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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
5
Col Henry L Turner, a Chicago veteran of Civil War battles and Cuban campaign command, says his two wars left him unscathed until a bathtub toppled on him. He fractured a rib and now wears bandages, joking that his Waterloo came from a domestic accident.
An English writer attacks illegible handwriting noting many signatories and letters are unreadable. He singles out women as among the worst offenders while insisting readability would spare readers and curb muddled, incoherent messaging.
A US embassy inquiry in England shows no large unclaimed estates or deposits at the Bank of England. The piece contrasts fraud fears with real findings and explains howitzers, their loading, and projectile types including lyddite and shrapnel with their weights and dimensions.
A Philadelphia Post review notes the decade has seen over a dozen wars with more than 200000 lives lost and hundreds of millions spent. It cites the 1894 1895 Japan war, Turkey Greece 1897, Spain Cuba, Spain United States, United States Philippines, and Britain South Africa as examples, with Britain and the United States still entangled and China’s turmoil looming.
A new canine palace car in England features loose boxes for each dog with running water nickeled food receptacles thick velvet mats and plate glass windows for landscape views highlighting a lavish, hygienic travel concept.
A humorous quip about conversion not by a preacher but by a mother’s example and a joke on vacationing to mountains. The comments reference a young man’s conversion and a rural farmhouse in southern Illinois, captured in satirical tone.
A New York Bulletin note observes a marked gender gap in Ma n ail a public schools with far more boys than girls. It attributes the disparity to a belief that education benefits boys more than girls, affecting both high schools and lower grades.
An assortment of quips and anecdotes appears in the column, citing a grand vizier named Datum and a sultan on debt. The pieces include reflections on leisure, fishing on Sunday, and the futility of toil for leisure, with brief notes from judges and newspapers.
A horse named Poindexter in Boston fell ill with high nerve agitation. The groom lay beside the horse in the stall and slept alongside him. The horse calmed, laid his head on the man's shoulder, and slept for three nights through the critical illness.
German railway officials report fast trains cut expenses by about 25 percent versus slow trains. Locomotives are more efficiently utilized, cars run longer on faster services, and staff require shorter rest after faster journeys. Railways urged to switch local traffic from slow to fast trains where feasible.
The New York Sun notes remarkable composure under fire in the South African conflict. A Labuschagne private read a sister’s letter amid shelling while a Ladysmith batsman with a fractured thigh kept his cigarette alight as he rode to hospital.
An equine philanthropist in Havana's bacteriological laboratory is credited with saving about 1,800 lives and producing 74,000 cubit centimeters of anti-diphtheria serum since 1805. The horse, housed like a Pasteur institute, remains in good health according to the Indianapolis News.
The article surveys aquatic life noting that Montreal Finch and many fish can produce musical sounds. It describes the trigha’s long notes spanning nearly an octave and mentions ophidum species with movable bones creating a sharp rattle. It also highlights the umbrivas drum like beating heard from 20 fathoms.
Gen. Martinez Campos, returning from his club, was robbed of a gold watch and chain by an unknown man. He caught the thief and recovered his watch at home, only to find the same watch left on a table, revealing the misidentification. The general now advertises for the robber.
The article notes near 6000 Spaniards settled in Cuba in the first four months, with few prewar Spaniards leaving. Both old residents and newcomers trust peace and prosperity, crediting United States intervention for restraining party strife and promoting welfare, while implying heavy future responsibility for Cuba.
A novel vessel under construction on the lakes is designed to sail salt and fresh water. It will load 2,500 tons and cost $150,000, enabling cargoes from lake points to foreign ports. Upland note cites Canada’s $60,000,000 in ship canals as an enabling example for American trade.
The article notes a small manufactory at Cabo Rojo in Porto Rico where native wyoda is handcrafted into walking sticks. It identifies the center of the cane industry there with several wood varieties such as laurel cocoanut maguey ausubo capa orange and mahogany offering a range of hardness and workability. Tourists commonly buy these canes during visits.
A playful anecdote of a young girl declaring her own self as president of a dolls club, explaining that the president does all the talking while the dolls are members. The remark reflects early signs of self confident behavior and humor from a child.
The report compares extreme rainfall levels from Ka meruns in West Africa to Cherrapunji in Ausan, noting 372 inches per year versus 475 inches, with Oregon and California cited for heavy precipitation and a humorous remark about waterlogged populations.
The Muir Glacier in Alaska, the largest known, was named for Prof. Muir of California who first employed it about twenty years ago. The glacier runs roughly thirty five miles long, with a front width of about one half mile and a vertical face of 175 to 250 feet above sea level, and it extends beneath the sea for about three times its surface length. An anecdote from a hotel ad features a guest complaining of dirt amid a wind blown claim from the proprietor about sweeping by ocean breezes.
A Chicago Record fragment notes on how explanations arise when someone stays silent and then recounts sources to family. The exchange hints at explanation pressure and personal disclosure within a household setting.
A Chicago Chronicle item notes annual newspaper output totals 12.0 billion copies requiring 781 thousand tons of paper or 1.75 billion pounds. If printed by the fastest presses it would take 333 years to finish one year's edition, forming a stack nearly 50 miles high.
New York Times recounts Krakatus volcano on Krakatus Island in the Sunda Strait near Java and Sumatra as the worst eruption on record, surpassing Vesuvius in 70 A.D., with effects felt across the Java Sea and Indian Ocean.
The Chicago Chronicle notes Queen Victoria does not allow smoking near her, yet she maintains a stock of premium Havana cigars for guests, with an annual consumption around 3000 cigars.
A quotable Chicago Evening News item quotes Beenushe condemning flashy attire as old country pride fades. The exchange frames cultural shifts and personal stance on fashion.
In Brooklyn Life a debate arises over Rosenthal's expected fall with Isaace-I leaning toward the idea while Cohen-I disagrees. The speaker recalls boosting Rosenthal and notes his very low spirits.
Health officials warn the grip epidemic is spreading rapidly with novel symptoms and deadly outcomes especially among middle aged and elderly. Prevent with Benson's Porous Plaster on chest and back as claimed to shield lungs. for sufferers, Benson's Plasters offered as relief and cure from Seabury & Johnson, New York.
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