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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1892
Page
4
The text argues against judging ancient knowledge by modern ignorance and suggests fair consideration of unknowns. It posits that failure may yield better character and welfare in the long run. It notes calls for dynamite restrictions but argues real prevention requires identifying the dynamiter.
A boy aged thirteen experienced episodes of excessive sleep lasting a month at first and later stretches of eighty eight and twenty four hours. Doctors reported these events and noted the boy has since returned to normal, suggesting such sleep episodes may not indicate a serious problem.
The text argues that being a gentleman and behaving like one are often misaligned. It notes that to live like a gentleman usually refers to outward appearance and presentation rather than true conduct.
A satirical remark contemplates Emin Pasha collecting obituaries from Africa as part of a mock tally of his life. The quip notes the abundance of imagined deaths on paper and suggests the day of his real death will arrive but be hard to believe.
The globe trotter has sparked wit and criticism yet remains useful. He shows humanity’s kinship and neighborly ties, breaking down prejudices and fostering interdependence. His rapid travels leave some erroneous views but broaden cosmopolitan perspectives.
The author argues little progress in curing insanity over a millennium despite grand asylums and expensive treatments. He notes rising cases and public fear, suggests a hidden cause, and warns that tales of horror behind lavish walls provoke public alarm and demand change.
The author argues for reviving memory based schooling by singing times tables and state capitals to fix knowledge. They claim students who memorized verses or geography remember more and retain the content, urging a return to learning by heart until mastery.
The report lists a series of Iowa incidents and notices from the era, including Witt Apanes misappropriating 170 dollars, a Dubuque rail line damages suit, a Keokuk arrest discharged for lack of evidence, and a string of civic actions. It notes rail tax votes in Sioux City, a fatality in Ogden Utah tied to war injuries, and multiple bank and railroad developments. Also covered are appointments, court cases, and community events from Cedar Rapids to Ames, with details on fires, thefts, and early industrial ventures.
Fresno a prominent lawyer and politician L B McWhirter was shot dead near his home in a early morning attack. Six shots were fired two clubs found and masks and a revolver recovered. authorities hunt two assailants amid political turmoil with a ten thousand dollar reward and possible vigilante action by residents.
The St Louis Exposition marks its second night of street illuminations with enhanced panoramas and arches. Visitors from across the continent and Europe arrive, rail rates boost attendance, and Gilmore's 100 piece band will open the event next Wednesday. Daily concerts run through Oct 2 with 25 cent admission covering displays, art gallery, and electrical exhibits.
In Ham burg last week 2637 cholera cases were reported with 1087 deaths. Officials warn a peak has passed and decline may begin though reasons are unclear. Water supplied by the Elbe blamed for spread as emigrants from infected districts face tightened landing checks. Despite assurances, many still leave and rail traffic rises 40 percent.
A Canton Minnesota churchfront glass pane shows a woman’s face and a child in a translucent outline six inches from the surface. Locals speculate on the Virgin Mary and Jesus while thousands visit to view the apparition.
Bad Doble guides Martha Wilkes to beat her own record in a Independence event. Wilkes clocked 2:08 for the mile after a 80 percent quarter and 1:02 half, finishing strong at the wire to set a new best trotting time next to Nancy Hanks and close to the world record.
A mine explosion at Aggre coal mine in Boverage Hainault Belgium caused 25 deaths and eight mortal injuries. Rescue efforts followed as workers sought survivors and counted the dead. The Rothchilds mine has a history of fatal accidents including 127 killed on May 3 and 174 lives in 1887.
Warden Ferris of Oliver Springs Tennessee has telegraphed for immediate troop assistance as eighty eight convicts work to rebuild the stockade and restart mining. General Carnes ordered Captain O Keefe to move with the Harrison Rifles. De garchey, sought by Carnes, was captured.275 convicts were moved from Nashville to the Inman mine with sixty five guards amid miner threats.
Reports describe a line of events including Lt. A. J. Wilson fatally injured by a Lake Erie and Western engine in Lima Ohio, A. P. Lillibridge killed by a train at Garrison Iowa, Granite company quarry workers returning to work after a sinking incident, and Amos Barton near Elkhart Indiana committing suicide by morphine, details incomplete with Flint Monson fragment.
New York authorities report cholera has not breached quarantine despite the Moravia carrying 22 deaths and 2 convalescents among 258 survivors. Latest signals from Hoffmann Island indicate no new cases among passengers and recovering convalescents.
Paris reports cholera cases and deaths with a decline from the previous day as Russian Jews, expelled from Odessa and stranded by funds and quarantine fears, begin toward Dieppe to board a vessel for Canada. Their ultimate destination remains the United States via the St. Lawrence after a brief stay in Canada.
At Sarnia on the Bugtvo express one car with thirty immigrants is detained by authorities after United States officials refuse entry due to illness among occupants. Officials fear possible cholera cases and delay entry into American territory.
Nashville authorities fast tracked sanitation efforts in response to possible cholera outbreak. The city council approved a $15,000 appropriation in a special session urged by the mayor and health officials of county and state to fund sanitary work.
The official returns show 5273 new cases and 3722 deaths up to August 30, with increases from August 29 of 414 cases and 1 percent deaths. The figures are incomplete due to underreporting from smaller villages and unfrequented districts where cases and deaths go unrecorded or arrive too late.
The American Druggist says many worry about cholera but the disease is only formidable with poor containment. In the United States the country is prepared. deficient water supplies and impure water are cited as the origin factor in Asia, with dirt ignorance and heat driving transmission.
Acting Secretary Atlee has not heard from the British legation on Canadian intentions in the Welland canal dispute. The Treasury says Soo canal tolls are collected as usual with no data yet on Canadian vessel traffic. officials remain reticent about next steps. The President is expected to wait until returning from Loon Lake before deciding.
A letter from Director General Davis to the mint director states the Madrid head of Columbus will be used on one side of the souvenir coin and a Western hemisphere cut on the reverse. Further engraving details must be settled before work begins.
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