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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
3
In New York City, long-held Puritan bans on women smoking in public places are easing. A high end hotel posts a card promising that both gentlemen and ladies may smoke in the gilt room on the second floor, and the room fills nightly. The change mirrors broader shifts as authorities rarely arrested smokers on Broad Street not long ago.
Captain Lawless of the steamship Australia reports possible traces of a phosphate rich island found by Captain John De Graves in Honolulu. He cites 17.50 N latitude and about 133 W longitude as De Graves’ approximate site. Local expeditions, notably Peacock in Honolulu, have funded searches. Albatross investigations were extended after Lawless’ account.
A New York Tribune summary notes American women at Waigey room diners. husbands often walk beside or precede their wives, while English tourists request separate heaters and consult the head waiter. The piece contrasts social cues with an aside about cereals and farm values rising to 6.25 billion dollars over five years.
The article describes 16 000 pigeons housed on eight frame sheds along the Los Angeles river near the Sierra Madre, fed by improvised roosts of empty gasoline cans and woollen boxes. Guards and dogs protect the roost from thieves as disease and rats reduce the flock weekly.
A Philadelphia tavern owner, a plainspoken Quaker, tells a drinking man to try a parilla after he loudly demands whiskey. The crowd, offended by the outburst, reports the incident to the Philadelphia Record, noting the drinker’s loss of surplus and the bar’s calm handling.
A Nassau hotel keeper proposes a 48 foot glass bottom boat to show sea life. The design includes a thick glass panel and a box-like telescope to provide patrons with an enhanced view of underwater gardens. The Palm Beach built craft would offer deeper immersion and steadier sighting than traditional methods. British women gain ground in politics, Birmingham group notes support for women’s election. A government report shows ten years of shipbuilding yielding four vessels of 19,389 tons cost 7.2 million dollars and laid down over a decade.
Adler unveils a light cold weather service suit designed for comfort and overseas wear. The rainproof drab mix fabric features a small detachable cape, Norfolk pattern jacket with patches pockets plaits and a fitted waist with back plait. Each unit will have a specific colored ground title.
In 1867, diamonds were found north of the Orange River when a Boer farmer bought a glittering pebble from a native child for £80. British trader O'Reilly recognized its value and sold it to Grahame Town official Atherstone, who judged it genuine. Sir Philip Woodhouse, Cape high commissioner, then bought the gem for £500.
An Irish customer asks about a mantel clock and learns an eight day clock runs without winding. The report then shifts to Virginia lawmakers considering exempting women from certain tasks, allowing arms, with examples of women purchasing pistols and a Roanoke club for target practice. Colorado and Utah offer Rocky Mountain camping packages as a new tourist draw.
Report discusses a Biotonrapple device rigged for hunting that aims to replace shooting with the camera. Critics note photographers can capture dynamic scenes like foxes and deer without cruelty, while acknowledging the technical challenges still attract interest.
A Chicago Inter Ocean contributor claims a steam powered four wheeled vehicle built in 1864 operated near Camp Fry west of Clark Street. Witnesses recall an upright boiler, front seat, two men aboard, and the early machine moving at about ten miles per hour, dubbed a “son of a gun on wheels.”
A tale from Bloomington Indiana recalls Leland and Mrs Stanford visiting a Bloomington Christian church about ten years ago. Mrs Stanford dropped a ten dollar gold piece into the plate and the deacon Amzi Atwater suggested an exchange for the intended amount. Mrs Stanford did not take the exchange. The story ends with travel notes about Death Valley and dust devils.
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