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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1892
Page
3
Rosie Wins Pony Case At Gypsy Camp Hearing
Rosie Watson, a 14 year old blacksmith's daughter, accuses a gypsy of stealing her pony Dollie. Squire Barlow holds a court hearing at Cove Creek, tests Rosie's proof, and orders the gypsy's arrest. Dollie is restored after a dramatic pasture-side demonstration. Rosie rides home atop the pony amid town celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Barlow
Tlelloa
Cove Creek
Rosie Watson
Dollie
Rosie
Finn
Pypsy
Michigan
Rosie Looked Out of the Rear Window of the Squire’s
Constable Inn
Dawn
Squire Jarlow
Reconciliation Negotiations End In Cold Feet And Snoring
In a Detroit Tribune recount, a lawyer mediates a mock reconciliation between an estranged couple. The wife insists on financial leniency and religious upbringing, while the husband concessions include evenings out and avoiding late hours. The scene ends with both sides demanding impossible stipulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tribune
Royal Flute Player and Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great spared no gifts for flute players though he himself played well. A Potsdam virtuoso visited, impressed the King and was told a proof of satisfaction. The ruler returned with his flute and played the same piece, saying the visitor should hear him since he had heard the master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Frederick the Great
Potsdam
Frederick
Unintended Severe Assertion At Picnic Wagon
A humorous dialogue has two women discussing childrearing. One argues heredity decides outcomes and excuses parental fault. The other finds this comforting but bleak, while the first misspeaks in a severe reply. A stray note adds a comic line about Tutaan singing.
Training Horses for Cavalry Duty at West Point
The article explains gradual methods to accustom new horses to cavalry work at West Point. It covers quiet stable introduction, controlled feeding, initial mounting by an experienced horse, longeing, bridle fitting, and gradual bending and kneeling exercises inspired by Rarey. It notes the yearling cadet’s preparation through gymnastic training before riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Harper's Weekly
Cavesson
Old Hutch and Mrs Gotham Scheme
Benjamin P. Hutchinson once famed as a Wheat King now runs a beanery at 20 Bridge Street New York. Once worth nearly 20 million dollars he faded from the grain pit to a restaurant life while still viewed as mysterious and restless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Benjamin P. Hutchinson
Checker Board
No. 20
Bridge Street
New York
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Speculator’s New Venture Triggers Produce Exchange Interest
A Gotham trader vows to hire Southern negro girls only in a new restaurant and declares he will wage war on rates. Members of the Produce Exchange show keen interest in the old speculator’s audacious plan amid rising price concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways
Produce Exchange
Gotham
Horses and Their Weight Across Military Roles
The piece explains horse weights from 850 pounds for light cavalry mounts to 1,050 pounds for medium carriage horses and 1,100 to 1,500 pounds for urban draught horses. It notes Clydesdales and Percherons reach 1,300 to 2,000 pounds, with the heaviest not used in military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Paris
Beaver Smothered in Molasses at Wyoming Fort
A tame fort beaver in Wyoming, famed for cleverness and dam-building, perished after licking an uncovered ten gallon molasses can. The creature, beloved by soldiers, wandered through the fort seeking water and sticks, finally succumbing to the sticky trap and being buried amid a large funeral gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Platte River
Ile
University sugar school reports first term at Nebraska
Prof. Lloyd presents the Sugar School of the University of Nebraska report on the January opening with twenty five pupils. The program covered chemistry of sugars technology beet sugar manufacture and sugar beet culture with extensive lab work and study of processing from washers to granulator. Several graduates ready for polariscopic work in sugar factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Sugar School
University of Nebraska
How a Sparrow Hanged Itself in Mobile Street Tragedy
A Mobile Daily Register report describes a sparrow that used sisal grass fibers to form a noose around its neck while nest-building. The bird died as it attempted to fly for more material, with its mate nearby stunned on a telegraph wire. Separately several young ladies were appointed station agents in Minnesota as engineers watch for misplaced switches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Daily Register
Express Company
Minnesota
A Judicial Kindergarten in a Courtroom Tale
A San Francisco Examiner piece recounts Judge Redman using mime and red tape to convey a death sentence to a Spanish speaking prisoner who cannot understand the words. The improvised demonstration shocks the courtroom as the interpreter shortage forces a visual lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. B. Hayes
Redman
Santa Cruz
Salinas
San Luis Obispo
Monterey
Tedman
Wilds
Narain
San Francisco Examiner
Rooster for a Game of Seven Up in Decatur
A Chicago drummer who won a fighting cock in a seven up game with a Decatur hotel keeper two years earlier returns to the same hotel. The keeper recalls the wager and asks what poison the man preferred, recalling the Yankee trick and the rooster prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Decatur
Ala
Chicago Mail
A German Funeral Procession Described in Detail
An observer notes a German funeral as a curious affair led by an elderly black clad woman with a wreath. Mourners walk, black silk hats, hearse with black horses, drivers in robes, carriages return empty, and female participation is tightly restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Morever
Leprosy Outbreak Reported Across Spanish Villages
The article notes a rising leprosy crisis in Spain with multiple villages afflicted. Alcanta reports several affected communities. Benidora has eight families fully stricken. Gata plans a dedicated hospital as cases grow and doctors struggle to contain the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Alcanta
Benidora
Gata
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Dreamlan
Jove
Sle
Tutaan
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