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Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
3
Roy Farrell Greene reflects from the Detroit Free Press on a couple’s 40th wedding anniversary. He likens their romance to a garden gate and rose arches, noting how time, work, and affection have aged gracefully. The piece celebrates enduring devotion through shared memories and future plans.
In a rural community on election day tension erupts as a white candidate preaches racial fear and black voters rise in reprisal after a white man is killed. The scene shifts from a defiant schoolyard punishment to a mass gathering where former Confederate command influences a mob. The piece blends personal memory with the era’s brutal politics.
A grandmother shoots a panther that stalked near the clearing, using the family rifle altered into a shotgun. The tale recalls the weapon as a historic heirloom and notes its role in defending the farm from danger and birds, with a rustic anecdote about robins and scarecrows.
An anecdote from London Answers about a guest learning the innkeeper’s origin. The hostler reveals he is from Yorkshire and has lived in Essex for 16 years. The guest wonders why the hostler is not the innkeeper, to which the hostler replies the master is Yorkshire as well.
A Philadelphia Record quip compares reactions to swearing, noting men swear when excited and women cry, joking that if women cried at every swear word there would be another deluge.
A science note cites Mr. Ja son noting drier summers and suggests the wetter may be depleted by the widespread use of artificial ice machines, reflecting an early discussion on climate effects of technology.
The survey notes world coal field area at 471 500 square miles and Japan's Yokohama imperial commercial museum modeled after Philadelphia's. Shipbuilding in Clyde ends with 125 vessels launched totaling 264 577 tons. Vine cultivation covers 400 000 acres in the United States with three quarters bearing. New York wine output trails California. Parisians bitten by hydrophobia in 1897 numbered 1 060, with six deaths after Pasteur inoculation. Chloroform anesthesia, used in Wurzburg's Julius Hospital in 14 000 cases, claims rapid action, safety, and less nausea and depression.
A family letter recalls an early traveler’s fear and discomfort aboard a locomotive. The writer laments soot grime screeching and jarring motion while noting rail travel's time savings. Yet she doubts railways will suit ordinary leisure trips beyond business needs.
In Shepherdstown eastern West Virginia a local custom called soups involves guests bringing dressed chickens while the host supplies vegetables. The ingredients cook in large kettles over open fires, stirring by couples as a kiss is allowed when their spoons click. The event traces to Stonewall Jackson’s former men and includes annual reunions with a playful rivalry among ex Confederates.
The War Department moved to aid hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. The transport McPherson is to sail from New York on Monday to carry rations and supplies. Secretary of War Root urged mayors of large cities to mobilize private contributions to fund relief efforts.
Reports from San Juan de Porto Rico describe Arroyo destroyed with 16 lives lost and the town submerged. Guayamoc houses stand. seven killed there. Ponce reports about 500 deaths and widespread distress. Water supply cut, looting, famine feared, and military aid planned with 600000 pounds rice and beans ordered for relief aboard the McPherson.
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