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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1895
Page
4
A collection of sharp wits and social satire includes quips about weddings and gifts. Mashem suggests a scheme to send brides the letters they wrote while engaged, prompting Givem to question the idea and its penny-pinching appeal. A witty closing note reflects on remarriage politics.
A New York Recorder note recounts a woman claiming she saved 537 dollars over ten years in a teapot on the mantel. She laments the loss and questions how the money vanished, suggesting banks are unsafe.
A brief dialogue parodies social climbing as Mrs Wrynkle corrects a suitor and cites a Biblical age, Naomi daughter of Enoch, then notes her own status tied to parental lineage in a witty Boston Herald tone.
Cumso asserts George Washington is responsible for the wheat crop damage. Cawker counters it is Hessian fly at fault. Cumso concedes the Hessian fly is responsible, but argues Washington made the pest. Judge notes the complexity of assigning blame.
A dialogue in Harper's Bazar jokes about choosing a beautiful yacht over a beautiful wife for reasons of economy. The exchange plays on social expectations and material priorities with tongue in cheek.
The article profiles several political figures and judges including Haywood who rose from senate clerk to state treasury cashier and bank receiver, Beaver and Rice named superior court candidates, Reeder and Orlady detailed with birthplaces, careers, and party roles, noting Reeder’s family ties and election outcomes.
The piece debunks the axiom that self sufficiency would force foreign buyers to stop purchasing. It cites Treasury Bureau statistics for the years ending June 30 1894 and 1895 showing large imports from Europe and argues that protectionist logic fails against actual trade flows.
A Kentucky colonel recalls a Wyoming clash and a Tennessee Turner feud that lasted generations. Beginning before the civil war, the Turners and their neighbors endured a chain of killings from schoolyard skirmishes to duels. The last surviving Turners perished in a Christmas duel, ending a feud that left both families erased.
An oculist in a factory case exposed a claimant as lying about losing sight. A green ink on a black card read by a red-filtered right eye failed to be seen, while the supposedly blind left eye read the writing, proving the deception in court.
A gold and silver bound diamond encrusted copy of the Alkoran in Isnan-Ruza Persia was gifted by Abd ur Rahman Emir of Afghanistan. The nine and a half by four inch parchment book features diamond ruby and pearl accents with a value of 125000 dollars and drew over 100000 visitors to the shrine day of enshrinement.
A Washington Postman recounts R Fitzhugh of Virginia praising terrapin farming as profitable. He details a neighbor named Jones who identifies hundreds of terrapins by eyes and facial features. Poachers caught with his counts faced trial and fines, ending the theft.
A Mecu noma correspondent recounts his harrowing moose chase while making a toboggan trail in pine forests. He watches the animal charge, climbs a tree, and escapes after a tense pursuit marked by roaring and nearly fatal danger.
A Bay City Chat item quotes Mrs Upson Downes and Mr Upson Downes discussing dismissing a servant girl due to unpaid wages. The couple quips that telling her she is discharged would settle the matter, noting they cannot pay.
Dialogue snippet shows Mr Firstnight asking for a seat and a cashier replying there will be room in the second act. The short exchange captures a theater setting with comic tone and audience seating tension.
A brief dialogue references a Boston baby ad seeking adoptive parents with the phrase well cultured baby. The exchange highlights the unusual wording and cultural attitudes toward adoption in the era.
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