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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1898
Page
5
A Kansan farmer Carter while cleaning an old well near Rumell was buried when quicksand caved in. He died after 68 hours with a crowd gathered at the site. the well became his tomb and was filled after religious services.
A historic patent office filing proposed an ant guard by chalking a circle around a table to deter ants. The notion, noted for its novelty and amusement, suggested chalk could warp an insect’s legs or stop a railway engine from starting. The application was ultimately abandoned.
A Chicago Inter Ocean item recounts a General Sherman era joke about a raw recruit driving six mule team. The muddled scene shows the sergeant urging the stubborn animals and a farmer teamster held in the guardhouse for mutiny while the old mule driver pleads with a late night prayer to end the standoff.
Canon McColl quotes Sir John Pope Hennessy praising Gladstone's restraint in debate and his skill at turning a critique into a light rebuke. In a parliamentary clash over a commercial treaty, Hennessy believed a chemistry expert, Gladstone, proved his opponent wrong with wit. He then comforts Hennessy by noting the emperor of the French shared the same objection.
A fragmentary 1697 letter from Betty Whit to her husband notes four sisters visiting with Mr Ga- Mr Down- and Mr Bo- and a late night whist game. A 1717 Lord Hervey letter to tutor Foulkon mentions penalties of gambling among peers. May 1798 Bath notes whist, a puppet show, and social gossip about Betsy and Lady Bristol.
A mossy fox figure slowly stalks, described in a moresome moss worded scene as a craftful animal story with a mysterious mood.
The article surveys diverse betrothal practices across cultures. It details gold and silver wedding rings in Greek ceremony, espousal rites in Armenian and Japanese contexts, and elaborate ring traditions among fishing communities. It references Korean wonders, St Norah's potato lore, and contrasts Plains versus coastal Indigenous attire, all conveyed in a dated newspaper voice.
New York Times outlines mail routes from New York to distant cities and continents. Letters to Bangkok, Calcutta, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney, and Rome show transit times from 8 to 81 days and distances up to about 14 000 miles.
The New York Sun reports rare vegetable gems known as tabacsor formed in bamboo stems in the Philippines. Some coconuts yield pearl like spheres from the dairy oil sponge, small enough to fit a pin head to pea size, valued by European museums.
The Boston Transcript explains the Union Flag as a triplet of crosses the cross of St George the cross of St Andrew and the cross of St Patrick. It outlines how the Jack formed by overlaying these crosses became the Union Jack after the 1800 union with Ireland.
In a Richmond bound train, General Robert E. Lee sits at the end with officers nearby. An infirm, poorly dressed old woman enters and, lacking a seat, approaches the general. He rises and offers her his seat, prompting others to stand aside. He calmly says there is no bone for him if there is no seat for the infirm. The scene inspires others to give up their seats as well.
Fragmentary OCR text references a burglar encountering a familiar item and a Detroit Journal quote. It also mentions Buena Vista battlefield with thousands of American volunteers under General Zachary Taylor, implying a Civil War era or historical framing. The readable entities include Detroit Journal, Buena Vista, Zachary Taylor, and a burglar.
A collage of brief notes and squibs from a 19th century paper. Items include legal notions on patentability, a tale of two curates and a sermon, a mock squib about editors facing anonymous critics, a Cuban bereavement custom, medical diet claims, vast fish populations per square mile, a domestic scene with a hot car, a Maine button joke, and a note on the origins of the name Cuba.
The article claims two thirds of French school children bite nails and says Americans are nearly as prone. It discusses mental effort needed to stop biting, noting habits become unconscious and cause nails to be gnawed to the quick. It mentions various remedies and asserts stopping completely is the only cure. Washington expert commentary.
The New York Times recounts a Boston incident from the summer of 1698 aboard the San Francisco where Alexander Parker, mate, was found surrounded by empty liquor flasks. Parker faced discipline after sailors turned in whisky, leading to his stern dismissal to the sail area.
A Georgetown young lady during the Civil War regularly visited Confederate prisoners in Washington with baskets of fare. One lieutenant from Louisiana asked for a clean shirt, and their bond grew from there, leading to marriage after the war.
In Sayangah Georgia News, Dore Breed extols corn bread as wholesome, strengthening food. The piece notes turpentine farm labor in Georgia cooks rely on one peck of bacon and a pint of molasses weekly, yet workers remain muscular and in good spirits during woods work in the year.
In a Boston Transcript style fragment, Sir William Beaconsfield shared a memory of public warship regulation era. The anecdote recalls an invitation to visit Lord Banconafield at Hoghenden Manor, with a critique of landed wealth and a Sunday trip to village church. A Lawyer counsel warns defending a misfortunate man in a tale about a small boy.
A compact note on desert geography from Popular Science Monthly describes the Sahara as a double landscape. It contrasts flat dusty plains with ridges and Hammadas where caravans fear wind swept crags.
A fragmented tale set in the Queensland bush recounts hunting and fishing companions who meet a barber who shaved each man. A band of six men chase a deranged barber accused of killing a man in Unadilla. After capture, the barber claims his own unintended mercy toward the last man he shaved before contemplating another act.
The Scilly Isles earned the name flower islands as most land is used for cultivation and residents devote themselves to flowers. They previously wreckers and later potato growers before switching to floriculture, driven by profits and competition. Mary’s county area mirrors this shift with substantial flower cultivation.
A London Standard excerpt notes a Sydney to Blue Mountains train at 5:80 p m passing through a region likened to Switzerland for tourists. The author mentions summer crowds and romantic travels, with railway men nicknaming the train the Herring and the fireman Pike and guard Conkle.
Fractured OCR text mentions Hood's Sarsaparitia and references health, friendship, and peril. The garbled lines suggest a claim about a tonic or remedy, with intermittent mentions of perils and benedictions tied to Hood's brand. Many words are unreadable. core items include Hood's Sarsaparilla and health promises.
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