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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1903
Page
7
A fragment describes how the famous escape artist Houdini used memory tricks. He trained his son to observe and recall room layouts and bookcase contents, even during a royal performance at the Tuileries. The boy then described the scenes to verify accuracy for the astonished audience.
New Haven harbor pilot Captain Edgard Dow recalls a humorous printer error from years ago when a New York paper mixed shipping news with obituaries, listing ship names under a marine heading as "Passed Throng Heil Gate Yesterday," provoking surprise and laughter.
A chimpanzee taken from the United States to England is nearing the ability to speak, making guttural sounds attendants understand. German doctors at Buffalo once suggested a minor operation to enable speech, and the animal can currently type and play piano.
Caryé selects her first husband and Jules Bois, an occult writer, produced The Devil in Darkness. The one act play was performed in total darkness with voices of different timbre and no dialogue. A gas man turned on the lights mid performance revealing Montmartre singers on chairs. Bois abandoned the stage afterward.
An Irish visitor strolling along the New York waterfront chats with passing officers as the sun sinks. He remarks the sunset sounds foreign, exclaiming that it “niver went down that hard in Ireland” while hearing the city’s evening bun go down.
Ekenberg, a Swedish inventor, created a device that sorts incoming herrings into four trade sizes, scrapes scales, removes heads, splits, cleans, and washes them inside and out. It operates automatically at about 20 000 herrings per hour and is set to outfit a major floating herring factory sailing from Goteborg to the banks, promising a potential revolution in bloater production.
Appleton's Cyclopaedia enumerates gifts and bequests for public purposes operative or completed in the United States totaling more than 85 million dollars. It excludes amounts under 5 thousand and denominational, educational, benevolent, or official state or municipal appropriations. Excluded are contributions to the American Board of Foreign Missions totaling over 18 million dollars.
An item decries a craze for body shaping through magazines and ads. A Woman asks how to keep her front flat as Mrs Butex replies she follows strict routines, lifting feet and holding poses, claiming inches and pounds shed.
In Kan district court a jury found an accused man guilty of larceny but the verdict was deemed improperly formed. The judge ordered a redo, the jury returned after a 30 minute break with a verdict acquitting the prisoner. A Pittsburgh jury later delivered a verdict read aloud as we, your jurors, agree to disagree.
The article notes Scandinavian traditions where a groom receives a prayer book and gifts on marriage while the bride gives a shirt, often worn only at the wedding. It describes a belief in the body and betrothal resurrection and details that a widower must destroy the bridal shirt from his first wife before his second marriage.
The Westminster Gazette highlights regent St Andrew's eight dinners praised for Scotch stories told at table. A doctor attending a dangerous case asks about the master’s temperature, and the butler replies with a wry Scottish line about time and morning.
A World excerpt describes a comic episode where a man found half a ton of fuel on a sidewalk, was paid a quarter to move it, and charged 35 cents for the task plus an extra 20 cents to supervise. The tale notes a few hands could have stolen more than a dime.
The piece argues that bright workers rise to high, responsible positions not by high pay but by investing in quality work. It cites sustained effort, enthusiasm, determination, and thoughtful business methods as the true drivers of success.
A young child asks why Washington is called the Father of his Country and England the Nother Country if they could not be married. The mother explains Washington is a man and England a country, prompting the child to compare titles with marriage.
The Southern Pacific relates a head on collision between two frajeht trains near Calbtarning caused by an engineer sleeping at his post. Manager Al ner cites widespread fatigue from sleep between 3 and 6 am as the era’s sleepy hour. The crash highlights dangers of fatigue in rail crews.
A Topeka preacher recounts a crude anecdote about a pastor candidate at Anadarke. A lawyer in the town vouched for the candidate saying he knew him well and would recommend him. After a pause the lawyer admits the moral then says he cannot judge the differences.
In a northwest public school the supervising principal bids pupils good morning and good afternoon. A boy mocked the farewell and fled. The boy cried on return that he and family were moving away, prompting the professor to consider punishment but not expulsion.
The Electrical Review notes several cases of animal caused short circuits from owls crows hawks and eagles on distribution lines. It suggests placing scarecrows on pole tops as a preventive measure though electrical birds remain a persistent challenge for central stations.
A vivid fragment describes a young man in a drawing room with a frightened four year old boy, while another girl sits nearby. The scene hints at tension and a disturbing dynamic as the boy is teased and the sister remains silent a short distance away.
John Newdlek of Kokomo Indiana a devout man forced family prayers but his wife could not attend because she was busy baking. He rose from his knees and struck his wife then finished his devotions. He appeared before a magistrate the next morning paying $20 and costs.
In a playful exchange Mrs Mackton challenges a lecture claiming Adam’s earlier arrival grants men precedence. Mr Mackton quips the garden need and fire duty show modern men must prepare for Eve’s comfort, Washington Star notes.
A reader recalls attending Better Than the Locomotive with a friend who notes the matinee was packed with women. The remark targets the popular admission price and a lure described as "the name Ninety and Nine" as a bargain.
