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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1890
Page
7
Blanche Roosevelt-Machetta stands out among American women abroad for her beauty and wit. The Russian ambassador, returning from London, asked the czarina what gift she desired and received the answer photographs of six of London’s most beautiful ladies.
Mme Machetta arranged photographs with a central portrait of the Princess of Wales, surrounded by Blanche Roosevelt’s poses. Carmen Sylva’s translations and Memoir by Blanche Roosevelt are cited, with plans for an illustrated edition around Easter. The article notes Machetta’s Monte Carlo residence and late-night work habits.
Joel Chandler Harris grew up near Eatonton in Putnam County Georgia. He left school at thirteen to work in The Countryman, a plantation weekly, learning printing and editing. A wartime disruption wrecked his shop and library, but he survived and later found success shaping his famed literary voice.
An officer found a man at East Grand Circus park at midnight boasting of bravery. The man admits fear, backs off when challenged, and reveals a curious human truth about courage and bluffing. He asks to be jailed after realizing his bravado dissolves under pressure.
A New York Tribune anecdote recounts a treasurer guarding the box office for a Sunday concert. A would be buyer asks price, twelve seats in the third row are secured after a dramatic plea to close the outside door. The buyer pays twelve dollars and the treasurer declares the crowd safe.
Mrs Figg questions Tommy about a quarrel over apples. Tommy explains he and Jimmy Brown pooled pennies to buy apples. he was to keep the cores in the morning while Jimmy would handle the skins in the afternoon. In the afternoon Jimmy bought bananas instead.
A Boston reader sends a brief, original humorous note to the Globe's editor recalling a spontaneous idea sparked by viewing a Chicago World’s Fair picture. The writer, signing as H. L. Ye, proposes using the piece in the comic column. March 12. Boston Globe.
Two men recount a famed romance from Long Branch involving a Russian count’s daughter. One suitor schemes to block another by spreading the count’s false debt, then discovers the truth as the count dies penniless, altering their plans to marry.
A Detroit grocer is surprised when a stranger returns after three years to repay an old overpayment with a dollar. The man asks for credit, then insists on cash on the nail and directs the grocer to three doors below for immediate purchases.
A Detroit Free Press report describes a woman signaling a conductor on a Gratiot avenue car. Seven men stood on the rear platform smoking. She asks the conductor to knock out one side of the car so she can exit without disturbing the men.
A couple shares a playful exchange over an engagement ring, with the bride praising the pattern and the groom noting he has never used any other design in his engagements. The Philadelphia Times reports the lighthearted moment as part of social notes.
In a dialogue from Munsey's Weekly, George explains his lavish love to a woman who laments why he favors her over prettier or more worthy girls. She wonders at his feelings. he replies he does not know.
Miss Gabbly notes there was nice singing to Tuzhi on the way home from the party and credits the singer with giving great satisfaction. Mr Flat-But-But denies singing, but Lawrence American quotes him as saying Exactly.
A collage of witty quips and cartoons from era papers. Jests touch on doughnuts hygiene fish in milk and domestic life. Jokes lampoon health, cooking, and romance with quick punchlines and light satire. The items showcase period humor and social foibles in concise lines.
A stage moment shows a manager scolding a hungry comedian named Mr Bigsalary entering a restaurant. The manager argues appetite is essential to perform a hungry scene in the play, while Mr Bigsalary admits hunger. The exchange ends with the manager declaring there is no more of this.
A Journal of Education note reports pupil questions about applying adjectives like awful lovely splendid to people. Angrosne replies that such use is not correct, while offering the example Jerandpas as a role term.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows names like Sally and Tishs amid a tense request for a personal item or payment. The text suggests a chaotic scene with characters discussing a photograph and a sum of money, but the context remains unclear and incomplete.
In Epoch a street fight leads to a flare of domestic tension as a wife questions ostensible guests. She reveals two osts are in the house and cannot be removed while Trishbagd questions the risk to the eye injuries of Jehruie.
A tenant complains the room is not furnished as promised while the landlord defends that furnishing the room means supplying the bed. The exchange highlights a quirky interpretation of tenancy obligations and a humorous legal quip.
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