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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1889
Page
7
Bishop York describes a Delhi jungle encounter with a Hindu juggler using bamboo ladders and a high pole act. A live giraffe illusion is claimed amidst a cloud of blue mist, followed by a second animal drop, as observers marvel at feats atop an eighty foot pole.
In Taylorsville Nebraska citizens tarred and feathered Jason Mitchell then rode him on a rail. He sued twenty five attackers for one hundred dollars each and won. The incident revealed Jason enjoyed the ordeal despite the assault.
A lady remarks she would not borrow trouble after hearing her husband faced financial difficulties. She dismisses the idea that any man would willingly be her creditor to that extent, reflecting on concern and prudence in severe financial strain.
James Payn relates a London Illustrated News anecdote in which a bashful author and his wife query a library for a debut work. The wife's cautious question and the librarian’s blunt reply, You are the first that I ever heard ask about it, turn a quiet moment into a small tragicomedy.
A St Paul Pioneer Press anecdote recalls a reporter confusing hallowed the stone with telephone lingo at an Episcopal diocese corner stone rite. The minister corrects him and later checks that the term is spelled properly.
In 1821 Czar Alexander inspected Crimea fortifications at dinner time finding roast pigs at every company. Prince Wolchowsky cut off a pig’s tail to hide it, later reattaching it after the czar’s question. The stunt ruined their rapport, earning lasting enmity with the Crimea commander and the czar.
A Boston Post recollection warns of a country library run on a clever profit model. Books cost a daily fee and are only available two days a week for short hours. Patrons borrow and delay reading, keeping books longer and generating revenue while limiting circulation. The wrap is brown paper and the head librarian is described as highly suitable.
This Epoch fragment notes a grim family line with a murder claim. The speaker claims the grandfather died by hanging and asserts the city pays funeral expenses, implying a public or legal inquiry into the death.
A prose excerpt discusses Buddhist legend with the tale of Dhara and the paradox of life and death, followed by reflections on a century of revivals in social customs. It notes how modern tastes favor antique design, and critiques tennis and croquet for their professionalism, while praising croquet's grace and sport.
A Philadelphia Inquirer reminiscence recalls actor Walt Gosnell, famed locally for heroic roles, who chased his vanished water spaniel through San Francisco streets. He missed a show, returning nine miles away to learn the dog had died at a cabin outside the city. He never acted on stage again.
On July 24, 1872 in New Jersey a sleepless night is described as relatives surprised the author at the gate. The narrator notes the bright night and the quiet, recalls calling out for her brother, and learns he died at sea on that same date.
The article recounts the first meeting of Jenny Lind and Otto Goldschmidt, who would marry. Lind offered to sing for a Brompton Consumptive Hospital charity, a 600 seat ball raised about 8,000. Lind chose a German composer she had never heard of by chance, who became her husband and lifelong partner.
The oldest bank notes known as flying money began in 2007 B C issued by the treasury then moved to banks under government control. Early Chinese greenbacks bore bank name date note number issuing official value in figures and words with coin imagery and penalties for counterfeiting. A laconic exhortation urged thrift and industry while notes were blue on mulberry fiber paper. one issue from 1396 B C is preserved in the Asiatic Museum at St. Petersburg.
A Youths' Companion piece notes how fortune tellers extract truths with few questions, then feed clients with tailored cues. The Boston car ride tale shows two women debating a teller’s claims about marriage, illness, and money, illustrating common imposture and skepticism.
The Chicago Herald notes an independent opera singer, once in rags, now in comfort, turning down a Boston offer of two songs for 300 dollars. She earns about 500 dollars weekly for forty weeks, despite earlier poverty and long hours.
A Byzantine woman who married a Venetian doge used a two tined fork to lift bite sized pieces at table. The custom sparked surprise in Venice and spread slowly westward. By 1652 forks were known but not yet widely adopted. 17th century Europe finally embraced the utensil.
Rev W H Milburn known as the blind preacher, born 1623 in Philadelphia, lost sight in one eye young. Ordained at 20, traveled southern states, preached across nearly every state and some European lands. Served as chaplain in the Washington House of Representatives and wrote works including Ten Years of a preachers Life Rifle Ax and Saddlebags Pioneer Preachers and People of the Mississippi Valley.
A French politician allegedly uses a photo device and a resident "groom" to photograph visitors. The portrait is then added to a blacklist of people not to be admitted, sparing the politician future trouble. The tale, attributed to the Boston Herald, recalls a device that harms no one yet stirs curiosity.
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote recalls a lady who tailed off in talk during a visit to painter Fuseli. When she paused for air he remarking on their dinner of boiled mutton and turnips, said his line about it being as good as her two hours of chatter.
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