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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1892
Page
7
The piece juxtaposes a cordial autumnal social visit and a crusty domestic moment. A frail husband receives news from his wife that she will stop cooking, sparking relief and gratitude. A concluding quip from Smith & Gray's Monthly contrasts appearances with character.
A quirky exchange unfolds in a newspaper office as a long haired poet tries to hawk an ode and a patent soap ad at twenty cents a line, facing a savage editor who dismisses poetry and shoves him toward a rival paper. A separate vignette features a humorous father son dialogue about courting Signora Fontabia de Politema with a wry parental remark.
A compact collection of light vignettes and social snippets from The Washington Star and Truth. Observations include judgments on wealth inferred from attire, a note on Mrs Walters sudden deafness, Mrs Kingley resigning from a church sewing circle, and a playful exchange about bootblack pricing.
The piece notes a rare Chinese ritual oath used in a San Francisco murder trial of 1885 and describes other curiosities. It recounts Uncle Silas defending himself against a school inquiry with a broom, and a tale of Japanese dentistry where thumbs, not forceps, pull teeth in a bamboo chair.
A goldfish in an aquarium performs a playful scale-catching display near the surface, suggesting recreation as its motive. In the Isle of Lewis, a church eve festivity includes a peck of malt poured into ale by a sea god rite, followed by revelry.
A ship cook trained his monkey to handle wood and help in kitchen tasks. The African ape species show clever plundering tactics by sending a sentry to alert a group with two shrieks when humans approach, illustrating their social coordination in raids.
A humorous San Francisco Call clipping recounts Augustus De Woit’s failed grand drive with a young friend, leading to public laughter and a proposed society to curb younger brothers. The tale blends vanity, mischief, and social embarrassment into a cautious satire of manners and class.
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