28 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1889
Page
1
Excerpt from Good Housekeeping praising a dawning age of light and urging effort and virtue to guide the world from chaos to righteousness. It contrasts a hopeful future with a looming peril and calls for labor and unity to shape mankind toward godlike humanity before chaos returns.
In a village on a warm afternoon Nat the half-wit wanders and proclaims himself on business for the king. He meets Tommy Brock, reads a roadside placard, and travels to Tracey’s Half-Way House where he is fed and sheltered. Burglars threaten, Nat fulfills his royal orders, guards a family, and earns local fame as a steadfast servant of the king.
The Hemlock species remains indispensable in eastern markets despite general miscomprehension. Lumbermen overlook its appearance and utility, yet reports claim it thrives in domestic and potential foreign demand. Hemlock plank proves economical for docks, bridges and yards, with several million feet shipped in past years and major Pennsylvania firms handling hundreds of millions annually.
A Yuie college student and a girl fell through thin ice at Lake Whitney. The student sank but surfaced to find the girl struggling. He rescued her then retrieved her muff before climbing out, prompting a cautious stance on further winter adventures.
A Lewiston reminiscence recounts a sharp witted father naming himself Saul the son of Kish. The Northwestern Timberman reports strong demand for birch and bird's-eye maple with plans to ship to New York and England. Upper Michigan birch and maple quality is praised, rail access limited, five producers cited, and timber potential praised for farming land and railroads. Alpena papers note buyers in the area shipping veneer stock to New York for English markets. Ten dollars per thousand feet, twenty delivered, quoted.
The Philadelphia Times correspondent describes North Dakota as the coldest U S region due to unbroken winds from Manitoba. Blizzards pack sand like snow into clothing and drifts four to five feet high that can bear horse weight. The writer notes biting wind, sugar like snow, and winds that move snow in vast, blinding masses across the plains.
A group near Charleston and Savannah share a tale of nerve as a daredevil stands beside a passing express. The train roars by at high speed, dust fills the air, and the man collapses in fear, admitting he would not try the stunt again.
In Woodbridge 1818 James J. Baldwin the Whig candidate and Treat Clark the Democrat vied for the Legislature. One Whig abstention swung the result, Clark winning next day. the legislature then elected Roger Baldwin U S senator and Isaac Toucey Democrat from Hartford was chosen by one vote.
A clipped quip notes sting of old friendships when money shifts the dynamic. The line hints at changing loyalties and value in financial terms, reflecting a sharper social observation.
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