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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
6
Ronald Fanshaw fights to spare Syd Hart from lynching as mobs gather at the swamp. Evelyn Lancaster plots quiet support while Mrs. Lancaster counsels caution, and townsfolk debate justice versus vengeance amid mounting pressures.
On Col Hasbrooke's plantation enslaved residents gather at the veranda as Ephraim and Melina discuss the colonel's fate and a jail term. The colonel, awakening in confusion, scolds the crowd then retreats to prepare for guests. Bardy and Winkle appear for a morning stroll.
In late scenes Captain Winkle scorns Evelyn as the search party snakes through the swamp for the escaped prisoner. The sheriff believes the man may be underwater with only his nose showing as two miles of men and bloodhounds scour the area. Evelyn and Caroline debate the danger and innocence amid tense plantation gossip.
The piece surveys global attitudes toward capital punishment, noting that Britain and Ireland abolish hanging for many crimes while war desertion can still draw execution. It cites foreign examples where theft, grave desecration, or treason may incur death, including bank failures in China, grave robbing in heathen law, and military treason in Russia and Montenegro.
Mayor James D Phalen argues that building a canal to cut the coast to Atlantic trade from 15,000 miles by sea to about 5,000 miles would endrail barriers. The Pacific coast now relies on producers as ocean freight is cheaper, and the canal would bring faster access to New York and Europe, boosting sales for lumber wheat and fruit.
Dr Frank Baker of the Smithsonian says Elwood Hofer will trap Kodiak bears from Kodiak island for display in Washington. The polar bears, weighing 2400 to 3000 pounds, are fierce and rarely captured alive. Hofer plans a heavy three ton trap, honey or pork bait, and canoes to transport bears to a ship anchorage.
Mrs. Burton Harrison describes a roaming group in the Smart Set scene where lightly tattooed women wear gold coins in their hair and amber necklaces while men appear as beggars in patched attire. One girl, striking with dark eyes and a split nostril, attempts to cajole a Circassian officer in a brown silver uniform as a guard intervenes.
A Chicago Daily News opinion notes that women should succeed in the legal profession and that most married men recognize a woman’s word as law, reflecting attitudes on gender and authority in law.
The Barnum show inventory after a proprietor's death lists assets at about 200000, far below the formerly believed half a million. Costs rise from 250 dollars daily a century ago to over 3500 dollars today. Cages, ornate advertising cars, and multiple tents add to expenses, with wardrobe costs near 40000 and a hippodrome tent bought for 10900. Small circuses near Chicago use tents around 80 feet across, costing about 800 dollars.
The widow questions allegations about Lucy Ann Pine, who was reportedly alone at night when a stranger entered the Allegash residence and kissed her forcibly. The Clam Peddler confirms the incident, noting Pine has kept the house dark since.
A playful note from a Philadelphia Press item centers on a kiss for the cook as Bridget leaves her husband and speaks of cooking at home. The fragment evokes domestic affection and a kitchen scene.
A humorous quip from the Chicago Inter Ocean notes, You’ll have to get an alarm clock to make these biscuits rise, reflecting a playful exchange about cooking at home.
A light domestic dispute from Chicago Record notes a summer couple in the Gloaming falling out over a swung hammock. The sweet summer maid and the youth quarrel with no larger issue, the humor of the moment captured in a brief anecdote.
Dialogue fragment shows a young wife lamenting Clarence's growing indifference as she seeks summer plans. Her mother questions, and the wife recalls his reply that he has no preference since she will choose anyway. The exchange highlights witty, weathered stage banter typical of Puck.
A columnist argues women should remove hats in church as in theaters. A woman challenges the premise asking how he knows they do not, amid a tense, dramatic moment reflected in the Times Herald transcription.
A humorous exchange features Miss Jones and a professor as they spar over Darwinian origins. The professor concedes the joke and quips that the monkey origin would be charming, capturing a playful wit in the periodical snippet.
A poetic fragment notes that Nature provides for her offspring, with a playful line about a hat and summer girls. It evokes Puck and a seaside image where an arm of the sea encircles a barren waste.
A brief exchange shows a man proposing and a woman coyly replying that it is not leap year, with a playful named aside Sondaga Nisse.
A Washington Star item notes the auctioneer speaks loudly yet draws no notice. In a witty court snippet a landlady mentions a newspaper claim that bread aged 1,800 years was found in Pompeii. The exchange ends with a chuckle as Mrs Mungerford and Judge react.
The Chicago Record notes a husband’s wife praising her mother in law while admitting the challenge of cohabitation. The Effect observes Mrs Knolly’s parlor bric-a-brac provoking auction rumors, as Puck echoes the jest with sly humor.
A light hearted quarrel of neighbors over a baby and a piano in the same house. The baby’s racket drowns the piano’s, then the piano drowns the baby’s, a playful exchange noting the cheerful chaos. Chicago Daily News notes the humorous domestic clash.
A show proprietor recalls a lion escape that sparked chaos as residents cheered and teased the beast. The animal wandered streets for hours before handlers could approach and guide it back to its cage after pranksters tied a tin can to its tail.
A Washington Star quote depicts Senator Sorghum praising the ability to forget and shift opinions quickly. It argues that changing views without worrying over past promises helps a politician advance in his state. The remark contrasts memory with strategic forgetfulness in political life.
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange reveals Mrs. Ollabout and Mrs. Selldom Holme speaking amicably about shared domestic troubles with hired help, reflecting common domestic strains and social routines.
A playful verse in the World recounts a crablet lurking beneath blue waters. It reaches a gladsome hand to bathers who pose unsuspecting, but a loud yell reveals the creature has pinched their toes, delivering a comic seaside warning.
In a comic quip, Grogblob acts as nurse for a brief spell and laments the child’s insistence on milk despite whisky in the house. The line captures the humorous, exaggerated tone of Ally Sloper’s scenario.
A quotation from Chicago Times-Herald compares a woman named Rose to a thistle, while the New York World plays on a matchmaker’s view of an available remnant as a remark in a humorous social snippet.
In Town Topics the note says D'Auber has shifted from painting to designing envelopes for a patent medicine firm. He previously worked in oils and now engages in graphic work for packaging.
Detroit Free Press quotes Joppo praising fine garden beds and his wife testing his patience as she sends him to dig. He jokes he would pulverize anything in his path when anger rises. The remark captures domestic tension and pointed humor.
The Philadelphia Press reports Tess notes Iva Black will not marry Hart to avoid becoming Iva Black M Hart. The playful exchange questions the prudence of a double surname connection.
A Radford Review item notes a quotation about origins and distance, tracing the phrase to ancient Rome and a speaker who was far from home and nearly broke, highlighting classical roots in a modern critique.
A humorous exchange shows a father chiding his son to be settled, while the son boasts a proposal to Miss Flirte. The office boy is humorously deemed not well posted about the firm’s business. Narratives echo light city wit from period papers.
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