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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
14
A reflective verse on public perception and private agony. The speaker explains being labeled strong for smiling and masking pain, while acknowledging a hidden struggle in Gethsemane. The poem suggests divine strength carries burdens beyond outward composure.
Kitty Gascoigne and Olive Cheveux spar over ambition and love as George Gascoigne rises to great power. Kitty tries to provoke jealousy, but distress leads to a dramatic scene and the wife pleads forgiveness in a grim twist of fate.
A Boston Journal clipping recalls a bleak scene where Kitty faints as the viceroy appears, and months later Olive Chevenix and others discuss Charge Gascoigne’s collapse under government pressure. Kitty takes him home to Ascot where she nurses him, while observers doubt his return to former work.
State Senator Goodwin spoke at a memorial tribute to Thomas Brackett Reed, praised for his calm preparation and reserve power. The Maine legislature honored the eminent native, noting Reed’s receptiveness in the Speaker’s room and his sharp judgment of humanity.
Donohue recalls a fable from the New York Times featuring an Englishman and an Irishman debating national prowess. The Irishman claims many great fighters are Irish, and quips that Balaam was Irish while his ass was English, illustrating playful national humor about wartime leaders and myth.
Mrs Russell Sage strongly objects to the notoriety caused by reporters visiting Cedarhurst and other locations where her husband, the Sage, rests. She complains of intrusive coverage during illness and rest periods, noting high clipping costs from newspapers.
An Amherst professor recounts a clash with his daughter over playing with his knife. After she disobeyed, she cut herself badly. He felt compelled to punish, but the child implied divine timing had already punished her, provoking a sharp reply about God letting her play with the knife for a long period.
A Paris landmark, Bignon's, is described as the city’s most extortionate eatery where no menu prices are posted and diners discover costs only on the bill. Tales recount melon prices at thirty francs and peaches at fifteen, with the proprietor defending high pricing as a class barrier and a selective measure.
Ex Senator Turple of Indiana renowned for learning in the Senate, not showy about it. Dr Woodbury Pulsifer, clerk of the commerce committee, recalls how Turple helped him spell sincere by linking it to two Latin words sine and cerum meaning without wax, a memorable aid during a westward testimony trip.
Henry Savage Landor, famed traveler, acquired a small ivory Chinese baby-god after spotting it in a Kensington High Street curio shop. He bought the statue on a second visit and now keeps the mascot in his waistcoat pocket wherever he travels.
A columnist urges wives to provide a den or smoking room for husbands guests. He argues the lack of a smoking space strains marriages, recounting a New England couple with a makeshift doghouse for male sociability and smoking to avoid scent in the drawing room.
The United States railroads carried 607 million passengers in 1902. On average every man woman and child rode eight times that year, highlighting the season’s heavy railroad travel and public demand.
Twelve Yale students over six feet one inch qualify for membership in the Brobdingnags of the university. The new club recognizes extreme height among undergraduates and grants access to its ranks.
The piece surveys leaders of major leagues debating a new national agreement, with Hart proposing a tri partite plan but critics say it mirrors the old terms. It notes possible consolidations in Wisconsin and Chicago areas, legal peering over peace acts, and introduces William H. Armstrong as Interstate league president. Also covers global reach of baseball from Manila to Cape Town and Honolulu, and profiles Dreyfuss pursuing Philadelphia club interests along with player moves and obituaries in the sport.
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