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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
4
A narrator joins a touring theater company and meets two performers in a rainstorm outside her dressing room. Cassius Wetherby and Mrs Mason, a lively boy and an engaged actress, escort her to the hotel and help dry themselves, displaying cheerful, sociable manners.
The narrator details a small time touring company led by a veteran actor and two novices Aunt Maggie and Cassius. Mrs Mason, once a dressmaker turned stage companion, shares a life of sewing hardship, marriage troubles, and fierce love for theater. Florence Mason, her daughter, emerges in memories as part of a stubborn family history and a longing for stage life.
The text lists the seven days of the week with their pagan origins. It links Wednesday to Woden the war god, Monday to the moon, Thor’s day to Thor, Sunday to the sun, Tuesday to Tuisco, Friga’s day to Friga, and Saturday to Saeter, noting each day’s divine association.
A pondering line from the Washington Democrat notes the difficulty of finding garments set aside during prosperity. The remark evokes search for past wealth and the nostalgia of easier days.
The New York Ledger notes plain veils and short Brussels styles giving way to novel hats braided in bright colors. Corn colored hats with black lace and blue cornflowers, full back skirts, and waist belts with jet buckles highlight the season. Surplice fronts suit many figures.
Dr Sophie Lepper analyzes a list of fruits and nuts noting their nutritional effects. Walnuts and pine kernels provide heat and staying power while figs and certain greens can tax the liver. Oranges and lemons offer refreshing or thinning effects depending on liver health.
A killed man’s pocket contains a silver dollar with a pressed silver dime from the blast. A submarine locomotive could dive 300 feet to recover ship cargoes and lay piers. Turbaned Turkish tombstones and colored inscriptions decorate graves. A water-tube jail uses high pressure water to alarm breaches. London’s Duchess of Cleveland’s house was quickly cleaned after a minor fire, inspiring stone-front restoration tips.
Snippets from early 20th century U.S. papers feature wry exchanges and witticisms. Jokes touch on talking pets, persistence, weather, letters, and literary fame with punchlines referencing personalities and local color.
An Buffalo woman, once too nervous to pedal a bicycle, recovers steadiness after medical treatment by Dr R V Pierce. The regimen includes his Favorite Prescription after meals and Golden Medical Discovery. The advertisement claims blood cleansing and muscle building benefits. Dr Pierce offers free letter replies to women in need.
G. G. Shriden, cashier of the First National Bank of Fort Wayne, checked into the Victoria hotel in Chicago and, after writing his name with “and wife” omitted, found a gift package. A rice shower and bridal trunks awaited him, revealing a joking prank by friends. He vowed to get even on his return to Fort Wayne.
Crowds filled the Anderson county recorder’s office as oil leases covered thousands of acres in the north part of the county. A 120 acre lease near the gusher paid a $1,200 premium plus a one sixth royalty. an eastern investor arrived with $20,000. Nim Carver’s farm hosts the well, producing about 1,000 barrels daily. Carver’s mortgage was lifted, and the Lima Oil Company plans 19 more derricks on 160 acres. Extensions of pipelines from Marion and other points accompany the field growth.
The season starts as the prince and family return to Marlborough House and the royal academy opens. William Waldorf Astor prepares major entertainments including two June parties and a large dinner to honor royalty. Jubilee week events mark royal travel between Paddington and Buckingham Palace with an escort of Indian and colonial troops.
A windstorm damages a house when a sea captain's chimney crashes through the roof. The neighbor, a lawyer, searches case law to seek satisfaction while the captain warns he will take the matter to court if bricks are not returned.
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