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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1888
Page
1
Farmers advised to begin plowing soon after New Year to maximize available work time before spring. Break stubble and rested land first, then deep friable soils and light sands. use turn plows and two horse scooters on thin clay soils. aim for uniform plant food distribution and soil mixing.
A string of observations covers science and industry from timber water treatment to mushroom alchemy and fire-brick clay tests. It notes muscarine formation in aged mushrooms, cancer research claims, substitution in mining, and dye poison tests. It explains steam and latent heat and describes Farini’s Isalahari river journey and the Orange River falls with dramatic cascades.
H Wilkins and Edward Somers in San Antonio canyon near White camp hid in a tree after a mountain lion entered their home around midnight between the 1st and 20th of last month. Noon arrival of Col Hopkins Dave Wixom Mrs Van Clive and Miss Eva Goodrich led Wixom to shoot and kill the lion from a rifle. the hide will be presented to a well known city gentleman.
The piece traces Bee Ale as the sole malt liquor until Henry VIII and notes hops entered England around 1524 from Germany. It states the German term jer became part of English, and lauds Germany as beer’s true homeland where beer drinking is a cultivated ritual among students, integral to liberal education.
Senate discussed resolutions on gold and silver coinage and the Pacific railroad reports. House proceedings featured a state of the union committee wake and a deficient bill debate with Randell and M. Comas defending appropriations. Vance urged tax reform and tariff reductions, Gray attacked the educational bill, and the session adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
A Middletown New York letter details Philip Aber a famed turtle hunter active across northern New Jersey and southern New York. He uses a long pole with a hook and bag to harvest turtles, sending about a hundred barrels yearly to markets in Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and New York. He catches snapping turtles up to twelve to fifteen inches and supplies a niche market for terrapin stew among frugal epicures at high prices.
A Berlin paper reports that electric lighting in the St. Petersburg Winter Palace banqueting halls caused yellowing and drying of decorative plants, with damaged palms noted. Injury rises with light intensity and is worsened by dry artificial air, while shaded plants fared better. The report cites rapid, proportional harm and suggests a humid atmosphere could mitigate the effects.
The so called magical mirrors show reflections from back figures due to grinding. A thin plate made of an alloy about eighty copper to twenty tin forms raised backs. Pressure during grinding makes the front concave over the raised figures, reflecting light from the thick areas rather than any magic.
Parts of Ore are voicing concern over a scarcity of affordable Chinese labor. Local officials have not yet announced formal measures to address the issue, but residents urge action to reduce project delays and cost overruns.
Only Cambria colliery in Shenandoah remains active as the William Penn coal company halts at Lost Creek and nearby mines. About 700 workers at Cambria face pay cuts while store credits are canceled and cash transactions emphasized. District meetings and merchant-government talks follow with Reading company officials, as miners weigh backing railroad workers amid rising tensions and a looming coal shortage in the region.
A passenger train on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge fell from a 30 foot trestle near Hickory North Carolina. The westbound consist including a baggage car express car and two passenger coaches burned. All aboard were injured and Rev Dr Bell of Lenoir died. Engine and tender survived but derailed. Cause believed to be trucks jumping the track at the trestle.
Mr 8 Wittkowsky reports his son Gerard is rapidly recovering from a laparotomy in New York for perforation of the vermiform appendix caused by a raisin seed. Doctors Baruch and Sands led the operation with five assistants. They claim it is the only successful procedure of this kind in world history.
A critic is a man who on all occasions is more attentive to what is wanting than what is present. The saying highlights a critic's habit of spotting deficits rather than appreciating what exists.
A Chicago Tribune survey recalls popular minstrel and war songs from antebellum to postwar eras. It highlights Ben Bolt Nellie Gray O Susannah Dixie Lorena Old Rosin the Bow and songs from the Civil War North and South, circus minstrelsy, and the Billy Emerson era.
A lyrical excerpt titled I Love Thee Life expresses longing for life as a beloved, requesting nearness and unity with life, and fearing parting at death. The poem pleads for breath and exaltation, seeking life’s guiding grace and enduring companionship.
A historical note describes staggers in horses as a condition labeled apoplexy, noting its appearance as a disease concept with uncertain cause and typical symptoms.
A compilation of light witticisms and cartoons from Nebraska State Journal, Oil City Derrick, Burlington Free Press, Omaha World, and others. Jokes span capital punishment, doctors and dentists, contortionists, music tones, and domestic mishaps, reflecting early 20th century humor.
The piece compares annual earnings of various workers to the value of government bonds or land investments. It equates a domestic servant’s yearly savings to 3000 in bonds, a steady mechanic’s income to 20000 at 4 percent, a Montana teamster or Colorado cowboy to 40000 in land value, a country doctor or lawyer’s earnings to 66000 in bonds, and an editor in a large city to 500000 in capital.
An under graduate at Balliol lost a packet of bank notes and told Jowett to keep quiet. Jowett sent the numbers to the bank with a warning. Posters spread with false numbers and the thief, attempting a slip at the bank, was arrested. The student recovered all his notes and praised Jowett.
Dealers report terrapin supply in Maryland waters remains steady with limited farming and pounding activity. Prices range from $50 to $60 per dozen for test terrapin, with females preferred for their prized roe and distinctive flavor compared to males.
A New York man has devised a method to save horses in a blaze. The system uses electricity or manual power to trigger a bell at a set temperature. Bell rings, doors open, harnesses detach, and two water streams spray each horse to push them toward the exits.
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