16 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1895
Page
1
A traveling man from Chicago shares a tale of meeting train robbers on the Fort Worth line. He recounts how chestnuts diverted their raid after a safe was opened, a jest that leaves him battered but lighthearted about the incident and the phrase chestnut.
A young couple on a small houseboat near the Gadfly confront distrust as Miss Bagge the singer plays banjo aboard the Gailey. Tension rises between Henry Stewart and his wife Mrs. Stewart over the music and Miss Bagge while a catty crowd on the riverfront reads like a social vignette.
A writer recalls stalking a snake described as a clever opportunist that plays dead and mimics venomous forms to scare off a pursuer. The account details the reptile’s bluffing tactics, handling by the observer, and the snake’s eventual retreat aided by tree climbing and flexible ribs and scales. The piece also notes how snakes move and grip rough bark to climb.
A man calling himself Samson, five feet five, tries to topple the Washington Monument to prove strength but is deterred by a watchman who recalls the monument’s cost and significance. The scene ends with the crank departing, his bluff unraveled and not seen again.
A reflective piece contrasts aging women who live outside fashionable society with quiet dignity and the use of cosmetics to preserve youth. It cites a government bug factory inquiry into insects and their transformations, noting rich details on observation and improbable origins from California to China.
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