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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1895
Page
4
A collage of humorous clippings and quips from various papers. Jokes and wordplay touch on politics, marriage, theater and everyday life with snappy one liners and banter among readers and editors. Named references include Washington Star and Harper's Bazaar style wit.
Mrs De Harkey Adams and Dr W T Adams present medical services focused on female diseases and urinary reproductive disorders. They advertise mail treatment and home consultations, toutting success in restoring health, sight, and general vitality for women and families in Ohio.
A chaotic scene at a chophouse brings quips about deals, investments, and boastful brokers from Warren to Chicago. A carrier pigeon story follows, recounting a Paris balloon pigeon returned to its German captors and eventually to its mistress in Clichy after a long captivity.
Eyewitness report describes four feet of snow drifting in deep Sierra Nevada storms and travelers marching armpit deep to town. Nearby Medical Lake on the Columbian plateau is praised for its waters and a unique walking fish, with mentions of its altitude and comparison to the Dead Sea.
A Protestant magistrate jokes with a boy over prayers as he seeks basic duty. a tourist notes Irish devil landmarks and absentee landlords. Harlem doctor fights night bell nuisance with a bucket of water and witty retort about soda water from the speaking tube.
John Collins recounts a touring show tale from Arlington era when a town hall bell ringer drew a crowd. The improvised ploy turned a silent 7 30 start into a lively audience, saving the performance from an empty venue.
A Philadelphia Vance column advises that people should avoid exposing the back to cold surfaces, eat breakfast before travel, keep the chest protected, breathe through the nose in cold rooms, and avoid open car rides after exercise. Posture, breathing, and bathing are urged to prevent throat and lung issues. Avoid cold exposure after heating, keep mouth closed when moving from warm to cold air, and never stand on ice or snow.
Prof J H Gilmore recalls meeting Nathaniel Hawthorne at the White Mountains with Pierce Loring and Spofford. Hawthorne avoided mingling, studied woodcraft, and traded questions with Gilmore to probe fishing, wood grain, and tobacco habits of animals. The tale ends with a Duke of Northumberland anecdote from a Memphis Commercial appeal.
A traveler witnessed a woman restraining a man on a railroad car and ordering him to stay seated while she tended to another passenger named Mary. The woman declared the restrained man was not her husband but her daughter’s husband, claiming his daughter has no spirit to control him. In the same report, South Wales is noted to have 2 155 400 cattle.
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