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Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
7
A fragmentary note evokes the final hour of the day with cryptic initials RAK AR HR A. The text suggests a poetic, twilight mood but provides minimal context or concrete details to identify event, place, or people.
A couple strolls under early stars on deck as talk shifts from Dante Rossetti to Drake. The man’s mood lightens, the woman recalls vows and pride, and the voyage prompts a playful, literary exchange about history and romance aboard.
On a ship bound for the Philippines, two passengers debate imperialism and civilization. A sulky crewman overhears provocative talk about Drake and Cavendish as the party contemplates moral ambiguity, romance, and the lure of sunset studies amid a voyage that tests ideals.
Brooklyn Times notes a shift from monkey to pug as a street organ grinder’s attraction on Fulton Street. An Italian explanation, involving city ordinances and a dented monkey market, leads to the dog drawing more pennies with less trouble. The reporter recalls old times with a wistful comment about Mickey Fine.
In Brooklyn, Sherlock of The Abbey hosts a lodge initiation marked by farce. A blindfolded procession, a rattled veteran guiding the route, and a quip about hiring a cab near the end unleashes uproar as the ceremony nearly collapses in laughter.
An untidy prospectus of a German mother merchant and her daughter who became street carnival queen, celebrated with exaggerated dialect and pride. The piece recalls a Chicago Nova remark on female voting indifference and ends with a quip about a tightrope walker's balance at a bank.
The Iowa Republican platform urges tariff revision toward reciprocity and moderated duties, arguing protection should remain where needed while removing onerous rates. It stresses broad support across western states, warns a Democratic House could threaten 1904, and endorses McKinley’s reciprocity as national policy.
The Illinois senior senator favors careful tariff revision rather than radical reform. He backs reciprocity, Cuban relief, and a measured review of the Dingley schedules. Cullom urges the Republican party to act soon, criticizing Iowa for vague lines and calling for concrete steps toward meaningful rate reductions. The Chicago Record-Herald notes his balanced stance and sense of urgency.
In a declaration from the Iowa Republican convention, the 1991 platform statements are challenged and reform urged. The party renews commitment to tariff changes and fiscal measures, signaling a shift in policy emphasis and party stance for the year.
A column of light vignettes and quips about marriage power dynamics. A joking exchange on who holds the family scepter in early marriage and how the baby eventually takes over. A doctor and professor exchange quips about an oxygenarian and a child’s bike anecdote.
In the exchange two characters discuss the immortality of the soul with philosophical doubt. A banter about financial prudence follows, as Wederly notes a man kept a bank account in his wife’s name and Mrs. Wederly praises prudence, remarking that not all men are fools.
A bashful man sits on a hat joke as a woman accuses him of sitting on her hat. A chorus of quotes reveals a playful domestic scene with a mother praising a baby’s voice for opera study in Italy. A cousin teases about freckles and kisses as a fraud while couples debate amid humor.
In Gloucester a prim maiden lady faced a startling incident as a bull charged close. She escaped with fright and shock to her feelings, nearly collapsing though not fatally harmed.
A clerical scene shows a drunk groom causing courtship controversy as a head of a firm quizzes a clever discourse on marriage. A ledger miscue about wages sparks gossip while stage dreams and a cryptic accident add to the crowded, minor-world humor.
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