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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1890
Page
7
A damaged extract describes a young mother converting into a guardian and arming her family with meager means. It notes exhausted bottles, chipped utensils, and repairs that kept the household fed and clothed as crowds gathered with a sense of struggle and resilience.
A messy OCR passage notes a Cincinnati column man who jealously notes his daily routine Sundays included He fills stenography tasks then resumes writing with quick pencil work He reads political opponents with amusement as they sharpen him New York
A St Louis Republic report notes drought exposes petrified remains of an antediluvian creature near Porcy, along the Des Moines river. Local resident R. Dawson earlier found a “queer thing” now believed to be a gigantic extinct monster with a detached head and long tail fragment.
A Pall Mall Gazette note reports Don Juan Bautista de Guzmany Caballero duke de Najera, famed as eccentric, left a will demanding no death notice and describing funerals as wearisome. It states he hid about £40,000 in his coffers, to be recovered by his usufruct heirs.
A New York hotel clerk recalls daily receipts around 7500 during busy periods and about 3000 in dull midsummer weeks, noting expenses shrink by roughly ten percent in quieter times and implying lower profits for the American hotel in midsummer.
The fragment notes lanes with a military look and mentions Vanderbilts Astor Goslete among prominent names. It describes giant white slabs resembling Italian marble and many other brick structures that are lofty and effective, as reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Aaron Levy once known as Turkey Levy in New York. A tale by a Massachusetts correspondent describes a frozen-sea incident along the Lucie River with a humorous, curious tone.
A fragmented chronicle notes a fading belief about a daring damsel bathing and the fatal cloud burst that unsettles Colorado, while Baron Hirsch endows $10,000 monthly to aid Jewish immigrants in America. Rio de Janeiro’s national library hosts vast manuscripts as ex-emperor Dom Pedro writes on Tupi Indians. Gustave Bourcand’s poster hobby is described and a crack-filling method using pitch and gutta percha is outlined.
Frank Sweeney of Omaha fell in love with a picture of Mrs. Anna Tapley, a young widow from Louisville, and carried the image for months. He met the original on Friday last week and married her on Monday, after a brief, surprising courtship.
A Buenos Aires report notes a record Tyanco game with an estimated 500 million in currency involved and eight players contributing to the vast sum. The item describes it as the largest Tyanco match on record.
In Hungary a drought left wells dry and no rain for a long period. A devastating blaze consumed a harvest and 100 houses were destroyed, leaving 104 families without roofs as night fell.
A wealthy subject retired after a farewell crowd applauded Paris Letter. Police report a cruel incident where a 12 year old boy was shut in a wardrobe, dying en route to hospital. Parents, described as well off, were arrested amid large public hostility. mother sent home after attempts at personal crisis.
An elderly Canadian-born couple aged about 70 reconciled after fourteen years apart. He bought land, she moved in years earlier, some years of silence followed, then last week he visited her home and within half an hour they returned to his residence and resumed living together. The Philadelphia Times notes their happiness.
Paris Letter notes that France forms traveling juries to gather information for science, commerce, and agriculture. Ten citizens will annually travel abroad under a special administrative commission chosen through competitive exams, not by the Academy of Sciences.
St Petersburg letters describe a successful prison labor exhibition held during the international prison conference. The event prompts plans to create a permanent museum showcasing prison work and models of prisons, penitentiaries, and retention and correction facilities.
Wyoming excitement grows over a late gold discovery near Lander and Cheyenne with reports likening the rock to California’s 1849 rush. Vein near surface opened at several sites for 100 seat and rock could yield up to $100,000. Tin Cup and Lander compete to log the richest discoveries this season in a cross-state race.
A bronze wire is proposed for the Paris to London telephone link and the French project is valued around 150000 dollars. Enthusiasts predict that telegraphic communication may be superseded by this new line.
