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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
8
A historical profile describes the envoy’s ceremonial duties shaping diplomacy. He greets new diplomats, hosts nobles at luncheon, and personally introduces envoys to the president. He oversees correspondence with monarchs and issues formal congratulations or condolences for royal happenings.
A Washington report from Connul Nelson at Bergen Norway cites leprosy prevalence in Denmark blamed on uncleanliness and carelessness. It cites six Danish patients with four in Copenhagen, Iceland's Laugarnes hospital saw 41 patients in 1909 with 18 dead. relapse common and death rates very high. Dr Armarever Hansen found leprosy dwelling but its antagonist not yet discovered. Icelanders blamed for imprudent practices among rich using the same beds and utensils.
A historical note on London's hotel rise describes a shift from grand town houses to hotel stays for season visitors. The top 20 hotels serve about 4,400 guests nightly, employ 4,500 staff, and reflect a $35 million hotel capital. Gordon hotels total $17 million in investment with $780,000 profit last year. Cecilia runs on a license exceeding several South American governments.
Scanning a strange report from Chicago, police chief ONeill explains officers have quietly repurposed clubs as musical instruments amid strict regulations against carrying instruments. He notes several men on the force can craft and play with impunity, turning gear into improvised music making while downplaying the weapon concern.
The Chitaguo Record-Herald cites Benjamin Franklin on alerting a Philadelphia newspaper and discusses US print history. It lists totals of newspapers and periodicals by region and type, noting New York as the state with the most publications and Alaska near the bottom, with the Philippines and Porto Rico also included in counts.
Natives of Lapland ferry full-blooded Lepps to Alaska with their dogs to form a reindeer colony. Reindeer are praised as heroes in Alaska history for hauling relief to Yukon miners and whalers trapped near Point Barrow. The Bear cutter aided the supply runs, with overland trips surpassing 1509 miles.
An opal expert explains value hinges on color and pattern with red as most prized, blue least useful, green needing vivid color and strong pattern. True color, no streaks, and factors like pinfire barlequin flashfire and hazelquin dominate, with regular color squares and edge view sometimes outperforming top view.
A New York Times note recalls how fifty years ago congress and senate wore crape after a president’s death, a custom tied to sympathy resolutions. It contrasts the smaller prewar body with postwar growth, arguing perpetual mourning became impractical as deaths rose. An Austrian report adds a rural accident tale of a man carrying gunpowder by road.
A fragment from a 18th century Connecticut tale recalls Rev Samuel Peters and Dr J Hendrick. It credits Peters with discovery and propagation of shocking legends about Yale founder Thomas Peters and Windham frogs, plus a satirical claim that Connecticut blue laws forbid mince pie and restrict musical instruments.
Invalids living on Thimble Islands off Hartford claim a milk cure. Nine residents, led by Philip H. Robinson and Camillus O. Otman, report weight gain and relief from nervous and kidney ailments after living solely on milk for about a month, with Robinson drinking ten quarts daily and vowing to never eat again.
In a London Mail interview M. de Bach argues that traditional warfare methods are obsolete, civilians in uniform outthink professional soldiers, and that the Boers proved effective. he suggests seven months of artillery training suffices for offense and cavalry is obsolete. He also notes fierce drug use among Amazonian tribes and ends with a commentary on animal perception in a Chicago Record-Herald inquiry.
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