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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
4
A New York deacon says the Wall Street veteran of puts and calls is deeply interested in his congregation. He notes the veteran helps with the collection every Sunday morning. An irreligious broker quipped that the old man should carry a bell punch.
New York legislature approves four tenement bills creating a permanent bureau to inspect and regulate tenement house construction and operation. Measures impose light and air standards and safeguards against fire. One bill makes landlords responsible for disorderly tenants.
A new New York hotel plans movable pantries with electric heating tables. These electric service elevators will run through every apartment to provide rapid in-room meals with hot food for guests.
Sweden and Norway run homes for single women funded over two centuries ago by a man who left most of his fortune to spinster descendants. The homes are held by salaried trustees and grant housing to unmarried women who can prove kinship to the founder.
Three hundred members reserve their old desks in the House of Representatives hall in Washington and agree to pay the average auction price obtained by the remaining desks.
Silk and imitation silk wall coverings become the latest luxury decor, evolving from wallpaper to tapestry inspired drapery. The costly fad appeals to affluent tenants who redecorate regularly, though it remains unaffordable for most.
A London woman markets beauty services while maintaining strict secrecy about her methods. Her reception room displays photographs of many European society and stage figures, drawing numerous clients who sometimes breach confidentiality.
The summer girl will favor black shoes with tan accents and bright shades. Gold slipper imagery appears in light shoes while black shoes emphasize shape and wear. Attractive feet may wear tan shoes well, with black stockings trimmed and clocked per fashion notes. House wear favors colored stockings, while daisy embroidery tops stockings to avoid showing under lifted skirts.
An enterprising masseuse in Conduit Street, London, has built a fashionable practice among dressmakers and milliners by offering face improvement. Her specialty is treating double chins, though she can round out a sharp chin as desired. The method mirrors the wrinkle-removal techniques used by many women in this country.
The description notes a gown featuring mauve nun's veiling, a bodice opening over a white chiffon front, and trims of French knots with stitching in a deeper mauve shade.
Mrs May Wright Sewall laments idle talk at entertainments and a split between leisure and working classes. She warns of contempt for household work, trend toward flats over homes, and loss of family pride in new marriages, marking social degeneracy and luxury. Source: Detroit Free Press.
Artemus Lamb of Clinton, Iowa, long prominent in lumber and banking, died in Coronado Beach Cal after injuries from a Union Pacific wreck near Rock Springs Wyo. He was 59, survived by wife and four children. Lamb led C. Lamb & Sons mills, Lamb Carpenter & Co., and served as president of People’s Loans and Savings Bank and Iowa Packing Co. His death ends a career rooted in Clinton’s industry.
Des Moines April 27 C F Wennestrum state labor commissioner will attend the national conference of chiefs of labor bureaus in St Louis starting May 26 urging a general plan for uniform labor statistics and central direction under the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics. Iowa data on strikes will be the most complete yet, as Wennestrum accompanies A M Dewey on a recent Iowa tour, with the national bureau willing to send investigators when needed. Wennestrum is resending blanks to employers who did not answer the first request.
The Iowa weather and crop bulletin notes an unseasonably cold week with mean temperatures 5 to 8 degrees below normal and recurring frost in the north. A heavy rainstorm on the 16th and 17th slowed field work, but overall progress remains good across districts as spring wheat seeding is completed and oats and barley sowing nears completion, despite wet soils in some areas.
Cedar Rapids Ia April 27 Mrs J J Snouffer of this city has already cleared up around 200 000 by selling land in the oil regions near Beaumont Texas and still retains a large tract adjoining the sold properties.
Keota Iowa April 27 Samuel Keiser of Keiser Bros arrives from Europe with six carloads of stallions totaling sixty one head. Two carloads remain at their Indiana branch barn for future distribution.
Sam Rice post of the Grand Army of the Republic in Atlantic received a cannon to be placed on the Grand Army lot at the city cemetery, a donation announced on April 27.
An advertisement promises rapid treatments for nervous debility stricture varicocele and blood poison with the Chicago Medical Institute led by Dr E J Walsh. It claims cures in seven days for varicocele three days for hydrocele and no operation for stricture plus private discreet correspondence and free consultation at 518 Francis St St Joseph Iowa.
Thames F Welch of West Roxbury offers three acres of land and building stone in the Boston section for a consumptives' home if the city covers construction equipment and ongoing maintenance costs.
A Dalmatian perennial cabbage is cited as the main food for hundreds in Dalmartia. It grows up to five feet tall and bears tender winter leaves. Leaves are harvested singly or by cutting the head, with stems sprouting again. The plants remain in fields for three or four years.
Dr Winnington Ingram will join a growing trend among church leaders by cycling, making three bishops on wheels after Ripon and Colchester. The clergy now include archdeacons of London, Durham and Ripon who also cycle.
The king of Portugal is portrayed as a leading ichthyologist who has authored multiple scientific memoirs on fish. He enjoys sea fishing off Portugal’s coast where extreme water depth yields diverse and scientifically valuable marine life discoveries.
Bohemia once led in most glassware types from cheap to fine. Half a century ago it seemed unlikely any competitor would threaten its dominance. Today Germany nearly matches Bohemia, approaching parity in prestige and output across the glassware market.
A reflection on comradeship easing struggle. When a man feels allies at his side and loved ones watching and praying, the weight of danger or difficulty lightens and resolve sharpens. The sense of shared purpose sustains effort and victory.
Ireland lost 45 288 souls to emigration last year an increase of 8 347 from 1899. Over 82 percent were aged between fifteen and thirty five. Of the total emigrants 37 765 proceeded to the United States.
The United States hosts more than 200 hat and cap plants for men and boys. Hat factories employ about 25,000 workers and produce a finished product valued at 25 million dollars each year.
Reports say lavishly bound volumes connected to Abyssinia have been presented to Emperor Menelik. The gifts, described in varied forms, reflect diplomatic or scholarly exchange and underscore ongoing ties between the issuing authorities and Abyssinia.
In Harper's Magazine commentary, Berlin shows no submerged tenth. The city earns wealth from small incomes lived respectably, enjoying inexpensive amusements and education, with a notable absence of a submerged social element. the piece notes the small human waste produced by this living factory as its most remarkable trait.
The article argues that industrial combinations diffuse monopoly power rather than concentrate it, broadening influence and equalizing economic advantages. It notes producers once harmed by monopoly are now permanently relieved by these market structures.
In the Hunsrück near the Rhine a Roman temple has been uncovered within a walled enclosure measuring 220 by 200 feet. The site includes a central nave with a width of about 50 feet and terraces. Terra cotta figures of goddesses and about a hundred small bronze figurines of Mars Jupiter and Mercury were found, along with other offerings.
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