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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1897
Page
8
A newborn girl in the Piel Corner household was placed in an incubator after birth. Dr Henry Towle advised the device. she weighed 2 1 2 pounds and measured 13 inches, with a careful three compartment warm cabinet and hourly feedings. If she remains well she will stay about a month.
In Litvinovitch, Tschernigoy province, southern Russia, a peasant bitten by a mad dog was cared for by a village magician. He later attacked villagers biting thirty people before being shot and dying. Most victims were taken to Kiel for Pasteur method treatment amid widespread superstition.
William Ham of Alamo Indiana has just turned 87 and claims a remarkable life record. He has never ridden railroad cars or crossed a railroad crossing since a thirteen years ago accident killed a family in a buggy. He has never left home overnight in 65 years, shares a bed and room, has not been in a barber chair, and has not missed church in 50 years. He smokes from age ten, never visits a saloon, and says he never uses an oath. He avoids Crawfordsville due to crossings fear yet remains strong, working full days on his farm each weekday.
Andrew Whitney a Summit Point farmer battled rats in a grain bin with a club. He wedged the bin and entered to attack, but the rats swarmed him biting his hands and face. He fled to seek medical help for severe wounds and injuries.
A large card in Holyoke Massachusetts streetcars urges riders not to spit on the car floor with the message When it comes to spitting on the car floor, don't. The note reflects public cleanliness efforts in the city’s transportation system.
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Mysterious airship or similar object seen in South Omaha late at night. Reported by I J Copenharve and railroad workers, it flashed a bright one foot diameter light, moved from southeast to northwest before vanishing behind buildings. This marks a second appearance within weeks with similar steady glow and no clear structure.
The New York Herald reports the Baron de Hirsch fund may receive a gift of 1 800 000 from the baroness. About 1 000 000 will fund new charitable channels, 100 000 goes to the educational alliance, and 700 000 to other charities, though specifics remain secret. Oscar Straus, former Turkish minister and trustee, carried assurances after returning from abroad.
Enormous charges loom as London prepares for the queen's diamond jubilee procession on June 20. Houses along the route fetch high rents for day use while single windows command 250 dollars. Landlords push tenants off the south bank to secure space, insurers cover sightseers, and newspapers run windows for let ads amid revival of 1937 fashions.
A mixup at a Good Templars hall in Atlanta sees revelers from a masked ball wander into a religious meeting led by Rev. Dr. Shutter. Dark stairways caused the intruders to enter congregants by mistake, sparking excitement though no harm.
The cravat traces to Croats of the Balkans who wore large shawls around the neck. Louis XIV later uniformed several regiments in Croat fashion, giving rise to the long shawls that gradually shortened to the modern strip of cloth still seen today.
An English exchange urges husbands to remove newspapers from the breakfast table to spare wives and children from daily distraction. It argues meals offer chance for domestic talk and family view broadening, while urgent news may justify brief reading before the bell.
A Chicago Tribune account recalls a tall crossing guard’s patient bid to help a dignified matron cross amid traffic. He cheerfully urged her with a broad welcome and joked she was the first person to refuse him, prompting a surprised smile from both.
A nostalgic look at Washington's old sand men who sold white and black sand used for scrubbing floors ink blotting. The itinerant traders with carts sold by peck, quart, and pint, but the trade declined as scrubbing soap and blotting paper supplanted the sands.
In December a remarkable Chinook wind swept Oregon and Washington, warming and melting snow. Prof Ward notes similarities between Cascades and Rockies Chinook winds and Alpine foehn winds, both downsloping from mountains and triggering rapid snow liquefaction under specific pressure and isotherm conditions.
The first exports of cheese from the United States are believed to have been about 1626 when Henry Burrell of Herkimer County New York opened a regular cheese trade with England.
Eagles form lifelong bonds and commonly reuse the same nest for many years. This behavior contrasts with many birds that change mates seasonally, highlighting pair stability as a notable feature of their reproductive strategy.
