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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
7
A magazine travel excerpt celebrates Jamaica with lively descriptions of native dishes and hospitality. It mentions deviled crab and turtles, exotic fruits like avocado and dates, and the vibrant culinary possibilities that entice visitors to explore beyond typical tourist routes.
An OCR read presents a fragmented Arkansas Hog essay claiming a variety of dogs and pork products, describing a “stone hog” with a heavy head and a method of balance. It contrasts with a Swiss recruiting scene where a five-man unit speaks five languages, causing transmission delays.
Lang recounts a tale told by Mr. Hammond of Mer ton College about the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hammond, a senior fellow, said Shelley was not clever, never sent up, and showed little remarkable exercise, with a sudden sprint at a hundred yards noted during solitary walks.
An unclear exchange features Mrs Vick-Senn and Mr Henry in a heated talk about a promised sum. Moore suggests trust by the promise of a gentleman while Brown and others press for accountability and timing. The fragment ends with an invitation to return this evening.
A Cleveland Press excerpt reflects on a mother’s claim that education shapes virtue and character in a son while the father counters that reform of bad traits is unlikely. The dialogue captures a generational clash over schooling and moral formation.
A motivational piece urges forgetting past missteps and despondency. It promotes focusing on the future with a clear plan, avoiding dwelling on past errors, and seizing new chances to improve. It emphasizes resilience and personal reform to achieve success.
A travel anecdote recounts Ralph Waldo Emerson meeting a chatty guide en route to San Francisco. The narrator, Sackett, entertains with wines and jokes while dining with Emerson upon arrival. Local papers note Emerson’s stay as a guest of J. Backett at Bush acreat Dine. Admission listed as 19 cents.
A garbled OCR passage covers casual remarks on grooming habits and sensory comfort, plus brief literary blurbs about Thomas Carlyle and British writers. It weaves in dialogues about stage carriage, a Cleveland Play Dealer anecdote, and a quip about recitations, all in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper voice.
Leslie's Weekly notes New Year ceremonies in China and Japan. In a Chinese city a vivid display features palanquins and formal greetings, with red, blue, white and gold attire and a unique bowing salute. Gift exchanges include red paper notes detailing the giver and presents such as silk, tea and ornaments. In Japan, letters on rice paper express New Year wishes, with offerings of rice cakes, oranges and figs to all present.
The piece laments overreliance on houses for protection and comforts, arguing homes stifle engagement with nature and life. It urges living outdoors to reclaim simple joys, criticizing modern barriers against wind, cold, and weather. References a Carman and European trip as an example.
Engineering News argues the standard rule that stone must lie in its natural bed is not always reliable. It outlines three fracture planes used by quarrymen and notes bed inclination can impair ordinary building placement. Also mentions Yalata Florida’s early Spanish settlement claims and a puzzle-like anecdote about a student and a professor.
A fragment from the Chicago News remarks on a boy named Johnny claiming a man’s bachelor life saves money while maturing into adulthood. The piece juxtaposes a mother’s question with Johnny’s playfully stern rebuke about growing up as a girl and correcting boys.
Fragmentary Union era note critiques a four man wall and delays in site conquest as Ve Nis faces delays and Le Dlocked paths, reflecting on ambition and hindrance with a critical local voice.
A fragmentary dialogue about aging and marriage hints at a social exchange. The text shows a remark about a husband’s age, a ten year difference, and a playful rebuke praising the punishing hit as rarely failing to overtake vice.
Local seller advertises buying and selling old junk second hand pulleys and machinery at Jank Yard Oain Street. Residence listed as 168 Cheatnut Bt for inquiries and transactions.
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