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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1894
Page
9
A London Illustrated News piece critiques readers who treat daily papers as new each visit. It contrasts those who skim ads and dates with those who truly engage, recounting an anecdote of a benevolent boy moving a bookmark to prolong a relative’s reading.
The Engineering News describes a 4000-ton-per-hour suction sand dredge by Naval Construction and Armament Co of Barrow England for Mersey bar operations. It features two 36 inch pumps, a T head suction system, a raiseable trunnion for depth, a hull 325 by 46 feet 10 inches, loaded draft 16 feet 4 inches, twin screws, speed 10 knots, and hopper discharge at up to 100 tons per minute.
A humorist seated himself to spare a woman in a crowded State Street car. He left abruptly after she thanked him, slamming the door and tumbling off as he exited. The Albany Express notes the charming moment of courtesy. Also a quarrel over engagement and a church music club toast from Fitchburg appear in brief items.
In a secret escape, Schemyl ferries the narrator to Berlin then London under an elderly disguise crafted by Carl and Mrs Hoffman. A forged 4300 ruble order fails at a bank, revealing Gordon's vanished funds and sparking a search for a solicitor.
A narrator fleeing a hidden life boards a Chelsea steamer toward Westminster and Tambeth pier in hope of finding Taras. Observing drawn blinds, she fears Taras is dead and the czar has conquered, clinging to a last, grim belief amid shifting emotions.
The article compares windmill density in the east and west, noting few in the east and many in agricultural areas of the west. It outlines uses such as pumping water and operating light machinery, praises recent improvements and falling costs, and asserts wind power is cheaper than hired help.
The article outlines do it yourself weed killer from an old saw blade and a tonite Wright device. It also reports on German hop crop reductions, onion and carrot soil advice, potato scab risks from unleached wood ashes, and spraying tips with Bordeaux mixture Paris green and London Purple as insecticides.
An old man with a long beard mocked Chief Justice Jeffreys after a harsh rebuke. The jurist challenged the beard and the man retorted that if conscience could be measured by beards, the judge would have none. The exchange appeared in New York Ledger.
A London News report cites Dr Gottschalk describing a market where girls aged 14 to 16 fetch high prices and infant wives are bought to fulfill sacrifices. It notes kidnap fears among girls near Hong Kong and a Berlin Foundling House that profits little due to restricted suitors and superstitions about foundlings.
The tale places a New Hampshire circuit court at a village inn where lawyers cluster around the hearth. A Wisconsin traveler sits rearward. a young attorney quips about hell and manners as the crowd learns that lawyers always sit closest to the fire.
Cholly Knickerbocker in the New York Recorder praises England’s no credit rule in clubs where members cannot charge drinks or dinners until the prior day’s debts are paid The rule applies to all from the Duke of Westminster to a government clerk and is said to protect club funds curb gambling debts and prevent extravagance
A Dublin host famed for his wine hosted a dinner with notable guests. Chief Justice Doherty recalled the event as a pleasant party, but the host disputed the idea, arguing a truly good gathering requires restraint and lively conversation, not excessive drinking.
The New York Times notes a groom who studies published wedding gift lists and visits the bride after the ceremony. He suggests exchanges or purchases to avoid duplicates, removing superfluous items like butter knives and syrup jugs from the traditional gifts.
In a brief notice from Atlanta, Jones and Brown pursued a game office. Jones won the seat but died the following day. Brown then faced coronial inquiry as officials sat on Jones’ case.
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