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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
7
An observing man recalls a Kansas tale from a Chicago Tribune piece about floods. A steamboat cut across fields in Kansas during a rise, rested at night tied to a tree, then stranded as waters receded. By spring the vessel decayed, becoming a forest habitat and finally collapsing into debris.
Ex-Speaker Reed reads Italian almost as readily as English while Ex-Mayor Hewitt of New York warns that riches must serve the common good. William Bryan grows rich from lectures, and Judge Jenks notes a brow furrow beats trouser creases. Gen MacArthur nears 89 years in service and may visit Europe. Justice Brewer owns Liberty Hall near Lake Champlain with prized library and paintings. Five Trenton brothers all lawyers, education limited to grammar, as father died 1847 leaving a widow and six sons.
Practical notes on repairing broken stems with fusible cement and why cementing often fails. Proper annealing prevents thermal shock in glass. Lamp chimneys crack from heat and moisture, and vase interiors collect deposits from decayed stems removable with pumicestone powder.
Los Angeles has 13 parks totaling 3740 acres. Auto racers average 16 mph New York to Boston, ships rival by 8 or 9 mph. Massachusetts court division says hotel workers are protected by eight hour law. daylight sun in New York 64 percent, Rome 55, Madrid 45, Vienna 38, Berlin 39, St. Petersburg 35, London 23. Kansas wheat belt centers on Wichita. within 100 miles about 60 percent of Kansas wheatRaised. 17 counties 50 percent yield reaped. In north, wheat is scarce.
A publisher tells a young author that four or five rejections can make a book successful. John Habberton, present, recalls Helen's Babies was rejected 21 times before triumph. The anecdote underscores editors misjudging popular taste and the persistence of writers.
The article notes that lighthouse work is seen as feminine and orderly. It describes a balanced weekly program for keepers including sewing, lamp maintenance, reading, correspondence, and social duties as boards require showing the light to sightseers.
The World's Biggest Bass Horn sits in Williamsport Pennsylvania as the largest bass horn in the world. Frank Byers is the only man who can blow it, being formerly a tailor and now able to perform difficult compositions with ease.
A 19th century style column offers household tips to reduce odors with salt bread and turpentine cleaning, plus cautions on water immersion of nickel chafing dishes and gilded frames. It cites Prof Atwater on bread costs for a family of six, detailing 35 cents daily bought versus 11 cents homemade.
Extracted from a showman's appendix, the remarks extol amusement for children and its moral value. Epigrams praise childlike wonder, innocent mirth, and the aim to please children as the highest triumph of philosophy. It argues cheerful knowledge attracts the young and calls the author a public benefactor.
The article reports on military nutrition and literacy across European armies, noting 36 percent Niterntes among Italian conscripts, Scots Guards averaging 6 feet 2.4 inches, 95 percent of British soldiers can read and write, and 33 000 pounds yearly food for 15 men. It compares arctic eating, costs to feed in Greenland versus New York, and daily rations including beer, wine, fish, butter. Lieut Hobson cites sailors lacking homes and female influence as a moral flaw.
The article notes notable surviving governors from Virginia Massachusetts Ohio and New York. Gen Fitzhugh Lee remains well known among Virginia governors while Massachusetts honors Secretary Long a thrice elected governor and now secretary of the navy. Most Ohio ex governors live in New York City. New York has six surviving governors Cornell Cleveland Till Morton Black and Roosevelt. Three of them later held national offices including Cleveland as president and Roosevelt as vice president.
Millinery features sprays of pink hawthorn adorning hats for the season. Country girls and adults receive bold browns and taffeta ribbons with foulard for boating and cycling. Simple hats show black and white ribbon, creating a grayish effect, with a rolling sailor shape and grille details at the sides.
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