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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1898
Page
5
The article argues for a Baltic to Black Sea canal through Russia, enabling heavy warships and freight ships to pass, boosting trade and naval reach. It cites cities like Odessa Ekaterinoslav Riga Kiel and Lodz swelling in population as sign of future port growth and economic impact.
The April 16 1878 exchange cites Mr Parnell calling a statement by Mr Henry James a legal quibble a remark later apologized for as unworthy. The incident echoes a Lord Salisbury retraction noted in The Nineteenth Century about Mr Gladstone’s budget tactics in 1861 and the penny daily press.
A proposed ship canal across eastern Europe would stretch about 1 000 miles from Riga to the Black Sea with two locks and a depth of 29 and a half feet. It would opened in five years at an estimated cost of 200 million rubles and connect 15 inland ports to ocean trade, boosting Russian naval reach and European and American markets.
A four year old named Eddie returns home from his first morning at kindergarten. He reports to his mother that the teacher placed him on a chair to sit as a present and complains she never gave him any present. The Chicago News notes the humorous misunderstanding.
The Bank prints about fifty thousand bank notes each day on average. This steady production supports daily cash needs and currency circulation across the economy.
The Philadelphia Times notes Porto Rico blends ancient transport with modern improvements. Ox carts and donkey relays share the roads with barouches and new rail lines while American horses and mules appear. Electric lines threaten the old regime, promising rapid change and a fading panorama.
A New York inspection of recently installed large pumping engines showed they operated at high speed with minimal noise. An expert, traveling from an interior city, predicted audible issues when pumping water at speed. He was surprised to learn the engines had been continuously pumping water for forty eight hours.
A San Francisco observer recalls 1889 in Honolulu where King Kalakaua danced the hula on a billiard table after socializing at the hotel. The party witnessed the chandelier incident and a later death in San Francisco. The tale notes native rites and a native half breed hostess audience and a German speaking clerk who studied in Heidelberg.
A man arranged marriage banns in a Yorkshire church with a woman he was not engaged to and who did not intend to marry him. It was alleged his financial standing was at rock bottom yet the banks published the banns between him and a wealthy continental lady, and his credit promptly revived.
Sol Smith Russell lists John E. Owens William Warren and Joe Jefferson as his key acting influences. Frank Hunter Potter a nephew of New York's Episcopal bishop is a grand opera tenor known as Sig Fillipe. The London Academy reports Mr Watts intends a life sized or larger statue of the late Lord Tennyson.
The article describes a portable combined power and elevator aimed at easing harvest handling for farmers. It argues the device would reduce middleman losses and enable farmers to ship grain directly to primary markets, saving money and improving profits. It also notes related topics like new non phosphorus matches and health concerns from phosphorus exposure in match production.
A Chicago iron worker announces a process converting furnace slag into carbolite, a glassy substance that yields ethylene gas. Molten slag, coke, and carbon electrodes form carbolite, which produces five cubic feet of ethylene per pound. The system is simple, inexpensive to install, with low maintenance and claimed heat costs at one tenth of current levels.
A War Department commission of Major Lee and doctors Vaughn and Shakespeare reports typhoid in U.S. army camps was spread by flies feeding on fecal matter. Even with good water and drainage, rain drives flies to tents and food, inoculating many soldiers. The findings stress camp sanitation and fly control.
The article compares sofa cushions to clothing in the home, highlighting a cross stitch canvas work cover as the latest trend. It notes the design offers endless color gradations using ten to fifteen worsted shades, with a ruffled pillow edge formed by ribbons matching the canvas tones.
A visual puzzle shows two walking sticks on two differently tall books forming a V with a double cone body atop. When released, the cone rolls toward the lower touching point and prompts discussion on gravitational behavior. Two Club Monogram books will be awarded Thursday.
A dialog shows Florence trying on a hat and John considering it on approval. He suggests calling the seller first thing in the morning to ensure they will sell it to them. He notes a more expensive alternative and compliments the hat as the most becoming one she has worn.
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