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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
2
In Philadelphia two stranded musicians deceived a pawnbroker by posing a Cremona violin as rare. A loan of 15 was secured, then a dealer offered 400, prompting a $5 deposit and later a $100 extra, for a total over 200 in profit. The violin was valued at 25, suggesting a put up job.
The article argues that eating ripe fruit at breakfast improves health and digestion. It advises fruit on an empty stomach, fresh and high quality, as a better start than ham, eggs, or bacon. Regular fruit in breakfast could brighten women’s complexion and energy.
Prof Dewar demonstrated two air samples at the Royal Institution to test contamination. One sample came from washed air yielding a pale blue condensed liquid. the other from the lecture-room air produced a dense opaque cloud.
In a church near the city post office a mismatch singer tried to perform at a young peoples reception. The man with a scarlet tie and big sombrero disguised as a tenor surprised guests by fleeing after admitting he did not know the act. The misunderstanding left the crowd with an odd anecdote from the Washington Star.
The late Edward A. Sothern, praised as a practical joker by C. H. Talcott of Buffalo, once described riding an empty Fifth Avenue stage by hiding from the driver and performing a chaotic dance to deter any would be passengers, leaving the stage to return to its starting point with no fares collected except his own.
The two grandsons of Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman, arrived aboard the China and landed Tuesday afternoon after a coastwise stop. Invited by Prof. Fryer, they stay at Occidental hotel with Walter Lambuth and plan to pass to Nashville to enter Vanderbilt University. They will lodge with a private family near campus and begin studying English, having discarded their queues and adopting American dress.
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