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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
5
A tall, grizzled man called John Bone built a vast Bone Mountain from buffalo bones after the plains slaughter. He piled thousands of skulls into a square structure, then shipped bones by rail for profits, while rail lines and stockyards profited from the era's buffalo demise.
The article traces how works like Robinson Crusoe and Vanity Fair faced rejection before success. It notes Thackeray visited Bradbury and Evans with drawings and manuscript and secured a deal for fifty guineas per part plus illustrations, highlighting the stubborn gatekeeping of early publishers.
George Wold of Waco while hunting near the Texas New Mexico border discovered a cave atop Guadalupe hills suggesting a natural burial site of ancient people. The hollowed rock shows possible handwork and possible hieroglyphic markings. Seven mummified remains were found parts later removed by others. one was a female. Wold kept a portion including a hand and arm, hinting at aristocratic lineage.
A Missouri farmer near Huron named Peter Greenawalt reported that a tramp, Stephen E. Burch, worked on his farm for weeks then disappeared with his daughter Mary, later revealed to have married Burch in Kansas City. Burch had posed as a suitor to find a wife and preferred women who appeared real rather than well mannered. The daughter, Mary Greenawalt, is described as a smart housekeeper who accepted his business proposition. The tale includes unrelated notes on tea drinking in China.
A condensed chronicle of Eugene Aram the scholar turned killer, his 1745 murder plot with Clark and Houseman near Knaresborough, his fourteen years on the run, trial defense, execution, and subsequent influence on English literature through Hood and Bulwer. The piece also surveys 19th century literary clips from Henry Wheeler Shaw and other quips on language and wisdom.
Drake University Des Moines shows strong prosperity with large gains this year and last. An auditorium for 1300 seats is under construction funded by ex Governor Drake who provided $32,500 toward a $65,000 current-expense fund. The college offers law, normal, business, art, music, oratory, medical and pharmacy programs with expected total enrollment near 1700, and many students hail from Missouri and Kansas.
A Toledo inventor demonstrated a successful sand casting of aluminum, a long-sought goal for United States inventors. A factory will be built in Toledo to exploit the method, though the inventor’s name remains undisclosed pending plant arrangements. An English authority notes superior French naval target practice, while late nineteenth century interest turns to Hebrew history.
A New York Sun account traces caviar demand from a once popular Rosette-German restaurant near the Academy of Music to American sturgeon roe exports. Experts note domestic production has fallen, imports rise, and demand grows while much caviar is reimported in foreign packaging.
In a Little-India era street shop on Hester, Sarah known as Old Sal runs a button trade. She matches single buttons to outfits selling from one cent to a nickel. Her stock includes thousands of pearls, glass, jet, shell, brass and more. Regular customers include rag and dressmakers who supply leftovers. She has saved about 5000 dollars from this niche work and pays fair prices to rag dealers for buttons.
Mark Twain recounts a 1866 sea disaster where a merchantman burned at sea. Fifteen men survive a 43 day 4000 mile voyage to Hawaii aboard three boats, aided by two Kanaka rescuers. The tale highlights captain leadership, endurance, and extreme rations as the crew battles starvation and delirium.
A fragment from Cojller's Weekly analyzes human time and energy use. It estimates global financial sums and daily activities, suggesting a person spends extensive years asleep, at work, and in recreation. It muses on the value of speech and thoughts within a humorous, scientific tone.
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