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Letter to Editor
April 1, 1892
The Dalles Weekly Chronicle
Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon
What is this article about?
A correspondent from Cascade Locks reports the passage of a wheelbarrow brigade—one woman and three men, all in pants—heading to the world's fair, delayed briefly by a loaf of bread causing their load to topple into a ditch.
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Cascade Locks, March 27:
Editor Chronicle:
The wheelbarrow brigade, bound for the world's fair, passed through town at 11:30 today. The outfit consisted of a wheelbarrow, one woman and three men. But let me state right here, as regards the so called female, we have our doubts, because all wear pants. A slight delay in their travel was caused by the fact of their getting ditched about a mile east of this place. The explanation of the disaster was owing to a loaf of bread purchased from Mrs. "B." of the corner grocery.
After tugging along the distance named the party found the burden to be more they could bear. The rest of their effects failing to equalize with the bread, all was overtoppled into the ditch. But in time all difficulties were overmastered, and all proceeded energetically in the direction of your city, where in the course of a few hours it is safe to say you will "meet them" and you'll greet them in the old familiar way.
YONSON.
Cascade Locks, March 27:
Editor Chronicle:
The wheelbarrow brigade, bound for the world's fair, passed through town at 11:30 today. The outfit consisted of a wheelbarrow, one woman and three men. But let me state right here, as regards the so called female, we have our doubts, because all wear pants. A slight delay in their travel was caused by the fact of their getting ditched about a mile east of this place. The explanation of the disaster was owing to a loaf of bread purchased from Mrs. "B." of the corner grocery.
After tugging along the distance named the party found the burden to be more they could bear. The rest of their effects failing to equalize with the bread, all was overtoppled into the ditch. But in time all difficulties were overmastered, and all proceeded energetically in the direction of your city, where in the course of a few hours it is safe to say you will "meet them" and you'll greet them in the old familiar way.
YONSON.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Comedic
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Wheelbarrow Brigade
Worlds Fair
Cascade Locks
Travel Delay
Bread Incident
What entities or persons were involved?
Yonson
Editor Chronicle
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Yonson
Recipient
Editor Chronicle
Main Argument
reports the passage of a wheelbarrow brigade through cascade locks en route to the world's fair, noting a humorous delay caused by a loaf of bread.
Notable Details
Doubts About The 'Female' Member Due To All Wearing Pants
Delay From Load Toppling Into Ditch Due To Bread From Mrs. "B."'S Grocery