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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
3
The Saturday Evening Post notes a common tendency for noses to tilt to the right in most people. It suggests habitual rightward wiping and blowing from infancy to childhood shapes the nose eastward, while left handed individuals may show a leftward tilt. Data remain inconclusive.
The article advises altheas bloom in August and September and suggests pruning rules for young trees by removing any overgrown branches. It discusses plant pairings like golden careopsis with feathery asparagus shoots and notes watercress when leaves are large. It also covers spacing elms and maples forty five feet apart and advises on sweet William plantings for new gardens with perennials.
The Black Sea shows a unique water flow with a surface current from the Black Sea into the Mediterranean and an undercurrent entering the Black Sea. Salt and hydrogen sulfur saturations cause bottom waters to stagnate and remain devoid of life beyond about 100 fathoms. Rotten egg odors mark the deeper waters when brought to the surface.
An Englishman in a New England town was served bean soup as his first course. He asked the waiter what it was, and the reply lazyingly named the dish as bean soup. The Englishman insisted he wanted to know what it is, not what it has been.
A playful exchange between a teacher and Little Waldo is recounted, contrasting the phrase happy isles of Greece with a humorous reinterpretation describing them as pork surrounded by beans. The Chicago Record-Herald caption underscores a comic misreading.
The text notes that talent is a power entrusted for specific uses and that everyone has value to cultivate. It cites a proverb about drowning sorrow and mentions Italy’s chemical fertilizer factories.
Reform era advice warns men to avoid superior rivals in wealth height and age, to act as protector and adviser while maintaining dominance. It urges marrying young, presenting a chaperoned image, and never showing vulnerability such as sleeping with mouth open. The piece frames gender roles and etiquette as practical guidance for husbands.
Aged anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post recounts Baron Hengermuller at a Berlin dinner with Bismarck. After champagne was offered to all but the abstaining baron, Bismarck quips on a lifetime allotment of 10,000 bottles for each man, sparking a witty exchange about extraordinary men and double portions.
A Kingston style anecdote from a Sunday school echoes as a rector prompts a hymn. A bright auburn haired young woman, the class teacher, initially resists singing while a precocious youth and the minister press her to perform.
The Schoolmaster notes that choleric men are stormy and unsociable while quiet temperaments resemble calm weather. Quiet people are welcoming and agreeable to all, able to gather goodwill and reconcile others, maintaining inner peace despite external strain.
An honest comment noted a soldier paid to a senator while with the French army in Italy. He announced a victory at Suzzarn to his mother, but struggled to describe it. The queen kept grave, the Duchess of Burgundy laughed loudly, prompting the young gentleman to remark that Vendome would win battles more easily than he could describe one.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item plays on fear not in danger but in perception. A man narrowly avoids death yet remains unfazed, while a simple kitchen transaction for salad and chicken salad reveals everyday misunderstandings and mild humor among speakers including a young wife and Deuter.
A fragmentary item mocks Mrs Bluggins Wigwag and her public activity, claiming she belongs to multiple societies for suppression. The piece satirically notes the United States could occupy Siberia along with Europe except Russia, leaving land for thirty five states like Connecticut.
A Boston Globe quotation recounts a colonial era tale where a Chinese canal incident leads to a punchline about fate and revenge. The colonel explains he stopped his score at five after a boatman’s remark and proceeds to change into dry clothes. Apple Trees For Beauty and Fruit argues trees enhance gardens with shade and fruit, suggesting plantings in pleasure gardens and suburban lawns with decorative and practical value.
A Virginia servant girl, in a comic misadventure, sits on the floor with frizzy hair as the mistress discovers the maid pulling her curly hair in a bid to clear a sore throat. The maid explains she was trying to end the lock and improve her palate.
Saxony boasts a well regulated forestry system that fuels not only annual state income but also scenic beauty attracting many tourists. The Erzgebirge and Saxon Switzerland highlands feed fountains and power hundreds of mills, sustaining thousands of jobs for men, women, and children through timber and water.
