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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
3
A wild reminiscence traces the man known as Rogers from a troublesome boy to a notorious figure who vanished and reappeared, prompting gossip of his misdeeds. The speaker recalls pranks and fearsome reputation, ending with a taunting note about eventual capture or punishment.
A Minneapolis specialist in nervous diseases promotes a smiling cure for melancholy. He prescribes keeping the corners of the mouth up and smiling as a harmless, drug free remedy. He reports patients improve, with women more receptive, and notes genuine mood lift often follows the upward curve.
An excerpt from Chambers Journal describes the stork as a striking bird with snowy body bright red beak and legs and black wing quills. It notes its powerful buoyant flight at great height and recalls Zechariah’s vision of angels with wings like the stork observed overhead above Bastel rock in Saxon Switzer land.
In eastern seaports the street along the waterfront is the trade hub and rumors, often unfounded, ripple quickly through commerce and politics. The habit is to label doubtful tales as thunder, a regional term for shaky reports.
In a brief Pearson's joke exchange a couple humorously debates whether to consult a fortune teller to discover their future spouse. The man suggests consulting a clairvoyant, while the woman suggests skipping the fee and using it toward a ring.
In a clipped exchange, Robert and Tom avoided specifics about health. A Boston Transcript reader quoted Tom as evasive when asked about his condition, noting his reticent reply left uncertainty about his well being.
Fragmentary lines discuss how hardship yields great minds and pure metal from intense furnaces. The text includes garbled phrases and references to fatigue and a person or place named Atchison Alake, suggesting a distorted quotation or note about recovery or endurance.
A famous Parisian restaurant tale recounts a tiny, shy butter dealer known as the butter man. He eats sparingly, paying 200 francs per meal through a head waiter who serves him and collects tips. Regularly leaving vast sums of cash, he vanishes one day and is never seen again.
The article offers simple home tips including using a sulphur candle to ease pests quickly, rinsing milk glasses with cold then hot soapy water to shine, reviving wilted flowers by dipping in hot water with ammonia, avoiding soda on gilded china, and washing glass with moderately hot water to prevent uneven expansion.
The writer describes rattlesnakes on Montana and Wyoming ranges twenty years ago and explains their method of entering burrows. He notes they start head first but quickly turn to view the entrance, then slide their bodies fully into the hole, a simple adaptation observed in their behavior.
A Barnard College student recounts visiting a household where grace is said only on special occasions. The mistress explains they give thanks when they have something truly worthy to be thankful for, not for everyday meals like roast beef.
A brief excerpt from Muirhead’s Land of Contracts describes a distressed American youth who, in trying times, retains stubborn aplomb. He sobs that he is lost after declaring his Mammy will lose him, showing a mix of alarm and indignation as bystanders inquire the cause.
In 1920 pens began to be made by Gilfett, who manufactured them of steel finely tempered. The pen was handmade throughout and, though very inferior to the machine made pens of the present day, was still a great advance upon the iron barreled pens that had been previously made.
A fragment from Bepsklym Lite describes Bridget asking if she had alerted the boys and OJ calling them with a flood of ideas, but the boys would not respond. The line captures a chaotic breakfast scene with rapid, tangled dialogue.
The article recalls historical English biases against coal, noting a petition to ban it in London, a royal proclamation, a commission to punish offenders, furnace demolitions, and a law making coal burning a capital offense except for forges. It cites Tower records claiming a man hanged in Edward I’s era for coal burning, illustrating the long prejudice before full acceptance over three centuries.
The article traces playing cards from their eastern origins to Europe during the crusades, noting military use and necromancer fortune telling. It cites Rudolph I in 1275 fondly playing with his court and chronicles card manufacture after paper’s invention, later limited by German states and England amid concerns of immorality.
Mr Beechwood vows to make Brashton eat his words after a quarrel, while Mrs Beechwood calmly questions who speaks more foolishly. She claims women never force others to eat words, arguing their speech differs from men’s. He counters with a sharp jab about their digestive prowess versus vocabulary.
An explanation shows water heats only to 212 degrees, so adding heat cannot brown surfaces. Fat can reach higher temperatures, allowing frying. The piece advises economical cooking, noting vegetables and meat boil without faster cooking when heat is excessive.
A French servant admires a priceless jewel shown by a great duke. The servant thanks the duke for sharing the treasure and notes that the duke can only look, while the servant similarly gazes at the jewel, a moment of witty exchange captured from All the Year Round.
An English physician tells a rich patient to live like a savage to be cured. He argues savages lack clubs stock exchanges trust campaigns and politics, and focus vitality and nerve for living. The Baltimore American notes civilized shock at this counsel and hints at its provocative nature.
