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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
4
In a hotel dining room a troubled actor pleads to be moved away from a lively pair, as a touring company struggles financially. Cassius and Mrs. Mason push toward work as supernumeraries while aiding the narrator, who plans a cash advance via a pawned watch to help Cassius secure a trunk and keep the show moving.
In a village drama of love and debt Cassius aids a dying woman Mrs Mason by embroidering a gown she wishes to wear in death. The narrator hatches a plan to settle a debt with the gown while preserving Mrs Mason’s wish and Cassius’s dignity as the tale nears its end.
Report cites Constant on Napoleon in 1808 Bayonne as he mocks Spanish king and queen's attire while guiding their court dress. Josephine orders Spanish courtiers taught tasteful dressing as Napoleon shows time for both battles and fashion instruction.
Leroy T. Carleton recalls a boyhood tale from Phillips near Weldline by Blue Mountain. A sudden cold snap froze a flock of wild geese on a mud pond, letting him and his brother shoot the birds and roast goose all winter, as reported by the Lewiston Journal.
The London auction fetched 11125 dollars for Nelly Farren’s jewels. A memory notes Caleb Cushing refused dress suits saying they caused discomfort. Virchand R Gandhi of Bombay is in the U S for mesmerism interest. Helmhols memorial committee names Lessing Hertert Jan ensch as top three applicants. Vermont Gov Grout, a leading farmer, tapped 45000 maple trees and produced 12000 pounds of sugar and syrup. A stranger at Speaker Reed’s reception weighed 200 pounds, prompting a witty exchange. Senator Foraker’s father was a farmer with 11 children learning to work the farm. Daniel Holden of Concord Woolen Mfg Co has 68 years in business and recalls 1842 tariff era hoping for Dingley renewal.
A collection of patented designs includes umbrella and cane ferrules with interchangeable summer and winter points, a time‑lock tobacco pouch to curb use, a two balloon advertising device with an electric sign, a wire fence sign attachment that grips wires, and an automatic music leaves mechanism using twin cylinders and bellows to flip pages.
The article argues for simple gowns and restraint in trimming for children. It cautions against overdressing boys and girls with bright colors and excessive frills. Emphasis is on comfort and health, noting long skirts hinder movement and that simplicity preserves childhood charm.
A Greenland whale may live up to 400 years. Dr Ellison of Williamsburg Kentucky owns a cow with a calf showing two bodies two tails and eight legs. A perfect great auk egg sold for 1470 pounds in London the second highest price for a curiosity. An Albino deer on display in Augusta Maine was shot by Ernest G Lyons of Center Sidney in fall 1895 on Bald Mountain. The animal is about four years old.
Thirteen million pounds is the yearly value of potatoes grown in the United Kingdom. Over 11 million yards of tweed are used annually to clothe London's male population. Australia’s top shearer this season cut 33,825 sheep earning £338. The ancient Thesalian verd antique marble quarries near Larissa, long lost for about a thousand years, have been rediscovered and are now being worked by an English company.
A survey highlights prominent women: Victoria’s bridesmaids now few remain. the Greek queen is a yachtswoman and honorary admiral. Mrs St John joins Kansas regents. Fran Materna trains future Wagner sopranos. Lady Somerset funds Armenian refugee care. the Russian czarina endows women students housing. Germany opens its first women’s club on American lines. a Pittsburgh woman pioneers breaking in shoes, expanding to employ others.
In Brockton Massachusetts the coffin of Mrs Ella Ireland was uncovered after a burial shuffle near a mineral spring. Workers found the corpse in a petrified state, resembling marble, with flowers on the breast still fresh. Officials suspect unique soil chemistry near the spring as the cause of the preservation.
John Hesse and Edward Gramlich of Carlstadt New Jersey were riding from Union Hill when a large black snake entangled in Hesse’s front wheel punctured the tire. Gramlich cut off the snake’s head with a knife and the pair carved it into pieces to free the wheel.
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