A fragment describes a Kan hotel where a bold inventor uses ice water under high pressure through pipes to chill rooms. Guests complain of heat as the inventor claims the system makes rooms exceptionally cold, prompting the idea to flood the hotel with ice water and test the temperature.
A fragment from a New York paper describes a small town boy with a strong sense of justice. He reacts to a mother’s punishment with a sharp retort about sparing punishments for orphans, illustrating childlike reasoning and sentiment in a domestic quarrel.
The Philadelphia Record recounts a man who, two years after a blizzard car ride froze mid route, paid a fare and was left waiting at Ninth and Sansom. On a recent night he reboarded the same car, identified the driver, demanded to finish the trip, was denied, and paid another dime. The ride lasted forty two minutes amid the dispute.
In a Philadelphia court a group of nine juvenile prisoners, their combined ages far under a hundred, were on the bench or near it as a cache of pebbles, decayed lemons and old shoes was described as thrown at a cottage. Unable to identify the culprit, the judge discharged them and they filed from the dock amid suppressed giggles.
A waiter in a London restaurant smoking room found a packet of £100 in Bank of England notes after two customers left. He kept the money and will return it if witnesses confirm the rightful owner, with the finder praised as honest.
Two proposals under consideration in France could dramatically alter commerce. One aims to canalise the Seine to allow ships from Havre to Paris, making Paris a sporting hub for river traffic. The other envisages a canal from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay to intercept much of the Gibraltar traffic.
The Pinkerton detective agency, now drawing wide public attention, began in 1862 when Allan Pinkerton founded it in Chicago. From a tiny group of fewer than six men, the agency has grown into a sizable forces deployed for private security and detective work.
A Detroit Free Press humor piece mocks city slickers and rural hosts. The narrator notes country lodging claims are popular in summer resorts while city residents prefer simpler fare. A joking stroll through the lure of country board ends with a self-deprecating quip about staying home.
A New York Letter fragment recounts a chaotic scene where a butcher tries to seize three women and force others into a ride to escape being harmed. The writer notes nearly being scratched or kicked and mentions a woman described as mannish with a shirt front.
A merchant staged a summer prank by swapping thermometer tubes to trick locals into fearing extreme heat. The ruse claimed 120 degrees in the shade and sparked amusement as people believed their own ages in the heat.
An odd mix of notes reports a six foot rattler in Americus Georgia with fourteen rattles and a tragic end after a laborer Alfred Fields knocked it down. Other items include aAberdeen cab driver fined for smoking on duty, Philo Penfield’s war era dead-letter parcel, California honey yields, and word that John D. Rockefeller’s proposed 20 million university is under serious discussion though he is not yet involved.
A posted notice in Athena Oregon from John Edington urges neighbors to kill and eat his disruptive spring chickens instead of piling them in the alley, signaling a direct instruction to handle the nuisance locally. The stark directive addresses nearby residents and reflects a personal resolution to a poultry issue.
A cropped OCR fragment describes Sew York area markets at Thirty fourth street and foot of North River, noting markets at Ca pal street and Thirty-fourth street are not attractive early or late, with references to neighborhood receptiveness and party visits.
An exchange piece recounts Abbe Hun’s travel story where a servant reads a cat’s eyes to guess the time, a clever but low trick. It notes the ingenuity of using natural cues to fake the time of day, and mentions serene weather and potential misdirection from a four footed clock.
Historical notes discuss the ongoing struggle to stop electric railcars safely at high speeds, highlighting calls for a reliable vacuum brake or other power substitutes. The West End company continues to explore solutions as engineers push beyond traditional hand braking limits. Also included is a quirky local blurb about B. W. Gamble's hen in Cuthbert, Georgia, laying eggs until near death, fed by Miss Mary Gamble after blindness set in.
In Indian Mound ae, De J Babe of Virginia, returning from Schuyler County Mississippi, opened a mound. The chief’s corpse lay with head east. A copper crescent, sheet mica mirror, a peculiar vase, a small stone axe, arrows, spearheads and a large shell were found.
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