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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1891
Page
10
In this department Blannels at 22c cost 5Qc 54 in. Flannel priced at 33c while others sell at 50c. Special offers include Henriettas at 25c and up and novelties at 75c worth $1. A selection of new items prompts shoppers to compare prices and seek value.
A vivid vignette mixes a theatrical pomade routine with social observations from New York. The scene traces a performer’s exaggerated grooming and camera ready pose, then shifts to a discussion about humility and lifelong learning, quoting a New York Ledger piece about never knowing everything. It closes with a traveler’s vignette of a miser near Washington Square, contrasting wealth, memory, and scavenged charity.
A clergyman warns a gentleman against a broken winded horse in a San Francisco anecdote. A jockey replies with a quip about hearing him preach in the state prison. The column recalls a Chilean enthusiasm tale of unpaid cable tolls in war news and a pun about a Gun discharged for a false report. It covers gem values, church fund-raising, and a debt-dominated encounter.
The excerpt mixes anecdotes and opinions on prices in a drug store, fashion shifts, and social manners. It includes a conversation about a price trick in a remedy and a remark on acting fair, plus a note on how use mirrors fashion trends. The text sits in a historical newspaper tone, citing the Detroit Free Press and New York Tribune.
A fragmented column recalls a church fund drive where a banker, a farmer, and a cigar buyer hesitated to contribute, then the farmer and family attended a circus. Other vignettes touch on passes for a Kentucky county fair and a drummer in a Cadillac shop. Also notes on grasshoppers, Lisle thread, and early coffee in Constantinople.
Coville doubts a carpenter’s shingles claim and climbs a roof to verify the count. He weighs 380 pounds and proceeds to inspect the roof from the scuttle to the gutter, testing the figures himself.
A tense scene unfolds as Coville clings to a roof while a nail or sliver halts his progress. He signals two gateward boys, throws a knife to gain attention, and triggers a brawlณ with his son’s help and a furious response from a passerby. A boarder fires at the roof, splintering the night. Coville falls, is dragged to safety by neighbors, and a new doctor removes shot from his legs.
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