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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
2
A verse from Waldo in Good Housekeeping contrasts a boy and his father with a neighbor family. The speaker laments parental caution about football and play while noting Bob Hunter's father actively teaches, hunts, and encourages sport and resilience. The piece explores generational views on risk and growing up.
In a southern town a self styled literary woman Miss Aurelia wins a magazine prize with a story drawn from her secret past. The tale of love and loss, written in blood and tears, echoes in two men in a northern city who realize the truth behind her fiction.
The Chicago Chronicle reports that Lady Roberts wife of the British commander in chief in South Africa led eight large trunks from Cape Town to Bloemfontein amid transport blockages. Disregarding officials she used a fatigue party to deliver comforts to Tommies, distributing seven trunks suddenl y and keeping a small trunk for her own belongings.
In a reported exchange the New York World notes Dibbs says he left nothing but five children to the city. The remark implies a claim of responsibility or legacy attributed to Coker in a local or civic context.
At a Chicago gathering of New York veterans I T Hayes of Oregon Wis pressed Capt Lucien E Carter of St Joseph Mo to explain a picket line incident at Bermuda Hundred in 1865. Carter described ordering a rebel to be captured and sent to headquarters and how two soldiers concealed near a spring traded papers to lure a Confederate corporal forward.
A group of veterans on a Chicago bridge encounter an old woman playing a squeaky organ. She reveals she is Anna Feld, sister of a Union soldier who was once prisoner at Libby. He recognizes her, and they reunite after more than 35 years apart before leaving together for Southern California.
An eyewitness recalls Grant’s orders and the four am to four am April 2 assault led by Maj. James B Campbell, the last Civil War charge. a Confederate monument marks the spot while a captured Confederate corporal’s fate remains unclear after Lee’s surrender.
Dialogue snippet captures a wife and husband debating life partner choices with sharp irony about judgment and compatibility. The exchange hints at social expectations and personal pride in a mid-century urban setting.
A Western town church has a young woman pastor who agrees to marry a shy farmer who arrives at the parsonage claiming the minister lives there. He says he wants to be married but reveals he already has a partner, causing an awkward moment.
A farmer recalls a visiting city man described as overrated, claiming the visitor could not operate a stock pump for more than five minutes without comforting his arm, despite newspapers touting him as a skilled hand at watering stock.
In Brooklyn Life a comic sketch shows Egas and Egea meeting in a scene where a bad egg of a comedian is contrasted with another similarly bad performer. The dialogue hints at a clash of personalities in a light, theatrical exchange.
A brief poem notes gratitude in church for Cecila whose picture hat and lovely face grace the day, as the speaker admires her in view and finds generosity in the moment.
Fragmentary excerpts describe a man who slept under the moon and toasted life unfulfilled and a girl sobbing over renouncing her name. The tone mimics a newspaper quip about identity and fate with no clear current event or attribution.
Dialogue reflects a mother asking a grocer to change a dollar for her daughter for tomorrow. A child asks if she is made of dust and the father replies humorously that she would dry up if so. The exchange captures small town humor and family banter.
In a Washington Star quote, Bronco Bob praises eastern education and mocks the practice of students constantly raising hands. He argues this method provides practical training for life’s battles and stresses prompt, decisive action.
A brief Washington Star item notes a teacher asking for an absence excuse from a boy’s father. Willie dismisses his father as unwilling to provide a proper excuse, claiming he is no good at them. The exchange highlights a domestic humor fragment from the era.
A Philadelphia Press item quotes Mr Newliwedded commenting on a rumor about a barber resembling him. He jokes that only resemblance is their shared bald heads, playfully addressing a mistaken identity or lookalike claim.
A freight handler describes a box labeled as feathers from a New York millinery firm. The agent asks which feathers, and the handler quips to list it as one box of Manhattan cocktails as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
A collection of witty dialogue snippets from Washington Star and Philadelphia Press. A disagreeable man praises a senator, while a hat remark humorously exposes a theater pricing dispute.
An aged father laments his son’s lack of credit and status. The son concedes the loss of credit with resignation, noting he has worn it out and has none to reflect. The exchange, attributed to Town Topics, frames a moral about downgrading reputation.
A brief exchange quoted from the Chicago Daily News centers on secrecy and social restraint as one speaker warns against revealing folly, while the other urges discretion. The quotation captures tone of private dialogue and editorial voice of the era.
Yonkers Statesman notes a playful exchange on anchors as symbols of hope. Patrice argues hope anchors men when a girl speaks of possibility, reflecting light social dynamics in relationships.
The Chicago Record notes a resignation that unsettles the club as the player who does most of the kicking is seen as the life of the group, highlighting a key rule and the impact of change on team dynamics.
A collage of quips and cartoon captions from multiple papers including Chicago Tribune Brooklyn Life Chicago Daily News and Philadelphia Record. It features jokes about monopolists engagement rings pockets and a tiger behind a car a mix of light humor and social satire from early 20th century press.
A round turn dialogue outlines a barter over Christmas gifts between Hipworth and Sykes with a drum for a horn at stake. Household scenes show a stern grandmother admonishing Tommy the glutton, and quips about lobsters matching Mrs Dearborn’s remark on marriage.
A Bagley Iowa reader praises Palmer's Lotion for long standing皮dermal relief and asks where to buy more. The letter notes Palmer's Lotion with Lotion Soap as a recommended combination and suggests contacting Solon Palmer in New York for samples if a local druggist lacks the product.
A reader letter in the Cincinnati Enquirer argues society contains many empty dullards who believe in materialism and mock moral progress. The author, identified as Chappie schreet, presents a sharp social critique about modern values.
Ask your grocer today to show you a pack age of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but it is made from pure grains and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. the price of coffee 15c and 25cts per package sold by all grocers.
Excerpt shows characters Meine Lomnay and Tommy bargaining over coins while a narrator labels the scene as Philedaeia Press. The fragment hints at a noisy dispute and a small monetary argument between children, set in a casual domestic moment.
Train notices announce weekly excursions from St Louis to San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco departing Tuesdays with special fares. Kansas City service runs Saturdays at 9 05 p m via the MKT Ry to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
A rough farm scene shows Farmer Meddergrass reacting to a Boston figure who visits to run a paper game or “epidermal pastime.” The exchange reveals a clash of rustic speech with city style and humor about a skin game.
An old column includes health claims for Lane's Family Medicine promising bowel regularity and liver kidney benefits, price 25 and 50 cents, followed by a series of adages and proverbs from Puck Goldsmith and others about money speech ink and fortunes.
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