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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
3
A historical reflection notes that electricity rapidly reshapes the globe yet laypeople misunderstand its nature. It cites a split view among scholars: electricity is neither a fluid nor a form of heat energy, with uncertainty about its true nature. The piece critiques common notions of electrical shocks and pipe-like flow through wires.
A Naples newspaper recounts a curious English etiquette anecdote at a post office. A young English lady, with her maid, bought stamps and, while tearing one, told the maid to pull out her tongue. The mistress moistened each stamp with the maid's tongue before placing it on letters, prompting remark on English manners.
Canon Blank plays a pool game at the curate's with Wigaby the barrister. He pays for a life with a three penny piece placed on the table edge. Wigaby quips about Anger in the plate, prompting the canon to rebuke him for his paltry contribution in front of the respectable company.
Electric lamps can be made to talk and sing. An arc light in a telephone circuit can pronounce words heard at a distance. Placing the arc in the transmitter circuit or the receiver circuit enables it to serve as both transmitter and receiver for a telephone system.
The French horn or cor de chasse is praised as the sweetest mellow wind instrument. In Beethoven’s era it resembled the hunting horn, spiraled for a hunter’s use, worn over the shoulder and carried under the arm. The Germans call it waldhorn meaning forest horn.
A fragment notes that rehearsing on Sunday signifies the play lacks access for the manager and risks loss of salaries for all participants. It compares chair twirling at rehearsals to betting on a sure thing and warns it may disrupt friendships and offend management for a week.
A Philadelphia Press item reports Mrs Youngbride complaining to a grocer about tough flour. She says she used it for a pie and her husband found it hard to cut.
A Yonkers Statesman quip cites a tale that a woman won three husbands through her cooking and somehow got rid of them, implying clever use of culinary skill in a humorous old newspaper item.
A prison visitor suggests choosing a motto for the convict to live up to. The convict agrees, offering a line about being here today and gone tomorrow. The dialogue hints at mutual deception in communications between the two sides.
A visiting husband, Wedgle, naps through a sermon while his wife inspects a bonnet. The collection passes and he awakens to deny the hat in the deacon's hand, mistaking it for his own gray derby. The tale, attributed to the New York Tribune, ends with humorous confusion about hats and identity.
A shop girl grows furious as a woman and her daughter inspect silk waists, specifying exact fabric needs and prices. The customer reactions and staged bargain talk reveal a combative shopping scene, with remarks about copying a rival design for $70 and the rival price of $14.08. New York Press.
From the Theater Gallery Mr W Pett Ridge recounts a scene in which an extremely stout, good tempered woman wedges into a crowded space beside a smart young man. She peels an orange and comments that he would have preferred a gentleman on his other side. The youth mutters a reply and she ponders aloud.
A married couple performing in a London theater turn tense as jealousy flares. The wife’s muslin dress catches fire near a candle during the act. The husband extinguishes the flame and continues his role, quipping that the wife is ready to flare at the least thing.
An English paper recounts a children's play where courtships and weddings unfold on stage. A grownup asks a small girl why she is left out, and she replies she is the baby waiting to be burned, implying a grim undertone in the otherwise playful theatricals.
The Atlanta Constitution relays a defense of newspapers as the premier publicity medium. It argues papers reach every home and are read by all, contrasting with billboards and transient notices. A prior instruction humorously recalls a dried funeral sermon fear and a speaker’s ironic farewell.
An angry father claims his daughter spent 1500 dollars on a dress last year and recalls advising a reengagement. The exchange references prior engagement plans and financial limits.
The servant reports finishing tasks in the rooms including making beds and turning on the gas for eight American Hebrew residents, addressing concerns about sewer gas and confirming readiness.
A brief stage-like exchange shows a teacher criticizing a young girl for being backward and the girl replying with a simple yes ma am. The fragment hints at a narrative about marriage prospects with a note that Alnamma wants to marry again.
S E Weaver, a collector for the C Adams Co of Cleveland and former New PittsbUrgh resident, disappeared from the Hotel Franklin last Thursday after dining with a clerk. His family near Wooster Ohio is worried as police have been notified and the Adams Co manager says no trace has been found. Weaver is about 25 years old and has been with his employer for about five years.
MEF Ruth Ruth Krupp of Doylestown is the sister of her uncle Charles King. The mother of Norman Chaflan died at his home and was buried at East Union Monday. Epworth League plans ice cream and cake on July 19 with a music program from the band stand to benefit the church and League. Guests include D W Biddie of Mechanicsburg visiting sister Mrs F V Myers, Mrs William Swartz of Doylestown visiting friends, and Lida M Weat returning from a U S church Young People's Union convention in Canton. Prof R B Myers and family visited Findlay. Ensign Mary Bebout recuperating in Newark. Mr and Mrs C Blough visiting Akron friends. Jennie Brown and Elma Miller sightseeing in the Forest City. B Mishler and family near Madisonburg on a country outing.
Notes from the Hill describe Ohio State University figures visiting town for a few days. Prof Edward Sauvain returns from Grafton Pa after being elected superintendent of schools at a salary of 1200 dollars. Miss Lula Hock, a student, is elected to a Bowling Green High School position. Prof W H Wilson of the University delivered an illustrated lecture on nebulas and star clusters, drawing a large attentive crowd.
A July slate lists lectures by Frank L Bullen of London under S C Dickey. Shows include The Whalee and Whale Fishing and The Mysteries of the Sea at Memorial Chapel, with low admission to cover expenses. Several residents and students enroll as Wooster prepares a busy term with new instructors.
Prohibitionists of Plain Two Alliance hold a Friday July 26 picnic in Widow Bechtel's grove, about half a mile south east of John Robison's residence. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with short addresses and a social period. Attendees are urged to bring baskets and enjoy a communal outing.
Two day advertising visit by Electrical Medical Institute of Philadelphia to Archer House Wooster Friday and Saturday July 25 26 offering free consultation examination and treatment for deafness cataracts discharges and other ailments with new electrical methods No charge for first visit and promises cure or relief with no knife or pain patients urged to bring urine sample for analysis and to tell friends about the opportunity
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