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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
5
Emperor William surprised cadets aboard the training ship Charlotte at Kiel as a pinnace approached midstream. He inspected the ship and woke sleeping cadets under electric lights, remarking on their fatigue before praising the cadet’s witty reply.
A Danville scene shows Congressman Cannon turning back a hostile roast by asking a newspaper reporter if he edits his own paper since the owner pays him and editors the salary. The exchange ends with Cannon telling the roasters to proceed.
An ad in the London Times seeks a private secretary for a nobleman of good family. The advertiser is a 30 year old doctor with fluency in German English and French who has managed a large fortune in landed property and industrial ventures and has traveled to many countries including the United States. Applicants are invited to address the nobleman directly.
Philadelphia enforces a new city rule prohibiting girls under 16 from selling newspapers patches flowers or similar items on streets. Police instructed by Director of Public Safety Eng ish to strictly enforce the law.
The piece argues Greece has lost its heroic Greek bloodline as modern inhabitants descend from non Hellenic peoples. It claims Greek glory faded with conquerors, and that Turkish forces faced little resistance while Western European powers tolerated the situation. It references Behem Pasha and calls King George an alien ruler.
The piece notes Americans use about fifty pounds of paper per person and produce 6 billion pounds annually with around 1000 mills. It traces growth from a 1690 Philadelphia rag mill to modern wood pulp makes, while the core manufacture remains similar to ancient China. It adds that U S output fuels rail freight of roughly 7 500 000 tons yearly and seeks world markets.
The New Vagabonds club held a speechless dinner in London, a satire on the after dinner speech craze. A quoted line from a composite novel warned intending speakers that attempts at oration might end in a funeral, with the crowd enjoying the silent gathering.
The Candid Friend notes Lord Erroll’s notable South Africa service earned him a kingly thistle. Disraeli’s quip about blue blood would not fit as Erroll earned the title through merit. A soldier first and a sportsman, he valued friends and was a general favorite in the Blues.
A floor carpet is cleaned by tying wheat bran or saw dust in cheesecloth to form a bran swab. The swab is dipped in clear ammonia water and rubbed vigorously across the carpet surface. When dirty, wash the swab in plain water and repeat the cleansing.
A Washington Post item recounts Mr Sixaiweek arriving early and his sister and brother bantering about a pockethook that a child claims looks as if an elephant stepped on it. The pair's awkward moment is heightened when she returns downstairs and he stares at an album turned upside down.
The Chicago News recounts a domestic exchange where a wife thanks her husband for fifty dollars toward a new gown and the other half quips about twisted meaning. The dialogue features a playful, ironic misstatement by the so called head of the house.
A humorous exchange from the New York Weekly features Miss Romancie Oh and Old Baldie discussing the kind of husband a woman who loves music should marry. The joke ends with the quip that a deaf man would be suitable.
A short exchange about twin brothers with a parent’s confusion. The boy explains twins face thrashing when a father cannot tell which twin did a deed. The line from Tit-Bits captures a humorous家庭 moment.
A quip from Town and Country about Mrs Shutter and her husband. Mrs Hendershot notes he is profane because she makes him fill his mouth with tacks whenever a carpet is to be laid.
Folkloric quip from a Boston Transcript piece about a likened vanity scene. Aunt Hannah reassures Nannie about freckles while noting their effect in disguising facial features.
An Atchison girl who can make six croquettes from one hen's leg traveled to the country and offered to cook supper. She prepared many dainty items and impressed the table as the farmer's wife cooked eggs and potatoes for the Test.
A Boston Record tale recalls Harry Delis arriving in New York as a poor outsider who gains quick attention among the Four Hundred. He flirts with Mrs. J. J. Astor, delivers a sly remark about color and complexion, and hands her a red rose, securing a swift social impression.
A report from Vienna describes a humorous incident at a soiree where Mascagni, honored guest, could not speak German. An actor mocked him by calling Cavalleria Rusticana a musical freak, prompting Mascagni to applaud a sharp rejoinder and dismissal as self advertisement. The scene drew strong emotions and applause.
Pennsylvania plans a grand display at the fall exposition with the Liberty Bell as its central attraction. The staff building will mimic Independence Hall with a 100 foot tower and a bright dome lit by electric bulbs. A terraced garden and miniature lake surround the structure, with an estimated cost of twenty thousand dollars.
Firemen from engine company No. 50 and truck No. 12 at Park Avenue and Cambria Street chased six horses that broke loose when the alarm sounded. The horses dashed through streets in a mud sprint before being recaptured in an open lot. The fire was minor and put out without department aid.
The essay explains that Shamrock II bears evil omen according to superstition. An old belief holds that seeing a two leaved shamrock invites disaster for the observer as a witch purportedly plucked the third leaf, signaling misfortune.
Practical advice on repairing broken glassware and maintaining glass items. It covers annealing to resist temperature changes, risks of improper heating causing cracks, cleaning glass vases with pumice stone powder, making a brush from cane treated with powder, and using hydrochloric acid to remove deposits while noting safety cautions about skin contact.
Instructions cover cleaning and touch up of gilt frames with linseed oil, regilding with metallic gold paint, removing fly marks from mirrors, cleaning matting and ceilings, dusting pictures, and overhauling beds and bedding. Emphasis on thorough dusting, whitewashing ceilings, and brushing crevices to remove dust buildup.
A New York dealer notes walnut is returning to favor, replacing mahogany with lighter, gold touched carvings. Old walnut frames stored away are being revived and refurbished to fit contemporary tastes.
A refreshing salad mixture uses tomatoes cabbage green peppers and olives seasoned with salt and filled into tomato shells after removing pulp. Each is topped with mayonnaise and served on crisp lettuce.
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