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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1899
Page
14
A New York World excerpt lists quirky Connecticut statutes on August first enactments. Provisions include property tax rules, truant returns, animal and bird protections, licensing for egg collection, and school eye tests along with labor union restrictions.
City Bill Posting And Advertising Co offers bill posting distributing and card tucking at reasonable rates. Member Associated Bill Postors U S and Canadas Treasurer Lawn State Bill Posters. Motto a place for every bill and every bill in its place.
The writer reviews the membership book of a large Midlands bachelor club. Members cite reasons for joining or staying single, revealing fears about wives, in laws, gossip, clothing, and childhood noise. The piece suggests sisters study these motives to learn what keeps men from marrying.
A discussion notes American express engines are designed with larger power margins to handle heavier loads and keep time, even when loads rise from 200 to 300 tons. It contrasts with English practice, where pilots and assisting engines are routinely added under adverse conditions, reflecting a smaller power range for English locomotives.
An essay from Good Cheer highlights learning practical trades. At Cornell all mechanical engineering students study seven arts, including blacksmithing. A former student recalls being forced to weld a broken mine shaft in Colorado, proving hands on skills can lift careers and save operations.
A dramatic sketch recalls men lost in pursuit of precious metals deep within a vast canyon. Narration describes primeval forces and inaccessible chasms guarding wealth as a Californian miner vanishes while others nudge copper ore to the surface on hardy pack animals.
The article surveys some of the most isolated peoples such as the Cshuktshi on the Ianishatka peninsula far north near Behring Strait who largely live apart from Mussina and have little outside contact. It notes the New Siberian islanders communicate with the mainland only once a year and mentions Central African pygmies seen as legends. It recounts a humorous anecdote about Prince de Ligne and Comte de Segur during a rainy night, amid a discussion of dueling theatrics and a watchless street, as reported by Youth's Companion.
A Cedar Rapids Republican proposal would put the adjutant general to a vote by the national guard, claimed to have greater merit than a plan to strip officer elections. The item also notes a Grundy Center widow selling a 240 acre farm for 14000 to fund her children's education, cited as evidence that wise women live in Iowa.
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