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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1889
Page
1
Mr. Mercier reports a glacier about fifty miles from the Yukah river mouth. The ice stands eighty feet above water, sixteen feet deep and fifty yards wide with a bed of antediluvian forest remains six feet deep on the surface. Ice continually calves and breaks off.
News notes Joan Doane of Wagon Wheel Idaho dies and his widow and two sisters travel to attend the funeral. In a striking twist the widow marries the town mayor and the elder and younger sisters wed a sheriff and a prominent citizen at the same ceremony.
A £10 Bank of England note sent from New Zealand to California was misdelivered to the Dead Letter Office in Washington where clerk Sitzki stole and burned the letter. Detectives traced the note through fifty hands to Sitzki in New York who later skips bail after being linked by a check indorsed to him.
The Forty third annual report lists recipients by occupation including 1 actor 8 artists 1 chiropodist 5 clergymen 1 detective 1 lawyer 9 musicians 4 doctors 60 waiters 253 seamstresses and 510 washers and scrubbers. It notes a reformed college graduate who works as a horse car conductor and describes life in the Big Flat on Mott Street housing 478 inmates with many Roumanians and Poles and a high death rate. There were 102 arrests in the Big Flat between June 5 1882 and September 20 182%.
The author cites Commissioner of Agriculture figures noting cereals per person rising from 38 to 53 bushels since 1850 and a 3 billion bushel cereal output in 1885 driven by population growth. The piece highlights large percentage gains in medicine law and ministry, arguing Americans seek ease in work as tramps rise with population.
The excerpt urges bold ascent yet warns the climber to face the abyss below. It emphasizes vigilance, courage, and the peril of reaching heights guarded by a relentless gaze. The verse frames ascent as a test of nerve and perception.
Jimmy Gayle a lifelong wanderer ends his journey in Palmyra Mississippi Suffering from fever and thirst he longs to see Lina and return to his roots but is denied shelter due to smallpox fears Beppo the monkey stays by his side until the end and returns to him at last in a quiet rural death scene.
English professor Heron Allen argues handwriting reflects national character and personality. He cites Rosa Paughan on how writing shifts with mood and intellect, and notes that letter shapes reveal traits from ambition to eccentricity and poetry to caution.
The article surveys variable stars and the mystery of new stars that flash into prominence. It recalls Tycho Brahe’s 1572 nova seen at noon and fading in months, and notes belief that a faint nearby star may be the 124 and 45 blaze. European astronomers watch for another outburst.
A survey of fashion trends and social notes mentions new color combos gray and stone, revived poplin, camel hair and cashmere children’s dresses, and passementerie trims. It notes Mrs Mary Pleasants and Mary Seed as wealthy individuals, and describes hats, sleeves, collars, lace, and furs. It also reports on Prussian railways employing women at crossings and bonnet innovations with velvet and fur blends.
A Brooklyn Eagle anecdote recalls a barber shaving a deceased dry goods salesman. The widow, proud of her husband’s looks, demands perfection with bay rum hair tonic and cosmetics. The barber charges $5, noting typical rates range from fifty cents to two dollars.
A quotation urging individuals to hold Christ's truth personally rather than rely on a brother's beliefs. It promotes undenominationalism as the best form of faith, stressing self-consistent conviction regardless of others.
A New York Sun report recounts immense virgin forests along Puget Sound in Washington Territory. It notes 80,00900 acres of fir cedar and maple, two thirds fir, with 500 billion feet of timber, enough to supply mills for over a millennium, and boards reaching 100 feet in length.
A reflective verse speaks to a wife about aging and fading beauty, contrasting spring and summer with winter time. The speaker recalls shared memories, love, and enduring warmth at a hearth despite time. The author Lee O Harris signs the lyric.
The article traces skate history from bone ice runners used in ancient Britain to modern Dutch skating. It notes 1180 references to bone bindings in London, describes Holland’s pivotal role during the 1572 siege, and says Alva ordered skates for his troops after observing Dutch prowess.
The article traces the development of trotting speed from early 19th century times to modern records, noting horses like Maud, Jay Eye See, and St. Julien with sub 2 20 mile marks. It highlights breeding investments, wide participation by notable figures, and the National Trotting Association as a unifying authority across the continent.
A St. Louis observer recounts King Kalakaua’s reign of about fourteen years, noting wealth loss from lavish spending and elections that echo heated American politics. The piece describes island politics as lively, with a 10 percent protective tariff and a sharp insider outs contrast. It also mentions M. Lestat’s wood preservation method using lime and water for durable timber.
A collection of humorous quips and jokes from various papers. An exchange notes foreigners and a bear frees a Maine minister. One bit plays on a ticking watch and another on a wife’s letters. Enduring wry comments reflect early 20th century humor and social quirks.
A Missouri physician reports in the Medical and Surgical Reporter about a wasp sting during October services. The sting near the submaxillary gland caused a week long constant palatal nasal taste, with pain and intermittent sharp sensations triggered by heat, gradually diminishing to weekly episodes in a hot room.
A note on buckwheat cakes hot from the griddle, browned to perfection and served with butter. Mollie bakes them with care, inspiring morning cheer and a hearty appetite amid winter frost. The column ends with a stray fact about duels in France since 1870, noting many duelists died of natural causes.
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