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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
5
Baltimore News reports J. Dunk of Baltimore arranged a 25 square puzzle from Mlle. Modiste title I Want What I Want When I Want It. Reading across or down from the top left yields 18421 possible readings.
A conductor scans a passenger on a streetcar asking a bystander to identify a woman in a dizzy hat suspected of dodging fare. The thin man reveals the woman is his wife and that he already paid her fare, defusing the tension.
A traveler describes Manila’s river population living on cascoes and lorchas that support about 15 000 people within city limits. Boats are small yet house families of five to seven with a fire pot a rice kettle and a tiny cabin. Children grow up on floating cargo carriers and risks of drowning seem ever present as women row with a child tied to their back.
A vivid Victorian anecdote from Holborn describes a stout old gentleman lamenting a stolen hat. A quick stranger sizes up the scene, snatches the wig from the victim’s head, and bolts away, leaving the man head bare.
The piece traces early census practices from ancient Egypt under King Amasis about 500 B C to Athenian taxation needs and Rome under Servius Julius around 443 B C It notes the lapse during the dark ages and revival around the eighteenth century, highlighting historical continuity of population counting.
A how to guide explains laying the coat flat right side up, smoothing sleeves, folding back to the elbow, aligning buttons with the collar, folding along the center seam, removing wrinkles, and placing the garment on a level surface in the trunk for compact storage.
In a dialogue from Harper's Weekly Madge questions Molly about Audubon Society membership calling it a good business move. Marjorie replies dues are five dollars while a feathered hat costs at least twenty dollars.
A dialogue notes Jack becoming secretary and treasurer of the company. He must copy letters and deliver all deposits to the bank, with a proud Mary reacting to his new role.
Percy Havens joins a Cuban filibustering expedition under the alias Stephen White. He proves a daring scout after delivering crucial information, but is captured after a spy betrayal by a father and daughter at Gonzales’s house. The Spaniards torture him and the couple coldly justify their betrayal as gold’s lure. A thunderstorm closes the scene as White and the attackers die.
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