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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
3
In Servia joyful lore, widows display dolls as mute pleas for remarriage. Mrs Gordon notes some are ugly, some pretty, inviting suitors to inquire within. Servians are a singing, poetic people. the country is called the poor man’s paradise and slums are rare.
The naturalist Audubon long wore hair before friends persuaded him to cut it on March 19 1827. In his diary he lamented the clash of fashion with divine will and compared the barber’s blade to the guillotine. He framed the page margin in black to show grief.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat column traces the term pest er to impester and pasture, noting ancient ties to cattle and fences. The piece links rustic roots to modern annoyances from bill collectors and political candidates, framing pester as aristocratic wording with farm origins.
The text notes that Heminge and Condell, Shakespeare’s friends and fellow actors, undertook to publish the first complete edition of Shakespeare’s plays. They did so without seeking profit or fame, aiming to preserve the memory of the great poet.
In Atlantic essay, Winifred Kirkland laments the stigma of being labeled a writer. She recalls the awkwardness of admitting her profession to doctors secretaries or customs officials and wishes she could claim a humble laundress instead.
Bessie expresses irritation with Carrie Dyer for rude questions about Frank Barnes and marriage. Minnie probes whether Barnes had asked Bessie before, noting the repeated inquiry and its audacity.
A brief quotation from the Atlanta Constitution emphasizes polite greetings when meeting Joy. It argues cheerful behavior earns reciprocal warmth and smoother social rounds around one’s home. The tone reflects early 20th century etiquette guidance.
A Birmingham Age-I story fragment notes a man whose loud laugh wears on listeners. The exchange portrays a cynical view of constant merriment and its dulling effect, likening it to taking a medicine every hour. The passage reflects social humor and editorial tone of the era.
A Florida Times-Union quip notes a joke about a wife who married a printer and seeks a divorce jokingly linked to a cartographic error. The item highlights a humorous typographical pun in a newspaper remark.
A brief quip section notes a joke about a policeman calling on the cook and a husband’s pun on a conference of powers, reflecting light editorial humor from the Baltimore Sun and Syrus.
Agnes Repplier lauds Pennsylvania’s enduring beauty from its forest roots to its lakes and valleys. She notes the Pennsylvanian heritage in the name Sylvania and the Penn prefix, and praises the land as the nation’s forested, winding landscape.
William C. Lengel’s quip in Hoggson Magazine notes that humor and tragedy depend on viewpoint. The observer avoids repeating misfortune and learns to check the surface before sitting, acknowledging tacks’ useful role but not in places where one might sit.
A London Mail anecdote features a tailor asking for payment from a waggish debtor who delays. The debtor paradoxically asks about others owing, while the tailor discovers he himself owes nothing yet must wait. The exchange ends with mutual respect as a handshake seals the moment.
The London Spectator notes curious accidental doubles in geography such as Galicia in Austria-Hungary and Galicia in Spain. It compares Carpi and Carpatus in ancient maps with Vergilian Carpathians and the Carpathian sea linked to Carpathus, now Scarpante, and Proteus as the Carpathian old man.
In Siweden King Erricus admits he is a sorcerer and magician claiming an enchanted cap lets him command winds. Subjects fully believe in his supernatural rule and cry out that the king wears the magic cap during storms.
The Detroit Free Press notes a woman recalls her late husband, admitting she did not miss him much but found it strange not to receive his late dinner phone call. The含 line reveals a widow's nuanced view of loss and routine after his death.
Authorities stress eight hours of consecutive sleep for health, and if eight hours cannot be achieved, to make up the time within the day. Regular rest is viewed as a principal factor in disease prevention and overall well being.
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