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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
2
Evelyn Baldwin and Will iam H. Ziegler announce a new American Arctic venture to reach the pole with funding from Ziegler. Baldwin will command the expedition based on prior Arctic experience, including Pa rty with Peary and Wellman expeditions, while Europe’s Nansen and the Duke of Abruzzi unite on a joint effort.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier has been returned to power by the Liberal victory in Canada. He has led the party since 1887 and was sworn in as President of the Privy Council on July 9, 1893. His tenure included the Manitoba school settlement and favorable public reception in Canada and abroad. In 1898 he served as a Canadian-U.S. settlement commissioner.
A historical survey of leading figures who fell short in bid for the presidency. It cites Aaron Burr, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel J. Tilden, James G. Blaine, Lewis Cass, and others, noting votes, elections, and political missteps across decades. Also mentions Janet Lindsay’s cycling record and Georgia silk exports.
An old advertiser recalls varied reactions when asking customers where they saw his ad. A pompous man says it is none of his business while a valet directs a lazy clerk to check. A sharply dressed patron replies that his ads appear in all magazines, challenging the assumption of readership.
Amos Boggs critiqued a city clergyman's sermon with a homespun take on salvation. He joked that listeners seeking the road to heaven would be disappointed, while those wanting travel directions from Egypt to Jericho might have found guidance, noting it simply depends.
The dialogue portrays a tramp explaining his thirst and the woman named Mrs. Good It is drink that has brought you so low. The telephone girl cancels her engagement.
A fragmentary piece notes Bavaria originated the idea of a hall of fame with Munich's Die Ruhmes Halle completed in 1858 and describes other curious historical vignettes including a Rhondda Valley disaster and a Woobury fuse incident ending in a cathedral fire that consumed over two thousand bodies.
The colonnade spans seventy meters by thirty two, with two wings partly enclosing a 110 foot high iron statue by Schwanthaler. Along the front are eighty busts of famous Bavarians sheltered by Doric columns, exposed to the air yet protected.
A compilation recounts historic disasters and mishaps including Ipswich’s Swan Hotel fire caused by rats gnawing matches, a Victoria Theater boxing night panic in 1858, and multiple fatal collapses, train wrecks, shipwrecks, and a tarantula sparked blaze in Santiago during a festival with thousands of lamps.
Lilian Bell describes her Oberammergau experience and the Passion Play’s impact on her emotions viewing the suffering on stage as intense and real. She recalls the crucifixion setting, the crowd’s tears, and the shock of witnessing blood and water flow, ending with a pledge of awe.
Japan seeks new ideas to advance Western civilization aims and adopt methods from abroad. The effort focuses on reforming education industry and governance with influence from foreign models, signaling a broad modernization push.
Roosevelt and two men crossed 33d street in New York from Republican headquarters when a streetcar nearly struck them. The motorman yelled you big lobster, then corrected himself saying I am the lobster as he tipped his hat and the Governor waved.
An Atchison man fell ill on Saturday and chose to rest at home and return to work Monday. His wife asked him to handle chores including caring for the baby, chopping onions for pickles, grinding coffee, dressing the chicken, and milking cows while he recovered.
A humorous exchange about selling a house ends with a couple relying on a real estate agent after reading a striking advertisement. The hostess explains they cannot part with their perfect home now.
In Brooklyn Life a playful exchange shows Goazy and Tall One rushing to reach a tree moises, with hurried dialogue reflecting a humorous street scene. The gag hints at a chase or race and captures local character dialogue.
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