02 Dec 1886
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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1886
Page
1
Commenting on Archer the famous English joker, turfmen credit his success to courage patience aptitude integrity and good judgment. The Detroit Free Press notes these traits plus opportunity can lead to success in any field from farming to politics.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland writes to Detroit School of Journalism director Mrs ML Jayne praising women’s work and urging steadfast effort. She emphasizes that goal work is never wasted and that diligent study yields valuable results for their careers.
An Eastern college professor abroad in London, pursuing a coin collection, finally finds a half farthing after a misstep in the street. He felt restrained by darkness and lameness yet lucked upon the marked coin, discovering at his hotel it was the sought after half farthing.
The Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company of New York reports 1850 year totals with 101,103,054 surface passengers and 3,800,000 daily equivalent. Gross earnings reach 7,423,216 and net 2,450,161 after expenses. Interest rentals tax and new structure costs total 274 and 274? include taxes. Dividends of 1,560,100 paid. 709,631 carried to surplus.
A Chicago paper mocks London’s Census Report listing absurd quantities of food and drink per person. It notes Leaden population near 4 million and claims each citizen supposedly consumes ox meat, sheep, poultry, fish, oysters, beer, and vegetables daily, then laments famine under such perverse figures.
The article notes increasing premature baldness in both sexes, with men showing greater loss earlier. It compares New York Chicago and other cities, claims Americans overestimate their baldness, and cites English French German rivals. It predicts the next generation may be notably hairless.
The only civil pensions paid by the United States go to the widows of Presidents Polk Tyler and Garfield and to Mrs Cheatham, aided with General Canby in the Modoc massacre. The Polk and Tyler widows receive $5.60 a year, while Mrs Cheatham receives £1,260.
About 20,000 men in the United States are involved with brass bands as players or instrument makers. There are roughly 0,000 brass bands currently, with the number quickly rising. A notable trait is that when brass bands work, they play.
Reports describe successful cotton experiments near Monterey with a stock company formed to grow cotton on a large scale. Incorporators expect to make a fortune in a few years as operations expand in the region.
Fragments indicate farmers found gaps and missing gourds across fields between a river and a road. The report notes 2 peat tokens between deepows and men, with evidence of theft or misplacement. Further cleanup shows extensive gaps in what remained.
The London Fresco describes a Java custom near Brame volcano where eruption sparks a ritual fire. When lava pools are kept as fuel, the community maintains a stored fire from eruption tradition and only lights anew from neighbors after neglect or a new eruption.
In Turin a subscription organized by editor Teele honors King Humbert for bravery during Naples epidemic. Citizens gave five cent contributions, the fund quickly closed. A bronze wreath with a golden star was presented at Monza. the king thanked them and said he would only follow his heart’s duty. He lamented not to be asked to divert proceeds to the many in need.
The Washington correspondent reports a Treasury Department case where a sixteen year old was placed in a clerk role at 120 dollars, earned 70 for herself, and saved 2500 for the clerk. The department ordered the clerk to return or lose the post. The girl, deemed capable, sought Civil Service exam passage but was deemed underage, with the commission saying candidates must be eighteen.
A mysterious ruler of three isles, Tim Bancks, governs with a palace of coconuts and a fleet of trading vessels. He holds sway over copra trade, insists on pilotage payments, forbids white settlers, and keeps dozens of wives while resisting missionary attempts to monogamy.
A preacher warns that parental severity and leniency beide fail and urges sealing a child’s future in a dry dock of Christian home discipline. He cites家庭 scenes of temptation, youth missteps, and the need for steady guidance to prevent vessels from sinking in a storm of vice.
A preacher warns that moral influence shapes children’s paths from before birth. He recalls a tale of a tree’s crooked growth and urges parents to model faith daily, with family prayers and a warm, active home altar. He stresses decisive action against early misdeeds and the lasting memory of parental sanctity.
A Detroit man questions a farmer drilling a hole on his Indiana property asking if it is for salt oil natural gas or fun. The farmer hints at possibly selling the farm to a stock company and mentions a potential resignation, leaving the exact purpose unclear.
Francis Murphy, the temperance apostle, reports success in Ohio and Michigan with large pledge signings. He aims to gain 10,000 more supporters by year end and notes his son Edward collected 2,000 at Niles, Michigan. A tale on cider shows cider can lead to drunkenness, prompting abstinence enactment on a farm to prevent future temptation.
The piece traces a man’s decline from trusted position to ruin through gradual drinking. It shows initial indulgence, loss of duty, unpaid debts, pawning valuables, begging poorer clothes, and eventual total wreckage. It notes many cases begin from a wish to be sociable and ends with a cautionary example.
A long excerpt discusses Germany’s 1885 beer production reaching about 1.1 billion gallons, framed as waste harming the population. Consul Tanner argues heavy drinking drains time and economy, linking poverty to liquor. The piece includes temperance commentary and scattered quotes on taxation and public morals.
A dramatic fire rescue unfolds as a youth on a burning ridge refuses to jump. Firefighters struggle to reach him with water hose unable to reach the flames. A brave cooler-headed rescuer commands the jump and saves the boy from a deadly fall.
A description of 7000 London hawkers including men women and children selling newspapers in a precarious ragged trade. They move from stall to stall early each day, carrying bundles of papers and existing on thin margins.
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