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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
7
A veteran China trader ponders why Chinese men come to America to learn laundries and open shops, joking that in China there is no starch and clothing care differs. He notes the caste system and woolen garments. laundries here seem a curious foreign practice to him.
A youthful pupil in the Sunday School of John D. Rockefeller Jr. shares how the class meets weekly to memorize Bible verses. The teacher prompts with phrases and the boy sometimes completes them, revealing amusing and embarrassing moments in the learning process.
Col A W Shaffer long time Raleigh postmaster died last week leaving his first name unknown to all, including his wife. Appointed by Harrison, he finally took the oath after weeks of delay, remaining silent on his full name while serving as postmaster.
The plan envisions a Black cooperative settlement named Beulah land on Long Island. Aimed at 300 Black men and women from Georgia North Carolina Virginia and Pennsylvania the colony would be self governed with Black leadership owning and operating factories electric roads and utilities. Portable five person houses would cost $125 each to establish the community.
Rather Ambiguous by George Seton recounts a London fashionable woman appearing before Pops Leo in a low necked dress. Hix Hollne disapproves of the costume, sending a cardinal to remonstrate with the wearer. The messenger explains the Pope dislikes evening dress, while he has spent six years as a missionary among the cannals.
The article notes imports of decorative feathers from China Japan and the Pacific islands as well as Africa India and South America supplying parrots parrots and other birds. It mentions white pigeons from Japan replacing gulls on American shores and highlights varied origins for trade in exotic plumage.
In London the daughter of actor Beerbohm Tree, Viola, shows artistic leanings but rejects the family trade. As a child she asked for a pony, and when her father balked at the cost she quipped that better acting would earn more money.
The account notes a mountaineer and his wife aged ninety-two and ninety returning from their eldest child’s funeral at seventy-one. In grief they reflect on aging and the loss, with the wife quipping about never raising the child. The passage emphasizes sorrow and sentiment from rural Carolina families.
A trial in a Bangalore district court devolved into a free for all as the defendant and a key witness clashed. Supporters from both sides joined in as police and military intervened to quell the mob.
Reports from officials indicate the Korean government has issued an order mandating immediate topknot cutting for all loyalists. Military and police officers have been dispatched to enforce the decree, and those who resist face reprimand and dismissal from their posts.
The article contrasts England and Poland with Pennsylvania anthracite, noting United Kingdom and Hamburg figures. It claims Pennsylvania mines produce about 626 million tons annually, with last year’s English exposure and Hamburg at 1.119 billion tons of coal.
In Alting on globes it is common to screw them on gas fixtures tightly. This is a grave error as the globe must have room to expand. if too tight it will break when lit and the glass heats. Many mysterious breakages are due to overly tight screws.
A Grand Haven man visited a furniture store and asked for a shirt without a collar saying the collar hurts his neck when he goes to bed. The clerk asked if he preferred with or without a collar.
A Jersey City church imposes a one year ban on choir members marrying, prompting questions about its impact on young singers. The unusual contract constraint raises concerns about personal freedoms and church workplace rules.
Japan exports coal with growing value reaching 10 044 in local currency in 1900. Much of the coal goes to China British India Hong Kong with the remainder to other eastern seas nations.
A fragment notes four items in tin Synth to resist trusts including branch water per simmons watermelons and chile ken Headlight. No clear dates or persons are confirmed in readable text.
A fragmented note discusses a life improving device described as a fatty machine that could renew a tired man. The passage references John W. Gates and a Denver publication, with vague claims of dramatic safety improvements for pedestrians.
The turnover of 2,000 cooperative societies in Europe last year reached 400 million dollars. In 149 percent it dropped to 250 million dollars. Cooperative gloves are in operation in thirty eight cities in Cefornia.
A London man died after ingesting rat poison containing phosphorus, causing his whole body to glow in the dark. The report notes the luminous effect appeared as the poison acted in his system.
A determined effort is underway to secure Rev. Dr. Hob Hey Mac Gregor Conversy of Rochester New York as president of Hobart College which has lacked a head for two years.
Suspicion rises as a bank director is probed over his ledgers while an associate recalls a sermon on transience. The exchange hints at a planned move tied to a Sunday class motto.
A peculiar creature described as a perfect white elephant is noted for lighter color than typical elephants. Its eyes are pink with a yellow iris and a light brown hide, with minimal hair around the body.
A Maryland man died after learning he inherited $60,000. His heirs are described as less excitable, leaving questions about the distribution of the estate.
A Buffalo News item notes alarming trends among young Americans who risk death by self harm due to dangerous fads. It mentions motorcycle dangers and football culture as contributing factors to this trend among the youth.
Two men and one woman from Worcestershire England claim centenarian status in a local health initiative report. The trio represents the county age group claiming extended longevity and wellbeing.
The dingo or wild dog is described as the sole beast of prey found in Australia, unique among native fauna.
An old man of 119 in the French dependency of Algeria is killed by his eldest son after a dispute over inheritance. The son and brothers fled but were pursued and captured by authorities, ending a dramatic pursuit with no immediate fatal injuries to officers.
Yale sociology professor William G Sumner discussed women's roles from ancient to modern times. He argued occupations open to women reflect their willingness to marry and adapt, urging students with a sharp wag of the finger that, in his view, a woman could be persuaded to change her mind if suitable men tried.
A husband and wife from the Brean area near Weston super Mare Gloucestershire were found drowned after a flood tide. Albert Clapp the elder was swept away while searching with a lantern for his missing spouse. Both bodies were recovered about half a mile apart the following morning.
Sartilion enables Bertilion the expert, famed for the Dreyfhis case, to vindicate his direction system. A mysterious Paris murder left marks on a window path. enlarged photographs of the marks led Bertilion to a man who had undergone the anthropometric system eight years prior. The suspect was found arrested and the murder proved against him.
Dr. Soldenberg and Cacaverles explore Ne buchadneszar's palace in Tobylone, stirring deep interest among German orientalists. Soldenberg claims Uling found treasures in commerce and beauty unseen before, while noting Mesopotamian plains reached a high development long ago.
The Washington family pews were widespread in colonial churches, earning pride in villages that counted a pew among the family’s possessions. The piece notes Washington’s temper and reliance on spiritual grace despite his wealth and status.
Abdul Hamid of Turkey has just turned 60 as thirty four Othmans have reigned. The longest reign lasted under fifty years with Solyman I ruling 1520 to 1608. Only one sultan in each of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries served longer than Abdul, while many predecessors faced dethronement or imprisonment as friends offered birthday wishes.
Peter De Villa once rich for discovering Klondike gold now lives quietly in Santa Cruz, California, earning a living nailing boxes at the Ben Le Mont winery. He faces a lawsuit for recovery of a Nome region mine, but lacks funds to prosecute, with default on the cases possible.
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