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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1896
Page
3
A Boston businessman and his partner missed a New York meeting due to accidents and sent telegrams promising to meet Wednesday. Simultaneously each telegram claimed the other slipped on ice and lame back, yielding an amusing mirrored exchange. The tale illustrates coincidence in timing and wording across communications.
The story traces Carmichael, a painter in Paris, his flirtation with Carita the dancer, and the rise of his son Julien. A cabal of friends recalls the artist’s shift from bohemian life to a settled family scene after a fateful letter and Carita’s betrayal. Julien grows into a fine youth while Carita remains aloof, leaving mysteries about her fate and Carmichael’s past.
The San Francisco News Letter reports a courtly prank at the Bohemian Club where Jerry Lyne and young members attempt a funnel trick. A funnel is placed in the waistband, a fifty cent piece balanced on the forehead, and ice water drenches the dancer as spectators watch. The stunt fails until dry clothes restore humor, and Lyne declines to reveal the method.
A San Francisco Post feature quotes a country undertaker discussing the costs of funeral gloves and pallbearers rosettes. He notes fifteen years of business, claiming profits around $6,500 from gloves and rosettes while keeping the items largely intact.
Rudyard Kipling spoke with a reporter just before the steamer Lahn sailed. He and Mrs. Kipling would travel on the continent before heading to England then possibly to India and Samoa. He has no fixed return date to America, calling home wherever he chooses to live.
Bridget explains to Mrs. Van Nobbs why she left her last home after three weeks, citing incompatibility with the elderly landlady. The exchange satirically contrasts aging, perception, and manners as Bridget secures the new residence.
An advertisement touts a free book on catarrh by Dr. Hartman through the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co of Columbus Ohio. It promotes So-To-Bac for tobacco cessation and claims cure benefits with testimonials and free mailing. It also includes unrelated lines about aging, shopping, and a general proverb.
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