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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
7
A New Yorker recounts a leisurely German train stop where no village appears, a conductor and passengers observe a meadows scene, and the engineer retrieves watercress for his Sunday salad, delaying the journey briefly before the train resumes.
An old man aboard a Broadway streetcar at noon opens a satchel and calmly eats cheese fried cakes corned beef and tea. A young passenger protests but the man insists it is a street car not a cafe and finishes his lunch then states he feels better after paying for his meal.
An excerpt from a Japanese Life of Gen Grant describes a boy Gurundo Kuen riding a circus horse, later apologizing for breaking a neighbor's window by offering to replace it. The house lord pardons him, pleased by the child's unusual thoughtfulness, likening his nature to a serpent with its own nature even at one inch long.
Princeton alumni recall James A. Carnahan who for years shaped the university and hid a rare sense of humor. A Christmas prank involved the carriage, a frozen creek, and a lecture from Carnahan who thanked the students for the night’s entertainment and allowed them to continue home. Notable figures in attendance included Peter Bogart, W. Alexander, War McCreary, Preston Frelinghuysen, William Dayton, and Hobert Geen.
A lighthearted exchange from the New York Weekly notes Mrs Winks and her friend George planning marriage. Mr Winks remarks that happiness suits the couple, while describing a cozy home filled with cooking and domestic bliss. The fragment evokes a cheerful domestic scene from a past era.
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