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Newspaper
Enterprise
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1893
Page
2
Irregular OCR yields scattered items including partial city directory entries, lodge meeting notices, and railway schedules. Names such as Evergreen Chapter No 55 and Evergreen Lodge No 58 appear with meeting hints toward the first Tuesday after a Wednesday, plus scattered train times and local officials or stations referenced in broken form.
A wide dated miscellany recounts trials and trains, court wins, and wrecks from Moberly Missouri to Monmouth Illinois. It notes political races in Kentucky and Rhode Island, crimes in St Louis and Oswego, shipping losses, Brazilian and Cuban affairs, and social upheavals across cities, with numerous named individuals and places.
Swift assumes mayor pro tem in Colca after council approves bond. Ceremony lasts over ten minutes. Rockefeller donates 500,000 more to the University of ae Pee. Roykefelley contributes another 500.
The article outlines Curacao as a Caribbean island north of Venezuela with over 60,000 residents. It notes scarce fresh water, failed Dutch bore wells, brackish water for manufacturing, and rainwater reliance. It describes society, clothing, housing, and a population mix of African, Dutch, Spanish, and Indian heritage, plus lottery trade and lagoon life.
Fragment from a Booth narrative recalls Booths voyage to the Band Islands en route to Australia with David O Anderson. Edwin acted as billposter, pasting bills by night after a native mishap with tara tara paste. The tale also touches on gum chewing, digestion, and a Byron anecdote about a funeral delay.
A fragment describes women paying 60 cents for a service and 75 cents for another with whipped egg trimmings. It mentions a small sheet iron stove, towels, a staffer using a tin spout, a fan, and a fashion paper while the attendant steps away for shampoo. The crude details suggest a historic beauty parlor scene with improvised equipment.
A fragmentary feature describes Kriegshunde war dogs trained in Alpine towns near Vienna, detailing their uses in signaling, tracking wounded soldiers, and guiding rescuers. It notes training methods, dogs’ alert behaviors, and the roles of Collie and deerhound breeds in military signals and sentry duties.
A fragmentary essay confronts the balance between truth and justice, praising truth as a foundation for beauty and enterprise while critiquing financial booms driven by speculative daring. It cites a Turkish sultan’s diligence and evokes Harper's Magazine and the St. Louis Republic in discussing culture, politics, and curiosities.
London reports note a furor over feathered hats worn by the Princess of Wales and daughters. Most hats feature black cock feather tails, with few from birds used for food. Fashion shifts toward Alpine shapes as mourning tones influence millinery. A New Brain Process claims instant steel from iron and charcoal in a special furnace, hailed as revolutionary. In Jersey City a trolley wire accident killed two horses. The saying at end notes that true success is doing what one does well without seeking fame.
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