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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
4
A New York Times account describes a safe expert who posed as a burglar to rob a firm. He details a staged operation with a portly head, two clerks, and a trio of conspirators who used him to access a safe containing about $4,000 before fleeing to Canada.
The King snake is described as a feared creature in a crowded scene with references to hunts and threats. The passage paints a tense atmosphere around a capture and the dangers faced, including mentions of a feared reptile and actions taken to control it.
A Washington Post article discusses the extensive subsidies for letter carriers' car fare across major cities. It cites examples such as Chicago receiving $20,000 and New York $10, with allowances varying by route, distance, and daily needs. The piece questions the use of government funds for this purpose.
A fragment in the Britist museum's Papyrus Wind, claimed to be by Ahwaeas, scribe of King Anous, dates between 2000 and 1000 BC. Translated by Ebsenlum of Leipsie, it hints at a rule turning a square into a circle. The find ties to a 500 year older treatise guiding Esptian mathematicians toward squaring the circle around 2500 BC.
A clipped transcript shows a tense exchange where a woman asserts truth in brevity and courage while resisting social pressure. The judge interjects as comments on propriety mix with defense of a bet and sarcastic reproach from onlookers.
A fragment from a Philadelphia RecordBombow note laments self reliance in romance and warns about fire escapes. A second fragment from a Globe snippet mocks a balcony scene with biting humor about a bold nose and a taunting tone.
A shiftless husband faces consequences when his lazy behavior ends with his wife leaving the home and taking all furnishings. He returns to a bare house and a single white wagon chair bearing the gilt words Think of me, revealing a dramatic turn in his domestic life.
A Booklover's Bulletin excerpt claims Americans think quicker and are concise due to reading, especially newspapers. It argues that newspapers spark initiative and energy in the public, with books and magazines enhancing poise and culture later in life.
A visitor doubts the ducks on display saying they paid $1000 for specimens in the ornithology department. The attendant explains some birds were shot in 1856 and notes the Lanurdur jucks are now extinct, while the exhibit remains in a glass case for study.
Marriage licenses granted to several couples in Fredericksburg Reedaburg New Pittsburg and Pleasant Home with names including Wery Hites Bates Specht Conrad Brown Trautman Mitlerhouse and others advertised later. Also notices of local professionals Dr Elder eye ear nose and throat and Dr Thompson dentist in Wooster Ohio.
A Scottish minister seldom lets outsiders preach. An Edinburgh divinity student stayed in the parish and asked to speak next day. The minister said if the student outpreached him his people would be satisfied, but if not he was not worth listening to.
A man visits a Boston dentist for a tooth removal and receives nitrous gas. The hypnotic gas seems to leave him with one eye open throughout. Growing exasperated, the dentist increases the gas and asks the man to close his eye, but the eye stays open, prompting the dentist to exclaim it is glass.
Instructions describe deepening light mahogany using a two mixture of water madder and rustic Boll with sooty white bot. While wet, streak the grain with black to mimic aged color.
A brief dialogue captures a mother asking why a baby cries, a nurse replying she cannot say, and a parlor maid’s remark about Willie’s appearance sparking the baby’s distress. The exchange underlines social class tensions in a domestic scene.
The Indianapolis News reports a sufferer named Pilcher who broke down and left due to ill health. The joke notes he was a rental agent and frames the illness as a comically broad complaint.
An Atchison Globe humorous note quotes a wife scolding her husband for a stubborn button. The piece parodies domestic thrift and affection, highlighting playful family banter and a pun on sewing.
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