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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1895
Page
3
A poem laments changing fashion through seasons and winds, praising Jane and her attire while confessing the speaker’s devotion. An electric blue and magenta colours overwhelm the speaker’s vision, leading to resignation and loss of sight to follow her.
A former commercial traveler recounts a rainy Birmingham evening when a con artist lured him to drink and a theater, leaving him drunk in a strange room. He awakes to thieves planning to steal his £20, but he escapes and, after a deft ruse, retrieves £52 in gold and two Bank of England notes from a birdcage, ending with a moral about outsmarting the con.
In New Haven a December social at the Assembly hall drew about 120 men and women. Among the guests was Mme Wooster, aged 70 to 80, widow of General Wooster. She, lively yet refused to dance, asked the drummer to play Washingtons March, and Isaac Beers, about 55, escorted her in a playful tribute that sparked laughter and applause.
Mrs E G Merry of New York, known as the Bicycle Angel, defends cyclists in De Witt era clashes. She bailed 14 riders, warned riders to use lamps, and served as an L A W consul. Her pride in cycling grew from 247 to 907 pounds, and she embraces life on wheels.
A Pasthfinder provides a realistic artist with a chapter from a romance to sketch a literal portrait of Belinda the heroine. The text compares the author’s ornate description to the artist’s rendering, noting the tension between literary idealization and visual depiction.
A discharged elevator boy in a Portland furniture store altered price tags after hours. He marked some items down, raised prices on common stock, and upended the shop’s pricing system, creating widespread confusion and loss for customers.
Fred Gilbert known as a modest shooter from Shootersville astonished the field at the American championship handicap live third tournament in Baltimore. Born near Spirit Lake Iowa eighty years ago his early life included rugged farm work and hunting with William Wiggins. He defeated top trap shooters, broke 218 of 220 on day one and posted strong scores over three days, proving a rising force against famed marksmen Brower Elliot and Fulford.
On the football field W Adams captains Harvard freshmen and Enroe coaches Union. Foe of Princeton weighs 145 pounds. Harvard adopts Deland’s tricks but Princeton counters. Langdon Lea of Princeton reportedly out for the year. Penn’s cancellation of the Penn State game costs 2892.94. Norton Shaw cannot play for Harvard due to injury. Williams full back Philip Draper runs 100 yards in 100 seconds with little practice, showing sprinter potential.
The four year old trotter Bouncer 2 10 74 is hailed as the greatest campaigner of her age. Bouncer is a light bay mare, 16 hands, with exceptional legs and heart. She seldom breaks and has strong finishing power, winning eight of eight starts this season with total earnings around 6170 dollars, including a Transylvania Stakes victory in Lexington and a famed eight heat race in Detroit.
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