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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
2
A collage of remarks covers varied topics from General Delgaco named governor at 3000 yearly to China’s tobacco habit and a wagered seventy horsepower car. It notes Montana senator Paris Gibson’s Minneapolis ties and a North Dakota flax trial expanding to 12000 acres with Argentine seed and higher oil content.
Mrs John King van Rensselaer donated the marble slab once marking Weehawken's Hamilton Burr duel site to the New York Historical Society. The slab was moved around 1815 and later found in 1850 in a New York saloon. The West Shore railway now crosses the duel spot.
Physicians report a curious malady among peasants in southern Italy Sicily and Sardinia caused by eating beans. Affected individuals predisposed to intoxication may be seized by winelike symptoms simply by passing a field where bean plants flower, the odor alone triggering effects.
A Parisian woman named Barbiere invites her creditors to her home and is found dead, hanging from a gas bracket. A note pinned to her breast reads that she has hanged herself in full settlement of all her debts. Twenty creditors attended the gathering.
The schooner W. J. Patterson arrived from Grays Harbor with Captain Weitkmat ill in bed after three days at sea. While the skipper lay incapacitated, the wife of the captain, trained with her husband, took command and navigated the ship alongside caring for her ailing husband, amid a lively voyage.
A Philadelphia man wears a tiny pin watch charm engraved with the English alphabet around its head and the year 1900 in the center. Engraver August Starcke spent a year on the work, carving each letter with a magnifying glass. The piece is noted for its precise, single-stroke lettering. The article also rejects French rumors that King Edward plans a Cannes villa, noting his Riviera visits may continue after this year and suggesting Cannes or Cimiez as possible spring destinations, with Monte Carlo unlikely.
The interior secretary handles a wide range of duties from land and patent offices to pensions and Indian affairs. Alaska education and reindeer, land grant railroads, national parks, and hospital projects are among the major tasks, with vast funding and federal oversight spanning territories and education initiatives.
Biographical sketch highlights Ethan Allen Hitchcock of St Louis as secretary of the interior since 1899. Notes his ancestry as a great grandson of Ethan Allen, birth in Mobile 1835, career in commerce and diplomacy including envoy to Russia, and subsequent domestic leadership roles. Ends with verses attributed to Emily Bronte.
Jage senses Hollister’s suit for a dance and escapes Croesus by gliding into moonlit waltz. Roses carried secrets that hint at faithless messages and a forbidden romance. The dream world of romance eclipses the gilded social scene as Croesus discovers he is penniless in King Cupid’s market.
Wealthy Chicago merchant John Exton and his brother Adam meet two ladies near the stream who claim a lamb named Victoria is for the queen. The younger woman slips a coin to the boys and news says Queen Victoria and her mother were in disguise, buying the lamb for a princely sum.
The obituary notes the individual managed the paper starting in 1872 and continued in this role until his death, highlighting a lifetime of editorial leadership and service to the publication.
George Willard died at his Battle Creek home. Born in Boston Vermont he moved to Michigan at age 12 and pursued roles as student teacher minister professor and editor. He served as Michigan university regent for a decade helping admit women and sat in Congress from 1872 to 1876 where he opposed the force bill. He founded the Battle Creek Journal.
A youth in a New York restaurant claims a lost pocketbook and money and is accused by the cashier of fraud. An elderly well dressed man refunds the bill with a genuine $10 note, then reveals the money was counterfeit and departs. The youth, grateful, offers repayment but is told not to trouble himself.
Russell Sage, a New York multi millionaire never noted as a humorist, reveals sharp wit in remarks about age and philanthropy. He joked about rising above 100 like the elevated rail and said keeping wealth active best keeps people employed, noting women’s colleges as worthy recipients.
A carnation craze swept New York City with an estimated 500000 blooms needed for Easter. Prices ranged from 35 to 60 cents a dozen for ordinary varieties to 5 to 6 dollars a dozen for premium stems, with residents reportedly spending at least 75000 dollars.
In 1901 a man named Hollister buys Marechal Niel roses for a lottery of love and wealth. Caught between two suitors the woman weighs money and social standing against true affection while Croesus plots to win her hand with fashion and fortune. The tale follows romance, deception, and social constraints at a city event.
The New York Sun notes women adopt a home office as a dedicated business-like space in the house. A desk and proper furniture organize spending, letters, and household accounts while servants receive orders here. social duties remain separate from the sacred room.
Boston ladies of the elite plan a public demonstration at a horse show riding astride to shed adipose tissue and improve bearing. The move, viewed with mixed reaction, aims to boost confidence and security while advancing a new riding fad in the city.
Cleveland home gardening association taught children to grow flowers at home with 50 000 penny seed packages and soil and planting instructions. Teachers gave talks and fall school exhibits showed about 75 percent success in the children’s efforts.
In a ranking of U S cities, St. Paul records a death rate of 10.79 per thousand with 163,632 residents, while Minneapolis shows 11.08 per thousand for 202,718 inhabitants, the lowest in the country.
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