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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1891
Page
3
A pockmarked shop girl discusses her life as a cloak room figure model. She notes her modest pay of twelve dollars weekly and the pressure of constant trying on and customer scrutiny. She laments height limits and speaks frankly about the toll of maintaining appearance for owners and buyers.
The piece highlights India’s ancient cotton weaving and its famed fine cloth called woven wind. It contrasts Indian fabrics with American loom outputs and notes the sacred tree cotton near Hindu temples and Brahmin thread symbolism. The excerpt also includes a comic exchange about begging and a caption from Harper's Young People.
A vivid anecdote from the Harlem stairs at One Hundred twenty fifth Street and Eighth Avenue shows a woman with a child blocking the stairs while discussing train directions with a porter. The scene shifts to the ticket window and a crowded platform as hurried riders dodge and a boy named Deary waits. The tale ends with the woman and Deary boarding a car amid shouts and shoving as trains thunder past and the crowd sighs at the gate.
The May 11 1892 timetable shows southward and northward trains from Sheffield Junction with connections to P. and E. and P. and W. railroads. It lists No 2 4 6 8 southbound departures to Wolf Run Brookston Barnes and Sheffield Junction, and northbound departures from Sheffield with times to Garfield Tiona Sheffield and Wolf Run, signed Jerry Crary superintendent.
The Dry Goods Store presents the biggest assorted line in Warren vicinity with new silks, fabrics, and embroideries at low prices. Wide ranges include Serge, Challis, Ginghams, Cambrics, Latines, Persians, and Outings with fast colors. Large selections of whites, lace curtains, portieres, and spring jackets. Emphasis on savings and better selection than elsewhere.
A Boston Transcript report describes a method by which an ordinary burglar with basic electrical knowledge can crack a strong safe quickly and quietly. By connecting one pole of an electric machine to the safe and placing a carbon point on the other pole against the targeted spot, the current softens the metal allowing easy cutting in minutes. If the burglar is an electrician he can use an electric light wire for the setup.
The article cites Dr. West who tracked 2019 births and found 780 occur from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., 662 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 577 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., noting more births at night. This London Tit-Bits item presents the night-preference finding.
Tenderfoot, who has just bought a horse, asks if it is customary to throw in a halter. Old Resident replies that it depends on how he takes the horse, implying varying practices in handling new mounts.
August Morck Jr Ophthalmic Optician MORCK BROTHERS offers free eye examinations obviating the need for glasses. This local notice invites residents to visit for a complimentary screening and evaluation of vision needs.
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