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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1898
Page
3
A New York Sun piece features Mr. Lilliops discussing how a single person in a family bears the main burden of worrying. He notes Mrs. Billtops shoulders tasks and cares for outcomes without pay while others lean on her, including himself as a silent partner.
One of the first Klondike gold seekers in San Francisco, Irish Finnegan, rich yet naive about luxury, ordered two dozen eyesters in a top restaurant. He tried Tabasco on oysters, set his mouth ablaze, roared in pain, and danced while the shocked proprietor threatened to eject him.
In Muncie Indiana Allie Snell daughter of the late Dr. Snell and George W. R. King once schoolmates and lovers. King’s parents moved to Honolulu where they still live. Snell married Thomas Connor, later divorced, and moved to San Francisco. After Connor’s death Snell reunited with King, now a wealthy Honolulu resident, planning a wedding on the arrival of Mrs Connor. Snell owns substantial property in Muncie.
Henry Norman argues in Cosmopolis that an Anglo American alliance would arise if a European coalition attacked the United States or Britain. He urges unity among English speaking peoples to deter rivals and preserve sea power amid global tensions. He notes damask decor in Tuscany and cites the Sulley river in British India as fast flowing.
A Chicago Chronicle tale notes a four year-old girl Bernice who mishears celestial names as Easter egg boiling dipper and creates humorous lines. She jokes about a three Peters and riffs on songs with witty misstatements, delighting West Side families with her playful readings.
The piece notes Britain’s dependence on foreign milk and dairy goods from France Denmark Canada and the continent. It discusses risks of war disrupting infant nutrition and proposes ideas from declaring baby milk contraband to branding foreign milk as “made in Prince.”
A London Mail note traces a long tradition of leaving rags and other trifles at wells as thank offerings. From Persia to Africa travelers report ragged tokens at holy trees and shrines, while historic canons and King Canute era laws condemned the practice. In Ireland wells remain pilgrimage sites where people entreat relief and leave scraps of rag as offerings.
A curious black rain event in Ireland covered about 40 miles by 16 miles, darkening lamps as dense soot-laden clouds moved northeast. The soot, mixed thoroughly with rain rather than forming smuts, alarmed residents and birds roosted during the downpour. Scientists attribute the soot to prolonged northeast winds carrying emissions from Scottish and English towns, mixing with incoming southwest moisture.
A Danish dealer P. H. Lohman has patented a simple waterproof bag system to ship live fish from seaports inland. Large water filled bags are laced at the top and suspended from car roofs or frames, allowing close hanging with minimal movement. Tests show fish arrive in excellent condition after a 16 hour ride.
Labouchere argues humor is a rare gift making a person happier and more resilient. It tempers reactions to fortune, shields from insults, and softens judgment. The essay portrays humor as a shield against bores, humbugs, and pretensions, shaping a steady, principled life.
Dr H O Coxe, longtime Bodleian librarian, explains in Spectator how he detected Constantine Simonides fake Gospel manuscripts without reading them. He touched the page, judged by paper feel, and dismissed the artifact as nineteenth century. Also notes a microbe thriving in strong alcohol, found by Veley, possibly explaining rum deterioration at sea.
Extraordinary activity reveals coal iron and copper deposits in Newfoundland. Copper exports last year exceed one sixth of global output. Geology shows a large granite quarry 50 miles from St Johns producing natural rectangular blocks used in public buildings with minimal finishing.
A recently patented glove features elastic webbing along the sides of the fingers and thumb, allowing it to stretch and fit hands of any size. The design enables easy pulling on and secure fit, marking a notable advance in glove construction.
A traveling flower dealer reveals a system used to push funeral bouquet business through obituary reporters. He gathers death details, compiles price lists and sample bouquets, and submits a donor list to ensure families place orders for funeral flowers.
A provocative tale describes an Afghan ameer protecting a defiant woman who wears male attire and governs the harem like a chief, earning the title eider in Cabul. The piece shifts to a river coal operator who dismisses a $10,600 tow loss as routine in a hazardous business.
An observer recalls an odd incident where a cemetery study was aided by a local man who claimed he could hasten a death. He abruptly offered to speed a sick villager’s demise, claiming to ensure the funeral would enhance a sketch. The bereaved family, it is said, felt honored by the attention.
A dinner party tale in South Africa features a hostess ordering champagne, a boy who insists months have fixed days, and a Kaffir worker who argues over pay based on calendar days. The sequence includes September wages, October pay, and a playful clash over 30, 31, and 32 days.
The Northwestern will sell excursion tickets for the National Encampment G A Boat Cincinnati September 5 to 10 and for trains arriving in Chicago September 6. For Webster City fair September 12 to 16 tickets are sold September 12 to 16 with return by September 17. For the National Encampment Sons of Veterans Omaha Nebraska September 12 to 16 one regular fare plus 2 for round trip, tickets sold September 1 and 11, return by September 21. State party conventions at Marshalltown September 7 prompt sale from all Iowa stations, September 6 and 7, valid to September 9, for a one fare round trip.
A Montgomery Alabama resident, Mrs T W Lee, recounts severe, years long blood poisoning. After failed treatments, she credits Swift's Specific with a complete cure for herself and claims it can reach deep seated cases. The letter touts 8 8 8 S S as the sole remedy able to permanently cure desperate conditions.
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