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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
2
The piece extols divine guidance through darkness, praising Gods guiding hand as light. It reflects on love as a force that sweetens life, from mother and child to the weary wanderer. The poem honors faith’s comforting presence and ends with a hopeful moral about love leading to peace.
In a Chicago yard Brown-faced talker recalls a $7500 Hereford bull sale and a tense stockers deal. Charlie faces a sharp bluff by Henry J Fowler posing as Bronson P Ketter, exposing a ruse and a lesson in eye for points in a crowded pens scene.
A teacher prompts children to describe daily misfortunes at home. Minnie recalls her father slipping on a dark shed stair and injuring his foot, unable to walk. Another pupil mentions a cow slipping in mud, straining her milk but still walking.
Rev Dr McArthur recounts a Cuban exile, Alberto Diaz, who fled Havana after arrest, became an American citizen, translated between generals Shafter and Toral, and helped persuade Spanish surrender. Diaz later led a Havana church and converted 2,700 Rom anists, while McArthur visited and spoke to the congregation.
The article describes the U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington where visitors tour with guides, see silk threaded paper and note production, and learn about anti counterfeiting. It notes staff size, security, and the state owned printing office, plus international language quirks and Lake Michigan peach orchards.
The Pittsburgh Post notes a heavyweight engine weighs about 192000 pounds plus tender 100000 pounds. two loaded steel cars total 274000 pounds. The Krupp gun train of 1893 used engine 163 with 18 cars, totaling 415000 pounds on a 87-foot car, hauled 15 mph from Allegheny to Crestline with crew William Jackson and others.
A dying man in a Colorado hospital dictates a farewell letter to a Kansas friend detailing his Union Pacific fireman service and last moments before death. He mentions friends and asks about family, then signs as Dutch Postelwaite. An accompanying note states he died 15 minutes after writing.
At a wedding breakfast a guest offers a sentimental toast about love uniting the couple. The bride’s father cuts in angrily asking where his money fits, implying a dispute over wealth amid the celebration. The exchange captures tensions between affection and financial expectations.
A brief note recalls a historic rift and reconciliation, quoting a line about no love lost between a man and a woman who sat close together. The Philadelphia Press alludes to a public intrigue or social tension with a hint of nostalgia.
Fay recalls Miss Snapp calling her the homeliest girl and admits telling her off. May cautions against excess while Fay defends ardent Catholic sentiment against hurtful remarks reported in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A visitor is refused entry as Miss Emma concentrates on a singing lesson. Meggendorf Blaetter notes the strict orders to deny access during the lesson.
A cautious woman assures a distressed man she will aid him though his creditors threaten, claiming a married man gains exemptions beyond a bachelor. He embraces her, realizing her true love. In a separate exchange a woman laments a broken engagement as a quarrel with George ends with reprieve.
A Chicago Times Herald poem praising perseverance. It contrasts the encourager who urges belief with the one who also demonstrates the path to victory. The speaker values action as proof over mere words.
Fragmented quips from Town Topics and Chicago Times Herald present playful dialogue. A budding diarist compares self to a tree while a lassie counsels leaving, and a circus question about mamma’s role sparks a witty exchange in a child’s view of family and performance.
The Indianapolis Journal notes a wry remark about aging and enthusiasm. The quip contrasts a supposed age of 50 with the idea that Cousin Georgiana stays secretive about turning 50.
A Cleveland dealer recounts a joke about a jilted lover who, armed with a gun, heads out to kill his sweetheart but misses his target and shoots himself in the back of the head. The quip frames the tragedy as dark humor.
A Detroit Free Press line notes frustration as officials seal off access to a lion, leaving residents unable to reach the animal. The comment captures a moment of public concern over wildlife containment.
The Detroit Journal notes a moral warning that even the vilest sinner may seek return while a lamp and money endure. The piece emphasizes time and opportunity passing as temptations tempt fate.
In 1899 the Histrian club's Camille drew high praise for Violet Florida Waters who showed exceptional stage technique and promise. A 1900 review blasted her Camille as badly done, calling Waters a frost and urging years of training before she could rise above a back row ornament.
A lower Broad Street clothing merchant priced suits at 15 dollars hoping for quick sales. When crowds failed to appear he checked the sign and found a typo warning These suits 15 They wor t last long. Pedestrians smiled at the blunt honesty reported by the New York Herald.
A suburbanite dismisses a neighbor with a sharp dig about dyed whiskers and confuses sympathy for Boers with ancestry. The remark shocks friends as humor lands on a Dutch great‑grandfather and an Irish cook, clarifying the speaker’s stance.
A humorous note from the Chicago Daily News recounts a shoe clerk kneeling before a maiden, the sale failing as her foot proved to be a 4D despite saying it was her size 2B. The anecdote blends romance and comic misfit in a period style.
Excerpt fragments show a wife railing at costs to keep Tommy in shoes and a coal-house errand. A man defends bribery as rewarding virtue. A political figure notes successful men say little and a woman rebukes discouragement of women.
Ally Sloper quips about a vacation snapshot showing Jim on a donkey. He asks if the image likeness is good while Jack comments on who appears on the photo, hinting at a humorous misunderstanding. The exchange mirrors lighthearted social banter.
Dialogue from a Philadelphia Press item notes Johnny’s class rank progression. The boy improves from eleventh to sixth while five classmates are home sick that week.
Miscellany quotes and snippets describe a kiss seen as casual and unmindful with jokes about age differences. A brief note references Cholly and Blanche discussing marriage, followed by a profile line about a long winded speaker.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote reflects on singing lessons that produced striking improvement yet led the student to doubt herself, suggesting a paradox where progress became a psychological barrier. The remarks scrutinize confidence and self-belief accompanying artistic growth.
Johnny wishes to skip fractions but must learn arithmetic steps. Uncle Ned warns that Hank movements in arithmetic can’t be skipped and must be executed to progress.
A brief exchange notes bonnets remain costly at Winebiddle with a quip about theatergoing and marital status. Harlem Life reports on fashion prices and social chatter.
Jinks jokes that one benefit of spoiled children is that they never end up in your own house, a light quip from New York Weekly.
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