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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1904
Page
6
A verse meditation on time and memory mirrors Ecclesiastes as rivers rush to a sea of peace. It paints rivers as moods and ages, returning to eternity, with dawns and dusks shaping each moment. The piece cites W. D. N. and Chicago Daily Tribune as its source.
John Strong enraged by maids and a chic dining girl is appeased when Lavina discovers the meal companion is Nellie, his sister's former kitchen helper. Nellie works at Bernick’s and is engaged by John in a romantic ruse, ending with his public embarrassment and a vow to avoid the topic.
A Civil War anecdote from the National Tribune recalls a powerful, good natured soldier nicknamed Biddy Welch of the Seventeenth Regulars. During siege rations draws in Petersburg, Biddy pivots a cucumber pickle into a decisive poker style pot, turning hardship into humor and legend among his comrades.
Lieut C A Coryell of the 141st New York recalls a December 1864 episode near Savannah. With a truce across the rice swamp, he risks capture to buy tobacco from a Confederate officer who then guards him back to Union lines. The two men part with mutual respect.
A Boston Globe summary describes the rhinocerous hornbill in Borneo forests. The female nests in a tree hollow sealed by the male using dirt and gum, leaving only her large bill exposed. The male supplies food throughout brooding, prioritizing the mate before his own hunger, a display of unselfish parental care.
A playful exchange from the New York Sun features Stella asking if she bought a nobleman abroad and Bella replying she only shopped, capturing a humorous moment in the social chatter.
The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes Sergeant Sam Grimshaw on Sergeant Humphreyville of Company B, Fifty-second Ohio, narrowly missing a fatal shot near Atlanta. Humphreyville shifted his stone fort just before impact, saving his life and prompting others to relocate when sensing danger.
Jacques Forbes of Mexico relates a comic tale at the Galt house about a red nosed tramp begging at a mother in law’s door. The tramp claims the nose reddens from pride in not meddling in others affairs, provoking the mother in law’s curious response.
The Westminster Gazette reports glove makers now size gloves larger by current standards. Ladies' hands have grown through cycling golf and hockey, though they resist admitting it, so makers adjust without harming vanity.
A playful verse describes birds at a doorstep meal. It contrasts a greedy bluejay and quarrelsome sparrows with the polite chickadees, concluding with a mother’s praise for a sister eating like a chickadee.
A brief paper notes the elephant’s toilet takes four weeks to complete and is costly. An elephant valet is hired daily or weekly, with a senior supervisor earning a large salary. Soap, sandpaper, and oil are consumed in large quantities, and the total often reaches about 400 dollars.
Report notes brigands in Corsica employ trained dogs to attack and pin victims, then await their own arrival to finish the abductions or robberies. The method emphasizes dogs as deliberate auxiliary force in the crime.
A Chicago Inter Ocean item explains rope vaulting using a tree limb and rope. It details making a crossbar with boards and nails, anchoring posts in ground, tying the rope, and the technique to vault head height. It touts rope vaulting as exciting and healthful.
The article portrays the train dispatcher as the essential nerve center ensuring rail safety. From eight a.m. to midnight, he sits at a night lamp, watching train sheets and semaphore signals, keeping 20 trains safe across divisions. His relentless vigilance, endurance, and routine under harsh conditions protect passengers and goods across the continent.
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