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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
2
Long discourse on romance among painters and sculptors, the loneliness of studio life, and the pull of marriage. A pair of young artists in New York share a tight economy, drift apart after a sculptor’s fiancée mocks his armor pose, and the studio romance ends in estrangement.
A miniature thunder factory has been built for the science and art department at South Kensington England. Plates seven feet across would yield sparks thirty inches long yet no Leyden jars can withstand the charge, each jar pierced by the immense tension.
A study of the Mahdi’s outward appearance and manners. His smiling, confident face and white teeth drew praise and believed luck in Sudan. He was praised for generosity, wisdom, and victories over the Turks, while beggars learned laudatory verses to gain alms.
Dialogue shows a concerned wife persuading George to quit smoking indoors. She frets a cosmetic burn and social embarrassment from cigar smoke. He resists gently, but the cigar is finally discarded into the grate, leaving a blush as the only sign.
A Derbyshire Peak district note from Sala's Journal contrasts Buxton and Flash mortality with aging patterns in Edale and Tideswell under Kinderscout. It cites Buxton nine per 1,000, mentions infants and patriarchs as the youngest and oldest to die, and recounts a 64 year old funeral while his parents remain alive after sixty-seven years of marriage.
A Tennessee governor Story from the New York World recalls a winter camp where a Georgia regiment saw religious revivals. An officer notes twelve Georgians converted, while Turney asks about his own men and orders eighteen of Tennessee’s to be baptized at once.
A Baltimore American observation muses on child rearing customs, noting many small children carry babies on their backs in Japan and joking that German storks might also be involved. The writer Playfully suggests pacified curiosity about origins of babies.
Dr E B Turner surveys cycling for young riders aged six to twelve arranging that no child with heart lung joint or nervous issues should ride under any circumstances while noting proper fit and regulation makes cycling a beneficial youth activity. He warns against excess speed and distance and emphasizes cautious starting age and equipment.
A resident reports lingering sea lore among herring crews. Superstitions include seizing the first herring to judge luck, hiding a male or female omen, not turning the boat away from the sun, avoiding ill omen animals, and ministers as rabbits and pigs. Lending items risks luck, breaking matches preserves luck, and asking about voyages is bad luck. Names vary by village.
David Christie Murray recalls a dinner with four distinguished literary men who share austere early hardships in London. An editor, a poet, and others recount hungry days and nights in parks and embankments. All agree they once slept in the Hotel of the Beautiful Star, a phrase denoting the open-doors city lodging.
The Pittsburg Dispatch cites that adipose tissue serves as an energy bank for the body and heat. It recalls the Franco German war of 1870 when the German emperor, urged by Ebstein, ordered soldiers to receive 250 grams of fat bacon to endure fatigue, noting fat animals endure privation better than thin ones.
The San Francisco Argonaut notes Whittier’s admirers, especially women, and recounts his sister describing his efforts to lose persistent suitors on the street. The tale ends with a quip about never losing a her, illustrating the social quirks around Whittier’s fanbase.
Commander James 8. Dean of the Genes Grant Post G A R Rondout N Y reports relief after a week using Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for stomach distress sour throat and indigestion saying it cured him and restored health He urges fellow comrades to try the medicine with guarantee of cure or money back Quartermaster Wilbur L Hale of Pratt Post Kingston N Y also endorses the remedy detailing his recovery from salt rheum and nerve weakness after physicians gave him up.
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