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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
7
Fragmentary quotes discuss charm tact and the social whirl of marriage with ironic and humorous observations. Notable lines touch on idolatry, forgiveness, criticism, and the idea that yielding or resisting temptation shapes relationships in a social marketplace context. The piece preserves a satirical Milwaukee Sentinel tone and cites Katé Thyson.
A compact collection of aphorisms on marriage youth and ambition. It contrasts engagement with marriage and notes villagers view of rest versus medicine while warning that pity breeds envy and aging changes outlook. Prominent lines mention fools philosophers and lovers and the idea that hope fades with youth.
A quoted Philadelphia Bulletin passage condemns women who gossip, cling to opinions, and display vanity. It critiques behaviors seen as signs of individualism and superiority, labeling such traits as offensive and persistent. The piece reflects dated sexism and social expectations of women.
A humorous excerpt from Hearst's Chicago American analyzes German and Yiddish influenced terms as used by a speaker. It riffs on notions of health, gossip, liberty, economy, and other concepts through comic definitions, concluding with a citation to Hobart.
A collection of pithy maxims on politicians money and manners. Notes on fortune phrases about raised letters checks and New Year resolutions. The quips touch on forgiveness success neighborly views and silent people.
A garbled collection of aphorisms on mind, dress, and ambition. It jokes that average men misjudge themselves at fifty, notes a woman seeks higher aims than fashion, and mocks neighborly reform attempts with vivid, wry lines about quarrels, patience, and gold.
A collection of wit and maxims on human nature and gender roles. The excerpts critique pride ignorance and social dynamics, contrasting appearances with reality. The piece reflects era attitudes about marriage, generosity, and speech.
A fragment reflecting on salary raises and social perception. It muses on success, friends, and the need to seize opportunities while noting that public memory and recognition are transient. The piece interweaves political and social commentary with a humorous aside on manners and attention.
A fragmented excerpt explores gender expectations and social roles with ironic humor. The speaker notes women’s complicity in concealing trouble, the innocence of children, and the paradox of wit and wisdom in marriage, suggesting a skewed view of love and social performance.
The piece explores unusual animal facts including the hydra’s insatiable appetite when turned inside out and silk worms consuming vast mulberry leaf quantities in forty days. It notes animal hearing ranges, whalebone whales feeding on jelly fish, sperm whales pursuing large devil fish, and a record of fourteen seals taken from a thirty foot killer.
A compact aphorism set notes that sarcasm has admirers but not friends and ambition often destroys happiness. It warns that a light heart may betray, encourages action to avoid becoming a nobody, and quips that trouble finds the man who creates it. It adds that self friendship limits others and defines genius as getting others to do the work.
Former Governor Crawford urges bird protection laws in Kansas. King Edward plans another Ireland visit. Maj Gletworth, ally of Austria, is dead in Vienna. Dr Even Hedin honored by Scottish Geographical Society. Judge Bruce, Confederate congress member, dies in Louisville. Prof von Menzel sends engraving of Frederick the Great to J P Morgan. Liang Cheng leaves Pekin for Washington after 1000 taels gift. Judge Williams of East Liverpool blinding twice while perfecting gas and pig iron methods. New Haven labor chief blocks granite monument to James Armour. Chester memorials for John Morton and William Penn arriving neglected.
A list of bizarre clerical, legal, and social oddities shows varied consequences of quirky events. An 8 year-old Denver girl runs a restaurant while a Berlin woman bequeaths property to a cat. A Philadelphia man dies from a corn on his toe. a Phoenix shaft sinks then disappears after a week. A damaged London footballer wears a cerulloid nose. A Bangor man bears an American flag tattoo on his cheek. A Pennsylvania hotelkeeper pays 67 cents for swearing at a servant. a Kentucky woman reopens a skull after fifteen years. An ad for a cook and music teacher yields nine and 389 responses respectively. An Australian editor offers himself as a prize for the best essay on a wife’s duties. A Buenos Aires man, enraged by lottery results, goes insane, fires at priests in a church.
A roundup of Anglican and Catholic church happenings includes Senator Beveridge invited to Georgia for John Wesley’s birth bicentennial, Rev Louis Stickney named secretary to the apostolic delegation in Canada, and the death of Rev Thomas A Perryman a Creek Indian leader. Also mentions Moody and Sankey in London revival, Rev Edward M Duff’s teaching post in New York, and efforts to create a Christian life insurance company in Topeka. Barrett serves as Bishop McDonnell’s secretary in Rome for the pope’s silver jubilee.
A fragmentary Ram's Horn meditation pairs paradoxes on piety, folly, and practical faith. It contrasts bitter herbs with honey, warns that wealth or fossilized faith undermines belief, and asserts that true reason requires religious spirit.
The piece muses on platonic affection as dry sentiment and compares flattery to a hidden danger. It notes that truth is often inscrutable and that people lie to hasten excuses. It suggests forging a noble lineage when none exists and warns that many fools gain notoriety through egotism.
A weathered proverb platter from the Atlante Constitution warns that rainy days keep people from church and faith feels fragile in storms. It muses on uncertain choices at forked roads, advising to choose the right path while noting many miss heaven by avoiding obstacles. The piece cautions against judging others as inferior and uses wind as a sly metaphor for unseen tempests.
A collection of wry lines and jests on manners and society. It riffs on flirting, excuses for misdeeds, fashion quirks, political ambition, and the all too human desire to be noticed, all wrapped in coined phrases and moral quibbles. The piece uses humor to sketch social behavior and gender expectations of the time.
A reflective fragment on who earns sympathy, the value of short sighted observers, and how marriage affects happiness or misery. It notes that a man with no friends or enemies may have lived in vain, and humorously observes amateur photographers seek anything but advice. Concludes with advice to avoid pointing out faults to friends.
A fragmented OCR excerpt gathers moral maxims about temper, virtue, and progress from Socrates to Franklin. It contrasts good temper with miserliness of opportunity and stresses readiness, persistence, and duty as foundations of a productive life.
Erysipelas is now classed as a contagious disease. Serum from a cow suffering from cowpox is suggested for injection into smallpox patients. The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway sent a vaccination train with no employee spared. The heartbeat in animals can continue after death. In France a criminal’s heart beat for thirty hours post decapitation. More than a gallon of salt solution can be injected into blood vessels in an hour without harm. Bubonic plague is carried by rats on ships. fleas pass it from rat to rat, with inter‑animal contact not transmitting plague. Health officers study rats for district well‑being.
Quoted lines discuss how women overlook harsh remarks from peers and resist radical self denying reform. A man who vows to curb vice is often signaling temporary change. A woman's trust in men grows when another woman doubts him, revealing social dynamics and gendered judgment.
A collection of wry maxims about human behavior. It jokes about self absorption, talkativeness, neighborly relations, and the pitfalls of promises and pride. The humor centers on common habits and social foibles with a skeptical, tongue in cheek tone.
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