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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1895
Page
7
Poem excerpt by Aurilia Furber in Housekeeper reflecting a quiet, modest life and a wish to do more for others. It emphasizes personal limits, gratitude for kinship, and a call to contribute from a small but steady place. The voice notes longing for wider impact yet finds value in humble deeds and steadfast work.
A Kansas City Star tale set in the post tertiary era follows Chug a rugged hunter wearing cave lion skin as he wanders a prehistoric landscape. He survives a near fatal encounter with a plesiosaur, is nursed back to health by Sunbird the chief's daughter, wins her love against tribal norms, and rises to chief shaping a milder, whisker-raising society.
A 78 year old Durham miner visited a Newcastle lawyer to draft a will. His two cottages and small furniture were to be disposed of. He refused to let his 72 year old wife have life interest, quipping that a young solicitor might marry for money.
A fragment shows a young couple discussing parental consent. Fraulein Mabel tells her young man to ask her father for consent. The boy, shy, asks if the father has a telephone at his office, and mentions Ueber Land and Meer.
Chauncey Depew declares women cannot excel as after dinner speakers. He cites experiences at Sorosis and various dinners and says, Dont do it. He argues women fail to connect with mixed audiences and dampen the room with formality, a view echoed by the Boston Herald.
A witty look at shopkeepers who dodge wholesale rules by selling fractions of a dozen. The piece cites examples like one twelfth of a dozen brown derby hats sold for 2.27, while retail price would be 3.50, and notes the harsh quirks of wholesale versus retail pricing. It also includes curious reports on Siamese fish fights and a Wigan pantomime anecdote.
Philadelphia Times notes that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote verses in Captain von Goessel's autograph album during the voyage to America aboard the Elbe. The lines praised luck and courage, dated September 27, 1894, and now the ship, sailor, and album are linked in North Sea imagery.
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