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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1892
Page
6
A London correspondent's alert copy contains a small inaccuracy claiming Ar. Astor died, when in fact he went to the theater. The column offers a roundup of day’s happenings and historical notes with similar corrections.
A boy’s forged forty dollar note to attend the New York Christian Endeavor meeting underscores the common link between zeal and honesty being nonessential.
Statement asserts labor unions are enduring institutions and workers possess equal rights to organize and use peaceful means to achieve their goals alongside employers.
A United States man of war lies aground in the River Plate while the torpedo boat Vesuvius rests on a mud bank in Long Island Sound. The report commends naval officers for their knowledge of shoals both abroad and at home.
A playful reference describes a man named Means and a large bottle of ink as active in the campaign in Boston. It hopes that after saving the country Means will cork up the party and not tackle the universe.
A one year old girl appears as a dramatic figure in a Chicago stage production. The review notes relief that a child actor on stage may avoid provocative dances and improvised physicality expected in some shows.
Citizens of Chicago raise 1.4 million for their university in ninety days. Three contributors donate 150 000 and more, two add 100 000, with several gifts of 50 000 or more, showcasing strong support for higher education despite detractors.
A strong call from across the land urges greater originality in serious shows. The writer decries repetition with the same parade tent elephants clowns and jokes.
A garbled report notes a plan near Oshen New York involving a farmer named J Towells importing trained apes from Siam to pick cherries. The piece mocks the farmer’s ingenuity and contrasts it with his literary name, suggesting a mismatch in satire and claim.
The piece notes US vessels seizing 70 000 dollars worth of seal skins from British poachers near Sea, urging Admiral Hotham to confront American revenue cutters. It says Hotham stays away, fearing loss of commission, and observes Britain avoids major clashes with the US while poachers on both sides face a lesson.
The phylloxera insect, first introduced to France by American vines, is likely to be exterminated similarly. Wine growers replant vineyards using American rootstocks, defying the pest. M Bethani Edwards cites the insect as tiny yet costly, having damaged France about 200 million pounds. It first appeared in 1868 and spread across major grape regions.
The text notes Newfoundland’s struggle with climate and isolation after a major fire destroys a large town, reducing capital and hampering already fragile industries as residents seek to revive economic life. It remarks Newfoundland is not under U S colors but hints at possible imperial tokens.
The piece appeals for immediate aid to homeless and impoverished thousands, urging St Johns and the region to coordinate relief efforts and show sympathy to those affected.
The New York legislature banned scent by parachute from balloons last winter. If other states pass similar statutes, accidents like the Ohio fatality where a woman aeronaut died when her parachute failed to open could be prevented.
The Monterey built in San Francisco is the first steel armored Monitor type coast defense vessel of its class in the country. It features nickel steel belts up to thirteen inches thick, turrets housing four large rifles, multiple smaller guns, and a shallow draft of fourteen and three quarters feet allowing shoal water action.
The author criticizes Mr Frick for forbidding further unionized workers in Carnegie owned works. He argues workers have equal right to organize and that both unions and employers can harm the community by restricting competition and pursuing unequal gains. The Carnegie system is likened to a combining plan that limits competition.
The piece honors Iris Phelps Cooke as a pioneer of dialect American humor and a popular New England author. It notes her long career of joyful verses and humorous tales, comparisons with contemporaries, and her lasting but uncertain place in literary memory.
The Queen’s last year journey to Grasse cost 10000 pounds sterling, while this year’s travels to Hyeres and Darmstadt total nearly 15000 pounds sterling, the largest sum for a single trip aside from 1388 when she visited Florence and Berlin.
Mark Twain shared a long humorous tale at the National Wholesale Druggists Association banquet in Washington. He recounts a tale of four printers devils and a long legged man named Nicodemus Dodge who bought a stolen skeleton for $85, leaving a druggist’s fortune to dwindle as mischief and misfortune unfold.
In 1855 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow left Harvard to be followed by James Russell Lowell who went to Europe. He lived by drawings from a London bank, unaware his account was being shorted by a clerk error. When balance fell to a preset sum he returned to America. Some years later the bank corrected the error.
The Fortnightly Review laments Morocco under the sultan, noting cruel prisons, lack of justice, and famine for the poor while rich escape with bribes. It condemns neglected infrastructure, tribal revolts, and missed trade potential across uncooperative Tangier and Fez to the sea, hindering continental commerce.
A Brooklyn five year old girl named Mabel Greene watches a storm from her window with calm curiosity. She tells her mother that God is lightening the stars by scratching matches in the sky, reflecting a child’s whimsical interpretation of a thunderstorm.
About six months after the Pendleton area Indian man O-we-o was killed by a train he left no estate. His widow Lucy Skinned dead sheep to earn twenty dollars to settle his bank note secured by She-wa-wa. She paid the note and interest, but the cashier refused the interest.
In a remark from Ethics for Young People Prof. Everett recalls a boy asking a blunt question about pride. A woman discusses her besetting sin and the boy’s innocent reply exposes pride’s awkwardness. The piece suggests self examination rather than probing others.
A Kentuckian, famed as the terrible Savoyard beggar in Paris, insulted a wine shop waitress. She hurled a glass of water at him, he collapsed and died. A doctor testified death stemmed from a heart and brain shock.
In Pineville Kentucky after the war a boom tempts wealth from an English railway project. A dying mule, a stubborn widow seeking Peyton's Mills in a mountain storm, and a livery stable scene frame a tale of desperation and grief as Jim Clay's death unfolds.
Mrs Gladstone recovered a diamond earring set worth 32000 after a train search. The jewels were found on the line near cleaned carriages and returned by a cleaner who declined a large reward. Mrs Gladstone gave five pounds to the finder and twenty to an orphanage.
A discussion on rightful rewards for finding lost valuables. The speaker argues honesty should be inborn but that finders deserve fair remuneration, noting a railway porter could have sold jewels worth at least £100 and suggesting five percent as an adequate incentive for honest behavior.
A German physician reports that heart growth is fastest in the first two years, doubling by year two and nearly doubling by year seven. Growth slows after, continuing until about year fifteen, then resumes with the pace of other body parts toward maturity. After age fifteen, growth averages 0.061 cubic inches yearly until fifty, then diminishes. Males exceed females after maturity by 1.5 to 2 cubic inches.
The piece explains how two people born at the same moment in Philadelphia could age differently over fifty years due to circumnavigation. One traveling west and the other east would end up 100 days apart in local time despite identical birth and death moments, a curious geographic fact highlighted by the Philadelphia Press.
A British regiment on peace duty in Ireland is ordered to change shirts twice a week. Lacking enough shirts, the captain directs the men to swap shirts, so each soldier coincidentally adheres to the order by sharing garments on Sundays and Wednesdays.
The article reports that lynching is widespread in Algeria with police and judges absent. An Arab man who killed a girl near Constantine was killed by locals before police could act. In eighteen months eight criminals, including convicts returned from Cayenne, were shot for murder and robbery without trial.
An expert notes that apple wood yields the best small tool handles due to its extreme dryness resistance and fine grain. For plane blocks, second growth beech from cleared forest areas provides the ideal wood where the cutting iron is mounted.
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