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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
2
An article compares small war vessels and torpedo boats with larger ships, noting naval debates on weapon mix. It describes British torpedo boat No. 70 tested at sea, achieving about 52 miles in two hours and rapid turning tests. Ships like Rattlemaker and Grauppers are mentioned as potential names.
The article details the Gabriel Charmey, a 1843 French warship concept by Charmes, tested by Admiral Aube's project. It describes a single gun battle arrangement, its weight and dimensions, recoil under load, and projected firing rate, plus notes on other torpedo boats and a humorous aside about Napoleon and boots.
Describes General Boulanger overseeing reforms in the Prometh army to speed up field operations. Proposes abolishing the round jacket for a new long tunic, allowing a woolen waistcoat, and changing gear such as leather boots and outer pockets to eliminate cartridge boxes. Emphasizes easier movement, fuller beards to save time on shaving, and internal packing for mobility.
The article traces the life of Lucky Baldwin from Buller County Ohio to Indiana, then Valparaiso and Racine, detailing his varied career from merchant to canalboats, hotels, brick and livery trades, Virginia City ventures, and finally lumber, real estate, and mining stocks. It notes his $9 000 000 fortune, Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco, 50 000 acres near Los Angeles, orange groves and vineyards, and his reputation for hard work and foresight alongside luck.
A Bronx-Cleveland anecdote notes poet Campbell’s claim that daily shaving wastes time over a lifetime, likening it to four days yearly. Baron de Trajuba gifts a Brazilian marmoset to Mrs. Cleveland, detailing the animal’s habits and appearance. An English report calls attention to rising demand for American oysters abroad.
An 187? article describes plans for a large commemorative tower for Queen Victoria on June Lacking clarity, it proposes a circular concrete and brick tower with seven foot thick base walls, sixty foot bottom diameter, elevators, galleries, a top restaurant, and space for 600. compares to Philadelphia Centennial and upcoming Paris/London towers, noting fog as a drawback and possible parliamentary action to abolish London fog.
A London Graphic critique of Niagara Mallat and a plan for a Niagara Tunnel and Power Company to divert water power, cost estimated at 4 to 5 million dollars with Italian labor. It also recounts Capt Paul Boyton’s daring Rhone voyage, describing placid fear and a riverside chain trap.
A Laketon, West Virginia resident recounts a wild frontier tale from Kapawa County. Edom Smith, a Persuasive preacher, and his wife Olga inhabit a lonely mountain cabin near a secret cave. Olga leads singing rituals and healing rites for local wanderers while a coffin containing her body rests in a carved oak box on a stump. After Olga dies, fear and superstition grow as the box is moved to a cave and haunting cries echo at night. The story ends with a vanished farm and a burning house, while locals insist that Olga’s ghost still wanders the haunted glen and cave, warning future generations.
A nineteenth century style medical note touts Ely's Cream Balm as a radical cure for chronic nasal catarrh, claiming long-standing difficulty and surprise at its effectiveness. The text mixes clinical claim with a curious local anecdote about Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, featuring a crow and a propensity for stealing ponies from a groceryman.
Gerald Maxwell son of novelist Miss Braddon and member of Wilson Barrett's company is lauded as clever with potential as an ML actor. A Chicago crank in A Strange Mania ties For Sale cards to horses and wagons in street standings, while the New York Sun notes the prank and the mysterious chant of the sandwich man, O for a thousand tongues.
A damaged OCR fragment portrays a lurid late night scene with a young woman in hosiery, a sniper, and shifting sexual tension. The text blends dreamlike narration with crude imagery as dawn nears, hinting at danger and bold display before fading into obscurity.
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