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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
6
A collage of aphorisms and remarks on fashion, politics, and society. Notes cite the sweater system in football, Emperor William, collector Robert Ingerson, U S presidents and barbers, Epison the electrician, Rear Admiral Sternuerson, social etiquette in streetcar meetings, and the Mystic Shrine’s date juice beverage among Shriner customs.
Henry Girrorp of Roseburg Oregon feigned a frenzy by chewing soap and stabbing at a young woman with a carving knife. His escort John Long subdued him and police arrested Giffore for assault with a dangerous weapon.
The piece urges famous boxers including Corbett Sullivan Mitchel and Jackson to switch from routine brawling to staged science boxing against Australian marsupials. It argues the public is tired of ordinary pugilism and would welcome four legged rivals testing human fighters.
The text notes many roads are too narrow and hilly at center to pass two large hay wagons safely. It argues against surface roads and advocates slopes for drainage with road design allowing hauling without forcing teams into mud or turning aside, as this strains teams pulling a large load.
Reading of London opera finances shows ad int emment to autumn opera exhausted funds. The two major houses shift to Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay and melodrama as public taste moves away from first class music amid protests over morals and crime reports in 19th century press.
Read like an old-time miscellany, the piece recounts Prince Dolgorouki’s prank to reform a drunken physician by dressing him as a monk and placing him in a monastery, followed by a bold Basque wager in Mexico where a coach and four were driven to the viceroy’s palace to win a large profit.
A debate rages over whether Ravachol uttered a final shout as the guillotine fell. Reports say listeners heard fragments like Vive la Republique or Ya revolution but no conclusive word survived the decapitation.
The piece describes ritual displays of jacanas and spur winged lapwings with three birds joining in a ceremonial visit. It then discusses ivory loss from elephants and a proposed plan to introduce elephants to equatorial South America to sustain ivory supply, noting that horses and oxen were also imported there.
Industry note on tea trade mentions lead used in chests and its purity in China noted for centuries. Lead is valued for many uses though not highly valuable for solder, and the article reflects on its varied applications and the caution in handling.
In 1836 the Champion steamboat on the Mississippi used a walking-beam signal to attract crowds. A fourteen year old crew member climbed onto the walking beam during a near collision, swinging a flag to warn approaching landings. Impressed, the captain made him walking-beam boy and he became a noted crew member.
An old man with a bad cough on a Buffalo bound sleeper was awakened and ridiculed by a persistent kicker. Fifteen minutes later the old man lay dead in his berth, hands crossed on his chest, as the train halted at a station. The kicker fled the scene without responding.
Fragmentary reflection on how human acts bring comfort in hard times. The text emphasizes sustaining power from divine spirits and the role of mercy in guiding mankind through trials. Readable portions suggest a contemplative, spiritual discourse.
A historical discussion explains alleged methods for dating the earth long before modern geology. It cites water hardness, rock formation times in the Laurentian to Silurian, and argues a minimum age of 6 billion years with sedimentary and igneous ratios, suggesting geological time far exceeds physicist estimates.
A party touring Mammoth Cave Kentucky faced total darkness in Echo River area after losing matches. Stranded for ten hours underground three miles below ground, they heard heartbeats of themselves and companions. Guides warned relief within hours but search arrived late.
The article discusses the concept that magnets extend from celestial bodies like the sun to the earth and contemplates whether atoms themselves can be magnets. It notes the idea that magnetic properties might persist at the atomic level and influence chemical effects, suggesting a continuum between the infinitely large and infinitely small.
The article describes a sham spring where cups were chained to an iron bar and connected to an open electrical circuit. Drinkers received a tingling sensation and believed they felt youth renewed, aided by a concealed induction coil in the cup and railing.
The article notes Chinese birth names often arise from trivial events such as birth time and anniversaries. It cites Midnight for a midnight birth and Sunrise or Sunset for times of day, with variations like Sixty five or Seventy based on grandparent anniversaries. It adds a brief remark about a woman’s bosom friend: the corset.
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