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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
10
Professor Jobht Fyndall demonstrated a blue sky in a glass tube in 1869. He exhausted air to less than one-tenth its density and introduced volatile nitrite of bottle vapor. A strong beam of light through the mixture made the tube glow with a vivid blue cloud, like Finnish sky brought to earth.
A humorous exchange about a Chicago visitor who insists on discussing a famous German author. A misheard name leads to a comic moment as the speaker realizes she meant Goaty, not Gerty, in a light local column note from the Somerville Herald.
A man once asked Thackeray to send him 5 shillings which he would convert into £20004 Asked how he explained that he knew a young woman was £56600 who he knew would marry him if he asked her but he had pawned his teeth and wanted 5 shillings to redeem them in order to propose effectively.
A Harlem vendor cycle tale from New York World notes a buyer paying 50 cents for a watermelon then selling it back for 40 cents after changing mind. The fruit is later sold again for 60 cents, prompting a question about total profit.
A clipped Chicago Record-Herald remark mocks a husband who cannot expose his ignorance due to his wife talking incessantly. The line frames a domestic humor angle and highlights communication dynamics within a marriage.
The fragment discusses life without Iberty bringing joylessness, while Mfe without joy may be great. It asserts the greatness of Hife as a sacrifice attributed to Oulda.
A brief survey traces walking sticks from a practical tool to a luxury symbol in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It notes gold headed variety, leadership signals, and popular crude forms like the oaken towel and crab tree cudgel, with literary references to Hudibras and Dr. Johnson illustrating their cultural status.
A London Standard summary notes varying beliefs about meeting eyebrows. Kingsley links it to deceit while Tennyson favorites “married brows.” Turkish women use paste to create the look, Greeks admired near convergence, and Romans reported pigments. Proverbs split on outcomes with Chinese, Danish, and German lore labeling meeting brows as signs of power, luck, or danger.
The Mexico Ledger reports a Wellston magistrate uniting a Black couple in marriage with rhymed vows and a benediction that ends with a racially charged line. The ceremony features Judge Stable-turned, Bet, and Jim, and concludes with the couple declared man and wife amid controversial phrasing.
A New York Globe quote notes a rare loss in pharmacy from prescriptions redone due to clerical errors. Even the most careful drug clerk may mis measure or mix, risking overdose, so the clerk discards the whole batch and remakes the prescription to avoid harm.
The article notes July as a pivotal independence month for several countries including Venezuela on July 5 and Colombia on July 20. It cites France on July 14 and Spain’s Santiago forces surrender on July 16, highlighting major historical milestones.
In Constantine Algeria a youth charged with stealing money could not be named. Not legally named he had been inscribed at Bordeaux as Lafonde then Brayton, forbidden both, and finally recorded by the court as X. He was sent to prison under that single designation.
The Baltimore Sun recounts Miss Vinnie Ream, a young sculptress, visiting Rome with zeal for music and art. At Liszt's concert she touched his hand and he acknowledged her, saying We need no Introduction. She then modeled his bust from life, capturing the artist's true inspiration and power.
Two stout old Germans enjoy their pipes and the garden orchestra. A parlor match explodes under a chair, prompting a quip that the bang was not on the programme. The men quarrel over whether the incident should be listed, debating if it belongs on the programme.
The account describes a transformative storm that left the country unrecognizable with hills of hail and torrents of muddy water. Buildings were destroyed, a large dam ruined, and another dam partially intact with hail piled over twenty feet high. The scene shifted from rain and desolation to a stark, sunlit aftermath.
The text details PEE tribe Dusuns with varied language and customs. Marriages occur in the forest before two families with no public feast. A wooden knife transfers a drop of blood between the man and woman as part of the rite. The husband then lives with the bride’s family.
In a Detroit Free Press legal brief a pompous lawyer boasts of sitting on a judge’s bench in Iowa. An opposing attorney punctures the claim by asking where the judge was, leaving the argument tangled and unresolved.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a quoted insult and dispute about a woman. Names, dates, and clear context are missing, leaving an unclear scene with rising tension and dismissive remarks toward a spouse.
