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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1884
Page
4
J W Smittley recalls lively Pullman car life with tales of fat men who joke to secure lower berths. A well known journalist helps spread the myth of overloaded cars while the porter and passengers share wary humor. The narrator notes many stories exist but prefers saving the best for another day.
Cor. Philadelphia Times describes Julius S. Waddle of nearby Romney as a remarkable marksman. He reputedly fired five shots in under a minute across a deer drive, hitting four at long range, then noted for head shots at 200 yards and pistol feats with a Smith & Wesson navy.
A German visitor to Cecil County Maryland stayed weeks with a farmer and wife. He proved educated and musical but grew moody. A year later a cablegram claimed he was heir to an Indian Sumatra estate and sent a $10,000 draft to the farmer’s wife as repayment for kindness.
An eagle captured near Santa Barbara was kept at Birabent's Hotel yard where it faced several attacking game cocks. The bird fought back, using talons and wing strikes to kill two of the fowl attackers and injured others, then calmly surveyed the scene.
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a bold, comic sea voyage ruse. A young man plans a Put-in-Bay outing with his girlfriend and her mother. A hatchet-faced suitor warns the mother against the voyage forecasting a comical marriage disaster. George returns, vows revenge, and threatens the beau.
A stylish party of young ladies and gentlemen meets a rough shepherd tending sheep. Miss Impertinence asks about marriage. the shepherd declines saying he would have to watch more than the flock if he married. The quip underlines his wit and independence.
Poetic reflection on loss and love. The quote suggests departed loved ones linger in memory and that eventual reunion lies beyond a metaphorical next room, with doors closing as one leaves this world.
Minnie Palmer wept as Edinburg students joined her songs on stage in a lively scene described by Hawkeye as capable of making anyone cry. In another item a five-ton land roller rolled over an Indiana man with no serious injuries after a long marriage of thirty six years.
A vast subterranean lake is found under a Freeport area hill near the Allegheny river after miners pierced an old abandoned coal pit. The underground water floods a former salt and coal region, men risked collapse as a wall or floor could give way, and the lake’s extent remains uncertain with hopes to drain it within weeks though some expect continuous recharge.
Atheneum recounts Skobeleff as a beloved leader who shared meals, soothed wounded soldiers, and kept discipline. A veteran insisted the general was alive after his death in the crowd before the Ardente chapel. The account highlights his humane touch and stern drills with his troops.
A Long Branch patron orders chowder and eyes it with opera glasses. He proclaims to have found a clam and the owner, shouting with triumph, has the clam tossed back into the chowder boiler. The assistant cook is dismissed for distributing the clam.
The London Truth recalls how Queen Margherita of Italy, years ago, asked a young girl to knit silk stockings and paid twenty lire. On the birthday the queen returned with stockings and a note asking which was preferred. The girl wrote that her father took the money stocking and her brother the candy one, causing tears.
An editorial from the Boston Courier condemns repeaters who propagate idle gossip on seaside hotel piazzas. It portrays them as relentless, petty disturbers whose comments inflame jealousy and malice, and argues reform is impossible, advising avoidance as the only safe response.
In a Detroit Free Press vignette a tavern keeper Carl Dunder defends keeping his saloon open after hours. He imagines a string of visitors from policemen to a doctor and even his grandfather arriving at his door, pleading he must break the law to help those in need.
A quote from the New York Tribune recalls a bank director explaining the dilemma of honesty in brokerage. He notes that opening an office requires soliciting business among friends, but that would tempt them to gamble and risk ruin, making true honesty unattainable.
A Circleville Ohio family named Redd features a man and wife with three redheaded daughters. The father sports a deep red beard and eyebrows, and the family outfits are all red including jeans knit shirt calico collars and ties. They travel in a red wagon drawn by two bay horses.
A dialecty quip filled with proverbs about perspective and fear. The speaker mocks loud politicians and notes misfires and near fear from a past shooting, reflecting on seasonality and human folly.
A quote attributed to B. F. Butler urges letting go of disputes. It notes the happiness found when we settle a quarrel with a neighbor, shake hands, and become friends. The speaker claims aging prompts reflection on life and its scarce duration.
A sharp rebuke surfaces as a man who told a friend he sympathized with his losses in speculation asks him to cover the postage. The remark exposes cold-hearted conduct amid hardship.
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