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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1892
Page
2
A Liverpool shipowner named Jacob prideful of honesty nearly funds an insurance scam. He delays signing a policy to catch an extra premium while rumors of a stranding spread. Isaac refuses to delay, signs at 3 pm, and Jacob receives the policy with the premium already paid.
A friend shares practical asparagus tips from Good Housekeeping. Boil well salted water twenty five minutes with tips above water, drain and serve on toast. Sauces include plain butter, pepper and salt, Hollandaise, or drawn butter. Use leftovers for soup or omelette.
In 1882 astronomers M De La Bine and M Lenstrom conducted experiments in Finnish mountains proving the aurora borealis is electrical in origin. They surrounded a mountain peak with copper wire tipped with tin nibs and charged it to spark a nightly display. The yellowish white light on tin tips matched greenish yellow auroral rays as shown by spectroscopy. The aurora's main display appeared about 150 yards above the coil.
A new use of electric light appears in London General Omnibus Company vehicles. Inspectors wear compact devices attached to waistcoats that project a steady light on dirty tickets, improving visibility in poor conditions.
A Buffaloan recalls a hotel smoking room chat where an educated Scotch visitor doubted American life and Buffalo’s modern commerce. The Scot claimed long ago dangers in U S cities, disputing the Buffalo rise and markets while the Buffalo man retorts with pointed counterexamples.
Excerpted from Julian Hawthorne via Lippincott's celebrates walking as the true sovereign act. It extols the free foot on earth, nature's unity with body and spirit, and the soul lifting effect of landscapes, trees, hills, and wildlife on perception and vitality.
A Cincinnati literary figure explains the term sophomore derives from Cambridge usage. Early form soph-mor combined soph for sophister and moros meaning foolish. The three year college cycle used freshmen juniors seniors and sophs, with seniority fading in America.
A compilation note cites Holden on rare total solar eclipses and the belt of totality, then Burns on a woman's good name and cruelty of public opinion, followed by a warning on future battlefield blunders emphasizing caution, vigor, and the costs of errors.
A Harlem Lampton family endures repeated tragedy with multiple deaths and births, a recent death prompts an undertaker visit, while a humorous ghost story and a column closing remark appear in the mixed tale. The piece blends sorrow with local humor and brief dialogue excerpts about funerals and a spectral tale.
A damaged OCR passage depicts a woman’s descent through implied mistreatment and commodified regard. It mentions lean attire from Leeds, a missionary barrel, white teeth, light hair, and moving from person to person, ending with displacement at Liberty’s chosen.
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