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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
2
A poem excerpt narrates a grasshopper praised as a meadow troubadour. The speaker, from Pall Mall Magazine via Alexander Cargill, frames the insect as a humble minstrel whose song charms lovers, larks, linnets, and daisies in sunlit fields.
A Japanese geisha named Natsu bonds with Frank Canfield as he journeys through Nagasaki. He promises reunion but plans a world voyage and hearts are torn when Grace Evans awaits a different future. Sensitively, the tale explores longing, cultural tension, and unfulfilled promises.
In Nagasaki and then America, Frank Canfield battles memory and duty. He abandons plans with Grace Evans to reunite with Natsu San, while Grace endures silent heartbreak. A Japanese daughter and a revelation test loyalties, ending with Grace admitting the truth and facing her own sorrow.
A Michigan farmer, 25 years in raspberries, recalls finding wild red raspberries in Oregon. He shared berries with friendly Indians whom he had met on the road, noting their warm reception and his later habit of eating the berries freely.
In Norfolk a driver claiming to be the king was stopped for speeding. The officer, noting four kings had passed that morning, insisted on riding along to verify obedience. The royal claimant grew irate as the ride stretched, exposing the stretch of the joke.
A man buys three pounds of meat for dinner but finds none when home. His wife ate the meat and the cat weighs three pounds. He questions how the cat could be the meat or where the meat disappeared, in a humorous etymology tale from Laxter’s Mayazne.
A sentimental poem by Serre belt Jamison from Chicago Evening Post celebrates loving parents who join children in games. It recalls nightly family play, fair play rules, and a creeping stranger figure as a bedtime threat, ending with kisses good night and dreams.
The article recounts La Fayette’s 1824 visit to the United States with his son George Washington. He toured and was welcomed nationwide, witnessed political debates, and met leaders like Clay and Adams. He laid the corner stone of a monument in 1825 and died in 1834 at 77, praised as a man of two worlds.
A Vermont rider recounts crossing a river during spring thaw on horseback. His horse stepped onto a single plank as floodwaters roared below, narrowly risking disaster with the bridge washed away. The rider’s quick decision and the horse’s steadiness saved him.
The article explains dog signaling through tail wagging and barking to show pleasure at seeing a master. It contrasts two growls, one for inquiry and one for anger, noting facial changes and eye, lip, and hair positions. It also describes the long howl used in loneliness or under loud noises.
Prof C L Bristol describes the clear waters around Bermuda and the West Indies. Coral reefs host vivid sea life including parrot fish with rainbow fins and pink hind that flashes when disturbed. The parrot fish flesh is bitter and poisonous, prompting caution from predators and divers.
A year old Scotch collie named Lassie in Benton Harbor Michigan is praised as one of the best trained dogs in the lower peninsula. She assists her ailing mistress by lightening household duties, carrying water, groceries, and baskets, answering the door, and signaling when someone is home or not.
A Chicago Record Herald quip notes that people who never error bridges until they reach them tend to delay payments until they are burned. The remark highlights financial delays and a warning about consequences.
Biblical lesson notes recount the scouting of the land by the ten spies, Caleb’s bold urging to advance, and the people's fear and complaint at Kadesh Barnea. It discusses the giants, the promised land, and the resulting rebellion leading to wandering in the wilderness. It notes timelines, locations, and moral interpretations of faith versus doubt.
Poetic fragment urging joy through faith and devotion. It dwells on following the Savior, avoiding gin gerices, and never relying on merit alone. The piece asserts self denial as true charity and moral contrast between heaven and earthly clouds.
Frau Karoline Brahms, step mother of the composer, died near Hamburg at age 75. Dore Davidson negotiates a New York production of The Judgment of King Solomon based on the biblical story of the two mothers and the king's verdict.
Bozo Gicano, a young Dalmatian aboard the Cunarder Umbria, hid in the donkey engine boiler for three days after stowing away at Liverpool. On arrival in New York he reached Ellis Island where an immigration inspector, a Dalmatian, learned he came to find friend Felix Gicano. The inspector located Felix in a New York gas house, and Bozo’s release hinged on reuniting with his friend.
In a dialog between a farmer and a summer boarder the farmer says nothing to cultivate in the city and the boarder notes voices to be cultivated, sparking a mention of Philadelphia Press and a harrowing time.
Public competition offers a $100 cash prize for naming the new Daily Limited Rock Island System and Southern Pacific Company train to California. Service begins November 1, 1902 via the El Paso Short Line. Instructions: write Jno Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago.
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