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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
5
The Porto Rican home relies on Austrian bent wood, wicker, and willow items with little upholstery and modest decoration. Crochet bed coverings, bare walls with occasional merit paintings, and abundant ferns and palm leaves create bright, inviting rooms. Fresh tropical plants indoors and out complete the scene, as Harper’s Bazaar notes.
An old fisher explains a bet winning method by using a water jar with minnows and a cork float to attract perch. He placed the jar near the waterworks and caught 180 perch while his rival took only 24, boasting the lure drew fish to bite.
A Memphis Scimitar note recounts a little girl who begs to see an upcoming birthday present. Her mother, experienced with children, refuses to unveil it yet to preserve the surprise. The girl promises she will forget what it is before the birthday, illustrating clever parental insight.
A anxious mother confesses to her husband that their nine month old baby spoke only a single word today. The scene conveys concern over a child who is unusually precocious and may grow up too smart for his own good.
A Westchester school inspector visits a local school near Mamaroneck and asks children what a pilgrim is. One child defines a pilgrim as a religious immigrant, another as a traveler, while the inspector Circles back saying he travels too, and a pupil refines the idea as a very good man.
A quote from Ladies' Home Journal explains that in medieval days every man carried a sword and could strike at a moment. Friends met by grasping the right hand to show peaceful intent, surrendering the fighting arm to the other.
A Philadelphia case ends with a forger sentenced to ten years. He proclaims writers must suffer for freeing art, echoing his defense as the judge imposes the term.
In a humorous Cleveland Plain Dealer passage, the Count de Mouscalonge rejects vaccination as a grave insult and plans to duel the doctor. He orders swords prepared to settle the dispute under so called law, only to be lightly pricked by the doctor and declare the matter resolved.
A visual caption highlights baseball slang as the face of the new pitcher appears shortly after he was batted out of the box. The image captures reaction and branding from the game day.
A tale from the Chicago Times-Herald recounts a young man revealing how a stern father punished romance by painting a secluded porch with luminous paint. Tessie and the narrator recalled nightly rendezvous in the shadowed corner, a “meanest” action praised as a hard luck story.
A foreign gentleman asks Mr. Cumrox about his favorite opera. He teases his family by feigning indifference then reveals he enjoys any opera, comparing cigars and opera to varied tastes and prices. His quip ends with a humorous take on preferring a $5 opera over specific titles.
A 50 acre lake on Sulphur Island near New Zealand sits 12 feet deep and 15 feet above sea level. Its waters contain hydrochloric and sulfuric acids at 110 degrees Fahrenheit, bubbling as dense fumes roll off the surface. The opposite side hosts massive blowholes blasting steam and hurling rocks skyward. A boat can be launched with caution to explore the lake edges and blowholes, though rivets corrode quickly under the acid.
A fragment notes Judson hoped to avoid an assignment but creditors’ talks failed as a bill for his wife’s Easter hat arrived, reported by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
An old proverb is cited praising a marriage gambit. A man proposed to a woman 27 times and the tactics allegedly led to her consent. The Chicago Record quotes the line as a cautionary or humorous remark about schemes in courtship.
A brief joke from the Philadelphia North American features a young rake who explains hiding gambling losses by charging them to running expenses.
A Washington Star anecdote recalls meeting a Virginian who claimed Tolliver Oliver Tolliver as his name and proudly matched spelling with Alaferro Taliaferro. The clerk notes the humorous coincidence as the man presents his card spelling Mr Alaferro Taliaferro.
A Philadelphia Record article quotes James Rhen disputing the vampire bloodsucker myth and clarifying the true bats in South America. It follows with a New York New Rich Society portrait from the Saturday Evening Post noting success measured by wealth rather than service or achievement.
Promoter-I asks legislator to lend influence for a bill but is refused as improper. The promoter offers payment for influence. The exchange appears in notes from Boston Transcript. Comments from Indianapolis Journal and Boston Journal quote satirical takes on morality and banking.
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