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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
2
In a reflective poem by Mary A P Stansbury from Youth's Companion, a weary veteran recalls marching through a dewlit meadow as larks rise nearby. The scene contrasts battle’s scars with tender nature, praising courage and sparing the wild bird amid rain and triumph.
Elizabeth Coles, a tall beauty with a sharp temper, bears hatred for Hon. Reading Payne after her father’s business failure and death. She uses a wealthy Longstreth alliance to climb socially, marry into power, and secure revenge while becoming a famed social figure and wife.
In a light exchange, Mr Stubb jokes about reading habits of women and marriage. Mrs Stubb retorts that husbands influence what their wives read, prompting a playful back-and-forth captured in Chicago Daily News humor.
An advertisement details a six-room house with a large veranda to be built for $1,300 complete with brick foundation. It describes room sizes, double floors with tar paper, 5-panel doors, Star A Star shingles, American double thick glass, Georgia pine finish, and specific dimensions for parlor, chambers, store room, pantry, and other spaces. The design includes a bay parlor, arched openings, and green roof and trim, by GEORGE A. W. KINTZ.
A pearling lugger lies off Thursday Island Torres Strait as the world center of pearl fishing. The beds yield shells worth large sums with over 250 luggers at work. Divers from Japan and other nations use air pumps and leaded footwear to harvest shells amid sharks squid and danger.
The king of Spain grants the order of the Golden Fleece to the Prince of Wales continuing a historic lineage. The imperial title remains shared with Austria after dynastic marriages and geopolitical shifts, with roots tracing to Bruges in 1429 and later Holy Roman Empire succession. Meanwhile Malay Peninsula pilots guttapercha trees, enabling extraction from leaves and twigs without harming the trees.
A Youth's Companion excerpt argues contagion hinges on specific germs and outlines how typhoid, cholera, consumption, and whooping cough spread. It urges stricter water and food purity, public penalties for excretions, and fumigation of sick rooms to prevent transmission. It notes that danger persists but perfect health offers strong protection.
A major Dresden project completes Europe’s large long distance heating facility supplying heat to public buildings along the Elbe. Heat travels up to three quarters of a mile from the central station with 5200000 heat units per hour. Fourteen boilers operate the system with two main pipe lines and heat loss estimated at four percent. Large pipes reach 6.14 inches in diameter and are protected by two tin layers, one perforated, the other silk covered.
A humorous fragment collection finds Wilest Wretehom and wife debating wardrobes over opera tickets, and Brown in a jungle shoot tale contemplates a tiger and a lion. A witty boy asks which beast or dilemma was shot first, in a London Punch exchange.
A collage of playful quips and misread phrases from newspaper humor pages. Snippets include a musical joke about trombones and bass, puns about a fisherman and a brook, and a buyer boast about property deals, ending with a family scene of musical talents.
A playful exchange praises a unique gem, calling the opal unmatched and declaring the beloved a jewel. The Yonkers Statesman features a charming line highlighting distinctive value and affection.
A家庭 scene in Brooklyn Life describes Mr Newed arriving home to praise a new cook. The husband notes the kitchen already resembles a parlor and wonders if they should expect company tonight.
Mrs Oldun questions her husband while Mrs Newed asks if she trusts him as Tom insists he speaks only truth. The exchange appears in the Chicago Daily News as a domestic anecdote.
A Westminster Budget item notes a photograph of the first doctor and discusses the second doctor inflating the left lung with minimal effect. The report frames medical observations and budget context in concise terms.
The exchange features Miss Rostique noting a habit of telling all one knows while Miss Boutique questions the depth of a five minute encounter with Cholly. The dialogue touches on manners and perceptions in social discourse, in a tone reminiscent of a humorous column.
A mosaic of humorous lines and quips, noting an economical father offering a future son in law half the wedding cost if he elopes. It riffs on health, wealth, and social satire with cheeky exchanges from Chicago papers and jokes about money, manners, and marriages.
Fred asks about post college plans and Bob reveals he has accepted a position as son-in-law to old man Gotrox as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
Miss McSplurge confronts her father about clearing debts as creditors gather. Mrs. McSplurge laments his repeated failures and lack of respect, while the scene conveys family strain and public rebuke in a melodramatic dialogue.
A light conversation sample shows Mrs Subbub and The Cook discussing marriage and divorce. The Cook remarks how difficult it is to obtain a divorce these days while Consolation comments on compatibility and future cooperation.
In Town Topics notes Risley entering priesthood after his wife, a theosophist, prophesied she would return in six years. Chicago Tribune gossip notes Isa Bell struggles with vision as she fixates on a visiting young man in her neighborhood.
A collage of quips and captions from Chicago Tribune and Chicago Post recounts odd exchanges and sharp lines. The mule incident and digs on money and digestion showcase vintage newspaper humor methods.
An exchange in the Ohio State Journal features Bluffer and Biffer debating a possible duel after insults. Bluffer doubts the opponent will accept the challenge, prompting a terse exchange.
A fragmentary dialogue mix from varying sources lists humorous lines about busy U S senators, a father and his child, admirers and a fashion piano walling gag. The bits read like comic snippets with flippant remarks and caricatures.
In Yonkers Statesman a brief quip notes rubber prices rising and urges economical measures. A participant named Jill affirms starting now to save, addressing a young man referred to as my boy.
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