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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1894
Page
9
A savage bulldog fell from a schooner at San Francisco into the bay and clung to a rope by its teeth while a Newfoundlander and others attempted rescue. The bulldog fought and cried out as it struggled, finally hauled aboard by crew members after the rope and painter enabled a perilous return to the ship.
An essay from Doonhoo's Magazine argues boxing training builds moral education and virility. It compares the Marquis of Queensberry rules to great philosophers, claiming boxing discipline instills virtue and character alongside physical strength.
In a Globe-Democrat piece J N Johnson recounts meeting a Texas tramp who defends his work as entertainment and relief from discomfort. He claims 20 hour days and the aim to create a want and supply paid amusement rather than charity. He argues his occupation is legitimate and worth 10 cents for relief from annoyance.
A dusty drawer holds scraps from early life in Lambeth including penny novelettes about conspiracies and revenge. The narrator recalls revolver and knife trials, a theater visit to Westminster Music Hall, and a volatile jealousy eased by Taras and friends as self esteem grows.
In Bond Street Taras explains his nihilist stance after a visit to a crowded gallery showing Russian prison camp scenes. He reveals his past as a servant and friend to the czar’s foe, while Aura grows uneasy about a possible marriage to Gordon as Mere Lucas pressures her to foresee Taras’ dangerous future.
In a reflective chapter set at Covent Garden, the narrator notes Mere Lucas's sympathetic pity as she praises George Gordon and hints at hidden concern. The mood shifts from cheerful morning to tender unease as the careworn speaker questions why affection and sadness intertwine in her responses.
The narrator realizes Mere Lucas fears a forbidden attachment to Gordon and a bitter fate for Taras. She recognizes Taras may soon face death or exile as renewed hostilities loom. Public display of a striking allegory statue accelerates the tense, perilous moment.
The narrator doubts a supposed anonymous report about a supposed Cne and suspects a secret enemy among Taras’s visitors. He recalls Gordon’s denial, weighs motives of impoverished Russians, and vows vigilance as the mystery deepens. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A traveling observer describes the Bahis or Babis in Persia as a new sect awaiting a future imam. They believe Beha Allah became a man, reject hell for believers, and predict a millennial era. They face violent persecution but promote charity, education, and women’s equality in public life.
A detailed bread making method describes mixing 8 pounds of flour with salt, dissolving 9 ounces of fresh German yeast in warm water, kneading into a stiff paste, proving four hours, shaping into loaves, cutting tops, and baking in a moderate oven. It notes variations for rolls and a rich cake variant with butter milk beef dripping sultanas sugar and lemon peel.
Combine one pound ground almonds with a pound of sifted sugar and the whites of two eggs plus a few drops of almond essence. Mix well then add the frothy whites gradually until a stiff paste forms. Shape into a thick block and dry slowly in a moderate oven.
Washing silk requires quick handling not like cotton. Preclean heavily soiled areas with benzine, then rinse silk through progressively cooler baths, never boil, wring dry, roll in heavy cloth, and iron on the wrong side after resting an hour.
The term honey moon derives from Teutonic custom of newlyweds drinking metheglin mead or hydromel for 30 days after marriage. Attila the Hun reportedly drank hydromel at his wedding feast and died. It now denotes the month after marriage or the portion spent away from home.
An expert explains making bath bags from oatmeal castile soap and orris root. Mix 5 pounds oatmeal 1 half pound soap 1 pound orris root seal in cheesecloth bags and age. When used with warm water the bags produce velvety lather and soften skin while leaving a lasting fragrance.
A period advice note states women have limited seating latitude and should not cross legs even at home. It claims men often sit with one ankle on the opposite knee without harm, while women’s leg weight presses nerves and muscles, risking sciatic and other troubles.
Guide to forcing a hyacinth using a saturated sponge in a bowl. Insert the bulb into the sponge, keep it wet, and once the bud forms, sprinkle grain seed on the surface to establish a green bed around the plant.
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