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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1895
Page
7
A poem by Clare B. St. George printed in Chicago Inter Ocean. It depicts a grieving woman fleeing love's death in a barren desert as a striped beast and a circling vulture menace fate, ending with darkness over love, desert, woman, beast, and bird.
A first person narrator in a sunlit village retreats to a fence edge meadow where he befriends Miss Bursar, a young woman with ribbons. Their chance meetings blossom into flirtation as he wrestles with his lack of work, poetic impulses, and a plan to confess feelings despite the social awkwardness and constraints of poverty.
Federal sleuths report women as the chief offenders at Taele Sam’s customs posts in New York. They describe widespread attempts at unreported goods imported by travel, with many smugglers worth millions. Inspectors note women concealment methods, from false bottoms to inner trunks, and warn no mercy to offenders.
A narrator and a young woman share a sunlit hillside interlude marked by playful talk and a torn frock. He kisses her hand, she teases him, and they discuss poverty and possible future riches before Mrs Bursar arrives, ending with a courteous greeting and the note New Budget.
The Australian pugilist Bob Fitzsimmons keeps a baby lion named Nero as a pet and travels with it, wrestling and playing with the 200 pound creature. Nero, fed by Fitzsimmons since a circus gift two months earlier, accompanies him on a journey to Texas aboard a special train in a cage.
The Wheeling World notes England aims to build a seven rider machine while American Cyclish disputes pacemakers in races. It covers riders like Willie Windle with a five rider quint capable of mile in 1 minute 80 seconds, and mentions John Johnson’s $9,000 earnings since turning professional, Fred Titus eyeing three years on track and a strong bank, Julian Bliss at 23 with a diamond haul, Murphy’s growing form, Sanger’s season earnings and Fred Hawkins’s amateur status. It also references Michael challenging Johnson to a best two of three with pacemakers at 1, 5, and 10 miles with stakes £200 to £509, and Ri gierre’s accident affecting the 24 hour record. The column touches on historical chess problems and misc notes.
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