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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1895
Page
2
A collage of humorous and curious notes touches on trends from fashion to roads, with predictions about knickerbockers, bicycle innovations for two, and the rise of good roads. It cites prices, taxes, and pension spending, noting per capita figures through 1894 and quirky observations about culture and technology.
A letter in the Summerville Journal notes a population of 406,006,0007es yle with only 100 physicians. It argues that such conditions impede care and jokes that in China a doctor who neglects a patient is instantly put to death, explaining a grim situation.
A planned exhibit at the New York Aquarium in Battery Park opening next November will feature a manatee or sea cow. The aquatic mammal has a stout body, flattened fore limbs as fins, reduced hind limbs, a conical head, and grayish black skin with bristles. Manatees inhabit sea shores near river mouths, feed on aquatic plants, and rarely leave the water.
A fragment describes a fledged bird testing a prey for the first time, invoking cautions about fear in early attempts. The note hints at cautious behavior and a learning moment in the animal’s development.
Mr H P Glaze of St Louis at the Hotel Page warns that one skunk species is as dangerous as a rattlesnake. He recalls a Texas camp incident where a boy was bitten and later died of hydrophobia, noting several documented cases in the state.
Local residents report a monstrous snake seen at large with a body as big around as a water barrel causing widespread alarm in the neighborhood and prompting residents to take precautions and notify authorities.
A Brooklyn tale recounts a Quaker landlord who dispossessed a purser’s family from a Cambridge place dwelling. A few days later a shrewd wife rents the home under him for less, then presents back rent figures and reveals her husband has been reinstated. The exchange ends with a sharp payment and a wary, amused landlord.
The article notes a tropical Africa flying frog first described by Bischoff and associated with the Equatorial African Exposition. It relates that the creature resembles a common bellfrog in body but has unusually webbed feet contributing to its flying adaptation.
Philadelphia Letger and Queen Sophia of Sweden celebrate a 15th birthday at Drottningholm while praising the Salvation Army. They, with the queen regent of Freeland, publicly support General Booth and his work. The Empress and Emperor show hostility to the army with imperial orders against anniversaries and police actions.
A market horse gifted to a man three times weekly bolted toward a fire engine at 1 AM as bells rang. The animal, eager to reach the fire, led the way galloping and pulling away from handlers, dragging part of its load along the route. It arrived at the blaze with the engine, then departed, leaving debris on the blocks.
A new location offers safety for impoverished cyclists, providing a rare refuge where cyclists' rights and protections are prioritized. The discovery marks a notable shift in urban safety for vulnerable riders.
A surreal summer vignette in a garden above the world shows a son of Adam meeting a feminine figure amid palms and wine. Disjointed dialogue, fading actions, and garbled names reveal a chaotic, morally charged tableau with theft and social pressure.
A long list of proposed routes and reduced fare tickets to events around the Nebraska State Fair in Omaha. Promises of brighter celebrations with electric lights, parades, and all-week festivities. Includes mentions of dates in September and related train service information.
A garbled set of maxims discusses time, neighbors, marriage, women's traits, habits, and gaming analogies. The lines mix advice about personal conduct and social observations with incomplete phrases and typos, offering a glimpse of a fragmented historical wording.
A clipped, dialect laden reminiscence notes watching water and weight bear on the head. The speaker muses on suffering as chronic and the paradox of ease among some and affliction in many, concluding with a reflection on pain and its perception.
A report notes Smith files for separation citing differences and attempts to resolve shared matters amid ongoing dispute. The filing signals the start of a formal process likely involving asset and custody considerations.
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