21 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1900
Page
1
A historic survey debates standard hive frames. It cites Hol EB France, A J Coule, Dibbern and Mrs. Jennie Atchley each offering views on Langstroth eight frames per story, depth, comb honey needs, and whether deeper or shallower frames best suit honey storage and brood.
New York Sun describes stark day night differences in the shipping and warehouse belts from Forty-second Street to Sixtieth Street, noting crowded daytime activity and deserted quiet after dusk. The piece contrasts Greenwich and Water Street blocks with the waterside, detailing cargo movement during the day and the loneliness that settles in at night as doors close and clerks depart. It includes a second item on Palestine languages from Contemporary Review and a Streat Car Birap joke about a Pittsburg patient who develops arm pain from holding a cable car strap.
The New York letter recalls W. Redman Winslow a Vanderbilt Building loan broker famed for high interest rates and parceling mortgages on personal property to secure loans. A Harvard graduate, Winslow earned wealth through chattel mortgage schemes amid repeated court defenses, a tale tied to his education and early Latin thesis barter.
A Western tale recounts how two hardened gunmen, Clay Allison and Mace Bowman, tested each other for hours, aiming to drop the other. A third party, W. R. Morley, intervened, ending the duel before bloodshed. The passage blends frontier lore with remarks on watch care and a Cockburn anecdote.
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