29 Dec 1888
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Newspaper
Batesville Budget
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1888
Page
1
An exhausted infant narrates a grim diary from days five to thirteen, describing claustrophobic swaddling, suffocating heat, darkened rooms, and neglectful care. The child pleads for air, light, water, and relief, recounting doctors' inaction and family remedies.
The piece attacks indulgent men who seek pleasure and control, praising early marriage and challenging the idea that a husband should dominate. It contrasts a self-centered, honorable man who makes his wife a slave with a husband who fights for shared duties, ending with the wife breaking free and the man left alone.
A Brooklyn launch demo of John A Secor’s Eureka vessel uses atomized petroleum and electricity. The engine claims high efficiency with 95 percent propulsion, estimating speeds near eighty eight knots and a safe, water jet system surrounding the oil tank.
A humorous court exchange features a defendant claiming kleptomania as an acquired taste. The judge notes a recent change in behavior, while the piece also claims the United States is a major consumer of Jemons with New York as the distribution hub and about 100000 boxes weekly.
The article reports a systematic dog farming industry in Manchuria and Mongolia supplying skins for robes and mats. Farms raise 20 to 100 dogs yearly, with inhabitants valued by dog-skin holdings. Winter temperatures yield high quality coats, but robe prices remain unprofitable at 14s 6d for an eighty inch square robe from eight skins. Trade value last year around £40,000.
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