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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
3
Col Henry L. Turner, a Chicago veteran who served in two wars and led the First Illinois Regiment in the Cavan campaign, was injured when a bathtub toppled and fractured a rib. He limps into his office bandaged and imagines field hospital conditions.
An English writer denounces illegible handwriting as rude and emphasizes that people sign and write letters so unreadable that deciphering becomes a burden. The piece links messy script to a loose mindset and poor grammar, urging clearer writing and less unreadable communication.
The U S embassy warns Americans about swindles based on imaginary English estates. A London firm examined 1000 claims and found none valid. There are no large deposits in the Bank of England awaiting claimants. The piece notes people seek to be imposed upon and contrasts with the idea of a Castle in Spain.
The 2,500 pound howitzer loads a six foot ten inch gun with the muzzle elevated for firing. Four projectile types exist including lyddite shells of 27226 inches length and 122 pounds nine ounces. Shrapnel rounds carry over 500 metal balls and weigh about 100 pounds and are just over 10 inches long. The firing cartridge uses two pounds one ounce of cordite.
In England a special palace car for dogs is described with individual loose boxes for each dog. The compartments include running water nickel plated food receptacles and thick velvety mats. Plate glass windows allow dogs to view the landscape.
A remark cited by Good Housekeeping recalls a young man being examined before church membership. When asked which preacher converted him, he answered that no preacher did, but his mother’s steadfast practice. The line is praised as a remarkably effective sermon.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a mountaineer taking a vacation in a rural area described as behind Uncle Jim Stebbins' farmhouse in southern Indiana. The exchange asks which mountains and confirms the rough location as the countryside near the Stebbins property.
A Manila public school attendance pattern shows a large excess of boys over girls in both high and lower grades. The local belief undervalues education for girls, while accepting it for boys, reflecting gender bias in the educational system.
A collection of quips and stray musings from early 20th century writings. Dialogues show a grand vizier and sultan debating ultimatums and waste paper jokes while a Sunday-school teacher and Johnny Walton offer pithy lines about faith work and the right way.
A reflective note from a Chicago Daily News piece argues men chase leisure as a goal but soon discover it fails to satisfy, suggesting effort and purpose matter more than idle rest.
A late nineteenth century outlook notes that the decade ends with over a dozen wars costing many lives and hundreds of millions. It lists Turkey Greece 1897 Spain Cuba, Spain United States, United States Philippines, and Britain with the South African Boers, plus ongoing conflicts in Ashanti and China.
A horse named Poindexter in Boston fell ill and could not sleep as veterinarians failed. The devoted groom slept in the stall beside the horse for three nights, soothing the animal until it finally rested its head on the man’s shoulder and slept through the illness.
German railway officials report fast trains cost 25 percent less to operate than slow trains. Locomotives are used more efficiently, cars are longer on the faster runs, and staff require shorter rests after quick journeys. Officials urge running fast trains where feasible for local traffic.
A New York Sun report recalls a Private at Labuschagnesnek reading a sister’s letter amid heavy fire while a wounded batsman died after finishing a run at Ladysmith. A troop sergeant kept a cigarette alight between a horse’s fall, a fractured thigh, and hospital transport.
An equine philanthropist in Havana, Cuba, credited with saving about 1,800 lives, is housed in a bacteriological lab akin to the Pasteur Institute. Since 1895 the horse’s serum production reportedly reached 74,000 cubic centimeters of anti diphtheria serum with 1,800 cures. The animal remains in good health.
The article notes various fish produce sounds including long notes from Masteal fish. It mentions two species o ophidum with movable bones for a sharp rattle. It describes a curious drumming by um Drivas heard from depths of 20 fathoms, as reported by the New York Herald.
Gen Martinez Campos, returning from his club, was pickpocketed of a gold watch and chain by a lone thief. He pursued the man, threatening to choke him, and the thief surrendered the watch. Back home the general found his own watch still on the table, misidentifying the robber as the victim and now advertises for the culprit.
The Cuba scene shows many Spaniards arriving from Spain in early 1910s months while few prewar Spaniards leave amid the new government. Immigrants and former residents alike express faith in Cuba's peace and prosperity, credited to American intervention restraining party strife and promoting welfare, though the U S bears responsibility for Cuba's future.
A new ship design for lake and ocean use is under construction to move 2,500 tons per voyage. It costs about 150,000 dollars and is enabled by Canada’s 60 million dollar canal program. The project signals a shift in U S trade strategy to preserve access to foreign markets via deep water routes.
A small Porto Rico workshop at Cabo Nobo in the southwest Porto Rico offers hand made walking sticks from native woods. The center of the cane industry attracts tourists seeking laurel cocoanut maguey ausubo capa orange mahogany and other hard or soft varieties.
Meteorologists report a small area in West Africa receiving 372 inches of rain in a year while Cherrapunji in Assam averages 475 inches. The piece contrasts these drenched zones with Oregon’s eight inches and a quip about Californians. It ends with a quip about peoples adapting to heavy moisture.
The Muir Glacier, the largest known, was named after Professor Muir of California who first explored it about twenty years ago. The glacier runs about 35 miles in length and has a width that increases inland. It rises 100 to 250 feet above sea level and extends beneath the sea for at least three times that distance.
A guest complains of a filthy room at a summer hotel. The proprietor blames the wind and defends the advertisement claiming rooms are swept by ocean breezes. The Brooklyn Life notes the exchange and the advertised claim.
A fragmentary quote notes a person preferring to eat a box of candy themselves rather than explain to family where it came from. The source is a Chicago Record excerpt with garbled dialogue.
The Chicago Chronicle reports total global newspaper copies in a year reach 12 billion requiring 781,240 tons of paper or 1,749,977,000 pounds. Printing a year's edition on the fastest presses would take 333 years and stack about 650 miles high.
The Krakatus eruption of 1883 in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra is described as the worst volcanic event known, surpassing Vesuvius in 70 A D. and affecting the Java sea region and surrounding oceans.
The note observes Queen Victoria keeps Havana cigars for guests despite not allowing smoking nearby, with an annual consumption of about 3000 cigars.
A fragment notes a figure named Denny-Phoy with a cryptic 80 reference. The Chicago Evening News quotes that pride prevents wearing or finning any longer, implying a change of fortune sourced from an old country.
The Brooklyn Life notes Isaacs and Rosenthal dispute a claim of symptoms with Rosenthal in low spirits after a boost. Cohen disagrees, stating Rosenthal appeared discouraged rather than improving.
The article warns the grip is spreading, especially dangerous to older adults, with possible pneumonia or general decline. It promotes Benson's Porous Plaster as lung protection and Benson's Plasters as relief for grip, urging use only the genuine Seabury & Johnson products.
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