In Paris a large elephant repeatedly splashed a sentinel with water after the guard asked spectators not to feed the animals. A bystander gave the elephant a cake, provoking a powerful spray. The elephant then seized the sentinel's musket, twisted it into a corkscrew shape, and snorted to hint the guard should mind his own business.
A late 19th century note traces cockney origins from the Thames name and city indulgence followed by a folk tale of a Londoner who, asleep in the country, mistakes farm sounds for neighing and crowing. The story explains why Londoners are called cockneys through a mock regional etymology.
The piece contrasts the python with other snakes, noting locals view it differently. It describes the python inhabiting gardens and preying on chickens and small livestock, with a cited case of a woman attacked in a floating house but not crushed. It mentions Chinese use of the liver in medicine and the sale of python skins in local drug shops.
The Kansas City Journal argues that while men may be physically stronger, their exposure to elements and reliance on clothing makes them less resilient than women. It contends women, though clothed for ornament, endure harsher conditions better and possess greater overall toughness in vitality, character, and mind.
An Englishman from Lymington endured a long quarrel with a wife likened to Xantippe. He deeded in his will that his body be buried at sea near his home and with no ceremony. The injunction was carried out.
A storn parent refuses consent to the marriage unless the suitor achieves a specified requirement. He claims to have kissed the daughter after she swore she would not until parental approval was granted, prompting further negotiation.
A terse exchange questions whether accepting friendly advice costs friendships. The speaker asserts that while advice is free, it often costs readers their friends, prompting reflection on boundaries between guidance and loyalty.
A brief joke exchange about detecting a couple’s intent through dining. The hotel keeper says if a man orders two whole portions they are not together, but if he orders one portion for two they are.
Fragmentary lines show a street scene with a character masher and a speaker arguing about shine and contempt. The readable text hints at a performative exchange and public street dialogue without clear narrative context or complete names or locations.
George Gowunder, a renowned New York violin maker, created an imitation Stradivarius tested at the Paris Eiffel Tower exhibition. Experts deemed the instrument genuine, praising its craft. When Gowunder claimed it was an old violin rebuilt by him, the committee rejected the claim and branded him an impostor.
The article notes apes like gorillas and chimpanzees resemble humans yet cannot twiddle their thumbs. It explains the gorilla thumb is short with limited movement, lacking a separate bending muscle, and describes the hand’s bone count and knuckle callosity aiding knuckle-walking.
A downtown teller remarks on signature variability causing check forgery concerns. The piece cites a New York Globe quote noting that a person’s signature can vary week to week due to nervousness and temperament, creating confusion for experts and risk to financial transactions.
A medical author contrasts reactions to a doctor’s death sentence. He notes men fight grimly, pursue specialists, and push to the finish, while women, he claims, faint at the idea and await fate. The piece highlights gendered attitudes toward medical risk and intervention.
A famous authoress troubled by anonymous correspondents received a letter from a woman who named her last baby after the authoress. The note arrived in a thick envelope marked Not to be opened till baby's thirtieth birthday, and the author is anxious about its contents.
Fragmentary verse note by William Watson aboard a London trip describes a dinner he cannot eat. He pens lines about strange sauce and strange meat mingled with the saluice in vain, and asks for the porridge of his youth as he wonders what and why he eats.
A London Sketch piece riffs on a masquerader claiming to represent a famous figure. The narrator muses on public perception, noting how people mistook him for another until the truth emerged. The brief satirical vignette questions appearances and authority.
Fragmented text reads like stray phrases from a newspaper page. Mentions a fast auto and a bulldog on a seat, with garbled place names such as Hous ton and Hobe. The rest is incomprehensible, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable entities.
Fragmentary OCR mentions women and illness, referencing kidney trouble and a misheard name. includes potential names like Dr. Kiteeth Swamp and Bag hamton, N Y, but details are unclear and single coherent event is not established.
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