Chief Justice J M Fitzsimmons recalls a years old oil region tale of a strike after days of boring work. A fire roared as a well sent gas and flame hundreds of feet high. Foreman Tim McCarty shouted for workers to flee saying Theyve broken through into hell.
A fragmented excerpt discusses judgment and decision making in investing and voting. It reflects on predicting market moves like steel and copper and the narrator’s plan to counter his initial impulse, aiming to reach a different outcome through deliberate action.
In a London Tit-Bits vignette a sergeant-major audits kit contents as soldiers stand with their gear. Private Flinn explains soap was used long ago, claiming he washes daily. The scene ends with the sergeant-major moving on, the company assembled in formation.
In a remote Japanese village locals worship a bear they capture and rear on milk. As the bear grows they transfer him to a cage and, when slain, the entire village arms up to kill him. The bear pleads for mercy and asks for offerings before the ritual beheading. Afterward the village holds days of feasting and orgy-like revelry.
The crown ranks among top landowners in London with ground rents totaling £460,000 annually. In the last fifteen years rents rose as leases expired and were renewed or relet at higher values, exemplified by the Carlton hotel site where ground rent moved from £763 to £4,200 per year.
The article describes a gas called electroid by Prof Rychnowski that could be condensed into greenish blue, elastic balls like India rubber. It claims self illumination removing the need for lamps and enabling winter driving with ripe strawberries left along lanes as travelers pass. The bold idea envisions the motorist welcomed everywhere.
The German historian Professor Mommsen, known for flowing white socks that caught fire at a gas gathering, is described as five years old with full mental vigor. A previous library blaze at Charlotteburg nearly cremated him twenty years ago, leaving his face scorched and him joking that his beauty is gone.
A dialogue reveals a cautious tone as one character urges proximity and another proposes experiments. The exchange emphasizes careful phrasing and mutual testing of trust within a tense moment.
Prof Koch of Germany reports a successful rat destruction method for ship holds. In a Hamburg test aboard the Bulgaria, rats in cages were exposed to a gaseous substance. after treatment, all rats were dead. The system will be adopted by the German navy and major German steamship lines.
A garbled Washington reminiscence recounts an offhand colonial era style exchange between a pompous representative and a Black patron. The crude joke blurs historical memory, referencing Webster and Calhoun with patronizing undertones amid a muddled wartime-era voice.
An item notes the thirtieth wedding anniversary of a couple who, despite years together, quarrel over longstanding disagreements. The event attracts relatives including two brothers, with Sid and Dylan weighing in on the couple’s need to reconcile. A modern quip likens the milestone to a calm end of a long conflict.
The Fez turban trade, once dominated by a single dye from nearby cherry, faces new rivalry as France Turkey and Austria intensify efforts to supply the coveted crimson tasselled cap.
G Washing ton Lobb, a Paris dancing master, recovered 150 from M Albert for lessons. The defendant claimed no lessons were Feuelen but attended as a Jambiste. A Jambiste is a young society man who fills leisure hours as an auxiliary at a dancing school and dances with women in need of partners.
A small group of visitors, children, and a passerby discuss a flock of chickens in a country yard. The scene centers on a child’s remark about having seen chickens before and the playful curiosity sparked by the poultry.
While Shaw’s Arms and the Man drew cheers in London, a single loud boo from a gallery spectator prompted Shaw to reply with wit. He looked up and said in earnest, What can we two do against a whole house.
At a recent banquet a prominent Irish lawyer shared a clever retort about a young solicitor assigned to a crowded hotel room. The exchange joked that if he had stayed in the old country sleep would have been scarce, prompting a witty counter from the companion.
Fragmented OCR text recalls a university reception for a notable benefactor. It mentions the Wisconsin campus, a freshman gathering, and a celebrated event. Details are garbled and hard to parse.
A student recalls a winter where a page’s favoritism led to conflict. The tale centers on a rival team, a distant defeat, and the row over how loyalties affected friendships. The narrator notes efforts to mend ties after the dismissal of past favoritism.
A quirky note discusses plural forms for tomato potato and other words ending in oo. It cites the New York Press line on educated authors and the caution against foolish consistency in spelling and pluralization.
Andrew Carnegie recounted a story about a Pennsylvania mountain crossing with a bold boy who offered to guide him for 50 cents. After a long price clash the boy won 25 cents and Carnegie predicted the lad would gain fortune. the youngster was Charles M Schwab, who did. Washington Correspondence New York Sun
A Stratford magistrate recently urged confinement in stocks for certain prisoners, noting that such punishments still exist in England. Havering-atte-Rowney, Aldbury village green, Brant Pelham near the church, Sturry near Canterbury all preserve stocks including an uprisit post and the iron device used to restrain offenders during their retention.
A mother asked the Central telephone exchange to watch her baby while she visited Mrs. Smith by placing the crib in front of the phone and leaving the receiver down. The exchange operator fled, and eleven people called in alarm after the bizarre request.
Robert C. Ogden recalled a dinner where Andrew Carnegie whispered I like you. Carnegie added that most toastmasters say too much but he favored Ogden because he spoke only 30 times. The anecdote appeared in the New York Times.
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