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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1906
Page
3
An advertised clairvoyant describes reading a client’s life, naming age and occupation, claiming to reveal private circumstances without guidance. The service promises business, moves, positions, speculations, love and domestic advice with a female attendant, hours 104 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and Sundays, fee 50 cents.
Beautiful lots available under proper care. For information or price inquire at Greenlawn grounds from P H Koblegard president T J Lynch secretary or L Lee Farley superintendent.
An 1860s courtly mix up reveals Bismarck catching a misdelivered confidential note from Rechberg and turning it to his advantage. The tale includes a guarded bonus from the Austrian statesman and a lesson on political missteps amid German affairs.
A collage of quotations and anecdotes about the court of Marie Antoinette emphasizing politeness masking passion, with figures like the Duc d Angouleme and the beheaded Count de Pallance noted for their poised appearances. Humorous asides contrast social formality with deadly outcomes and social quirks.
A fragmented excerpt describes an octopus with powerful jaws and a predatory habit of attacking crabs and lobsters. It notes the creature’s ink discharge, color change ability for camouflage, and encounters with conger eels and whales, highlighting its defense and hunting behaviors.
A fragment from An Outland ox In England explains the complex biomechanics of standing erect. It notes the spine, muscles, and ligaments work to counter gravity, keeping the body vertical and resisting fatigue and sleep. The piece contrasts wealth and poverty, provoking moral reflections on class.
A narrative about Harold’s penny whimsy ending in shared candy with family. A stray line notes a nine inch small sheep at South Kensington. The piece shifts to a poetic reflection on fairies, jealousy, and a Harriet Prescott Spofford excerpt, ending with an old advertisement for Young’s headache powders.
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