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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
2
The poem recalls a broken chord of song that haunts the speaker through waking hours. It threads through dawns and dusks, linking distant past with present mood, as unseen guests drift in from shadowy realms on a slender thread of melody.
A June 1863 New York tale recounts the purser found murdered aboard an ocean steamer, a $40,000 robbery, and a crew of suspects. Vincenzo Gasparilo and his son Gobo, aided by Rita, carry out a brutal sequence of burglaries and murders, ending with Gobo’s terrifying capture as a gorilla-like figure.
Report describes a murder where Vincenzo and Gobo die after a struggle. The purser and victims bear similar head injuries. A ten dollar cash finding accompanies the scene. Gobo’s stuffed skin is noted as a display in Central Park.
A Glasgow hospital patient suffered melancholia after an injury. He developed psychical blindness and homicidal thoughts toward his family until Dr Mackwan located and removed a bone fragment pressing on the angular gyrus. After operation the man recovered, though remained excitable.
The New York World notes that sovereigns travel incognito to avoid pomp. Queen Victoria travels on the continent as the Duchess of Lancaster, changing etiquette for equerries and ladies in waiting. Guards, tradesmen, and seating follow stricter rules for a Queen than for a Duchess.
Physiognomists claim the human face mirrors animals and birds. The text cites George Eliot with an equine expression and Juncken’s head likened to a fine dog. It notes that English and American faces show canine and equine traits. some men display an eagle profile, while most resemble sheep.
The four makes one of the best cements in the world. It is mixed with cold water and boiled slowly until clear. When made very smooth it can be molded like wax and takes a high polish. Many fine Chinese small objects are made from it.
A man was shot at but saved when the bullet was halted by his teeth. The scene is described as a remarkable instance of a tooth stopping a bullet, though the life saving was accidental.
A prisoner, pressed by officials, vows to pursue a pardon despite uncertainty. He declares he will be hanged if he does not locate the offender and pursue clemency as part of his legal battle.
Readers are invited to submit opinions on tax reform for publication. Submissions should be addressed to the Laxa ton Society at P. Q. Box 88, Buffalo, New York, and will be discussed in turn by the editor or a Tusition Society member.
Robt. Baker defends single tax as equalizing without favoring corporations. He argues land value taxation covers valuable land and privileges, rejects special corporate rights, and predicts expanded government functions under single tax while condemning liquor policy limits. Two Maryland letters urge cautious tax reform and oppose broad land tax.
A Norwich letters page discusses exempting improvements and taxing land values versus rental value. Davin A. Wells, Henry George ideas, and single tax notions surface amid a NY Tax Reform discussion. Farmers oppose mortgage tax under McClelland bill, fearing higher interest costs.
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