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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1894
Page
9
An American group staying in a Canton Vaud pension is photographed by a French photographer. He shouts Vive la republique causing Swiss guests to smile with Yankee pride as the camera captures a lively studio moment. The scene ends with a successful group portrait noted by Youth's Companion.
A writer in The Optician notes how touch feels colder for glass lenses than horn or celluloid at the same temperature due to higher conductivity. Ice lenses can concentrate radiant heat, and quoted conductivities place horn at 0.0001, glass at about 0.0005, and quartz around 0.0012 or 0.001 along different axes.
A traveler seeks shelter at a cabin near a Tennessee hill road but is turned away by a wary woman. She warns the dark road is rough and that no help is available, suggesting he press on two miles to the next place. The Detroit Free Press note frames the scene as a quiet, cautionary encounter.
Two women exchanged Christmas cards regularly until one died. The survivor sent a card to the widower and kept the exchange alive for years. Now the widower sends a card each Christmas Eve and the other returns one, with no thanks exchanged. The writer predicts the custom may end when he dies.
A magazine writer extols the Maoris noting women as a potent factor in island life. He describes their liquid dark eyes soft voices affectionate and merry dispositions light brown skin and graceful movements. He attributes charm to dancing and bathing customs.
The narrator arrives opposite Lambeth Bridge and is brought into Taras's neat dwelling above a former shop. Mere Lucas, the housekeeper, greets them with practiced warmth. A simple lunch of sardines and radishes contrasts with Taras's imposing size and the meticulous, airy room.
In a tense scene the narrator contemplates leaving the old life after a meal with Taras and Mere Lucas. Taras outlines a drastic transformation, promising to separate him from past ties and teach a new life, starting tomorrow at his pottery.
The tale shows Taras guiding a child to assess honesty as the sole rule for all people. He renames the child Aura to symbolize a new life stage, explaining the name’s gentle meaning and its fit with the child’s evolving identity.
The report describes a system using a traveling paper band impregnated with iodide of potassium and a platinum stylus. Electricity from passing trains activates marks on the paper to indicate train position, aiding signalmen to control signals and reduce collision risk.
A theater crowd erupts as a man with his coat collar up is playfully hailed. A gentleman jokes about B, then someone steps forward and delivers a sharp slap, only to reveal the struck man is a total stranger. The recipient calmly apologizes, admitting the mistaken identity.
In Elizabeth New Jersey a theater scene from Acoust Grove caused chaos as live wolves entered from behind a safety net. The hero fought them with a club while the audience fled, one wolf fatally struck. performers managed to secure the rest and finish the act amid chaos.
A montage of social observations from Pall Mall Budget Science and Kansas City Times contrasts manners aboard travel with animal behavior in captivity. It notes varied national politeness amid solo female travel and jokes about ego and risk in daily life.
An enthusiastic report extols New York grape regions showing $0 varieties at the Worlds Fair and challenges California to match. It argues that many grape varieties exist but only a few pay for commercial orchardists, urging California to focus on the best few varieties for profit and questioning mass diversification.
A scientist from Ros tak infected a letter with cholera bacilli and mailed it. Post staff handled the letter, then bits of meat were found with living bacteria. Several people were exposed, a cholera death occurred, and later the letter was robbed from a house, with bacteria developing afterward.
In Cartersville Georgia 3000 spectators witnessed the execution of murderer Handeme Will Dutton. He had prepared a booklet detailing his case and future plans which he sold to the crowd for twenty five cents to fund a burial. He signed autographs on the books to speed sales before the hanging.
A collection of cautions and household tips cautioning readers about diet limits, smoking avoidance after meals, frequent feeding of young children, ear cleaning risks, lighting for reading, refrigeration practices, and bedtime rules for children. The list blends health warnings with broad lifestyle guidance. It references weight changes by season and warns against tobacco use and improper care for burns.
The passage outlines a Turkish 1876 constitution framework including indivisibility of the empire and parliamentary structure, notes Irish obstruction in the Commons, mentions tariff debates in Germany and US monetary shifts, cites the Bradlaugh oath case, lists Irish suspensions, and surveys historic congresses from Münster to Berlin, framing Congress as sovereign assemblies rather than deliberative bodies.
A collage of curiosities notes Buddhism as the largest religion, Christians at 402 million, Paris Grand Opera House as the world’s largest theater, and a 63 000 000 crane figure. It cites Cologne Cathedral towers at 511 feet, a Gibraltar fortress, the albatross endurance, the sensitive plant, and the common fea. Details on a Friedensville engine, a water-works boiler, and the Jordan River conclude the miscellany.
Ten thousand worshipers attend Sunday services at St Pauls Cathedral London. Morning and afternoon services draw 2,500 each, while the evening service also fills. The record notes high turnout for the Anglican church.
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