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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
6
Poem from the Houston Post evokes blue skies birds and sunlit porch scenes. It contrasts joyful memories with longing for someone not present and notes a whippoorwill’s plaint on a hill.
John Martin, a rich man whose wife Mary is ill, worries she may die and secretly buys tea, bread, butter, and kitchenware for a special library tea. He defies servants, recalls better days, and hides his act until the doctor approves the gesture as a small act of love.
D S Farmer of Hart, Missouri, treasurer of a telephone company, sues B I Jenkins, a stockholder, for 7500 dollars claiming slander heard by patrons along the line. He alleges Jenkins accused him of embezzling company funds and warned about bondsmen, written by Farmer as evidence. Lawyers argue the language was heard by others though not present.
A Vienna Zeit correspondent reports that in Mexico Adolf Lorenz was largely ignored despite honors in the United States. He was not invited to demonstrate his method, and Mexican and local German doctors kept aloof. The Austrian ambassador Count Hoherwart hosted a dinner in his honor.
Professor Pickering suggests the radial streaks from lunar craters such as Tycho extend about 1,766 miles and are produced by pumice expelled during volcanic activity.
A new cannon weighing fifty tons has been installed at L Or ent and is claimed to have an eleven mile effective range. The weapon is described as the largest on the French coast and adds a significant new artillery asset to the area.
A short reflection notes that joy stems from a good conscience, and that nothing is well done without it. The quotation by Dibbea emphasizes virtue guiding happiness and ethical action as the foundation of a satisfying life.
May E. Nichols recalls a playful note from Bessy Brown inviting Edith Rogers to a party for January twelfth at Bessy’s home from four to six. Edith plans to visit Friday night, while her mother questions whether she should attend.
Report from Lisbon says the Duke of Braganza may visit next year as a line of friendship grows after Admiral Cotton s squadron impressed Portugal. The prince, elder son of King Carlos, born 1887, turned sixteen last March, and is praised for charm and potential American reception by officers and leaders.
A simple jack in the box toy is outlined with a semicircular cardboard box a wooden spindle wire half hoop and lead weight. Dolls fixed to the half hoop rise and fall through holes in the lid as the box rocks with elastic flaps aiding a spring action.
Naturalist tells listeners that gorillas rely on sharp teeth rather than clubs in fights. He notes they bite faces and limbs, aiming for hands and fingers, causing clean wounds that impair climbing and feeding, making opponents easy prey. Source: N Y Tribune.
A young tree grows strong through repeated trials as fierce winds bend and bruise it. Each struggle deepens roots and strengthens girth, until the tree becomes mighty and defies hurricanes. The parable, credited to Well-Spring, ends with a warning about avoiding rough experiences.
An English engineer warns in the government Gazette that electric light switches with brass covers and knobs may contact live wires. He notes the risk is higher for bathers on wet or metallic floors and could deliver a fatal shock even at 220 volts.
Clark Kern observed a swarm of snakes racing around a rock during a picnic near Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. The party killed five rattlers four copperheads and many young snakes after his alarm drew help.
A clownish man is bitten by a persistent gnat and strikes his leg repeatedly until bruised. He pleas for divine help against the tiny insect, then realizes the futility of blaming external powers for minor woes. The tale teaches that people often invoke the Almighty for trivial troubles.
In Central America and the Caribbean the civil wars pull in entire families. Soldiers arrive with the peon family and the wife with children marches to the front to cook, care for the wounded, and endure the dangers beside the men. The Indians of the region are described as hardy and resilient.
The article reports that paper floors are being used in Germany. They have no joints to harbour dust or insects and feel soft underfoot. They are cheaper than hard wood floors. The paper is spread as pulp, rolled, and when dry painted to imitate wood.
A reflective quote highlights individuals who seal themselves off and expect others to notice their inner value, likening withheld personality to unopened rooms with fine furniture unseen by peers.
A London Tit-Bits tale follows a bride who urges her groom to play the role of an old married man as they revel at a hotel. The groom, eager to please, joins a late-night card party, returning to find his wife in tears. He asks if he is “doing the old married man.” The wife remains silent and the couple’s new marriage becomes a noted joke.
An article notes an odd Mexican burial method where the wrapped corpse is placed in a hired coffin carried on the bearer’s head to the grave. The coffin is returned after interment, and a shilling covers the rental.
In a durability test, two foot long stakes of oak elm ash fir and soft mahogany rotted nearly completely after five years. Larch and hard pine decayed only on the exterior while cedar of Lebanon and hard mahogany stayed fairly good though Virginia cedar remained sound.
The article claims Pope Prus X is unique among Roman pontiffs for smoking tobacco. It notes he enjoys cigars and cigarettes and even uses a colored meerschaum pipe on occasion.
A practical note advises wrapping valuable lace in blue tissue paper to protect it and warns against contact with chlorine bleached white paper, which can damage delicate fabrics over time.
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