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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
6
A peculiar collage of quips and scenes ranges from a minister testing a girl’s Christian intent to a girl's preference for singing in choirs. It also notes sayings on public decorum, luck in games, and a large traveler in crowded spaces, then shifts to Whakarewarewa New Zealand with geysers and boiling pools.
The New York Journal notes most pocketknives sold in the United States are now made domestically with over 76 percent of jackknives and heavier varieties produced here and penknives imported from England and Germany. It highlights vast American variety, hand-forged blades as top quality, and prices from $1 to $4 for fine models, while noting Europe harbors more patterns and corkscrews. The piece also touches on a poetic aside from the New York Journal about travel, love, and life's journey.
Peter Graves, a Chicago structural ironworker, recalls a perilous ascent to install a lightning rod atop a Riverdale chimney. A sudden storm trapped him as Mary, his wife, steadied him by unwinding a rope knot, risking her own safety to lower him from a hundred feet up. They survived, but Mary never watches him climb again.
Chicago alderman John J. Coughlin known as Bathhouse John may join vaudeville after confessing a NY trip to Mayor Harrison. He reportedly considered a $5,000 weekly offer at Master and Biat's to perform seven nights and then let artists sing his copyright version, comparing it to Wagner and other works. He said he would think it over to avoid hurting box office for Koster and Bilk.
A Quebec correspondent recounts Louis Lemieux of St. Henri who married Mme Letourneau, both parents of twelve, forming a large blended brood. The district registrar confirms, noting the twenty four children sat together at the wedding table and later marriages kept the clan harmonious under one roof. The couple thrived in St. Henri after years of unity and respect.
Lead pipes were common in ancient nations including Asia Egypt Syria and Greece, used where earthenware pipes failed. Edges of sheet lead were soldered to form pipes and Pompeii yielded many tons of lead pipes, suggesting vast Roman consumption.
An asserting dentist claims long narrow teeth show vanity while long projecting teeth indicate grasping nature. Small white separated teeth allegedly signal treachery, and overlapping teeth reveal inconstancy.
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