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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1890
Page
5
A collection of antiquated witticisms and historical notes. The first piece jokes about a clergyman's housekeeper's shifts from maid to mistress. The second recalls Charles I coronation robes, Genoese velvet shortages, and Merlin’s prophecy linking a white king to doom.
Emile Metzger recalls sighting Keizerspicht in Sumatra at 110 miles and Guy Merapi in Java at 180 miles on favorable days. HE Hill reports Mount Blane from Piz Auraun near Dissentis at 120 miles. J Starkie Gardner notes Mount Blane from Piz Landyard about three degrees away. Waymiper saw a Greenland peak 150 miles distant. J Hippisly observed the Swiss Alps 200 miles away. Sir W Jones says the Himalayas appeared 224 miles away.
A New York Press item recalls two young brothers aged 3 and 5 who, despite careful training, decided to swear after overhearing a naughty moment. The elder urged the younger, and both solemnly confessed at prayer time that they had sworn earlier that day.
Five sleep principles advise a light evening meal of bread and milk a brief walk or tiles before bed weather should be cooler avoid work thoughts and focus on innocent amusements with children. Fresh lettuce is oddly noted as narcotic. Breathing should be easy full and well drawn to induce sleep.
A Washington Square messenger boy wheeled a Betty mannequin on castors through the square, linking his arm with the figure as if a society guest. Spectators laughed as the display of the shop dummy amused onlookers for a moment.
A fragmented exchange shows a census taker debating marital status with a woman. Dialogue hints at societal expectations, widowhood, and interference with local plans. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged text, but the gist reflects gender and census themes.
A collage of excerpts notes a claimed happiest day spent in loving truth, then catalogs occultist counts and a Paris communion time, plus brief vignettes on scent testing, Bohemian life, and eating cold foods with slow mastication and hot drinks aiding digestion.
A book agent in Hyde Park sells Burns editions and is asked which works. He replies with a pun, then flees. An olive tree article notes heights up to fifty feet, age records of five centuries, oil yields, and cultivation limits, with production figures for Italy and France. A short dialogue ends with a garbled exchange about outdated slang.
Sufferers from consumption coughs and colds will try Puritan Couch and Consumption Cure for quick relief and permanent benefit, praised by the medical profession as a remedy of high value. Also promotes Dr. Lee's Liver Regulator for stomach and liver troubles with trial bottles free at local outlets. Ely's Cream Balm touted as definitive catarrh cure, easy to apply and providing immediate relief, though claims include dramatic long term benefits and warnings about chronic catarrh symptoms.
Acknowledging patron support the shop announces the agency for Western Pennsylvania of a famous line and introduces a large stock of hose and underwear with color and quality guarantee.
Bad weather left half the summer stock for New York importers with buyers eager to purchase. They secured 500 pieces Scotch Zephyrs at 19 cents per yard, 36 inches wide, 2,000 pieces printed Challies at 5 cents, and a large run of Sumner Dress Goods offered far below normal. The goods will be sold cheaply by various stores this season.
More than eight thousand dollars of new carpets arrive at rock bottom rates. Hundreds of customers already purchased in recent weeks. We seek volume trade and employ all business methods. Endorsement from past customers stands as proof. Over 800 pairs odds and ends lace curtains to close out at any price.
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