25 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1892
Page
1
A excerpt reflecting on a veteran’s life spent aiding others and sharing comfort to the afflicted. The author credits a veteran with continuous acts of kindness toward widows, orphans, and neighbors, finding his life’s measure in deeds rather than years.
Ted Lewellen grows from a circus prodigy into a weary youth craving farm life. Raised by a circus troupe after his rider father’s death, he endures fear and fatigue as he learns the ring trick and dreams of returning to the old farm and family, aided by Benny and his mother.
Engineers on the Congo railway near Matadi blast solid rock for 15 miles and build river bridges every quarter mile. By year end bridges should be in place and the line reach Palabaln, then Kinchassa. Some 2750 native laborers are grading rock and excavating while 30 000 porters haul freight to the coast. Belgium Dutch and Pench traders expand ivory and rubber markets as Belgian river material arrives.
Historical note highlights pigeons as reliable messenger birds for ships at sea. It claims for long reliance on their memory and homing ability to land after miles, preserving ship course and saving time and labor. A quoted observer notes pigeons can recognize ships and return to land despite changing surroundings.
Poem attributed to George E. Brown from the Atlante Constitution speaks of a brighter day after hardship. It contrasts melancholy and joyous scenes, urging patience and faith as clouds lift and the future reveals treasure and a hopeful path ahead.
A garbled collection of quips and jokes from multiple papers including New York Journal Boston Post and Boston Transcript. It pieces together jokes about quarrels makeup flirting wit and social quirks with names and fragments scattered across the text.
The passage discusses the legendary explosive chloride of nitrogen as the strongest known, noting a long secrecy about its composition from 1511 to 1888. It mentions Dulong’s injuries in 1812 and Sir Humphry Davy and Faraday’s laboratory efforts with dangerous experiments and protective glassware.
Fragmented reminiscences on willpower and moral reform contrast with a controversial piece on jockeys and drinking. The text cites Rev I Coney and a New York Commercial Advertiser riff urging self control and health, warning about boys who drink and misbehave while promoting disciplined riders.
A Chicago Street Mission preacher launches a gas wagon with a cabinet organ and coffee tank to curb beer by noon yard rounds. The organ music and a placard preach coffee as a beer substitute, potentially spawning more wagons if successful and shifting labor district drinking habits.
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