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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1894
Page
5
A New York Herald tale recounts a training scene where firemen near a city built nets to jump from upper story windows. The trainer explains the nets give nerve and safety, especially for married men with families, and the exercise includes a fifth story jump. The piece also notes 500-year-old letters and a Turenne anecdote about integrity in war.
A New York Dispatch note describes German rural practice where each daughter collects feathers into a named bag, accumulating enough to tie into a larger bag, later used to fill pillows bolsters and beds. It reflects frugal household habits and the abundance of chicken feathers on farms.
A 1894求人 style notice promotes Dr. Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy as a cure for nervous exhaustion and impending insanity. Testimonial from Mrs. W. A. Tinkham of Stowe Vermont praises rapid improvement after using the medicine, with the promise of free consultation offered by Dr. Greene at 35 West 4th Street New York City. Additional ads list land for sale in Glade Township and a local post office letter notice.
An advertisement lists Dr. R. W. Stuart D D S with an assistant and a Warren location plus a telephone connection. It also promotes Fte Struthers Geo H Lees Bhart as proprietor offering sixty elegant rooms for travelers with rates around two dollars.
A whimsical verse excerpt describes Aleck feigning death by a riverbank to amuse Daphne. The scene features limp fleshly limbs and a rosy, waxy face, while minnows scatter until Daphne calls out. Aleck then sits up and jokes it was all play.
A Eureka Nevada prank involved candles and a bird trap to “bag quail” at night. The guest held a sack for hours, then awoke in a dark valley and sold his gun, moving to California to escape such jokes. The piece blends humor with a travelogue tone and notes on the area.
Poem on autumn and fragility of hearts follows with several 1890s wedding notices and obituaries from Warren Pennsylvania area. Includes Beecham pills ad copy and various marriage entries from Warren, Jamestown, Sugar Grove, and nearby towns with dates in the 1890s.
A correspondent recounts a clever snake story from The Popular Science News. While poking a log for snails, a “spreading arrow” snake used shape shifting, false rattling, and bluffs to deter the finder. After staged postures and prods, the reptile seemed to escape, died briefly, then reemerged, finally released unharmed.
A St Louis Globe Democrat account recalls G L Tompkins of New Bedford describing seal hunts using music to attract seals. In a rowboat party, a flute and songs drew seals near ledges where one hunter stunned a seal with a club and finished it with a knife. Eleven seals were taken that day.
The piece notes hunting as France’s popular sport with many men involved and a government licensing regime. It cites 350000 licenses yearly yielding around £400000 and lists departments like Gironde, Bouches du Rhone, Marseilles, Seine et Oise as major license hubs near Paris. It criticizes Seine for limited country areas.
A lawyer questions a witness about his trade and learns he is a jack leg carpenter. The exchange ends with a quip linking the term to a non first class professional. Other readers note sharp humor as two men quarrel over insults, while a different observer jokes about fashion improving Mrs Bolton's looks.
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