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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1889
Page
1
A German chemist proposes a brittle bullet that shatters on impact and releases a powerful anesthetic. It allegedly renders the target fully insensible for twelve hours while the heart still beats, allowing wounded foes to be loaded onto wagons and transported as prisoners.
In Catlin TT Thomas Dale faced a fine after striking a larger girl during school years ago. Parents denounced the act, patrons paid the teacher’s fine, and sympathy grew for his calm conduct. The victim later became his advocate and now the pair, once at odds, are set to marry.
A St Louis type founder notes an alarm at the eve of 1888 as printers prepare for a rare triple use of the figure eight. He predicts such extraordinary demand will recur in years 1911 1999 2000 2022 2111 2122 2202 2211 2222 and beyond with careful preparation.
The paper lists exam prompts covering paleozic fishes cephalization and caudal fins, enthymemes to syllogisms, idealism versus materialism, mollusca orders, Greek translation, and a remark about parents' reaction to enthymemes.
The Langley Towers burglary tale ends with diamonds found wedged in a river tree trunk after years. Miss Cecil Clifford and Colonel Le Marchant reveal they misread each other amid suspicions, leading to a renewed engagement and forthcoming marriage.
A fragmentary quotation from Grace D. Litchfield in Independent contrasts compassion for the needy with the self sufficiency of the wealthy. The speaker pleads for crumbs and aid for the hungry and poor, urging generosity over vast wealth.
An anecdote from a hospital-connected observer recounts Paul Bert's daring self vaccination during a Havre smallpox outbreak. After inoculating himself with virus from a dying patient, Bert emerged a firm advocate for vaccination, never boasting of the risk taken. The tale ends noting his modesty about the episode.
Fort Keogh reporter recalls 19th century plains days when herds of buffalo numbered near 100000 across Red Water country. He notes antelope now roam loose with beef cattle, showing little fear near bison and cattle alike. He describes close approaches, hunting, and the new wild status of cattle on the range.
The article discusses seismic risk in the United States, noting that large areas may suffer movement beyond gravity alone and that modern tall, flimsy buildings increase hazard. It cites the 1755 Boston quake, explains ground motion and pendulum effects, and urges construction adapted to less stable ground. It then adds miscellaneous curiosities from Scribner’s Magazine including judges’ gowns, ferret businesses, early banks, and other quirky facts.
Mr. Young reports in the Houston Missouri Herald a curious scene where a large group of rats attacked an opossum beneath a corn crib as he gathered corn. After he beat the rats back and the opossum out, the rats returned and half the colony was killed before the opossum was killed.
The Vera Madre silver vein in Mexico runs up to 200 feet wide and extends up to eight or nine miles. It produces an estimated six million dollars worth of ore annually. The Valencia Mine on this vein has averaged about five and a half million dollars per year for around four decades.
A tramp, denied a dime, pleads for bread and beer, urging the Austin hostess to economize. He warns that cutting expenses might spare a hungry man from despair and even death, and ends with a sharp social price for generosity.
Wall Street magnate Mrs Hettie Green carried a million dollars of Philadelphia and Reading stock in a worn satchel. At Brown Brothers & Co she declined their $100 transfer fee to send the stock by express and chose to go to Philadelphia to arrange transfer herself.
The Arizona Hoecler mocks Eastern papers for criticizing the phrase in our midst. It jokes that its own use of colic in our midst refers to Al English and invites readers to visit Arizona to learn how to sling United States with neatness and dispatch.
The text notes Germany and France showing decreasing population growth. From 1875 to 1880 Germany’s annual increase was 1.14 percent, then from 1880 to 1885 it fell to 0.71 percent.
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