15 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
1
Clara Walker fears her father Dr. Walker will wed Mrs. Westmacott, a powerful widow. Ida devises a bold ruse to mimic emancipation fashion and lure the aunt’s views, hoping to derail the match. The sisters set tomorrow to consult Mrs. Westmacott and begin their ploy.
Walter Carter of Camden New Jersey fought an hour long battle with a swarm of rats in a small brick smokehouse behind Roberts and Carter provision firm. He killed 102 rats with a club and lantern after a fifteen minute fight ending when the swarm dispersed and he counted the fallen enemies.
Readers explore misattributed proverbs and quotes in a discussion on memory and language. The piece notes misbeliefs about Lord William Shakespearean phrases and clarifies origins from Laurence Sterne and others, while debunking common sayings and the logic of being convinced against one’s will.
The piece explains acetylene as a luminous component formed from coal gas flames. It notes that acetylene, heated to incandescence, powers the flame with carbon particles and yields high light output. With small flat burners, acetylene lights more brightly than other gases, rated at 240 candles per five cubic feet per hour.
A renowned novelist moved into a new villa in a London suburb and discovered weak walls unable to hold pictures. She asked the landlord if she could name the house as she wished, he consented, and she painted The Jerry-built Hut on the portal. The landlord now says she has adopted a liberal view of his consent.
A club woman argues wives are not mendicants but partners or salaried workers in the home. She compares domestic labor to a job with wages, urging recognition of equal rights and household management as a legitimate earning, not charity. The piece urges men to view marriage as a true partnership and end the humiliation of asking for money.
A discussion on humane hospitality urges hosts to relax, focus on guest comfort, and avoid exhausting themselves. It contrasts considerate hosting with overbearing social pressure, then shifts to old dining hall imagery and Bayberry candles crafted from Myrtle wax, noting Carolina origins and seasonal growth, praising a gentle, pleasurable visit.
The writer notes a return of candles at reciprocal dinners among the fashionable, speculating on the revival of myrtle-wax candles once common in the Carolinas before the war. The piece hints that those with assertive temperaments may recall the darker memories associated with past candlelight customs.
Paris Letter reports cycling reshapes social norms as men help women on bikes while romance shifts. It notes French circulation, cycle tailors, and a booming cycle trade fueling inns and customs. The piece mentions pay scales for famed sopranos Patti Melba and others, illustrating high earnings for top artists.
The article discusses methods to improve fruit cake by aging with icing, storing lemons under glass for months, and freezing or inverting goblets to keep fruit fresh. It covers making summer pies with puff paste shells filled with fresh fruit and berries, and contrasts true iced tea with inferior brews, noting the proper seven minute steep and serving in goblets with cracked ice.
A San Francisco case details a jewelry swindle where a bright young man used a forged check to buy two diamonds for 750 dollars, then exchanged indorsements to receive the value of a 1000 dollar check. The merchants returned the diamonds, the con man reindorsed the check, and investigators could not produce a charge that secured conviction, letting him go free while the firm bore the loss.
A man in an uptown bargain store, wearing last year's straw hat and a faded appearance, took items from the counter and attempted to walk out. The clerk asked if he wished to buy them, and the man refused, claiming an open invitation from the proprietor. He insisted the sign stating goods must go regardless of cost allowed him to take the items.
At Fulham Palace the lodge keeper awakens episcopal servants with a slender fifteen foot pole, rapping on bedroom casements from dawn at about half past five. The odd custom differs from church rousing staves and continues until sleepers respond in varying degrees of gratitude.
The smallest living woman is said to be Miss Isabella Pinder of Spanish Wells Bahama Islands. At 25 years old she stands 36 inches tall and weighs under 50 pounds. She is described as perfectly formed and is visiting her cousin General Abe Sawyer who is 31 years old, 41 inches tall and weighs 55 pounds.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a chaotic scene with a strike, a fire, and damages including a burning house. Mentions fears of militia, fever among troops, and a torched steam machine era property. References to President Cleveland era conservatory and greenhouse wing with sandstone foundations and an economy driven wooden wall.
A scattered miscellany notes a duke's 11 year old daughter inheriting 600000 a year, Florida phosphate mines output, debates on billiards and Christianity in England, Russia petroleum figures, Yonkers protest over Philipse Manor House, knighthood costs, homestead claims in Minnesota, Major Stanton’s poem, a critical condition for Arthur Balfour, Mrs. Harlan’s stature, Rev Dr Moxom’s salary limits, a unique rainy-day suit, Buckingham Palace white satin ball trends, Hamburg festival costs, a polar expedition plan, Nordau’s philanthropy, and an English baronetcy declined by Mrs Holt.
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