golden Medical Discovery cured severe lung illness. The letter describes pneumonia and pleurisy in a daughter, prior cod liver oil failure, and relief after two bottles of the medicine.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous firms and places offering Gold Medal Brand products. Entries name merchants such as Clark's Summit, Moscow, Lake Ariel, Forest City, Tobyhanna, and many others along with partners like Adams, J. L. Morgan & Co, and Taylor-Fodee & Co.
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