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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
3
The excerpt presents Nature as a mother guiding a child to bed, gently taking away playthings one by one. Longfellow reflects on how nature handles human life, leading us toward rest even as we do not grasp the unknown beyond what we know.
The narrator recalls a romance with Gus Waters who wooed her while she was engaged to Robert Carpenter. After a quarrel and allegations of deception, Gus proposes an impulsive morning wedding, and they marry despite her prior engagement, ending a tale framed by social expectations and bold moves.
A historical overview of the Clayton Bulwer treaty of 1850 between the United States and Great Britain. It outlines aims to promote a Central American canal while banning exclusive privileges or dominion by either power and notes earlier Nicaragua negotiations and protectorate tensions. It also includes a tangential anecdote about Pierre Loti and Tahiti.
The text estimates one in fifteen hundred people are blind worldwide, about one million. It notes Russia has the highest proportion in Europe with 200,600 blind in 96 million people, mainly in the northern provinces of Finland. Ophthalmia from poor hut ventilation and treatment gaps is blamed, with additional blindness in Egypt from glowing sand.
The Excelsior geyser in Yellowstone Park is the largest geyser. Its basin measures about 200 feet across and 330 feet deep. Boiling water fills the basin with steam rising constantly. Water is ejected 50 to 300 feet high at long intervals.
A report claims British landlords hold 20 000 acres of land in the United States—an area larger than Ireland. The figure highlights cross Atlantic property ties and prompts questions about land ownership and influence.
The text notes twenty thousand Indians die yearly from snake bites. It cites the cobra di capella as the deadliest reptile and reports that a government reward for snakes' heads backfired as natives bred snakes to claim rewards.
The article notes gold brocade bought in 1676 for a robe for King Louis XIV costing about 85 dollars per yard. It also mentions a German Empress weaving two white silk coverlets with relief floral designs, not embroidered, used as boudoir tapestry, at 112 dollars per yard with the weaver earning one sixth.
An 1850s advertisement features teeth made of paper as a curiosity and asserts a peculiar process makes them superior to other materials. It recommends maintaining stomach health with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters to improve teeth condition, claiming cures for constipation dyspepsia and biliousness aid dental outcomes.
The Verney family of Claydon Buckinghamshire possess a massive gold wedding ring worn over a military glove in Charles I era. It was used by an ancestor at Edgehill where a gloved hand clutched the royal standard after the battle. The ring remains on the finger when ceremonies begin though a lighter circlet replaces it. The last marriage to use the ring was Sir Harry Verney and Florence Nightingale’s sister.
An advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movements are essential for health. It states the remedy acts gently on the liver and kidneys, cures a sick headache, with prices 25 and 50 cents.
Reports from Paris indicate gambling has reached a crisis level with widespread losses at the races. Officials say about half of personal crisis reports in the city relate to betting losses, triggering a formal government inquiry.
An early advertisement touts Jell-O as a new dessert with flavors including lemon raspberry strawberry and other varieties. It highlights broad family appeal and markets the product at 10 cents at local grocers.
Washington reader Mrs. Nettie Chash recounts her 16 month old son’s illness misdiagnosed as measles then mumps and scrofula. After three doctors and blood medicines, a neighbor’s story led her to Hood s Sarsaparilla which gradually cured the running sore on his neck and restored his health.
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