12 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1898
Page
1
A Chicago Times Herald report from the frontier quotes a persuasive essay on coyotes as “friendless” pests. It notes widespread bounty wars, wolves expanding north, and schemes where counties paid multiple times for the same scalps, draining treasuries while coyotes persist.
The article explains a cork rope made of small corks braided with cotton twine and a coarser outer braid, capable of withstanding 1,000 pounds. It also details Knightly lances measuring 12 to 20 feet in length, heads 4 to 8 inches wide and 12 to 20 inches long.
Cardinal Gibbons argues in The Ladies' Home Journal that Christian duties are rooted in heart and soul though external acts express convictions. He asserts daily prayer and charitable duties are possible in any station, from clergy to tradesmen or leisure, and prove one’s fidelity to Christian life across all circumstances.
Two former friends once in political and business ranks reunite in a Sixth Avenue eatery after years apart. The governor’s former ally, now a plain bookkeeper, and the other, a dry goods clerk, recall past honors as they part with humor about their titles and faded status.
Mrs Saran Stevenson describes the 1863 Puebla scene during the French intervention in Mexico. Crowds burned effigies of General Forey Napoleon III and Al Dubois da Saligny while rattles clattered and firecrackers echoed through the day.
Siddy asks about finding babies by digging gooseberry bushes. Katie says babies don’t come from gooseberry bushes but from big shops. Katie jokes about Tamlies supplied and printed stories.
Excerpts describe a fifteenth century Paris fashion fife sending over a thousand dolls to Europe as style models. The piece notes travel rules in Austria and Great Britain, and cites a Chicago Record query about Miss Flavilla’s theater plans.
A survey of historic automata from Daedalus to Vaucanson and Kempelen, detailing wooden Victorians and famed mechanical ducks, frauds like Kempelen’s chess Turk, and later notes on Sir Henry Doulton’s life and factory impact in London.
Swinemunde on the Baltia enforces strict Sunday rules. Shipmasters entering the port face heavy fines if ships are washed or painted on Sundays or church holidays. Foreigners, familiar with the German church calendar, are often caught.
The arid United States spans vast terrain where irrigation is essential for crops. A "subhumid" belt from about the 96th to 99th meridian offers limited moisture, while a broader zone west of the 99th and east of the 121st supports little rainfall. The expansive area totals about 1,340,000 square miles, larger than Arabia and comparable to the combined Persian and Indian regions.
Dr Machon notes Calngna marriage rites hinge on killing a tapir to show the groom’s ability to support a family. The tribe gathers at the carcass for a feast. polygamy is allowed though relatives are avoided. A new mother rests briefly then resumes work while the infant is carried in a shoulder hammock. Hair is rarely combed.
A New England visit ends with a Pacific coast girl declining a platter of large oysters at a Massachusetts Avenue dinner. She avoids cutting or swallowing them, unsure of proper form and fearing choking, as the host asks about their Eastern variety. The anecdote appears attributed to the Washington Post.
A Medical Review writer links widespread blindness among Moorish coffee drinkers in Moroccan cities to daily coffee use. The note cites Moorish merchants showing eye issues between ages 45 and 60 as they consume coffee throughout the day.
Miss Anna L Bicknell an English governess recounts French marriage customs for The Century She notes the decline of arranged marriages and the rise of parental care over alliances while revealing how French women balance affection, autonomy and motherhood in a society that values wedlock and family welfare.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that O'Hoolahan and O'Callahan reference the number 18 as unlucky while a new building rises across the street. The piece mentions oysters instinctively opening shells to receive food as they approach the rising tide, likening it to a return home.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt discusses misers as artful savers and moral exemplars. It cites Franklin and Balzac, parades Daniel Dancer as a colorful case, detailing his ragged wardrobe and hoarded wealth. The tale ends with Dancer’s death and a neighbor’s fortune, highlighting avarice’ societal harms.
Chambers' Journal warns that weighting silks with tannin extracts, tin salts, phosphates, and other additives has contaminated much fabric. Only pure silk burns cleanly. weighted silks leave heavy ash and can smolder or ignite spontaneously, especially black silks stored warm and dry, endangering wear and safety.
A fashion writer notes three distinct button sizes for jacket, skirt, and bodice. Many small buttons resemble gems in color and design, set in steel, silver, or gold mountings. Jet, opal, enamel, and old bronze styles appear with riveted points and miniature medallions, while expensive passementerie offers buttons that finish strap ends without strain.
Mr Murray Hill notes odd color effects on people and Mr Point Breeze asks what effects. The exchange appears in the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The article argues for disguising ugly iron mantels in small flats with drapery or a wood casing. It details overmantels, cabinets, mirrors, and smoker’s features to add character, lists storage and display options, and suggests painting discolored marble to resemble woodwork. It notes Damascus as the world’s oldest city.
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