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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1893
Page
2
A fragment from the Pittsburgh Bulletin describes a pearla gifted to a lady, with exotic imagery of round stones, eastern origin, and a festive scene of praise. The poem questions the pearl’s origin and resting place while evoking distant seas and oriental allure.
In a Southern county a revival in a rough community features an auctioneer exhorter who shames mourners into repentance. Nick Pea resists salvation until he recruits an old man with a South American monkey to disrupt the meeting. The monkey is used to unsettle the crowd as the exhorter confronts the unconventional aid.
Chronicle recounts how Captain Wiltse of the U S steamer Boston let a newspaper photograph after a persistent beachside chase by a boy with a Kodak. The incident led Wiltse to supply future images for papers, then asks how the deal affected his public image.
Eyewitnesses recall a sharp squall that frightened an old Steve and a monkey. The man fled into the woods with the animal clinging to him, later telling his wife about the strange event after church. News notes also mention Nick splitting rails and becoming an exhorter of the Mayflower.
The article recounts Pausanias the Spartan striking a secret bargain with Xerxes to subjugate Greece. Negotiations were under a rose covered by the temple of Minerva. When discovered, Pausanias fled into the temple but villagers walled it up to starve him, aided by his mother who laid the first stone.
Article argues that navy crews are predominantly native born Americans due to citizenship laws. It notes high American representation on the cruiser San Francisco and similar vessels, praises pay and benefits, and suggests enlistment as a path to financial and character development for young men. It cites officers and public figures supporting patriotic service.
The Bank of England managed Britain’s public debt and earned compensation amounts near 31 million in some years. It faced a 20 percent note discount during its 1696 run, raised capital to 2 201 000 after, and saw the highest discount 1u percent in 1866 amid a panic. Its guards and occasional suspensions of specie payments are noted, with 1792 and 1823 marked by suspension and resumption. In 1708 a banking monopoly was granted by act restricting small partnerships.
A diver recovering sponges in Salonica harbor in November found silver coins of ancient date, including a chest of eighteen pounds of coins in an iron box. The coins, bearing Alexander the Great’s bust, were turned to the Athens museum after a Greek official secured them. Nearby, a naturalist reports a toad’s repeated insertion into a saucer of moistened meat and saucers used to attract flies.
A batrachion schemes to lure flies with a meat covered body. Flies swarm the scene and the toad snaps a tongue to consume them. The ruse proves so effective the toad makes a steady business of the method.
The Washington Post notes California scenes where bogus Confederate notes pass easily. In San Francisco a bartender accepted ten and thirty five dollar notes before discovering their worthlessness, as counterfeiters targeted the Pacific Coast with crude designs and simple confidence games.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat quotes Luke Pierce on a device to erase memory and notes the fatigue of thinkers like Chauncey Depew and Gladstone. It argues that concentrating on one task boosts effectiveness and wonders how to train the brain as we train muscles.
A discussion in an English medical journal notes telegraph and telephone operators may suffer nervous exhaustion from constant magnetic irradiation and bad service. It also recounts Lord Beaconsfield at Hughenden Manor replying to curious visitors by saying the old beast has the honor to wait upon you now.
A technical note outlines a method to estimate tons of rail needed per mile. Multiply weight per yard by 11 and divide by 7 percent to compute tons of 2240 pounds per mile. The example uses a seven pound rail to show 110 tons per mile.
Francois a French butler once part of a diplomat drama in Louis Philippe era died in Passy. He fought a youthful duel with the father of the present Earl of Rosebery and later received an annuity of 6000 francs from Rosebery to stay out of service. French papers cite this as his obituary story.
A swift examination by Dr. Liddell impresses an army man who reveals he is Col. Forester’s son. The doctor, recognizing the lineage, urges him to discard the prescription and describe his ailment. The scene highlights the doctor’s famed rapid clinical skill and personal connections.
A Fingerville area citizen reports nightly thefts of eggs and young chickens from ground nests. After trying dogs without success, he set a trap and caught an 8 by 14 inch frog with a mouth large enough to grab a frying chicken, per the Savannah News.
Report from Madras describes a new electric railway plant soon to start operation. Three or four small power stations will use destructor style furnaces burning street rubbish as fuel. About 600 cart loads daily to be consumed, delivering clean streets and cheap electric light power.
A Colorado State Capitol dome may be plated with silver as a symbols of wealth and grandeur. Local enthusiasm supports the move, hoping the blaze of sunlight would emit a white light for miles. A funeral note interrupts coverage with a preacher seizing the moment before mourners.
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