Robert Lowe observed a deaf member of parliament straining to hear an extremely dull speech using an ear trumpet. Lowe commented that the man was foolish and wasting his natural advantages.
Mrs Cum rox objects to lessons billed on credit as she notes they pay cash for every lesson. The Washington Star quotes a sharp exchange about pay terms and expectations for a daughter learning music.
A brief quotation notes a well bred dog and its owner debating the dog’s diurnal habits. The exchange highlights humor over a collar and proper behavior, typical of Punch magazine’s light verse-like cartoons.
The Nile is noted for its ta fish variety. A British Museum expedition brought home about 2,200 specimens. Baldaysays use up over 2,000,000 tons of steel annually, accounting for nearly half the world’s production.
Ozone is an allotropic form of oxygen present in trace amounts in clean air but quickly dissipates near decaying matter. It forms abundantly during thunderstorms and can be artificially produced by electrical discharges. In the body it may act as a stimulant, yet excess exposure can cause harm, especially near sea air and polluted environments.
A narrator recalls a tense encounter on Maison Avenue where a girl asks if a Swede is white. The response notes that some Swedes were free, sparking a brief exchange about race and identity. The fragment hints at social tensions in the community.
A speaker recounts experiences from a provincial lecture tour with humor. She recalls a response from a farmer who heckled that the lecturer has hired the hall and thus can speak, while attendees could leave if they disliked her talk.
The Atchison Globe notes a trend of women seeking maternity hospitals for birth and families sending children away to school and marriage. It laments removing all but the family rows from the home while preserving the hearth as a sacred space.
A summer evening crowd in a crowded theater faced a delay before the curtain rose. Passatore leads a thin armed gang on stage, muskets pointed at frightened patrons, declaring a per head tax then fleeing with loot including Lady Preaturchs Essays.
The passage notes gold has a specific gravity of 19.60, weighs about nineteen and a half times its bulk in water, and is unmatched in ductility and malleability. It defines ductility as the ability to be drawn into a wire and malleability as flattening without splitting under hammer.
Charles Kingsley counseled a friend to make a rule and pray for help to end each day by saying he had made at least one person wiser happier or better. The guidance emphasizes daily small acts of kindness as a pleasant duty.
The text portrays bowlegged sailors and “ballors” as a bowlegged class. It notes an old suit who walks on deck with short steps, unlike a landsman who strides. He is accustomed to long walks yet remains prone to a habit of allotting minimal steps on the quarter deck, shaping his promenade.
The sponge reproduces primarily by eggs. Each animal contains male and female elements and releases ova into the water to hatch. The young begin life as free swimming larvae before attaching to surfaces to grow.
The article recalls the wooden horse as a brutal punishment used on military offenders into the eighteenth century. It describes the device, a plank saddle with a ridge, four legs, a head and tail, and a rider chained with weights on the legs to prolong agony during court martial sentences.
The article notes numerous affluent camphor eaters seeking a clearer complexion from small regular doses. It warns of a mild exhilaration and stupefaction, addiction risk, and a dreamy listless state. It describes extreme weakness, sleep longing, and pallor, comparing effects to alcohol in some cases.
The note traces slang shift of pluck and plucky to courage. It cites 1827 Scott journal remark showing low sense then. It explains origin from heart as seat of courage and cites butcher usage calling heart and lungs linked mass the pluck.
A Highland hotel keeper debates with an English visitor about prices. The keeper claims their calendar has only three months, unlike London’s 365 days, and adds that they must work in the hills when the sun shines because it is seldom a drought. The exchange preserves Scottish humor and wordplay.
The Appian Way connected Rome to southern Italy with long stretches of sepulchers on both sides. Many tombs belonged to notable historical figures. Having a sepulcher on the Appian Way was likened to burial at Green-Wood, Pere Lachaise, or in Paris.
A playful word riddle explores the word habit. Remove the first letter and you get a bit. Remove the second and you have pit. Deleting the b yields a word. Dropping the i leaves habit not t as destroyed.
Fragments show Pat and Mike arguing about a wife’s death and medical care. Judize expresses blame, claiming the wife would always have blamed him. The dialogue is incomplete and lacks clear context.
The Jordan River, termed the Descender, drops over 1200 feet and remains inaccessible to small craft. It is described as a river that never navigates despite its flow into a sea that contains no living creatures.
A dialogue fragment shows a pair in a romantic exchange. He asks if she believes his love is lifelong and unique while she questions fidelity. The passage ends with a line about practice making perfect, cited from Richmond Dispatch.
Fragmentary OCR notes list connections and times across Akron and nearby cities, with mentions of Bar Cardport, Cleveland, Newark, Pittsburgh, and other places. Indicates a transit or train schedule with several times and route names, but details are garbled. The readable items point to a daily or route timetable with multiple stops and times.
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