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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
5
A cluster of observations on superstition and social mores contrasts famous figures and common folk. Anecdotes from Rochester Post-Express and Atchison Globe note beliefs about sneezes, ladders, stockings, lucky cards, and casino-like party exploits with humorous judgment and civic tone. Mention of champagne consumption in New York closes the piece.
A reflective passage contrasts calamities and blessings, courtship joys, pride after fortune loss, and the limits of judging others. It suggests cheerfulness comes not from effort, wealth widens bonds and advising restraint, with examples from Olivia and Sophia and a Wakefield garden scene.
Swiss papers report Count von Zeppelin's forthcoming airship launch over Lake Constance. The vessel moored at Friedrichshafen is over 550 feet long, 50 feet wide, carried by sixty pontoons, and powered by two motors. It aims to remain aloft a week, rise to 3000 feet, tow a boat, and lift nearly two tons.
A collection of brief religious reflections from various ministers. Key themes include avoiding hero worship and war, living like Christ, removing prejudice, and finding relief in the cross during spiritual struggle. Names include Mrs A M Knott Rev Morgan Dix Rev A Percival Rev Charles M Jacobda Rev A W Raymond.
A Chicago Record humorous piece reflects on personal faults and social manners. It jokes about temper, pride, and etiquette in daily life, noting how concerns about troubles shape our worries and how quick travel plans disrupt home routines.
A Woman Reporter chats at a fashionable reception with a hostess who proudly confirms she has five children and hopes for five more. She credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for strengthening her nerves and stamina to endure pregnancy and work, and praises its impact on her family’s health.
A Boulogne bullfight held under electric lights drew hundreds from Hastings and Brighton. Six bulls died amid brutal goring and horse injuries. Panic and fainting followed as spectators fled. many foreigners condemned the bloodshed.
The Norwegian Popular party drafts a program seeking full independence by creating a separate Norwegian foreign affairs ministry and consular system. The plan would leave the Swedish king as the sole bond between the two states and faces royal resistance, potentially ending with Norway becoming a republic.
A discussion of the value of the first printed Bibles highlights sales like the Mazarin Bible at over 20 thousand dollars and the Psalterium at 25 thousand dollars. It notes Gutenberg's 1455 masterwork, the rarity of copies, and the emergence of Latin, German, English, French, and Greek editions, including the first polyglot Bible circa 1514 1517.
A diverse roundup notes France using cement to protect iron bridges, Russia consuming 800000 domestic animals yearly, and China savoring fried wasp soup. It cites Great Britain’s insane population rising 2000 annually, mulberry juice for gout, and Norway vs US pulp trade. Also mentions red cedar trees, infant mortality rates in Europe, a Boston nonpayment case, Kentucky sociological trips by Chicago students, and a jeweler’s will pun exchange.
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