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A hungry narrator begging on a dusk street accepts a benevolent stranger’s coin. Expecting food, he instead receives a bath check, a misread gift altering his mood from hopeful to confused in the quiet pallid gaslight.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1894
Page
3
A hungry narrator begging on a dusk street accepts a benevolent stranger’s coin. Expecting food, he instead receives a bath check, a misread gift altering his mood from hopeful to confused in the quiet pallid gaslight.
A Detroit traveler recalls missing the President in Washington and choosing a night of politics over a White House visit. Ex Attorney General Miller recounts a hot trial in White County where a lawyer’s suspenders and wardrobe changes sparked court humor and a reminder to stay within the evidence.
In a breach of promise trial, the prosecutor pressed the defendant about kissing his fiancée on return after a month away. The defendant insisted he would testify if needed, and recounted a gate scene with the plaintiff at a second story window as a joke, drawing smiles in court.
The Herald's Paris dispatch reports torpedo boat Legrandeur entering Boulogne harbor at high speed and being abandoned by its crew. Partly burned and taking on water, she collided early with the armored cruiser Joan Bart, causing boiler plates to redden and ignite woodwork as sailors tried to reach shore. Had she remained at sea another half hour she would likely founder.
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