In a light remark between Mrs. Torkins and Charney, she consoles him on a bad bet saying the horse may have fared better than others in the race. He admits his judgment was poor but is reassured that the horse finished ahead of those entered in the next event. Washington Star reports the exchange.
In a terse exchange Detroit Tree Presa quotes Garsen urging Swayback to settle debts. Away back replies he has no money, prompting the suggestion to borrow. The playful exchange centers on debt and financial pressure with regional character.
A brief exchange discusses whether Treth’s Chances by William is a historical novel, with Frederick noting it diverges from history in small details and the Boston Transcript suggesting it may still be true.
In a domestic exchange, Fusale reproves her daughter for a glove hole, while Doty asks where she was, amid a hypothetical grim total of 100,000,000 sea passengers lost and 47 rail deaths, suggesting a tense morning scene.
The article explains that bananas do not ripen on the tree and are harvested while still green with the small end pointing upward. Bunches are cut at half to three quarters development to suit shipping distance, then mature off the stalk, allowing continuous yield as trunks are cleared and new trees sprout from the remains of predecessors.
A London Spectator contributor recalls Wordworth’s remark on fallings from us vanishings as Bonamy Price recounted. He described Wordsworth losing sense of outward things and needing to clutch at something immaterial to return to consciousness, citing a gate bar they leaned on.
A compilation of famous nicknames and assessments of George Washington from writers and figures across centuries. It lists titles such as Father of His Country Providence left him childless that his country might call him father and cites opinions by Sigourney Maraball Byron Red Jacket and Vittorio Alfieri among others.
A landlady explains to a new boarder that the elderly professor Driebonen is leaving for a scientific westward tour seeking a prehistoric cave with ten skeletons around a petrified table. The new tenant quips about why the fools did not change the boarding house sooner.
The text notes China’s tea commerce during Buddha’s time, with junks sailing to Japan, Korea, Anam and beyond to Cochin, Burma, Eiam, India, Ceylon, Persia, and Arabia. It mentions a route from a major black river country to Egypt, then caravans to Manchuria, Mongolia, Kuldja, Tartary, Tibet, and northern India.
A Miss Gray asks a boy the meaning of peace after a patriotic recitation. The child replies peace exists when his mother has washed and dressed her six children for school and says, Now I’ll have peace. The quip captures a child’s practical view of domestic calm.
A Washington Star report quotes two politicians in a tense exchange about loyalty and favors. Each accuses the other of turning on friends when political advantage arose, underscoring the strain of alliances in public life.
A New York Herald snippet notes Russian railways employing only Orthodox church members. The remark appears in a clipped historical context, suggesting religious affiliation influenced staffing. The fragment implies broader cultural or policy connections between religion and public services in Russia at the time.
Pleasant Home residents enjoyed a Saturday evening program by the Blind Trio at the ME Church with strong attendance and praise for vocal and instrumental music. Local figures like Mr Clinton Fuhrman are well regarded, while news notes include a hurtling accident, family visits, a copper of ice cream event, and upcoming rural mail delivery ending the Pleasant Home post office. Marriage licenses list Otis Logan and Mac E Price among several couples.
Abundant rain brings a bumper garden with new potatoes peas and beans. Residents plan to attend the Sunday School rally in Wooster on the Fourth. Mr and Mrs Keister visit their son in law. Oscar Wisner loses a horse that was killed after a leg injury. Applecreek becomes a dry town by vote though drunkenness remains. Various visits and health notes on residents including Rev Miller and Prof Martin Numbers.
Train schedules list connections from Cleveland to Columbus and Cincinnati with sleeper cars, dates, and prices. The notice includes routes via Hudson, Orrville, Crestline, Columbus, and Columbus Union with numerous times and transfer details for passengers, plus contact points for reservations and further information.
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