A country observer recalls a winter morning when mist lingered as a north wind froze it on trees. Fog coated elms oaks and pines with northern bias, leaves bent leeward, and in the cool dawn the wind shifted, yet the icy pine needles remained fixed as if still blown.
The piece describes interior Greek inns following a common Italian model with no shared sitting room. Ground floors host cafes or restaurants while sleeping rooms on upper floors often have outside stairs and minimal furnishings. Iron beds and shared multi bed rooms are common, with extra charges for daytime sleeping or sleeping on the floor.
A porchside reminiscence recalls the pre law era when fat scraps from animal skins were sold to oleomargarine makers. Wagons hauled away fat and grease from skunk and opossum hides, once used in butter. Since new law, the waste fats have no market and the practice faded.
The North American Review cites Sir Edwin Arnold noting 115000 people depend on rainfall over 126,500,000 acres in India. A failure in rains triggers crop failures across the country while good land is reportedly all claimed. Local customs limit cultivation as farmers use a primitive pointed-stick plow and till only land near village homes by slow-moving cattle.
A bill has been passed by Congress to substitute hard labor for the death penalty in all but five crime classes and to permit such substitution even in some of those classes when the jury directs the verdict without capital punishment.
A Mons based Belgian gourmand bequeathed 3000 dollars to five friends for an annual dinner. They must attend in mourning, enter the room with a tag, and the bill of fare must include an item list. The will stipulates specific ceremonial requirements for the gathering.
private dispatches in Havana claim Washington and Minister de Lome consider ending the Cuban conflict by indemnity to Spain in exchange for independence. Sagasta may back a liberal home rule plan, Canovas opposed, while business leaders favor U S mediation to guarantee a Cuba sale plan amid insurgent readiness to accept.
City Sexton Stevens led a cleanup at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta Ohio where nearly 200 snakes, including rattlers and moccasins, were killed as workers cleared weeds among pauper graves. The reptiles had inhabited neglected plots for about 20 years, with one snake sheltered under a jasmine vine in an old iron pot.
Silver bullion rose in New York by three-eights of a cent per ounce and about 034% for commercial bars after Japan announced converting all silver stock into subsidiary coins. The move aims to curb silver demand as Japan shifts toward a gold basis, raising fears of increased world supply. Japan previously consumed about 12 million ounces of silver yearly, mostly bought in New York and sent via London, with Japan holding about 69 million in full legal tender and 18.5 million in subsidiary coins amid $79.5 million in gold at year end 1898.
London law notes describe an accident preventing invention coating poisons bottles with luminous paint visible in the dark. Paint may be on cork or printed on the vessel. a poison sign may be recessed and painted. Also cites London barristers earning under £300 yearly.
Mrs Gladstone is portrayed as a quiet force shaping England's fate through her husband William Gladstone. An ex reviewer notes her absence from public leadership yet credits her with sustaining his health and focus, managing seven children, household duties, and statecraft behind the scenes for decades. Her vitality and past youth charm are mentioned.
The Willam Penn, a 650 ton American steamer commanded by Capt. John Codman, ran aground at Nagara point in the Dardanelles during the Crimean era. The pasha advised champagne, noting wine is forbidden by the prophet but not by the modern palate, and the crew shared a bottle amid the humor of the moment. Suleyman, the pasha, justified the feast with a quip about gods and age.
The New York Tribune reports Ramsay Morris, advance man for May Irvin's company, recounts a Pittsburgh trip. A dramatic critic extorted four passes, then used two for his grocer by claiming eggs were bad, hoping to get even.
An English writer advocates using two miner's safety lamps to prevent igniting explosive atmospheres aboard ships. He warns a failed lamp signals dangerous gas, requiring ventilation before entry. Replacing the oil flame with a hydrogen flame makes the test more sensitive.
A damaged Parisian venue, Chat Noir, drew crowds in its last week as visitors vied to claim attendance. The owner appealed to President Faure for support, describing the fading cabaret as a notorious yet historic landmark.
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