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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1903
Page
6
A drifting ex athlete Rossiter wakes in Illica after a freight train drop, facing hard luck and memories of better days. He seeks a drink and hop-picking work, then sleeps beneath a freight car as dawn breaks over the Mohondaga region.
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Rossiter wakes to a busy morning and seeks steady work. He earns breakfast by tending horses at a large stable behind a modest hotel, proving his willingness to toil and adapt as he begins a new day. The scene sets a dusty frontier mood and foreshadows further hardship and pursuit.
While visiting North Berwick with a crowd following Prime Minister Balfour in a golf match an elderly caddie grows irked by a coughing spectator. The caddie politely asks the man to stop, asking in plain terms if anyone can oblige the cougher with a jujube.
An English visitor, hosted by a famously inadequate hostess, finds her dinner a light appetizer to his hunger. After coffee ends the meal, he replies to her invitation with surprising firmness, insisting on another visit immediately. The scene amuses onlookers as the guest recalls his London-friendly ties.
The article notes compulsory religious instruction in Australian schools and head teachers must be from the majority faith. It covers a Bible Society effort to reach blind Hindus, Stratford on Avon Church history, Ballington Booth recounting a Salvation Army anecdote, and Rev J J Wicker disciplining a Princeton student in Trenton leading to a $10 fine.
A humorous anecdote about Mrs Umblatter and her husband the New York orchestra director. She claims she dislikes Wagner operas because they damage his shirts, preferring Italian operas for their less ruinous sound and gentler wear on clothing. The tale mocks taste differences in opera.
The article recalls a Cuban rebellion linked to Gen. Lopez who led a 1851 expedition to aid Cuba. He landed on the island, left 100 men with Col. W L Crittenden, and both leaders were captured and executed in Havana that August. Crittenden died facing his executioners.
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin quip notes a young Pelican visiting Jennie often. He claims to be a geological enthusiast and shows interest in her fine rock collection.
Mrs. Askitt asks if her son is an artist and paints landscapes. Mrs. O'Rafferty-Faith reveals he does not paint landscapes but faiesheapes in a jocular exchange from the Chicago Daily News.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from early 20th century papers. Lines feature college quirks at Wellesley, barbed wire fencing humor, antiques collectors, an anecdotal raconteur, and a classroom misreading about Joseph’s coat. Includes playful exchanges and social quips.
A Brooklyn woman collected 22,626 empty spools to win a prize offered by a silk firm. Her collection fills two large dry goods boxes five feet square and weighs more than half a ton.
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